Carnival Ltd.

Reference number: 491597

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Carnival Ltd. (FRN 491597) introduces customers to Holiday Extras Cover Limited (FRN 828848). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Carnival.
  • Example: if Carnival refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Carnival itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When pocruises.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 8065 6666 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SO15 1ST
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Other names (9)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Carnival UK Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Cunard Cruise Line Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Holland America Line Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • P & O Cruises Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Princess Cruises Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Seabourn Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Carnival Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Ocean Village Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • The Yachts of Seabourn Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Holiday Extras Cover Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company name
CARNIVAL UK LTD.
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 July 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 1ST, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sea and coastal freight water transport (SIC 50200)
  • Activities of head offices (SIC 70100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Joshua Ian Weinstein Director Mar 1974 1 Aug 2022 None
Lars Jakob Ljoen Director Dec 1969 8 May 2026 1 other company
Paul Mark Ludlow Director Jul 1979 8 May 2026 6 other companies
Doreen Star Furnari Secretary Not published 1 Jun 2023 –

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
6
still active
6
run together
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 32 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Carnival’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

1 June 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Carnival Plc"

FCA register

2008

18 November 2008

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2000

19 July 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 74 events

  • All 74 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 61
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Firms like Carnival

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Southampton

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 74 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Carnival Ltd. FCA authorised?
Carnival Ltd. (FRN 491597) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Carnival?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Carnival Ltd. (FRN 491597) introduces customers to Holiday Extras Cover Limited (FRN 828848). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Carnival. Example: if Carnival refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Carnival itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Carnival’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8065 6666 and the website pocruises.com for Carnival. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Carnival a scam or clone?
Carnival is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Carnival?
Protection works through Holiday Extras Cover Limited, the principal firm responsible for Carnival's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who runs Carnival?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Carnival: Joshua Ian Weinstein, Lars Jakob Ljoen and Paul Mark Ludlow.
How long has Carnival been in business?
The company was formed on 19 July 2000.
Does Carnival use any other names?
It trades as Carnival UK, Cunard Cruise Line, Holland America Line, P & O Cruises and Princess Cruises, and 1 more names. It has previously used 3 other names: Carnival Plc, Ocean Village and The Yachts of Seabourn.

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