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Anthony Kaufman Promoted to Executive Vice President, International Operations for Princess Cruises

SANTACLARITA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2015) – Carnival plc announced today that Anthony(Tony) Kaufman has been promoted to the new position of executive vicepresident, international operations for the PrincessCruises brand. In addition to his continued leadership for the line’s Asiaoperations, he will now oversee the business in Australia, the United Kingdomand Europe.

In hisprevious role as senior vice president of Asia operations, Kaufman has beenaccountable for multiple sales and marketing teams throughout Asia that arefocused on growing the Princess brand throughout the region and supporting thebrand’s itineraries in China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore. Inaddition, he developed Princess Cruises’ strong relationships with governmentauthorities, industry associations and business partners in the region. He alsofacilitated coordination with the many operating departments that supportPrincess’ growing Asia deployment.

“Tonyhas been instrumental in guiding our successful expansion into Asia anddelivering a customized product that has truly resonated with our guests,” saidJan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises. “With the additional oversight ofAustralia, the United Kingdom and Europe, he will continue advancing thePrincess guest experience, growing our business, and meeting our operationalobjectives in these additional regions as well.”

Prior tohis role overseeing Asia operations for Princess Cruises, Kaufman held theposition of senior vice president of commercial affairs, which was a broadcommercial role that included responsibility for onboard revenue and worldwideshore operations, as well as commercial transactions such as shipbuildingcontracts, ship sales, and charters. He has also served as general counsel ofthe former P&O Princess Cruises plc based in London, and has held variousother roles in legal and business affairs since joining the company in1993.

Kaufmanis based in the company’s Santa Clarita, California world headquarters office.

He holdsa B.A. degree in communication studies from the University of California LosAngeles (UCLA) and a law degree, cum laude, from Loyola Law School of LosAngeles, where he was an editor of the Loyola Law Review.

Additionalinformation about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travelconsultant, by calling 1-800-774-6237, or by visiting the company's website at princess.com.
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