Josh Weinstein
Josh is Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation & plc and leads one of the world’s largest leisure travel companies that boasts a portfolio of world-class cruise line brands including AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn.
The company operates a global fleet of 90-plus ships that welcomes approximately 13.5 million guests each year and visits over 800 ports and destinations worldwide. Its diverse team of more than 160,000 people from 150 countries delivers unforgettable happiness by providing extraordinary cruise vacations, while honoring the integrity of every ocean sailed, place visited and life touched.
A 20-year veteran of the company, Josh assumed his current position in August 2022 after playing a critical role in planning the company’s response to the unprecedented pause in guest operations from the COVID-19 pandemic and then the successful restart. His tenure at Carnival includes previous roles as Chief Operations Officer of Carnival Corporation from June 2020 – July 2022, where he directed major operational functions including global maritime, global ports and destinations, global sourcing, global IT and global auditing. During this time, he also oversaw Carnival UK, the operating company for P&O Cruises and Cunard. He previously managed Carnival UK directly, serving as President from July 2017 – 2020.
Josh also served as Treasurer for Carnival Corporation from 2007 to 2017 following five years as an attorney in the corporate legal department. In addition to his treasury role, Josh’s responsibilities increased over his career to include oversight of the tax, risk management and finance, planning & analysis functions.
Prior to joining Carnival Corporation, he served as a corporate attorney.
Roles & Chronology
- 2022 – Present
- Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Corporation & plc
- 2020 – 2022
- Chief Operations Officer, Carnival Corporation & plc
- 2017 – 2020
- President, Carnival UK
- 2007 – 2017
- Treasurer, Carnival Corporation & plc
- 2002 – 2007
- Assistant General Counsel, Carnival Corporation & plc
- 2001 – 2002
- Associate, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- 1999 – 2001
- Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Affiliates
Corporate & Charitable Leadership
Josh is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Perez Art Museum Miami. Over the past several years Josh has also served on the Board of Directors of Catalyst, a global nonprofit focused on advancing women in the workplace, and the Board of the Adrienne Arsht Center Trust, which supports the organization’s performing arts center in Miami-Dade County.
Personal & Educational Background
Josh is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the New York University School of Law and is a native of New York.
