MIAMI, June 28 -- As part of an innovative alliance with the
International SeaKeepers Society, Carnival Cruise Lines' 102,000-ton Carnival
Triumph will soon be equipped with a state-of-the-art tracking device that
collects a variety of scientific data to monitor the overall health of the
world's oceans.

The installation of the device is the result of Carnival's recent membership
into SeaKeepers, a non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation.
During the past year, SeaKeepers has installed similar devices on more than 20
private yachts throughout the world.

According to Tom Houston, president and CEO of the SeaKeepers Society, "The
installation of the monitoring device on the Carnival Triumph represents a
breakthrough for SeaKeepers and offers an innovative new approach in our
research efforts. We are pleased to join forces with Carnival and applaud
their commitment to protecting our fragile ecosystems."

The monitoring device, which was developed under the direction of scientists
at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric
Science, will track a broad range of data, including water temperature and
salinity, pH, oxygen and redox levels, as well as air temperature, wind speed
and direction, solar radiation, barometric pressure and relative humidity.
Future devices are expected to have the ability to monitor heavy metal
concentrations, C02 levels, toxic algae blooms and other data critical to
helping protect the environment.

The Carnival Triumph's ocean monitoring device will be mounted in the ship's
bow and collect information 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the
vessel's various sailings throughout the Caribbean.

"Carnival is proud to house one of SeaKeepers' state-of-the-art ocean
monitoring modules and hopes that others in the industry follow our lead,"
said Bob Dickinson, Carnival president. "Carnival owes its livelihood to the
sea and we are looking forward to working with SeaKeepers in helping to
preserve the world's most important natural resource," he added.

Once collected, the information will be transmitted directly from the
Carnival Triumph via satellite to the University of Miami and then on to
various environmental groups, governmental agencies and universities to aid in
assessing ocean pollution and researching global climate changes and cyclic
weather patterns.

Among the agencies which will utilize the SeaKeepers data include the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Weather Service, the
Division of Fisheries Management, the World Meteorological Organization and
the Intergovernmental Ocean Commission.

The Carnival Triumph will join the 20-plus private yachts currently equipped
with the monitoring devices. That number is expected to expand to more than
50 yachts over the next several months. The organization hopes to equip
hundreds of ocean-going vessels, including various government research ships,
with monitoring devices within the next few years.

The SeaKeepers Society's board of directors is comprised of a veritable
"who's who" of the oceanographic community and includes Jean-Michel Cousteau;
Dr. Sylvia Earle, former chief scientist at NOAA; Dr. Jean Jaubert, director
of the European Oceanographic Observatory; Dean Otis Brown of UM's Rosenstiel
School of Marine & Atmospheric Science; Dr. Noel Brown, former regional
director of environmental programme for the U.N.; James Cameron,
producer/director of the movie Titanic; and Gale Ann Hurd, producer of such
films as Armageddon and Aliens.

Carnival's membership in SeaKeepers represents the latest in the line's
ongoing efforts toward protecting the environment. Each Carnival ship
adheres to the line's "zero discharge" waste disposal policy and features a
comprehensive recycling program for glass, paper, plastic, steel and aluminum,
as well as state-of-the-art waste water treatment and food waste processing
systems.

Additionally, the company is working with Finnish engine manufacturer
Wartsila NSD in developing a "smokeless" diesel engine which, when installed
in a diesel-electric propulsion system, will be one of the most
environmentally friendly power plants available for ships.

Carnival is the largest and most popular cruise line in the world, with 14
"Fun Ships" operating voyages of three to 17 days in length to the Bahamas,
Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, the Panama Canal and the Canadian
Maritimes. The line currently has seven new ships at estimated value of $3
billion scheduled for delivery over the next four years.

Carnival Cruise Lines is a member of the exclusive World's Leading Cruise
Lines alliance which also includes Holland America Line, Cunard Line, Seabourn
Cruise Line, Costa Cruises and Windstar Cruises. Together, these member lines
share a commitment to quality and value, offering cruise vacations that appeal
to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets and sail to some of the world's most
exciting destinations. Carnival is the leader in the contemporary market of
the cruise industry.