Directorate Change

Weisenburger Joins Carnival Corporation & plc Boards of Directors

    MIAMI, Jan. 21 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) 
announced today that Randall J. Weisenburger, executive vice president and chief 
financial officer for Omnicom Group Inc., the world's leading advertising, 
marketing and corporate communications company, has been appointed to its boards 
of directors. 
    Weisenburger, 50, will serve in a non-executive capacity on Carnival 
Corporation & Carnival plc's 14-member boards, effective immediately.  He will 
also serve on the audit committees of each of the boards of directors. 
    Since joining New York-based Omnicom in 1998, Weisenburger has played a 
key role in the continued expansion and success of the company, which 
encompasses more than 1,500 agencies in 100-plus countries.  Prior to joining 
Omnicom, Weisenburger was a founding member of Wasserstein Perella & Co. and 
in 1993 became the president and chief executive officer of the firm's private 
equity investment unit, Wasserstein & Co.  
    Weisenburger is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of 
Pennsylvania and established the Wharton-Omnicom Communications Fellows 
Program, which trains students to serve as communications mentors to their 
peers.  
    "Randall is an excellent addition to our company's boards, possessing 
extensive experience in all areas of finance, as well as a strong background 
in advertising and marketing. We look forward to his valuable input 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, The Yachts of Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, 
Ibero Cruises, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia. 
    Together, these brands operate 88 ships totaling more than 169,000 lower 
berths with 17 new ships scheduled to be delivered between March 2009 and June 
2012. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Tours and 
Princess Tours, the leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. 
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. 
 
SOURCE  Carnival Corporation & plc 

    CONTACT:  Media: US, Tim Gallagher, Carnival Corporation & plc, +1-305-
599-2600, ext. 16000; Investor Relations: US-UK, Beth Roberts, Carnival 
Corporation & plc, [phone] 
    Web site:  http://www.carnivalcorp.com 
    (CCL CUK)