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Carnival Corporation Names John Padgett as President of Princess Cruises 
 
MIAMI, Oct. 12, 2021 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (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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