Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION OF DIRECTOR/PDMR                  

MIAMI (April 18, 2006) - On April 17, 2006, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/
LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) was notified that on that date, Robert H. Dickinson,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Cruise Lines and a member of
Carnival Corporation & plc's boards of directors, sold 12,000 shares of
Carnival Corporation common stock ("Shares") which he held indirectly
registered in the name of the Dickinson Enterprises Limited Partnership at an
average price of US$47.30 per share. Following these transactions, Dickinson
continues to hold directly or indirectly 284,000 Shares.

This notification relates to disclosures made in accordance with Disclosure
Rule 3.1.4(R)(1)(a) and Disclosure Rule 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) disclosure made in
accordance with section 324 of the Companies Act 1985.

Further details and a copy of the Forms 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership of Securities, to be filed today by Dickinson 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 or 
www.carnivalplc.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

US

Carnival Corporation & plc

Tim Gallagher

305 599 2600, ext. 16000

UK

Brunswick Group

Sophie Fitton/Sarah Lindgreen

44 (0) 20 7404 5959

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS:

US/UK

Carnival Corporation & plc

Beth Roberts

305 406 4832