Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 
                                        
    1)   Name of listed company 
 
    Carnival plc          
 
    2)   Name of shareholder with a major interest 
 
    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
 
    3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the      
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial 
interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that 
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 
 
    Non-beneficial 
 
    4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the      
number of shares held by each of them 
 
    See attached Schedule A 
 
    5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 
 
    2,050,600 
 
    6)   Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed 
company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 
 
    0.96% 
 
    7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 
 
    -- 
 
    8)   Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed 
company should not be taken into   account when calculating percentage)-9)   
Class of security 
 
    Ordinary shares of $1.66 each 
 
    10)  Date of transaction 
 
    -- 
 
    11)  Date listed company informed 
 
    27 February 2006 
 
    12)  Total holding following this notification 
 
    10,719,778 ordinary shares                              
 
    13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 
(any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into 
account when calculating percentage) 
 
    5.04% 
 
    14)  Any additional information 
 
    The notifiable interest is given on behalf of the affiliates of The 
Capital Group Companies, Inc., being Capital Research and Management Company, 

Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited and Capital Guardian 
Trust Company. 
 
    15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries 
 
    Arnaldo Perez 001 [phone] ext. 18018 
 
    16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company 
responsible for making this notification 
 
    Arnaldo Perez, Company Secretary      
 
    Date of notification    28 February 2006 
 
 
 
    Schedule A 
 
 
 
    Nominee/Registered         Management Company                   Shares    
    Name                                                             Held     
                                                                          
    State Street Nominees      Capital Guardian Trust                491,700  
    Limited                    Company                                    
    Bank of New York           Capital Guardian Trust                238,100  
    Nominees                   Company                                    
    Northern Trust             Capital Guardian Trust                 32,800  
                               Company                                    
    Chase Manhattan Bank       Capital Guardian Trust                  1,800  
    Australia Limited          Company                                    
    Chase Nominees Limited     Capital Guardian Trust               1838,558  
                               Company                                    
    BT Globenet Nominees       Capital Guardian Trust                 96,600  
    Limited                    Company                                    
    Midland Bank plc           Capital Guardian Trust                385,900  
                               Company                                    
    Cede & Co. Deutsche        Capital Guardian Trust                  9,200  
    Bank Mannheim              Company                                    
    Deutsche Bank Mannheim     Capital Guardian Trust                    300  
                               Company                                    
    Bankers Trust              Capital Guardian Trust                159,100  
                               Company                                    
    Barclays Bank              Capital Guardian Trust                  3,900  
                               Company                                    
    Brown Bros                 Capital Guardian Trust                  5,300  
                               Company                                    
    Nortrust Nominees          Capital Guardian Trust                325,600  
                               Company                                    
    Royal Bank of Scotland     Capital Guardian Trust                 12,200  
                               Company                                    
    MSS Nominees Limited       Capital Guardian Trust                 11,500  
                               Company                                    
    State Street Bank &        Capital Guardian Trust                 14,500  
    Trust Co                   Company                                    
    RBSTB Nominees Ltd         Capital Guardian Trust                    600  
                               Company                                    
    Citibank NA                Capital Guardian Trust                  6,300  
                               Company                                    
    Deutsche Bank AG           Capital Guardian Trust                    700  
                               Company                                    
    HSBC Bank plc              Capital Guardian Trust                    100  
                               Company                                    
    Mellon Bank N.A.           Capital Guardian Trust                 12,600  
                               Company                                    
    ROY Nominees Limited       Capital Guardian Trust                  4,400  
                               Company                                    
    Mellon Nominees (UK)       Capital Guardian Trust                 98,600  
    Limited                    Company                                    
    HSBC                       Capital Guardian Trust                  5,600  
                               Company                                    
    JP Morgan Chase Bank       Capital Guardian Trust                138,000  
                               Company                                    
    State Street Nominees      Capital International Limited           2,600  
    Limited                                                               
    Bank of New York           Capital International Limited         344,600  
    Nominees                                                              
    Northern Trust             Capital International Limited          81,400  
    Chase Nominees Limited     Capital International Limited         127,400  
    Citibank London            Capital International Limited           6,100  
    Morgan Guaranty            Capital International Limited          59,200  
    Norturst Nominees          Capital International Limited          53,700  
    Deutsche Bank AG           Capital International Limited         129,920  
    KAS UK                     Capital International Limited           2,900  
    Chase Nominees Limited     Capital International S.A.             21,900  
    Midland Bank plc           Capital International S.A.                800  
    HSBC Bank plc              Capital International S.A.             11,000  
    Nortrust Nominees          Capital International Inc.              7,400  
    HSBC Bank plc              Capital International Inc.              3,900  
    State Street Nominees      Capital Research and                  665,000  
    Limited                    Management Company                         
    Chase Nominees Limited     Capital Research and                 5,300,00  
                               Management Company                          0  
                                                                          
    JPM Nominees Ltd           Capital Research and                    8,000  
                               Management Company