World’s largest cruise company included on Fortune’s annual list recognizing excellence in corporate reputation

After becoming the first cruise line included on Fortune’s prestigious World’s Most Admired Companies list in 2025, Carnival Corporation has—for the second year in a row—been recognised among the most highly regarded corporations globally, earning a spot on Fortune’s 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies list.

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, was included in this year’s list based on its strong industry leadership, financial performance and overall global competitiveness. Carnival Corporation is one of only eight companies worldwide selected for the Hotels, Casinos and Resorts category following an assessment of nine key measures of corporate reputation.

“Making our second consecutive appearance on Fortune’s Most Admired Companies annual list is gratifying recognition of all we’ve accomplished and our success in sustaining that momentum,” said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc. “This distinction belongs to our 160,000 global team members, whose passion, grit and brilliance fueled our record‑shattering 2025, and who continue to deliver unforgettable happiness to more than 13.5 million guests while honoring the integrity of every ocean we sail, please we visit and life we touch.”

Acknowledgement as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies builds on a series of other distinguished honors Carnival Corporation has earned for its companywide operations and business excellence. Among its numerous awards, the company earned a spot for the second consecutive year on The Wall Street Journal’s Management Top 250 for 2025, naming Carnival Corporation one of the Best-Managed Companies of the year based on customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength.

Presented by Fortune in partnership with Korn Ferry, a global management consulting firm, the 28^th annual World’s Most Admired Companies list was determined by surveying thousands of senior executives, directors and analysts to measure corporate reputation in global organizations across more than 50 sectors.