MIAMI, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest leisure travel company, today announced its global cruise
line brands have received 26 top industry awards in the
19th annual 2017 Porthole Cruise Readers' Choice Awards.
The prestigious awards recognize the corporation's brands, cruise
ships, onboard amenities, world-class experiences and
itineraries.
Carnival Corporation brands were consistently recognized by
guests for excellence in three key award categories – "Ships and
Cruise Lines," "Onboard Amenities" and "Itineraries" –
demonstrating continued momentum from the company's efforts to
exceed guest expectations with world-class experiences and
exceptional vacations, resulting in top awards including "Best
Luxury Ship," "Best Cruise Line for Teens," "Best Shore
Excursions," "Best Spa Facilities" and "Best World Cruise
Itineraries."
Seven of the company's global brands received honors including
Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line,
P&O Cruises Australia, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. Award
winners are chosen by thousands of the publication's readers who
vote for their favorite cruise lines in more than 50
categories.
Carnival Cruise Line, flagship brand and largest of Carnival
Corporation's global cruise line brands, earned six awards in this
year's Porthole Cruise Readers' Choice Awards, marking a total of
152 individual honors over the nearly 20-year history of the
awards, the most of any cruise operator, in addition to the brand's
recognition as "Best Value-for-the-Money Line" for a remarkable
19th consecutive year. The company's Costa Cruises brand
was named the top cruise line in the "Best Mediterranean
Itineraries" category for the 18th consecutive year, and
Holland America Line's Half Moon Cay was named "Best Private
Island" for the 17th consecutive year.
"Each individual award means a great deal to our brands and our
company as a whole, and knowing we were chosen by travelers makes
the recognition a validation of our commitment to consistently
exceed guest expectations and provide extraordinary vacations at an
exceptional value, especially when compared to land-based
vacations," said Roger Frizzell,
chief communications officer for Carnival Corporation. "Our 120,000
employees around the world have a passion for exceeding guest
expectations in everything we do, and these recognitions are not
only very rewarding but inspire us to continue providing our guests
with great cruise vacations."
In addition to Porthole Cruise Readers' Choice Awards, Carnival
Corporation earlier this year received three Porthole Cruise Editor
in Chief Awards 2017, including "Best Culinary Initiative" for
Holland America Line's Culinary Council, "Best Interior Design" for
Seabourn's Tihany Design on Seabourn Encore and "Best Onboard
Thrill" for Carnival Cruise Line's SkyRide on Carnival Vista. The
Editor in Chief Awards' winners are selected by Porthole Cruise
Magazine.
To date, including honors from across the entire cruise
industry, Carnival Corporation and its brands have received more
than 300 industry awards and recognitions in 2017. The positive
results build upon 2016's strong award performance, which included
25 Porthole Cruise Readers' Choice Awards and a yearly total of
nearly 350 honors and awards in 2016 across the company's
brands.
"There is no greater recognition than from the people who
actually experience your product, and year in and year out Carnival
Corporation's brands continue to clearly provide great cruise
vacations for travelers," said Bill
Panoff, Porthole Cruise Magazine publisher and
editor-in-chief. "It was impressive seeing how many very positive
things our readers had to say about their experiences with Carnival
Corporation brands."
Below is the full list of 2017 Porthole Cruise Readers' Choice
Awards received by Carnival Corporation brands.
Float Your Boat: Ships and Cruise Lines
- Best Cruise Line for Teens: Carnival Cruise Line
- Best Luxury Ship: Seabourn, for Seabourn Encore
- Best Private Island: Holland America Line, for Half Moon
Cay
- Best Shore Excursions: Holland America Line
- Best Value-for-the-Money Line: Carnival Cruise Line
- Most Eco-Friendly Cruise Line:
Holland America Line
All Aboard: Onboard Amenities
- Best Computer Facilities: Carnival Cruise Line
- Best Facilities for Guests with Disabilities: Holland America
Line
- Best Medical Facilities: Holland America Line
- Best Nightlife: Carnival Cruise Line
- Best Onboard Enrichment: Cunard
- Best Onboard Photography: Princess Cruises
- Best Onboard Shopping: Princess Cruises
- Best Spa Facilities: Holland America Line
- Best Website: Carnival Cruise Line
Hot Spots & Cool Places: Itineraries
- Best Africa/Middle East
Itineraries: Seabourn
- Best Alaska Itineraries: Princess Cruises
- Best Asia/Pacific Itineraries: Princess Cruises
- Best Australia/New Zealand
Itineraries: P&O Cruises Australia
- Best Canada/New England
Itineraries: Holland America Line
- Best Central America Itineraries: Princess Cruises
- Best Mediterranean Itineraries: Costa Cruises
- Best Mexican Riviera Itineraries: Carnival Cruise Line
- Best Northern Europe Itineraries: Holland America Line
- Best Trans-Atlantic Itineraries: Cunard
- Best World Cruise Itineraries: Cunard
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival
Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure travel company
and among the most profitable and financially strong in the cruise
and vacation industries, with a portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that
include nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With operations
in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA
Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK), as well
as Fathom, the corporation's immersion and enrichment experience
brand.
Together, these brands operate 103 ships with 231,000 lower
berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with 18 new ships
scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and 2022. 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 dual listed
company in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the
FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as being
among the "Top 10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the design and
travel categories. Fast Company specifically recognized Carnival
Corporation for its work in developing Ocean Medallion™, a
high-tech wearable device that enables the world's first
interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming
vacation travel into a highly personalized and elevated level of
customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com,
www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.pocruises.com.au and www.pocruises.com.
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