HAVANA, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the
historic sailing of Carnival Corporation's first cruise to
Cuba, a delegation today from
Cuba participated in a plaque
exchange ceremony on board by Adonia Captain David Box as the company's new Fathom line
docked in Havana for day two of
the seven-day cruise to three cities in Cuba.
This longtime maritime tradition takes place when a ship arrives
at a new port for the first time. Yesterday, Fathom's MV Adonia
docked at Port of Havana - marking
the first time a U.S. Cruise ship has sailed to Cuba in more than 50 years.
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 100 ships visiting over 700 ports
around the world and totaling 221,000 lower berths with 16 new
ships scheduled to be delivered between 2016 and 2020. 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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