<p>Carnival Cruise Lines has created a new department focusing solely on developing innovative new on-board product opportunities and enhancing existing aspects of the &ldquo;Fun Ship&rdquo; vacation experience. </p><p>Overseeing the new guest experience and business development effort will be Christine Arnholt, a 17-year Carnival veteran who has served as the company&rsquo;s vice president of marketing services for the past eight years.&nbsp; </p><p>In her new role, Arnholt will assume the title of vice president of guest experience and business development. She will report to Carnival&rsquo;s Executive Vice President of Marketing and Guest Experience Ruben Rodriguez.</p><p>&ldquo;The &lsquo;Fun Ship&rsquo; experience continues to evolve and this new department will be responsible for developing new and exciting on-board features and programming while building upon our proven strategies that will enable us to continue to deliver fun, memorable vacations for our guests,&rdquo; said Rodriguez.&nbsp; &ldquo;We are grateful that someone as talented and knowledgeable as Chris will be heading up this new team.&nbsp; Chris&rsquo; years of experience, keen insight into consumer trends and in-depth knowledge of our brand will be of tremendous value as we move forward with this important initiative,&rdquo; he added. </p><p>Arnholt will oversee a team of talented product development professionals, including Mike Hunssinger, a five-year veteran of Carnival&rsquo;s revenue management team, who will serve as director of guest experience and business development.&nbsp; </p><p>Another key member of the department is Senior Director Sara Rosenberg, whose extensive experience includes leading branding and product development opportunities at Burger King and The Miami Herald.&nbsp; For the past five years, Rosenberg was also the owner and president of Skirt Smart, a branding and innovation consulting group which focused on branding, product development and consumer research for companies within the restaurant and hospitality industries.</p><p>Additionally, Renata Ribeiro will be joining Carnival on Oct. 15, also as a senior director.&nbsp; Ribeiro has spent the past three years spearheading the strategic planning and commercial innovation efforts for Natura, Brazil&rsquo;s largest cosmetic company, and five years in the consumer goods and retail practice at The Boston Consulting Group.&nbsp;&nbsp; She has extensive experience in product development and consumer experience, for both consumer goods companies and retailers.</p><p>Until Carnival&rsquo;s current search for a new marketing chief is completed, Arnholt will continue in her current marketing responsibilities.</p><p>Carnival is the world&rsquo;s largest and most popular cruise line, with 22 &ldquo;Fun Ships&rdquo; operating voyages of three to 18 days in length to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe and South America.&nbsp; The line currently has two 130,000-ton ships on order &ndash; Carnival Dream, set to debut Sept. 21, 2009, and Carnival Magic, scheduled to enter service in June 2011.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>