<p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During a press conference held at the Port of New Orleans, Carnival Cruise Lines- which offers the only year-round service from New Orleans- announced the deployment of the Carnival Triumph to the Big Easy in early November 2009.&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;</span></font></font></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Carnival Triumph will replace the Carnival Fantasy and will introduce new seven-day eastern and exotic western Caribbean schedules to complement the line&rsquo;s popular four- and five-day cruises to Mexico.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>The Carnival Triumph&rsquo;s seven-day cruises will depart on Saturdays, with exotic western Caribbean voyages visiting Belize City; Isla Roatan, Honduras; and Cozumel; and eastern Caribbean cruises calling at Key West, Freeport and Nassau.<span>&nbsp; </span>Four-day cruises will depart Thursdays to Cozumel, while five-day cruises will depart Mondays and Saturdays to Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Reservations are currently being accepted for the Carnival Triumph&rsquo;s new four- to seven-day cruises from New Orleans.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Pictured here at the press conference is Carnival Cruise Lines&rsquo; Senior Vice President of Marketing Planning Terry Thornton; in the background from left to right is Port of New Orleans&rsquo; President and CEO Gary LaGrange and Lieutenant Governor for the State of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu.<span>&nbsp; </span></span></span></p>