Article: Carnival Corporation & plc and TUI AG Sign Letter of Intent to Form Joint Venture for Large-Scale German Cruise Operation.

Joint Venture to Operate Existing AIDA Cruises Brand and Launch New TUI Cruises Brand in Germany

MIAMI and HANOVER, Germany, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc , the largest cruise vacation group in the world, and TUI AG (DE: TUAG00), the world's largest tour operator, today announced the signing of a letter of intent to form a joint venture company to develop, market and operate two cruise brands - Carnival's existing AIDA Cruises and a new TUI Cruises brand - both designed for the German-speaking holiday market.

AIDA, the German affiliate of Costa Crociere S.p.A., is currently the market leader in Germany with its "club ...

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