Carnival Notification of Transaction of Directo...

Carnival Corporation & plc Notification of Transaction of
   Directors/PDMRS and Announcement of Results of Annual General Meetings

    MIAMI, April 14 -- Following its annual shareholders' and boards of
directors' meetings held this week in Coral Gables, Florida, United States,
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has announced share
awards to non-executive directors and the results of the resolutions voted on
at its annual general meetings.

    Non-Executive Director Share Awards
    On April 13, 2010 grants of restricted shares or restricted share units
("RSUs"), which represent a hypothetical interest in Carnival Corporation
common stock, were made to nonexecutive directors pursuant to the Carnival
Corporation 2001 Outside Director Stock Plan.

    Awards were granted to non-executive directors as follows:

    Non-Executive Director            Number of       Number of RSUs
    ----------------------            ---------       --------------
                                 Restricted Shares
                                 -----------------

    Sir Jonathon Band                         3,088                --
    Robert H. Dickinson                       3,088                --
    Arnold W. Donald                          3,088                --
    Richard J. Glasier                        3,088                --
    Modesto A. Maidique                       3,088                --
    Sir John Parker                           3,088                --
    Peter G. Ratcliffe                           --             3,088
    Stuart Subotnick                          3,088                --
    Laura Weil                                3,088                --
    Randall J. Weisenberger                   3,088                --
    Uzi Zucker                                3,088                --

    All awards will be released from restriction on the third anniversary of
the grant date. Including the grant referred to above, the non-executive
directors' total Carnival Corporation restricted share and RSU holdings are
as follows:

                                                Total Number of
    Non-Executive Director              Shares Held         RSUs Held
    ----------------------              -----------         ---------
    Sir Jonathon Band                         3,088                --
    Robert H. Dickinson                     123,088             7,147
    Arnold W. Donald                          9,931             3,000
    Richard J. Glasier                       12,735             2,500
    Modesto A. Maidique                      12,735             2,500
    Sir John Parker                          15,235                 0
    Peter G. Ratcliffe                            0            50,235
    Stuart Subotnick                         15,235                 0
    Laura Weil                               11,304             4,000
    Randall J. Weisenberger                  27,735                 0
    Uzi Zucker                               70,235                 0

    This notification relates to disclosures made in accordance with
3.1.4(R)(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

    Further details and a copy of the Forms 4, Statement of Changes in
Beneficial Ownership of Securities, to be filed by each director with the
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, can be found at the SEC web site,
www.sec.gov, and the Carnival Corporation & plc web site,
www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com.

    Annual General Meeting Results
    All of the resolutions recommended by the board of directors were passed
at the annual general meetings. The shareholder proposal did not pass.

    The results of the polls conducted at the annual general meetings will be
available shortly on the Carnival Corporation & plc web site, 
www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com.

    Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the
world, with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe and
Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess
Cruises, The Yachts of Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line,
Ibero Cruises, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia.

    Together, these brands operate 95 ships totaling more than 186,000 lower
berths with 10 new ships scheduled to be delivered between May 2010 and May
2012. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess
Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon.
Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation
& plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and
the FTSE 100 indices.

    SOURCE Carnival plc

    CONTACT: MEDIA: US/UK, Tim Gallagher, Carnival Corporation & plc,
[phone], ext. 16000; INVESTOR RELATIONS: US/UK, Beth Roberts,
Carnival Corporation & plc, [phone]