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Holland America Line has launched a new global brand campaign titled 'Savour the Journey -- Experiences With Us Are Too Good to Hurry Through.' The campaign, announced on March 3, 2025, emphasizes the cruise line's focus on leisurely travel and authentic experiences.

The rebranding initiative highlights four key pillars:

• Onboard Experiences: Features elegant European design, mid-size ships, and cultural programming including Orange Party and Royal Dutch Tea
• Destinations: Offers extended port stays and exclusive The HISTORY Channel itineraries
• Destination Dining™: Includes a Global Fresh Fish Program sourcing from 60 ports, serving 80 fish varieties within 48 hours
• Service: Emphasizes high crew-to-guest ratio and twice-daily stateroom turndown

The integrated marketing campaign will initially focus on Northern Europe and Mediterranean markets before expanding to Alaska and Caribbean destinations.

Disney Advertising orchestrated a groundbreaking advertising campaign during the 97th Oscars®, featuring five major brands: Carnival Cruise Line, Kiehl's, L'Oréal Paris, MNTN, and Samsung Galaxy. The campaign showcased six high-adrenaline commercials celebrating Hollywood's stunt community, featuring over 75 real-life stunt performers.

The initiative, led by renowned stunt coordinator Chris Denison, included various stunts from skydiving and high falls to fight scenes and glass window crashes. Each brand integrated their products into action-packed scenarios: Samsung demonstrated Galaxy features, Carnival celebrated service excellence, Kiehl's showcased product endurance, L'Oréal tested makeup durability, and MNTN displayed TV advertising innovation.

The campaign aimed to spotlight typically unrecognized stunt performers, allowing them to appear as themselves rather than unnamed doubles. The advertisements aired throughout the Oscars broadcast on ABC and Hulu, with content available on The Oscars YouTube and Disney Advertising Instagram.

Carnival has successfully closed a $1.0 billion senior unsecured notes offering with a 5.750% interest rate due 2030. The company used the proceeds, along with cash on hand, to redeem its existing $1.0 billion 10.500% senior unsecured notes due 2030.

This refinancing strategy aims to reduce interest expenses, expected to result in approximately $45 million in net annual interest savings. The new notes feature investment grade-style covenants and will pay interest semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, beginning September 15, 2025.

The notes are fully guaranteed by Carnival plc and certain subsidiaries, offered exclusively to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and non-U.S. investors under Regulation S of the Securities Act.

Holland America Line has announced its 2026-2027 cruise seasons for Panama Canal and Hawaii, opening bookings for voyages ranging from 14 to 28 days across six ships. The Panama Canal offerings include 12 voyages (14-21 days) aboard Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, and Zuiderdam, departing from various North American ports including Vancouver, Seattle, San Diego, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale.

The Hawaii itineraries feature six options (17-28 days) aboard Koningsdam, Noordam, and Zaandam. A special 18-Day Circle Hawaii Holiday cruise aboard Zaandam includes Thanksgiving celebration in Honolulu. The company also offers a unique 27/28-Day Legendary Glaciers & Volcanoes cruise combining Alaska and Hawaii.

Starting fares begin at $3,029 for Hawaii cruises and $3,449 for Panama Canal voyages, per person with double occupancy. The 'Have It All' premium package includes shore excursions, specialty dining, beverage package, Wi-Fi, and free prepaid crew appreciation.

Carnival (NYSE/LSE: CCL) is implementing advanced hull technology and maintenance strategies to enhance fuel efficiency across its cruise fleet. The company combines custom hull designs, propulsion hardware, and underwater drone inspections to optimize hydrodynamic performance and reduce underwater drag.

Key initiatives include:

• Computer-assisted hull design optimization
• Trim optimization through internal ballast water transfer
• High-efficiency podded propellers on over 40 ships, offering up to 7% better efficiency
• Air Lubrication Systems (ALS) on 10% of the fleet, reducing fuel consumption by 5%+, with 10 more ships planned for conversion
• Underwater drone inspections for hull maintenance
• ROV robot hull cleaners trials
• Testing of next-gen hull coatings on 15% of the fleet

These initiatives support Carnival's goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Seabourn has unveiled its new 'Authors at Sea' program for select 2025 voyages, featuring renowned literary figures as part of their Seabourn Conversations enrichment initiative. New York Times bestselling authors, historians, and biographers will join various cruises between March and December 2025.

The program includes notable authors such as Debbie Macomber, Ann Cleeves OBE, Robert King Wittman, and Lord Jeffrey Archer. Guests will have opportunities to engage with these authors through meals, shore excursions, casual conversations, and interactive sessions including writing workshops.

Featured activities include crime-writing workshops by Ann Cleeves, writing workshops for aspiring authors by Debbie Macomber, and specialized presentations by former FBI Art Crime Team founder Robert K Wittman. The program aims to create memorable experiences while providing enrichment opportunities for cruise guests.

Carnival Cruise Line is set to open Celebration Key, a new exclusive destination in Grand Bahama, on July 19, 2025. The destination features five distinct portals: Paradise Plaza (main gateway), Starfish Lagoon (family area with waterslides), Calypso Lagoon (adult-focused with DJ island), Pearl Cove Beach Club (premium adult-only), and Lokono Cove (Bahamian artisan retail village).

The destination's centerpiece is a 10-story Suncastle with racing waterslides. Notable features include two freshwater lagoons spanning seven acres with seven million gallons of water, supported by a seawater desalination system. The project has involved 28 Bahamian companies and employs about 500 workers daily. Environmental initiatives include replanting thousands of native trees, including 1,000 preserved sabal palms.

Celebration Key will be featured on hundreds of Carnival itineraries across 20 ships sailing from 10 U.S. homeports through 2027, with Carnival Vista making the inaugural call.

Carnival has announced the pricing of $1.0 billion 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2030. The proceeds will be used to redeem existing $1.0 billion 10.500% senior unsecured notes due 2030. This refinancing strategy aims to reduce net annual interest expense by approximately $45 million.

The new notes will pay interest semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, beginning September 15, 2025. The offering is expected to close on February 28, 2025. The notes will be fully guaranteed by Carnival plc and certain subsidiaries that guarantee other secured and unsecured indebtedness.

The notes are being offered exclusively to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and non-U.S. investors under Regulation S of the Securities Act.

Carnival (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has announced a private offering of $1.0 billion in new senior unsecured notes, set to mature in 2030. This offering aims to refinance the company's existing 10.500% senior unsecured notes due 2030. The primary goal is to reduce interest expenses, and the new notes will feature investment grade-style covenants.

The company has issued a conditional notice to redeem the entire outstanding principal of the existing 2030 notes on February 28, 2025. The redemption price will be 100.0% of the principal amount plus a 'make-whole' premium and accrued interest. The redemption will be funded through the new notes offering proceeds and cash on hand.

The new notes will be offered exclusively to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and non-U.S. investors under Regulation S of the Securities Act.