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Ahead of the Bell: Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines' $300 million investment in emergency generators, fire safety equipment and improved engine rooms should create an entry point for investors to buy shares of its parent company, an analyst told investors. Full story

Carnival plans $300 million in ship improvements

Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships. Full story

Prices for Carnival cruises are lower than normal

Carnival Cruise Lines prices have taken a dip this spring, according to pricing data, and some industry observers are blaming headlines over problems on several Carnival ships. Full story

And the Worst Company in America Is...

   Electronic Arts has been voted the worst company in America by Consumerist readers, beating out Bank of America, Ticketmaster, and even Carnival Cruise Lines.

First suit filed against Carnival over stranded ship

   The lawsuit, which was filed in Miami by a passenger from Texas, accuses Carnival Cruise Lines of negligence and fraud. She claims she was “injured by unsafe, unsanitary and generally despicable conditions” while onboard. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.

Stranded Cruise Ship Brought to Port

   Jay Herring, former senior information systems officer at Carnival Cruise Lines, weighs in on the Carnival Cruise disaster.

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  Cruises experiment with alcohol package

CNBC's Mandy Drury reports Carnival Cruise Line is testing an all-you-can-drink alcohol package.

  Carnival: Buy or Sell?

Carnival Cruise Lines is still recovering since the Costa Concordia wreck in Italy this year. Sharing perspective on where the company's recovery stands in the market, with Jaime Katz, Morningstar and Timothy Conder, Wells Fargo Securities.

  Carnival cruise ship rescues 3 men, cat

Three Florida men and a cat were rescued from their boat by crew members of a Carnival cruise ship after sending out a distress call Saturday afternoon.

  Video shows smoke-filled ship’s chaos

Passenger video is giving investigators a glimpse at the first signs of trouble aboard the Carnival Splendor; meanwhile, passengers recall the stench from rotting food and nonworking toilets. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

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A security guard stands below a Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the "Carnival Spirit" as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House
A security guard stands below a Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the "Carnival Spirit" as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House

A security guard stands below a Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the "Carnival Spirit" as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House May 9, 2013. Local media reported that an air and marine search is underway along a large stretch of the New South Wales coast for two people who went missing fro

Onlookers stand below a Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the "Carnival Spirit" as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House
Onlookers stand below a Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the "Carnival Spirit" as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House

Onlookers stand below a Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the "Carnival Spirit" as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House May 9, 2013. Local media reported that an air and marine search is underway along a large stretch of the New South Wales coast for two people who went missing from the cr

A passenger stands aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the 'Carnival Spirit' as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House
A passenger stands aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the 'Carnival Spirit' as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House

A passenger stands aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines ship called the "Carnival Spirit" as it sits docked opposite the Sydney Opera House May 9, 2013. Local media reported that an air and marine search is underway along a large stretch of the New South Wales coast for two people who went missing from

File photo of 'Carnival Dream' sails down the Hudson River as she leaves on her maiden voyage from New York
File photo of 'Carnival Dream' sails down the Hudson River as she leaves on her maiden voyage from New York

'Carnival Dream,' of the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet, sails down the Hudson River and past midtown Manhattan as she leaves on her maiden voyage from New York in this photo taken November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine/Carnival Cruise Lines/Handout