Carnival Corporation's Nine Cruise Lines Earn Nearly 600 Awards for Great Vacations
Since 2016
The 2019 recognition for
A sample of 2019 awards includes:
AIDA Cruises was namedGermany's Most Trusted Cruise Line by Reader's Digest, and received the Blue Angel ecolabel for excellence in environmentally friendly ship design for its newest ship, AIDAnova, the world's first cruise ship capable of being powered in port or at sea by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the marine industry's most advanced fuel technology.Carnival Cruise Line was certified as aGreat Place to Work™ based on employee surveys by theGreat Place to Work organization.Carnival Cruise Line was also namedBest Domestic Cruise Line for the fourth year in a row at the annual Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards, in addition to Best Family Experience and Best Travel Advisor Educational Program. Additionally,Carnival Cruise Line earned several USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, including Best Ocean Cruise and Best Cruise Ship for Families.Costa Cruises' innovative approaches to support environmentally friendly operations were recognized at the Business Performance Awards with the Sustainable Performance Award highlighting 4GOODFOOD, the brand's food waste reduction program. The 4GOODFOOD program was also recognized as a finalist of the 15th UNWTO Enterprise Award and earned the MedCruise Award for Cruise Line with the Greatest Charity Program.- Cunard earned the Porthole Cruise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Award for Best Trans-Atlantic Experience, and was also named
Favorite Luxury/Premium Cruise Line in the 2019 World of Cruising Wave Awards. Holland America Line was named the top-ratedAlaska Cruise Line for Large Ships by Cruise Critic readers, and the brand's private island, Half Moon Cay, was named as Best Private Island Destination byPorthole Cruise Magazine readers for the 19th consecutive year. Additionally,Holland America Line PresidentOrlando Ashford receivedSeattle Business Magazine's 2019 Executive Excellence Award, honoring senior executives who have demonstrated extraordinary, consistent leadership in guiding their organizations.P&O Cruises (Australia ) was named the winner of Trusted Cruise Operator by Reader's Digest Trusted Brands Australia, and was honored with multiple Cruise Critic Australia Cruisers' Choice Awards including Best Cruise for Families, Best Shore Excursions for Mid-Sized Ships, Best for Fitness & Recreation for Mid-Sized Ships and Best Nightlife.P&O Cruises (UK ) earned severalTravel Weekly Cool Cruises Awards, including Best for Value, Best forWorld Cruises , Best for Mediterranean and Best forCaribbean .Princess Cruises was namedBest Cruise Line inAlaska in the Travel Weekly Readers' Choice Awards for the 13th consecutive year. Additionally,Princess Cruises received the Wine Spectator 2019 Restaurant Award of Excellence after recently introducing a newly reimagined wine menu.Princess Cruises also received its second consecutive SHAPE Magazine Healthy Travel Award, recognizing the brand's fleetwide and state-of-the-artLotus Spa and Fitness Centers.- Seabourn was named one of
TIME magazine's World's Greatest Places to Stay, and asBest Cruise Line for Luxury Small Ships in Luxury Travel Advisor's Awards of Excellence. The brand also ranked at the top ofU.S. News & World Report's Best Cruise Lines list forBest Cruise Line in the Mediterranean. Additionally, Seabourn was recognized asBest Small-Ship Ocean Cruise Line in the Telegraph Travel Awards.
Additional notable honors in 2019 included
Several of
"These awards are a strong testament to the success of our collective efforts and the passion and dedication of our 150,000 employees around the world to provide the best vacation experiences in the world at an extraordinary value," said
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A complete list of
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 105 ships with 254,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with 16 new ships scheduled to be delivered through 2025. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the
With a long history of innovation and providing guests with extraordinary vacation experiences,
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com, and www.cunard.com.
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Roger Frizzell, Carnival Corporation, rfrizzell@carnival.com, (305) 406-7862; Mike Flanagan, LDWW, mike@ldwwgroup.com, (727) 452-4538