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Carnival Cruise Line headquarters in Doral, Florida. Carnival is one of ten cruise lines owned by the world's largest cruise ship operator, the American-British Carnival Corporation & plc. [3] In 2021, Carnival Cruise Line was estimated to hold a 7.6% share of cruise industry revenue and 18.2% of passengers. [4]
Carnival Corporation & plc is a British and American cruise operator with a combined fleet of over ninety vessels across nine cruise line brands. [4] A dual-listed company, Carnival is composed of the Panama-incorporated, US-headquartered Carnival Corporation, and UK-based Carnival plc, which function as one entity.
As of 2021, the cruise industry was estimated to be around US$ 23.8 billion with 13.9 million passengers per year. The following is a list of the largest cruise lines with over 1,000 passengers per year and their market share by passengers and revenue as of 2021 according to Cruise Market Watch.
The first large cruise ships were the Voyager-class from Royal Caribbean Group's Royal Caribbean International (RCI). These ships, which debuted in 1998 at over 137,000 GT, were almost 30,000 GT larger than the next-largest cruise ships, and were some of the first designed to offer amenities unrelated to cruising, such as an ice rink and climbing wall. [1]
P&O Cruises is a British cruise line based at Carnival House in Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.It was originally a subsidiary of the freight transport company P&O and was founded in 1977. [1]
For instance, Carnival Corporation & plc owns both Carnival Cruise Line, whose former image were vessels that had a reputation as "party ships" for younger travelers, but have become large, modern, yet still profitable, as well as Holland America Line and Cunard Line, whose ships cultivate an image of classic elegance.
Carnival Cruise Line’s Excel Class Ships-in bottom right, new ship expected in 2027 Carnival’s new ship, its first new order in five years, can carry over 6,400 guests and will be powered on a ...
The first ship delivered under Carnival Corp management, was Costa Atlantica in 2000. Costa Atlantica, first ship to debut under new Carnival Corp. ownership using Spirit-class design platform. In 2000, Carnival Corporation took full control of Costa Crociere after buying out Airtours' 50% interest for $525 million. [14]