Rank #356
Micky Arison
Net worth $9.6B
Carnival Cruises · United States
- Born
- Jun 29, 1949
- Age
- 76
- Source
- Carnival Cruises
- Residence
- Bal Harbour, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Drop Out, University of Miami
Net worth over time
Biography
- Micky Arison is chairman of the world's largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corp.
- He spent 34 years as CEO of Carnival, helping grow its fleet from two ships to more than 100, before stepping down in June 2013.
- Born in Tel Aviv, he immigrated to the U.S. as a young child with his father, Ted Arison (d. 1999), who cofounded Carnival in 1972 with a single ship.
- When Carnival was founded, Arison dropped out of the University of Miami to become a sales rep for the cruise line.
- In 1995, he took control of the Miami Heat, the NBA franchise his father helped bring to Florida. Since then the team has won three NBA championships.
- Carnival's very first ship, dubbed Mardi Gras, ran aground on its maiden voyage.
- His sister, Shari Arison, lives in Israel and is also a billionaire.
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