| New Carnival training facility

Earlier today in Almere, Netherlands (just outside of Amsterdam) the company finalized its land purchase, marking the official start of development for its new state-of-the-art training facility that will serve 6,500 deck and technical officers from all of its nine brands.

The main feature of the campus will be a new and three-times larger Center for Simulator Maritime Training (CSMART), which is Carnival’s world-class maritime training, professional development and research facility, already operating in Almere.

• The new facility, expected to open in 2016, will continue to be a key the company as it works to enhance, expand and streamline its global training efforts across all nine of its cruise brands.
• The courses provided by Carnival at both the original and new facilities set a higher standard for training in the cruising industry that exceeds industry regulations.
• As the world’s largest cruise company, the corporation has recognized the importance of ensuring training resources keep up with both the growth of the business and advancements in cruise ship technology.

The current CSMART facility features the most advanced equipment and instructional tools available for captains, officers and engineers – this technology will also be incorporated into the new center on a larger scale with even more advanced additions:

• Four full mission bridge simulators including bridge wings
• Four engine room simulators
• Nine smaller part task simulators
• The industry’s first fully equipped training safety center

SOURCE   Carnival Cruise Lines