Carnival CEO Micky Arison is being replaced amidst protracted woes
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Arison sounds tone deaf when he states that Carnival's problems are merely of the communications variety. While Arison clearly will play a huge role as chairman, he's been taken down a notch amidst Carnival's troubles.
Amidst stubborn woes reflected in the release of its second quarter results today and a depressed outlook for the rest of the year, Carnival Corp. is replacing Micky Arison as CEO after a 34-year run.
Arison, who currently serves as chairman, will remain in that role when new CEO Arnold Donald becomes CEO of Carnival Corp. July 3. Howard Frank stays on as COO.
Donald has served on the Carnival board for the past dozen years.
Arison and Carnival tried to spin the changing of the guard as a time-is-ripe kind of thing, but clearly this move comes with the world's larg
