Member of Carnival Corporation & plc's BOD ...

John P. McNulty, Member of Carnival Corporation & plc's Boards of Directors, 
                         Passes Away in Naples, Fla. 
 
    MIAMI, Nov. 23 -- John P. McNulty, a valued and respected member of the 
boards of directors of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; LSE) (NYSE: CUK), 
passed away suddenly on November 16, 2005, in Naples, Fla. 
 
    Mr. McNulty joined Carnival Corporation & plc's boards of directors in 
June 2003 and also served as a member of the company's compensation committee.   
 
    After earning his M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton 
School of Business, Mr. McNulty embarked on a distinguished 22-year career at 
Goldman Sachs, eventually heading up the firm's investment management division 
and significantly expanding the company's global investment management 
business.  He retired from Goldman Sachs in 2001 but continued to serve as 
senior director at the firm.   
 
    "All of us are greatly saddened by John's death and our thoughts and 
prayers go out to his family.  He was a valued member of our boards of 
directors and his experience, wisdom and friendship will be missed by everyone 
in the Carnival organization," said Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival 
Corporation & plc. 
 
    A scholarship has been established in his name and those interested in 
making memorial contributions may forward them to: The John P. McNulty 
Scholarship Fund For Excellence in Science and Math, 1300 3rd Street South, 
Naples, Florida  34102, U.S.A. 
 
    Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the 
world, with a portfolio of 12 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 79 ships totaling more than 137,000 lower 
berths with 12 new ships scheduled for delivery between January 2006 and April 
2009. 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. 
 
     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 
 
SOURCE  Carnival Corporation & plc 
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    /CONTACT:  Media, Tim Gallagher, Carnival Corporation & plc,  
[phone], ext. 16000; or in the UK, Sophie Fitton or Sarah Lindgreen, 
both of Brunswick Group, +011-44-20-7404-5959, for Carnival; or Investor 
Relations (for the U.S. and UK), Beth Roberts of Carnival Corporation & plc, 
[phone]/ 
    /Web site:  http://www.carnivalcorp.com / 
    (CCL CUK)