Director/PDMR Shareholding

DIRECTOR'S SHAREHOLDING                            

MIAMI (May 2, 2006) - On May 1, 2006, Robert H. Dickinson, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Carnival Cruise Lines and a member of Carnival Corporation
& plc's boards of directors notified Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE: CUK) of the May 1, 2006 gift of 7,000 shares of Carnival Corporation
common stock from Dickinson Enterprises Limited Partnership, through which
Dickinson indirectly held the shares, to the Dickinson Family Irrevocable
Trust. Following this transfer, Dickinson continues to hold directly or
indirectly 277,000 shares of Carnival Corporation common stock.

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

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