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Stanley B. McDonald (October 13, 1920 – November 20, 2014) was the founder of Princess Cruises, one of the largest cruise lines in the World. ==Career== Born in Alberta, Canada and educated at Roosevelt High School in Seattle and the University of Washington, Stan McDonald joined the United States Navy Air Corps.〔(Stan McDonald at University of Washington )〕 After World War II, Stan McDonald founded ''Air Mac'', a material handling business.〔 ''Air Mac'' provided all the ground transportation equipment for the World's Fair in Seattle: McDonald also chartered a ship to bring visitors to the Fair.〔(Princess Cruises: Conversation with Stan McDonald )〕 In 1965, based on his experience from the ''World's Fair'', he founded Princess Cruises which he expanded into one of the largest cruise lines in the World.〔 He merged ''Air Mac'' into RCA Corporation in 1969 and sold Princess Cruises to Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company in 1975: he remained Chairman of the latter business until 1980.〔 In 1977, together with two other partners, he purchased the real estate assets of Chrysler Corporation and subsequently formed ''Stellar International'', a real estate business.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stanley McDonald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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