Carnival Corporation & plc Orders New Ships for Costa Crociere, AIDA Cruises

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), today announced that it has ordered two cruise ships for its European brands with an option for a third. Included in today’s order are a 92,700-ton vessel for Genoa, Italy-based Costa Crociere, as well as an option for a sister ship, both to be built by Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard, and a 68,500-ton ship for its Rostock, Germany-based AIDA Cruises to be built by Germany’s Meyer Werft yard.