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Carnival Corporation & plc and Its Brands Donate More Than $7 Million
for Hurricane Relief
Funds to be Distributed Across Six Different Disaster Relief
Organizations
MIAMI, Nov. 30
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; LSE) (NYSE: CUK) and its
affiliated brands are donating more than $7 million to various
disaster relief organizations.
The funds, which are specifically earmarked for hurricane-affected
areas in the Gulf Coast, Florida and Mexico, include a $6 million
donation from Carnival Corporation & plc and an additional $1 million
raised by the employees and guests of its operating companies.
"This year's hurricane season was the most active in modern history,
with several storms causing widespread damage to the southeastern U.S.
and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Even though hurricane season ends
today, there is still significant damage in these regions and
thousands of individuals are in need of assistance. It is our hope
that this donation will provide much-needed relief to residents in
these affected areas," said Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc
chairman and CEO.
The donation is earmarked to the following relief organizations:
* American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund ($2.5 million to aid the
Gulf Region and South Florida, as well as $250,000 designated for
Cozumel through the Mexican Red Cross)
* United Way of America Hurricane Relief Fund ($1 million to help
residents of Broward County, Fla., affected by Hurricane Wilma)
* Partnership for Recovery ($1 million toward this new organization
which focuses on creating affordable housing opportunities for
individuals and families displaced by Hurricane Wilma in Miami-Dade
County, Fla.)
* Florida Hurricane Relief Fund ($1 million)
* Save the Children - Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery Fund
($250,000)
* My Key West Emergency Relief Fund ($250,000)
In addition to the $6 million corporate donation, $1 million was
raised by the employees and guests of Carnival's affiliated cruise
brands through various shipboard and shoreside fundraisers, employee
payroll deductions, and guest donations through their shipboard
accounts.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the
world, with a portfolio of 12 cruise brands in North America, Europe
and Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America
Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AIDA
Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan
Hellenic, and P&O Cruises Australia.
Together, these brands operate 79 ships totaling more than 137,000
lower berths with 12 new ships scheduled for delivery between January
2006 and April 2009. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates the
leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, Holland
America Tours and Princess Tours. 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 S&P 500 and the FTSE 100
indices.
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