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A Carnival Corporation team took part in a “Canal Clean Sweep” for World Ocean Day. L-R:
Shurmon Clarke, Celebration Key HR Manager; Learline Burrows-Moss, Financial Controller,
Bahamas; Philcher Grant-Adderley, Carnival Corporation Director, Public and Community
Affairs; Brandon Culmer, Assistant General Manager, Celebration Key; Marielle Johnson, HR
Recruiter, Celebration Key.
Carnival Corporation employees across The Bahamas unite with local
communities to celebrate World Ocean Day
June 20, 2024 – Employees of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s
largest cruise company, celebrated World Ocean Day by volunteering alongside local community
members in The Bahamas for a day of coastal and beach cleanups.
As part of the company’s ongoing efforts to protect and restore coastal and marine ecosystems, a team
from Carnival Corporation’s highly anticipated exclusive destination, Celebration Key, partnered with
Waterkeepers Bahamas and the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), among others, for the “Canal
Clean Sweep” initiative to remove debris from the Fortune Bay Canal in Grand Bahama.
Nakira Wilchcombe, GBPA Vice President, Building and Development Services, said: “Cleanups of this
nature are always important to prevent land-based debris from ending up in our marine environment.
Grand Bahama Shipyard and Carnival Corporation participated, along with several civic organizations
and other companies. We are always pleased to have marine-based businesses participate in events like
these because it shows their commitment to safeguarding the marine environment.”
Waterkeeper Bahamas representative Javan Hunt added: “We're happy to see corporations taking the
time during World Oceans Day to help us clean up the canal and coastal area. Their commitment to our
environment sets a powerful example for others to follow.”
Meanwhile, Carnival Corporation teams in South Eleuthera at Princess Cays and Half Moon Cay
simultaneously undertook separate beach cleanups in collaboration with members of the local
community. These efforts led to the collection of a combined 2,314 pounds of debris, filling more than 30
large bags in addition to large items like wood and plastic containers.
“It was really great to partner with other Carnival Corporation team members and the local community to
celebrate World Oceans Day,” said Janae Williams, Health, Environment, Safety, Security & Sustainability
(HESS) Manager, Princess Cay. “Preserving healthy oceans is so important to coastal nations like The
Bahamas, especially in the face of the current climate challenges. I would like to thank everyone who
came out in solidarity to support this effort.”
Philcher Grant-Adderley, Carnival Corporation Director, Public and Community Affairs, said: “We are
committed to protecting and preserving the natural beauty of our oceans and destinations, which we
believe goes hand-in-hand with creating economic empowerment for the local communities where we
operate. This year, under the theme, ‘One Company, One Country, One Ocean,’ we marked World
Ocean Day with activities that not only brought together our Bahamian employees working in different
destinations around the country, but also meaningfully connected them with the local communities which
depend on the preservation of ocean habitats for their way of life.”
Recognized by the United Nations and observed every June 8th, World Ocean Day celebrates collective
action to promote healthy oceans and a stable climate. To mark the day, environmental groups,
communities and conservation-minded companies around the world engage in a wide range of activities
intended to help bring about not just a healthy blue planet, but also a more just, equitable and sustainable
society.
The Princess Cays team
hard at work removing trash
from an Eleuthera beach to
mark World Oceans Day.
Members of Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cays team (l-r) Janae Williams, HESS Manager;
and Kayshla Rolle, Guest Experience Attendant, take part in a beach cleanup to mark World
Oceans Day.
Employees from Carnival Corporation’s Celebration Key joined several Grand Bahama community
groups for a canal cleanup to celebrate World Oceans Day. These included: Waterkeepers
Bahamas; Save the Bays; KGBC; the Grand Bahama Shipyard; and Rotaract GB.
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About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise company, and among the largest leisure travel
companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines – AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa
Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), P&O Cruises (UK), Princess Cruises,
and Seabourn.
Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com, www.aida.de, www.carnival.com,
www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com.au,
www.pocruises.com, www.princess.com, and www.seabourn.com.
For information on Carnival Corporation’s industry-leading sustainability initiatives, visit
www.carnivalsustainability.com.
Carnival Corporation Media Contacts:
Jody Venturoni, Carnival Corporation & plc, jventuroni@carnival.com
Caroline Slaton, LDWW, caroline@ldww.co
