Directorate Change

Laura Weil Appointed to Carnival Corporation & Plc Boards of Directors 
 
    MIAMI, Jan. 23  -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; LSE) (NYSE: CUK) 
today announced that Laura Weil, a 25-year veteran of the retail and finance 
industries, has been named to its board of directors.  
    Weil will serve in a non-executive capacity on Carnival Corporation & 
Carnival plc's 15-member boards, effective immediately. 
    Weil has a diverse background in retail management with an emphasis on 
finance and information technology.  Most recently, she served as chief 
operating officer and executive vice president of AnnTaylor Stores 
Corporation, a publicly traded women's apparel company with $2.1 billion in 
annual revenues.  Prior to that, Weil was chief financial officer and 
executive vice president at American Eagle Outfitters, a NASDAQ-traded 
clothing retailer.  She also worked at R.H. Macy & Co., where she was vice 
president -- finance and chief financial officer -- credit operations.  
    Weil has also held numerous posts within the banking industry, including 
Oppenheimer & Co. and Lehman Bros., both based in New York. She currently 
serves on the board of Ultra Stores Corporation, a privately held jewelry 
retailer based in Chicago. 
    "Laura Weil is a highly talented and respected business executive and we 
are very pleased to welcome her as the newest member of Carnival Corporation & 
plc's boards of directors. She brings a wide-ranging knowledge and experience, 
including a strong background in retail and finance, and we look forward to 
her keen insight and guidance in the continued operation of our company," said 
Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc chairman and CEO.  
    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, Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, 
Cunard Line, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises 
Australia. 
    Together, these brands operate 81 ships totaling 144,000 lower berths with 
20 new ships scheduled to enter service between March 2007 and spring 2011. 
Carnival Corporation & plc also operates the leading tour companies in Alaska 
and the Canadian Yukon, Holland America Tours and Princess Tours. 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. 
    No additional information is required to be disclosed pursuant to 
paragraph 16.4 of the UKLA Listing Rules. 
 
SOURCE  Carnival plc 
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    CONTACT:  media, Tim Gallagher, [phone], ext. 16000, or 
investors, Beth Roberts, [phone], both of Carnival Corporation & plc; 
or Richard Jacques or Sophie Fitton, both of Brunswick Group, 44-(0)-20-7404-
5959, for Carnival Corporation 
    Web site:  http://www.carnivalcorp.com 
    (CCL CUK)