About Carnival
Facts at a Glance
Year Founded
1972
Headquarters
Miami
Number of Ships
27
Annual Passengers
5.5 million
Employees
48,000
Ted Arison founded Carnival Cruise Line in 1972 and revolutionized the cruise industry with a vision to make a vacation experience once reserved for the wealthy accessible to everyone. Arison, with his son Micky, now chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc, launched the company with one converted ocean liner, the TSS Mardi Gras, from Miami. Today, Carnival Cruise Line has sailed more than 100 million guests.
Homeports
- Baltimore, Md
- Charleston, S.C.
- Galveston, Texas
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Long Beach, Calif.
- Miami, Fla.
- Mobile, Ala.
- New Orleans, La.
- New York
- Norfolk, Va.
- Port Canaveral, Fla.
- San Francisco, Calif.
- Seattle, Wash.
- Tampa, Fla.