ADARA Announced as Partner in Carnival Corporation's New Ocean Medallion™ Innovation

ADARA Products and Services Supporting Guest Experience Network

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Feb 22, 2017, 08:00 ET

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ADARA today announced its role as partner in Carnival Corporation's new Ocean Medallion interactive guest experience platform, unveiled at CES 2017.

ADARA – an advanced Cloud, Software Defined Networking and Internet of Things (IoT) company – has partnered with Carnival Corporation to assist in the development of a revolutionary guest experience platform that is expected to deliver an unprecedented level of guest service and personalization.

The Ocean Medallion and Ocean Compass combine to create game-changing guest experience on Medallion Class Ocean Vacations debuting in November on board the Regal Princess from Princess Cruises.
The Ocean Medallion and Ocean Compass combine to create game-changing guest experience on Medallion Class Ocean Vacations debuting in November on board the Regal Princess from Princess Cruises.
Medallion Class Ocean Vacations debut in November 2017 on the Regal Princess from Princess Cruises. Medallion Class leverages the Ocean Medallion to transform the guest experience.
Medallion Class Ocean Vacations debut in November 2017 on the Regal Princess from Princess Cruises. Medallion Class leverages the Ocean Medallion to transform the guest experience.
O·C·E·A·N(TM) - or One Cruise Experience Access Network(TM) - is a bold new effort by Carnival Corporation focused on expanding the cruise vacation market through guest experience innovation, the development of original experiential media content that includes new TV programs airing on national TV, and expanding its portfolio of exclusive and unique destinations
O·C·E·A·N(TM) - or One Cruise Experience Access Network(TM) - is a bold new effort by Carnival Corporation focused on expanding the cruise vacation market through guest experience innovation, the development of original experiential media content that includes new TV programs airing on national TV, and expanding its portfolio of exclusive and unique destinations
The Ocean Medallion and Ocean Compass combine to create game-changing guest experience on Medallion Class Ocean Vacations debuting in November on board the Regal Princess from Princess Cruises. Medallion Class Ocean Vacations debut in November 2017 on the Regal Princess from Princess Cruises. Medallion Class leverages the Ocean Medallion to transform the guest experience. O·C·E·A·N(TM) - or One Cruise Experience Access Network(TM) - is a bold new effort by Carnival Corporation focused on expanding the cruise vacation market through guest experience innovation, the development of original experiential media content that includes new TV programs airing on national TV, and expanding its portfolio of exclusive and unique destinations

Designed to elevate guest service and personalization for millions of vacationers, Carnival Corporation's platform revolves around an innovative wearable called the Ocean Medallion, a digital experience portal called the Ocean CompassTM, and an Internet of Things (IoT) network that combine to help guests get the most out of their vacations.

The Ocean Medallion works in conjunction with Ocean Compass, which serves as a vacation concierge before, during, and after travel. The Ocean Compass is used by guests to build personalized vacation experiences, browse and select from event-based itineraries, navigate onboard and in port, and share vacation photos and videos captured during their cruise. 

ADARA products and services are supporting Carnival Corporation's network of proprietary sensors and computing devices embedded throughout ships, home ports, and destinations that collectively form the "Experience Innovation Operating System" – xiOS™.  The proprietary xiOS uses a guest-centric, Experience Internet of Things (xIoTTM) approach to enable guests to maximize their experiences in real-time based on their choices and preferences – delivering enhanced personalization across every aspect of their cruise vacation.

The new guest experience platform will debut on Regal Princess from the company's Princess Cruises brand in late 2017, followed by Royal Princess, Caribbean Princess, and Island Princess in 2018, as part of new Medallion Class Ocean VacationsTM to be rolled-out over multiple years on the entire Princess Cruises fleet, as well as other Carnival Corporation cruise brands.

"With Ocean Medallion, Carnival Corporation is bringing to life the capability of IoT to bring personalized services to every guest, at a level that has not been seen before," said Eric Johnson, CEO, ADARA Networks. "It's exciting for us at ADARA to play a key role in developing and deploying Carnival Corporation's highly sophisticated IoT network, and to be part of its world-class ecosystem of partners and vendors, whose innovations in personalizing the guest experience will have significant impact beyond the travel industry."

ADARA will contribute in multiple aspects of the xiOS development including supplying product, advanced engineering support, solution architecture, and deployment.

"The guest experience platform, which will bring an entirely new and delightful lifestyle engagement with guests, is a real game changer," said Michael Jungen, Senior Vice President of Guest Experience Design and Technology, Carnival Corporation. "Partnering with ADARA, which has proven high-performance SDN IoT capabilities, helps to ensure that we fully deliver an intelligent IoT deployment that can optimize the experience of each and every guest."

About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest leisure travel company in the world, with a portfolio of 10 cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia comprised of Carnival Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia), and P&O Cruises (UK).

Together, these brands operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the world and totaling 226,000 lower berths with 17 new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2017 and 2022.

Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P500 and the FTSE 100 indices.

Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com, www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com, www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com, www.pocruises.com.au and www.pocruises.com.

About ADARA Networks
ADARA Networks is an industry leading developer of production-ready and vendor-neutral Software Defined Networking (SDN), Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Computing, and Networking solutions. ADARA SDN is a complete end-to-end solution including Network Functions Virtualization, WAN optimization, network monitoring, management, and configuration, security, services/infrastructure choreography and network orchestration. By enabling more flexible, secure, and high performing IT infrastructure environments, ADARA SDN empowers enterprise customers to develop new revenue streams, increase bottom line and net profits, and return on investment (ROI). For more information, please visit ADARA's website www.adaranetworks.com.

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