CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES TO RAISE $1.5 MILLION FOR

 AMERICAN RED CROSS RELIEF EFFORTS

 MIAMI (09/17/01) - Carnival Cruise Lines will donate $50 for each

 stateroom sold over the next 30 days to the American Red Cross to aid in

 relief efforts associated with the recent terrorist attacks in New York

 and Washington, D.C.

 The $50 per cabin donation is expected to generate approximately $1.5

 million for the American Red Cross, continuing Carnival's decade-long

 association with the world's foremost relief organization.

 Carnival, like other companies throughout the world, wanted to help the

 victims of the tragedy, while providing its guests and travel agent

 partners an opportunity to share in the relief efforts, according to

 Carnival President Bob Dickinson.

 "We were deeply saddened and horrified by the events of Sept. 11 and

 wanted to offer our assistance any way we could. With this $50 per

 stateroom donation, our guests and travel agent partners, along with our

 company and its employees, are doing their part in enabling the American

 Red Cross to help those affected by this inconceivable tragedy,"

 he said.

 Over the years, Carnival has made significant financial contributions to a

 wide variety of American Red Cross initiatives, everything from hurricane

 and storm relief to blood drives and water safety programs. Most recently,

 Carnival donated $200,000 to the organization for Tropical Storm Allison

 relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana.

 The $50 per stateroom donation applies to individual bookings and

 encompasses all of line's cruise offerings, which include two- to

 17-day voyages to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, New

 England, Canadian Maritime Provinces, Panama Canal, Bermuda and Europe.

 "Words cannot begin to express the feelings of sorrow and sadness

 we've experienced over the past week. It is our hope that this donation

 will allow the dedicated personnel at the American Red Cross to carry out

 their duties as we pray and mourn for those killed and injured in these

 attacks," Dickinson said.