Carnival has opened the doors to its second fleet operations centre as the cruiseship giant expands a global network of facilities to manage operations of its 102 ships.

The company's Seattle facility follows the October 2015 opening of its first centre in Hamburg. Carnival plans to open a third facility at its Miami headquarters late this year.

The fleet operation centres use tracking and data analysis to improve ship-to-shore communications and improve safety and operational efficiency.

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