MIAMI, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc. (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest travel and leisure company, today announced that
Christine Duffy has been named
president of Carnival Cruise Line, with 24 ships, making it the
largest of Carnival Corporation's nine distinct cruise brands.
Duffy, currently president and CEO of Cruise Lines International
Association (CLIA), will assume the role on Feb. 1, reporting to Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation &
plc.
"Christine is one of the most respected and dynamic leaders in
the travel industry," said Donald. "She brings a wealth of
experience to Carnival Cruise Line that will help the cruise line
continue to deliver unmatched vacation experiences to millions of
guests each year."
Duffy has more than 30 years of experience in the travel
industry and started her career as a travel agent in Philadelphia at McGettigan Partners. As CEO of
CLIA, the leading trade association of the cruise industry, she led
many advancements including the globalization of cruise industry
associations around the world to create a unified voice promoting
cruising to key stakeholders from policy makers to consumers
through CLIA's more than 13,000 travel agency members representing
over 50,000 travel agents.
In this role, Duffy successfully engaged member cruise
lines and industry stakeholders to support CLIA's expansion into
new and emerging markets around the world. Before assuming her
role with CLIA in 2010, she served as president and CEO of Maritz
Travel, the largest corporate meeting, incentive and event
companies in the world from 2004-2010.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for me to be part of a dynamic
organization with a long history of innovation and industry
firsts," said Duffy. "The name Carnival is truly synonymous with
cruising and I look forward to joining this talented team to
continue the tradition of excellence that has made Carnival Cruise
line one of the top cruise lines in the world."
Duffy serves on various travel industry boards including U.S.
Travel Association (USTA), the advisory board for Starwood Hotels,
and the Board of Directors for Visit Florida. In 2001, she
founded Meeting Professionals International's Women's Leadership
Initiative, which delivered research and programs to help women in
the industry advance in their careers. She also is a member of
The Committee of 200, an organization of the world's most
successful women business leaders that supports, celebrates and
advances women's leadership in business and works to ensure that
women will continue to take on more significant and visible
leadership roles.
The St. Louis Business Journal recognized her as one of the 25
Most Influential Business Women. Corporate Meetings and Incentives
chose her as one of the "Top 10 Women Leaders in the Meeting
Industry," and Meetings News magazine named her four separate times
as one of the "25 Most Influential People in the Meetings
Industry."
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line, a
unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK),
is "The World's Most Popular Cruise LineĀ®" with 24 ships operating
three- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Australia, New
Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The company's 25th
ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista, is scheduled to enter service
in 2016.
About Carnival Corporation
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise company in the
world, with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines,
Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises,
Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK).
Together, these brands operate 100 ships totaling 212,000 lower
berths with eight new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2015
and 2018. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland
America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour companies in
Alaska and the Canadian Yukon.
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. Additional information can be found
on www.carnival.com, 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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