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Princess Cruises Announces Exclusive Celebrity Chef Partnership with Curtis Stone

PrincessCruises today announced a new exclusive partnership with esteemed restaurateur,bestselling author and television personality Chef Curtis Stone. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

Theinternational collaboration will serve up new culinary offerings designed byCurtis across the cruise line’s 18-ship fleet dedicated to fresh flavourfulcuisine, ultimately creating memorable experiences for its guests as theytravel the world.

Internationallyknown, Melbourne-born Curtis began his cooking career at the age of 18 inAustralia and later honed his skills at Michelin-starred restaurants in London.He has appeared on a number of top-rated cooking programs, most recentlystarring as a mentor on the US Food Network’s All-Star Academy and ishost of the Network’s brand-new show Beach Eats (premiering August 12).His first solo restaurant, Maude, opened to rave reviews in BeverlyHills, California in 2014 from respected outlets, such as Time, Travel +Leisure, Eater LA, Los Angeles Magazine, Angeleno and more. Curtis is alsoa New York Times bestselling author, having written six cookbooks, hismost recent Good Food, Good Life.

Guests areinvited to enjoy three special offerings developed by Curtis which will beavailable only on a Princess cruise holiday, including:

· “Crafted by Curtis” menu items available in the maindining room across the entire fleet
· A new specialty restaurant concept and menu designed byCurtis
· A special Chef’s Table by Curtis Stone experience.

This newpartnership reinforces the cruise line’s ‘come back new’ brand promise,designed to elevate the onboard guest experience.

“Crafted byCurtis” menu items offered in the main dining rooms will debut in Australiaonboard Golden Princess in October and roll out fleet-wide through the end of2015. Curtis’ first restaurant at sea will debut in December onboard EmeraldPrincess sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to the Caribbean and Ruby Princess,sailing from Los Angeles on cruises to Hawaii and Mexico. Therollout will continue on Coral Princess sailing the Panama Canal and then SunPrincess, which will bring Curtis’ restaurant to his home country, Australia. Curtis Stone’sChef’s Table experience will debut across the fleet beginning in early 2016.

“We taketremendous pride in preparing and serving our guests freshly made dishes servedwith passion and care,” Princess Cruises president Jan Swartz said. “This is anexciting step for Princess and sure to delight our guests since Chef Stone alsobelieves that great meals bring people together to create lifelong memories,much like travel.”

“Thispartnership will appeal to Princess guests around the world and most certainlyto those enjoying Australia-based cruises since Chef Stone hails from Australiaand is incredibly popular in his homeland.”

Commentingon the partnership, Curtis said just the word ‘cruise’ put him in his favouritemood – “relaxed”.

“PrincessCruises is known for visiting great worldwide destinations – I’m set onbringing a new culinary experience to the sea to enhance and complete a cruiseholiday,” Curtis said.

“Since Itravel often, I know that discovering delicious food and sharing a great mealcan create some of the most memorable moments and I’ve designed my restaurantswith this in mind. It’s important to me that guests have the experience that Iwould want and food that I’d be thrilled to eat myself, at sea or anywhere elsein the world.”

More programdetails, including the menu items, specialty restaurant name and concept, aswell as a complete roll out schedule will be announced shortly. For moreinformation, visit www.princess.com/curtis-stone

For moreinformation about Princess Cruises visit www.princess.com, call 13 24 88 orvisit a licensed travel agent.

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AboutPrincess Cruises:
Oneof the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is a global cruise lineand tour company operating a fleet of 18 modern cruise ships renowned for theirinnovative design and wide array of choices in dining, entertainment andamenities, all provided in an environment of exceptional customer service. Arecognised leader in worldwide cruising, Princess carries 1.7 million guestseach year to destinations around the globe ranging in length from three to 111days. Australia is Princess’ biggest cruise market outside the US with thecruise line operating three ships year-round in Australia and another twodeployed Down Under over the summer cruise season. The company is part ofCarnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:CCL; NYSE: CUK).