Carnival Corporation operates as a cruise company. It provides cruises to major vacation destinations outside the Far East. The company also markets and operates hotels or lodges, motor coaches for sightseeing and charters, domed rail cars, and luxury day boats. As of November 30, 2005, the company operated 79 cruise ships with 136,960 passenger capacity in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. Carnival Corporation is based in Miami, Florida.