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

Fidelity Investments (FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited and their 
direct and indirect subsidiaries)

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

2,239,851

6)   Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed 
     company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

1.05%  

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

24 January 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

8,709,484 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)

4.10%

14)  Any additional information

The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C 
Johnson III, a principal shareholder in FMR Corp. and Fidelity International 
Limited

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Tony Guthrie 020 7940 5384

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company 
     responsible for making this notification

Arnaldo Perez, Company Secretary     

   Date of notification    25 January 2006



    Schedule A
                                                                     Shares 
      Nominee/Registered Name            Management Company           Held   

    State Street Munich                Fidelity Pension Management     5,000 

    State Street Bank & Trust Co 
     London                            Fidelity Pension Management   242,168 

    Societe Generale                   Fidelity Pension Management     7,142 

    Northern Trust London              Fidelity Pension Management   485,404 

    Midland Securities Services        Fidelity Pension Management    30,000 

    Mellon Bank                        Fidelity Pension Management   168,149 

    JP Morgan, Bournemouth             Fidelity Pension Management   766,000 

    HSBC Bank plc                      Fidelity Pension Management    41,900 

    Clydesdale Bank plc                Fidelity Pension Management    28,370 

    Citibank London                    Fidelity Pension Management     7,100 

    Bankers Trust London               Fidelity Pension Management    67,507 

    Bank of New York Europe LDN        Fidelity Pension Management     8,100 

    Bank of New York Brussels          Fidelity Pension Management   289,662 

    State Street Bank & Trust Co       Fidelity Management Trust
     London                             Company                      684,911 

    Royal Trust - Toronto              Fidelity Management Trust         
                                        Company                        5,699 

    Northern Trust Co                  Fidelity Management Trust         
                                        Company                      202,354 

    Mellon Bank N.A.                   Fidelity Management Trust         
                                        Company                      244,634 

    JP Morgan Chase Bank               Fidelity Management Trust         
                                        Company                      105,415 

    CIBC Mellon Trust                  Fidelity Management Trust         
                                        Company                       45,679 

    Brown Brothers Harriman and Co     Fidelity Management Trust         
                                        Company                      271,218 

    Bank of New York                   Fidelity Management Trust         
                                        Company                       32,000 

    JP Morgan Chase Bank               Fidelity Management &             
                                        Research Company             975,300 

    Mellon Bank N.A.                   FMR                             4,700 

    JP Morgan, Bournemouth             Fidelity Investment Services      
                                        Ltd                          864,853 

    Bermuda Trust Far East Hong Kong   Fidelity Investments           
                                        Management - (Hong Kong) 
                                        Ltd                           85,528      

    State Street Bank Australia (C)    Fidelity International            
                                        Limited                       24,730 

    State Street Bank & Trust Co       Fidelity International
     London                             Limited                       21,562 

    Northern Trust London              Fidelity International            
                                        Limited                       22,870 

    Northern Trust Co                  Fidelity International            
                                        Limited                       11,200 

    National Australia Bank            Fidelity International            
     Melbourne                          Limited                       15,970 

    JP Morgan, Bournemouth             Fidelity International            
                                        Limited                      104,333 

    ING Luxembourg                     Fidelity International            
                                        Limited                        5,151 

    Chase Manhattan Bank AG            Fidelity International            
     Frankfurt (S)                      Limited                       67,326 

    Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX    Fidelity International       
                                        Limited                    2,615,826 

    BNP Paribas, Paris (C)             Fidelity International            
                                        Limited                        6,600 

    Bank of New York Brussels          Fidelity International            
                                        Limited                       79,520 

    Trust & Cust Svcs Bank Ltd,        Fidelity Investments Japan      6,060 
     Tokyo

    Nomura Trust and Banking           Fidelity Investments Japan      8,400 

    Master Trust Bank of Japan         Fidelity Investments Japan     51,143