Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION OF DIRECTOR/PDMR                  

MIAMI (February 24, 2009) - On February 23, 2009 Peter G. Ratcliffe, a member
of the Carnival plc Board of Director, exercised 18,269 share awards over
Carnival plc ordinary shares of US$1.66 each ("plc Shares") that were granted
under the Carnival plc Deferred Bonus and Co-investment Matching Plan
("Deferred Bonus Plan") and the resulting plc Shares were sold at a price of £
13.172256 per share.  The plc Shares were granted to Mr. Ratcliffe prior to his
retirement as Chief Executive Officer of P&O Princess Cruises International.

Following the above transaction, Mr. Ratcliffe continues to have an interest in
share awards over 40,036 plc Shares granted to him pursuant to the rules of the
Deferred Bonus Plan.

Mr. Ratcliffe has also advised us that he has been appointed as a member of the
boards of directors of BBA Aviation plc and Mead Johnson Nutrition Company.

Also on February 23, 2009, Bedell Trustees Limited (the "Trust") announced
that, David Dingle, Chief Executive Officer of Carnival UK, exercised 3,501
restricted share units granted under the Carnival plc Employee Share Plan
("Employee Share Plan") and the resulting plc Shares were sold at a price of £
13.172256 per share.

Following the above transaction, Mr. Dingle continues to have an interest in
28,391 restricted share units granted to him pursuant to the rules of the
Employee Share Plan.

This notification relates to disclosures made in accordance with 3.1.4(R)(1)(a)
of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

Further details and a copy of the Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership of Securities, to be filed 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.

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