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Morse Named Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations for Carnival Cruise Line

MIAMI (December 15,2015) – Richard Morse – an accomplished professional with more than 35 years ofexperience in the hotel and resort industry – has been named senior vicepresident of hotel operations for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line, the world’slargest cruise operator.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

In this capacity, Morsewill be responsible for all guest-facing aspects of the Carnival vacationexperience, including entertainment, culinary and dining, beverage,housekeeping, and guest services and logistics. He joins CarnivalJanuary 11, 2016, reporting to Gus Antorcha, Carnival’s executive vicepresident of guest shipboard operations.

Prior to joiningCarnival, Morse spent 36 years at Marriott International, one of the world’slargest hotel companies, most recently serving as general manager of GaylordNational Resort & Convention Center at the National Harbor inMaryland.

In addition toon-property experience, which included management positions at the New YorkMarriott Marquis in Times Square and the Renaissance Miami Biscayne properties,Morse served as regional vice president of Renaissance Hotels for the easternU.S. and area vice president for Marriott’s Select Service and Extended Stayproperties in the eastern U.S. Morse earned his bachelor’s degree in hoteladministration from Cornell University.

“Richard is the idealcandidate for this position, possessing extensive experience in all aspects ofguest operations, while assembling a talented team for one of the world’s mostsuccessful hotel companies,” Antorcha said. “His wide-ranging experience, outstandingmanagement skills and commitment to innovation will be of great benefit as wecontinue to build upon our leadership position in the cruise industry,” headded.

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AboutCarnival Cruise Line

Carnival,a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is"The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 24 ships operatingthree- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska,Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand and the PacificIslands. The company currently has two new 133,500-ton ships on order --Carnival Vista, set to debut in 2016, and an as-yet-unnamed vessel scheduled toenter service in 2018.

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