Ted Arison

Ted Arison
Born	Theodore Arisohn (1924-02-24)24 February 1924 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	1 October 1999(1999-10-01) (aged 75) Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality	British Palestine (1924-1948) Israeli (1948-1952 and 1990-1999) American (1950s-1990)
Alma mater	American University of Beirut
Occupations	Businessman Military officer sports team owner
Known for	Founder Carnival Cruise Lines and Norwegian Caribbean Line
Spouses	Mina Wasserman ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1966)​ Marilyn "Lin" Hersh ​ (m. 1967)​ [1]
Children	3, Including Micky and Shari[1]
Military career
Allegiance	Israel
Years of service	1948 - early 1950 (IDF) British Army (1940-1945)
Rank	Sgan Aluf (Lieutenant Colonel) Sergeant Major (1940-1945)

Ted Arison (Hebrew: תד אריסון; 24 February 1924 – 1 October 1999) was an Israeli businessman who co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1966 with Knut Kloster and soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972.