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Carnival has no plans to roll up other brands beyond IberocrucerosCarnival has no plans to roll up other brands beyond Iberocruceros

With Spanish brand Iberocruceros being folded into Costa Cruises, are there plans to roll up any other Carnival Corp. & plc brands? CEO Arnold Donald was asked in Tuesday's earnings call.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

June 24, 2014

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No, he told analysts, adding that Carnival fields strong brands.

'Even the Ibero decision took some time but Costa is so strong in Spain,' Donald said, and the costs of maintaining separate brands didn't make sense.

Plus, he added, Iberocruceros is a small brand that is now down to two ships.

As earlier reported, Grand Celebration is scheduled to become Costa Celebration and Grand Holiday will leave the fleet later this year as part of Carnival's ongoing program of disposing of older tonnage.

The 46,000gt Grand Holiday was built in 1985 as Holiday for Carnival Cruise Lines.

 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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