MIAMI, Feb. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest leisure travel company with 10 global cruise line brands,
has been named to two of Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Company lists for
2017: Design and Travel.
Carnival Corporation ranked number five in design and
number nine in travel. Fast Company specifically
recognized Carnival Corporation for its work in high-tech wearables
for developing the world's first interactive guest experience
platform capable of transforming vacation travel into a highly
personalized and elevated level of customized service for
millions of guests.
"It is an honor to be recognized by Fast Company as one of the
World's Most Innovative Companies," said John Padgett, chief experience and innovation
for Carnival Corporation. "Our mission is to create
extraordinary experiences for our nearly 12 million guests a year
at an exceptional value. For us innovation is defined by
guestcentricity, which is driven by diverse thinking and taking
measured risks fundamental to our approach to inventing better ways
to exceed our guests' expectations. Our focus on innovation is not
about doing things differently, but doing whatever it takes to
deliver the very best vacation experience possible for our guests.
It means a great deal to us to have our passion for innovation
recognized with such a prestigious honor."
The Ocean Medallion™ was unveiled during the keynote address
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold
Donald delivered at CES 2017 in January. The
first-of-its-kind wearable device enables a personal concierge by
bridging the physical and digital worlds to deliver a new level of
personalized service not previously considered possible --
including sophisticated wayfinding, food and beverage on demand, an
array of interactive gaming, personalized entertainment experiences
and more.
Powered by proprietary technology developed by Carnival
Corporation that features an Internet of Things (IoT) network of
intelligent sensors and experiential computing devices, the Ocean
Medallion revolutionizes guest service not only for the cruise
industry, but the broader vacation industry. The corporation's
Princess Cruises' Regal Princess will be the first Medallion Class
ship to feature the innovation and will make its debut this
November. The Royal Princess, Caribbean Princess and Island
Princess will feature Medallion Class Ocean Vacations in 2018, as
Princess Cruises begins transitioning all vessels within its fleet
to Medallion Class ships.
Most Innovative Companies is one of Fast
Company's most significant and highly anticipated
editorial efforts of the year. To produce the 2017 lists, Fast
Company reporters surveyed thousands of enterprises across the
globe to identify the most notable innovations of the year and
trace the impact of those initiatives on business, industry and the
larger culture.
"Each year with Most Innovative Companies, Fast
Company seeks to recognize how both startups and
established players— like Carnival Corporation — are
harnessing innovation to reshape their businesses, industries and
the larger culture," says Fast Company editor and managing
director Robert Safian. "This year's
list is no exception."
Added Safian: "These enterprises continue to set the pace for
their industries, showing agility and aggressiveness that makes
them undeniable."
Fast Company's Most Innovative
Companies issue (March 2017) is
now available online at www.fastcompany.com/MIC as well as in app
form via iTunes, and on newsstands beginning February 21.
About Carnival Corporation
& plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is
the largest leisure travel company in the world, with a portfolio
of 10 cruise brands in North
America, Europe, Australia and Asia comprised
of Carnival Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland America
Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA
Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O
Cruises (Australia)
and P&O Cruises (UK).
Together, these brands operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports
around the world and totaling 226,000 lower berths with 17 new
ships scheduled to be delivered between 2017 and 2022.
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&P500 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, www.pocruises.com and www.fathom.org.
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