♦ Carnival Cruise Lines was founded in 1972
and currently has a fleet of 23 ships
worldwide with the 24th, Carnival Breeze,
coming into service in May of 2012.
♦ Carnival Cruise Lines was launched with a
converted transatlantic ocean liner and the
dream of entrepreneur Ted Arison, a
pioneer who set out to make a holiday
experience once reserved for the very rich,
accessible to the mainstream.
♦ Micky Arison is now chairman and CEO of
Carnival Corporation after being raised in
the cruise business by his father, Ted.
♦ With cruises running from three-to 12-
days, and the number of annual passengers
at 4.2 million, Carnival Cruise Lines is the
largest cruise line in the world based on
passengers carried.
♦ Carnival Cruise Lines carries more children
per year than any other cruise line.
♦ Carnival Spirit will be arriving in Sydney in
October 2012, and will be the first Carnival
Cruise Lines ship to be permanently
deployed outside of US waters.
