Philanthropy & Community- Carnival Corporation Giving Back to the Community

As one of the world’s largest travel companies, Carnival recognizes its responsibility to the communities in which we operate, including our Corporate and Operating Line headquarters locations and the many homeports and ports-of-call our cruise brands visit. Through the extraordinary efforts of our employees worldwide, Carnival supports a variety of programs providing aid, donations and services to an array of charitable organizations that touch many thousands of life worldwide.

From employee fundraisers and hands-on volunteer initiatives to crash and cruise donations and innovative philanthropic programs, Carnival strives to make a difference across the globe. Over the years, these efforts have created a stronger, more cohesive company and generated extraordinary personal satisfaction among our employees. Carnival fosters and encourages the charitable and volunteer activities of our employees and will continue to help build better communities throughout the world.

For more information on our philanthropy and community efforts, visit our community relations site here.

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Carnival Cruise Line Hosts Build-A-Bear Day of Fun For 100 Kids from Boys & Girls Club Aboard Carnival Magic in Port Carnival
Carnival Cruise Line hosted a Build-A-Bear Workshop event that provided more than 100 kids from Brevard, Fla.-area Boys & Girls Clubs with a day of fun aboard the Carnival Magic in Port Canaveral, Fla.

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Carnival Corporation Raises Record $335,000 for American Cancer Society
Carnival Foundation, the charitable arm of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, held its second Relay For Life fundraiser Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, for American Cancer Society.

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Carnival Cruise Line, Brees Dream Foundation Team up for Fun Sweepstakes Awarding Free Cruise Each Game Saints Throw for 300 Yards This Season
Carnival Cruise Line – the Official Cruise Line of the New Orleans Saints – and the Brees Dream Foundation have teamed up for a fun sweepstakes awarding a different lucky fan a free cruise each time the Saints pass for more than 300 yards in a game during the 2017 season.

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Shakira’s Fundación “Pies Descalzos” and Costa Cruises Together for the Construction of a School in Colombia
In Barcelona Shakira and Neil Palomba, President of Costa Cruises, announced the official start of the project with a symbolic "First brick" delivery ceremony. The school will be built in Cartagena (Colombia), with scheduled delivery in June 2019, providing education and support to 1,300 local students and the entire close communities involved.

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Costa Cruises to Support the “Pink Is Good” Project on Its Ships
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Costa Cruises will once again be joining forces with the Umberto Veronesi Foundation to support the Pink is Good project, which aims to beat breast cancer for good by promoting prevention and supporting research activities every year.

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Carnival Corporation's Holland America Line Makes $25,000 Donation to Seattle Children’s Hospital as Part of K’s for Kids With the Seattle Mariners
Holland America Line Vice President, Public Relations, Sally Andrews presented a check for $25,000 to Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Uncompensated Care Fund Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the Seattle Mariners’ home game at Safeco Field. The company made the donation as part of its partnership with the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team and the K’s for Kids program that debuted during the 2014 baseball season.

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Costa Cruises and Shakira's Foundation Pies Descalzos to Build School in Colombia
Costa Cruises and Shakira's Foundation Pies Descalzos partner on a new campaign called “Building Happiness” for the construction of a school in Colombia. It will help over 1300 families and children in Colombia by providing access to quality education.

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Carnival Fascination Delivers Food, Water and Other Relief Supplies to Island of Barbuda
During a port call in Antigua, Carnival Fascination dropped off pallets of water, food, and other items to be delivered to Barbuda as part of the island’s recovery and relief efforts. The delivery is part an ongoing initiative by Carnival to bring critical supplies to affected Caribbean islands following Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.

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Italian Students Become "Guardians of the Coast" With Carnival Corporation's Costa Crociere Foundation
Making young people more aware about protecting the sea and the Italian coastline is the idea behind the "Guardians of the Coast", the citizen science project promoted by Costa Crociere Foundation, which aims to create a long-term environmental snapshot of Italy's coastline, from Liguria to Friuli Venezia Giulia, as well as Sardinia and Sicily, with the active participation of teachers and students from over 200 Italian high schools.

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Princess Cruises Donates $25,000 to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
rincess Cruises presented its first donation from the Princess Animal Welfare Sponsor (PAWS) to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) in the amount of $25,000. PAWS was established by Princess Cruises to donate a portion of proceeds from the sales of Stanley the Bear, the cruise line's recently introduced plush bear, to local causes and charities that support nature, animals and wildlife.

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