EXHIBIT 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC BOARDS APPOINT RICHARD GLASIER
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AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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MIAMI (July 19, 2004) - Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE: CUK) announce the appointment of Richard J. Glasier, president and CEO of
Alton, Ill.-based Argosy Gaming Company, to both of its boards. Glasier will
serve in a non-executive capacity on Carnival Corporation & plc's identical
15-member boards.
As Argosy Gaming Company's President and CEO, Glasier is responsible
for overseeing all aspects of this $1 billion company, which owns and operates
casinos and entertainment centers in Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Kansas
City, Baton Rouge, La., and Sioux City, Iowa. The company currently has 7,000
employees and 7,500 gaming devices at its various locations.
Prior to joining Argosy Gaming Company, Glasier spent 17 years at Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd., holding various senior-level financial posts, including
executive vice president and chief financial officer.
He also held financial positions at Ramada Inn, Inc., and NCR
Corporation, where he worked for seven and nine years, respectively.
"With his wide-ranging financial background and extensive travel
industry experience, Richard Glasier is the ideal candidate to serve on Carnival
Corporation & plc's boards of directors," said Micky Arison, Carnival
Corporation & plc chairman and CEO. "We are pleased to welcome someone of his
caliber to our boards and look forward to his valuable insight in the continued
operation of our company," he added.
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, Costa Cruises, Cunard
Line, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises Australia.
Together, these brands operate 77 ships totaling more than 128,000 lower berths
with eight new ships scheduled for delivery between November 2004 and December
2006. 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.
MEDIA CONTACTS INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS
US US/UK
Carnival Corporation & plc Carnival Corporation & plc
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UK
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Sophie Fitton
44 (0) 20 7404 5959
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