Article: Carnival Cruise Lines agrees to buy approximately 70 percent of the shares of Royal Caribbean and Admiral Cruise Lines for $550 million. (from Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp.; I.M. Skaugen A-S; Johnson Line AB; EFFOA-Finland Steamship Co. Ltd.)

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES AGREES TO BUY APPROXIMATELY 70 PERCENT OF

THE SHARES OF ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND ADMIRAL CRUISE LINES

FOR $550 MILLION

MIAMI, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. (AMEX: CCL), Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation (NASDAQ: GOTLF), I.M. Skaugen A/S, Johnson Line AB and EFFOA-Finland Steamship Co. Ltd. announced today that they have reached an agreement in principle under which Carnival would purchase all of the other parties' interests in Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Admiral Cruise Lines.

Micky Arison, president of Carnival, said that Carnival had signed an agreement ...

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