Carnival Cruise Line Named 'Most Trusted Cruise Line in America' by Reader's Digest for Third Consecutive Year

For the third consecutive year, Carnival Cruise Line has been named Most Trusted Cruise Line in America by Reader's Digest, a Trusted Media Brands, Inc. (TMBI) company and one of the nation's largest and most respected media brands.

The Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Survey®* is an independent, online survey conducted in partnership with Ipsos Connect. This year's survey polled 5,500 Americans nationwide who were asked to rate products they trust across 40 different categories in areas such as quality, value and reliability. Carnival received more votes than any other cruise line.The full list of Reader's Digest Trusted Brands can be found in the publication's June issue, which goes on sale today, May 16, and online at rd.com/trustedbrands.

Carnival continues to introduce exciting onboard features and programming to build upon its brand promise of providing fun, memorable vacations at a great value, while keeping up with changing consumer trends and preferences.

Last year marked the launch of the new Carnival Vista, a groundbreaking 133,500-ton ship that introduced such one-of-a-kind features as SkyRide, a bike-ride-in-the-sky attraction, as well as the first IMAX Theatre at sea, the first brewery on a North American-based cruise ship and Family Harbor, with special family-friendly accommodations and a private lounge.

To commemorate Carnival Vista's U.S. arrival, the company hosted an overnight event aboard the ship in New York for military families in support of Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit that builds strong, stable and secure military families. The event included a concert by country music superstar Carrie Underwood and the ship's official naming with Deshauna Barber – the first woman serving in the U.S. military to be named Miss USA – presiding over the ceremonies as godmother.

Throughout its fleet, Carnival continues to build upon its commitment to providing exceptional, friendly and attentive service through initiatives such as the Carnival Service Values, a comprehensive program that has redefined the company's culture of service and reinforces the importance of offering a fun, welcoming environment, both on board and ashore.

Additionally, Carnival and its employees support a wide range of charitable and social service agencies and organizations in its homeports throughout the U.S. The company also serves as the Official Celebration Partner of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, its primary charitable partner. Since launching Care to Play: Carnival for St. Jude Kids program in 2010, Carnival has donated more than $13 million in the fight against childhood cancer.

"We work very hard to maintain our distinction as 'America's Cruise Line' and being named 'Most Trusted Cruise Line in America' three years running is a wonderful validation of our efforts at providing fun, quality and memorable vacations our guests," said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.

To learn more about Carnival Cruise Line, visit Carnival.com. For reservations, contact any travel agent or call 1-800-CARNIVAL. Carnival can also be found on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

Journalists also can visit Carnival's media site, carnival-news.com or follow the line's PR department on Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.

About Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 25 ships operating three- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Two 133,500-ton Vista class ships are currently scheduled for delivery - Carnival Horizon in 2018 and an as-yet-unnamed vessel in 2019. Additionally, two new 180,000-ton ships are scheduled to enter service in 2020 and 2022.