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David Dingle was appointed managing director & CEO of Carnival UK in June 2007. In this capacity, he has full operating responsibility for the UK-based brands P&O Cruises, Cunard and Ocean Village, and is also responsible for the UK sales and marketing of Princess Cruises.
Dingle has been responsible for the expansion of the P&O Cruises fleet through the introduction of Oceana, Arcadia and Artemis, and the arrival in 2008 of Ventura, the largest cruise ship built for Britain. He has also established the Ocean Village brand which added a second ship in 2007.
He is also Chairman of the Carnival plc Management Committee responsible for P&O Australia. Dingle attended Jesus College, Cambridge where he attained a master in classics. He joined P&O Cruises in 1978 where, after holding a series of commercial positions, he became managing director in 2000. At the time of the merger of P&O Princess Cruises plc and the Carnival Corporation in April 2003, he became managing director of Carnival UK.
In March 2007, Dingle became president of The UK Chamber of Shipping and in April 2007 he took over as Chairman of the European Cruise Council. He has previously served as a director of the Association of British Travel Agents and The UK Passenger Shipping Association. | 