REG-Carnival PLC: John Padgett Named President of Princess Cruises

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13/10/2021 07:05

Carnival Corporation Names John Padgett as President of Princess Cruises

MIAMI, Oct. 12, 2021 -- Carnival Corporation & plc
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3321199-1&h=951604474&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3233623-1%26h%3D3132991780%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.carnivalcorp.com%252F%26a%3DCarnival%2BCorporation%2B%2526%2Bplc&a=Carnival+Corporation+%26%C2%A0plc) (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, today announced John
Padgett as president of Princess Cruises, effective immediately.

Serving as president of one of Carnival Corporation's most iconic cruise line
brands, Padgett will oversee all performance and operational functions of
Princess Cruises and its global fleet of 14 ships sailing cruise guests to
nearly 400 destinations around the world annually. He will report directly to
Jan Swartz, group president of Holland America Group, which includes the
company's Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn and P&O Cruises
Australia brands. Swartz has served as president of Princess Cruises since
2013, guiding the brand's strategic growth as the world's leading
international premium cruise line and its emergence as a leader in innovating
the total guest experience for cruise vacations.

Since July 2014, Padgett has served as chief experience and innovation officer
for Carnival Corporation, responsible for guest experience innovation,
development, creation and operations integration. In this role, he helped
transform the approach to creating differentiated guest experiences based on
personal interactions and tailored to the interests and preferences of
individual guests, further enhancing one of the world's most popular
vacations. Headlining the 2017 CES show with Princess Cruises' innovation and
creating an extensive patent portfolio, Padgett and his innovation team also
created original TV and digital content programming highlighting the
extraordinary experiences guests enjoy while on a cruise vacation for over 900
million viewers around the world, expanding awareness and demand-generation
for cruising. In his new role, Padgett will also retain leadership of the
corporation's innovation unit.

Specifically for the Princess Cruises brand, Padgett has been a key player in
the development and implementation of the Princess MedallionClass® experience
delivering a more personalized, simplified and connected onboard experience
for all guests and crew that is now available on the entire Princess fleet.
This includes the creation and development of the award-winning Medallion®
wearable device and the enabling OCEAN® platform that enhances and
personalizes the overall cruise experience ranging from world-class dining and
beverages, entertainment and spas to on-shore excursions, merchandise and
hotel guest services. Throughout the fleet transformation, Padgett became
connected with thousands of Princess guests, travel agents and destination
partners spanning the world.

"John is the mastermind behind our state-of-the-art OCEAN platform and was a
key player in our fleet transformation, working closely with Princess team
members in virtually every area of our operation to enable the MedallionClass
experience for all our guests," said Swartz. "John's vision, drive and
performance, combined with his commitment to providing the best guest
experience in the industry, have helped position Princess for success well
into the future. We warmly welcome John to the role and look forward to his
stewardship as we navigate this fast-changing, dynamic environment."

"Carnival Corporation's cruise brand portfolio, global fleets, destinations
and most importantly dedicated shipboard and shoreside teams have provided an
unmatched platform to drive guest-focused innovation," said Padgett. "The
opportunity to lead the iconic Princess brand and to help take the cruise
content -- including hotel, food and beverage, entertainment, merchandise and
destination experiences -- to new levels is an absolute honor."

Prior to becoming chief experience and innovation officer for Carnival
Corporation, Padgett worked for 18 years with Walt Disney Parks and
Resorts where he spearheaded the invention, development and implementation
of guest engagement innovations that include the MagicBand, FastPass+ and
Disney's Magical Express, among others.

Padgett earned a master's degree in business administration and a bachelor's
degree in finance from Virginia Tech and holds over two dozen patents
and multiple innovation awards.

About Carnival Corporation & plc 
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel
companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines sailing
to all seven continents. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe
and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises,
Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA
Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.

Additional information can be found on
www.carnivalcorp.com,www.carnival.com,www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com,
www.seabourn.com,www.pocruises.com.au,www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de,
www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.

CONTACT: Carnival Corporation Media Contacts: Roger Frizzell, Carnival
Corporation, rfrizzell@carnival.com, (305) 406-7862; Mike Flanagan, LDWW,
mike@ldww.co, (727) 452-4538



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