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Carnival’s #ChooseFun AirShip Extends West Coast Journey; Soon To Fly Over Las Vegas And Phoenix

Kicks Off Sweepstakes, Continues #ChooseFunSocial Media Campaign Benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®

MIAMI (Feb. 1, 2019) – When one AirShip flightends, another begins! After completing its wildly successful month-long tour ofCalifornia to celebrate the arrival of the new Carnival Panorama tothe West Coast, Carnival Cruise Line's #ChooseFun AirShip is extending itsaerial journey taking to the skies over Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, Arizona.


The Carnival AirShip will begin a five-daytour of Las Vegas kicking off on Saturday, Feb. 2 with aerial visits to majorattractions and iconic hotspots including the Las Vegas Strip as well as travelagent events. The AirShip will also delight football fans who will be in townto check out The Big Game on Sunday.


On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the AirShip willarrive in Phoenix for a five-day flyover of the city's hottest areas and venuesthrough Sunday, Feb. 17.


In conjunction with the AirShip's extendedWest Coast tour, Carnival is hosting a sweepstakes where consumers have achance to win a free cruise as well as additional prizes each week when theyenter at carnival.com/choosefun.


And there's never an end date to raisingmoney for a great cause – continuing the charity component of the AirShip'smonth-long flyover, for anyone who takes a picture of the AirShip and posts iton social media with the hashtag #ChooseFun, Carnival will make a $2 donationto its longtime charity partner St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® up to amaximum donation of $20,000.


"Fans everywhere can't get enough ofthe Carnival AirShip and neither can we!" said Christine Duffy, president ofCarnival Cruise Line. "If there's anyone who knows how to Choose Fun, it'sCarnival, and what better way to do that than to continue the AirShip'sjourney."


Last month, the AirShipmade its West Coast debut gaining the attention of tens of thousands ofconsumers across California in anticipation of the arrival of Carnival Panoramato Long Beach, Calif. inDecember – the first new Carnival ship homeported on the West Coast in 20 yearsand the world's first ship to have a trampoline park at sea, in partnershipwith Sky Zone. Carnival Panorama will debut with a special three-day inauguralcruise from Long Beach on Dec. 11, 2019, followed by the launch of year-round,seven-day Mexican Riviera sailings on Dec. 14, 2019. The ship joins CarnivalImagination and Carnival Inspiration to carry upwards of 600,000 guestsannually from the West Coast – more than any other cruise operator.


To learn more about Carnival Cruise Line,visit Carnival.com.For reservations, contact any travel agent or call 1-800-CARNIVAL. Carnival canalso be found on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitterand YouTube.


Journalists also can visitCarnival's media site, carnival-news.com orfollow the line's PR department on Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.


AboutCarnival Cruise Line


CarnivalCruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK),is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 26 ships operatingthree- to 24-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska,Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Cuba, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, thePacific Islands and Southeast Asia. The line currently has three newships scheduled for delivery – Carnival Panorama set to debut in 2019, MardiGras in 2020 and an as-yet-unnamed ship in 2022.

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