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

Not supplied

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

Not supplied


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not supplied


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

Not supplied

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of $1.66 each

10) Date of transaction

-

11) Date listed company informed

November 30, 2006

12) Total holding following this notification

16,984,669 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)

7.979%


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, Inc., 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 01 December 2006

Schedule A                                                           
                                                                     
Nominee/Registered Name     Management Company               Shares  
                                                              Held   
                                                                     
State Street Nominees       Capital Guardian Trust Company     51,300
Limited                                                              
                                                                     
Bank of New York Nominees   Capital Guardian Trust Company     55,590
                                                                     
Northern Trust              Capital Guardian Trust Company      4,700
                                                                     
Chase Nominees Limited      Capital Guardian Trust Company    546,882
                                                                     
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.   Capital Guardian Trust Company     41,700
                                                                     
Midland Bank plc            Capital Guardian Trust Company     29,200
                                                                     
Bankers Trust               Capital Guardian Trust Company     34,300
                                                                     
Nortrust Nominees           Capital Guardian Trust Company    207,500
                                                                     
MSS Nominees Limited        Capital Guardian Trust Company      6,200
                                                                     
Mellon Bank N.A.            Capital Guardian Trust Company      6,600
                                                                     
ROY Nominees Limited        Capital Guardian Trust Company      4,300
                                                                     
HSBC                        Capital Guardian Trust Company      4,900
                                                                     
JP Morgan Chase Bank        Capital Guardian Trust Company     74,815
                                                                     
State Street Nominees       Capital International Limited       5,500
Limited                                                              
                                                                     
Bank of New York Nominees   Capital International Limited     397,485
                                                                     
Northern Trust              Capital International Limited     179,700
                                                                     
Chase Nominees Limited      Capital International Limited     364,120
                                                                     
Midland Bank plc            Capital International Limited      14,700
                                                                     
Morgan Guaranty             Capital International Limited      83,500
                                                                     
Nortrust Nominees           Capital International Limited     159,700
                                                                     
State Street Bank & Trust   Capital International Limited      10,400
Co.                                                                  
                                                                     
Citibank NA                 Capital International Limited     101,700
                                                                     
HSBC Bank plc               Capital International Limited      44,500
                                                                     
Mellon Bank NA              Capital International Limited      12,300
                                                                     
KAS UK                      Capital International Limited       9,300
                                                                     
Bank One London             Capital International Limited      13,200
                                                                     
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank     Capital International Limited      91,300
                                                                     
Nordea Bank                 Capital International Limited      19,000
                                                                     
Chase Nominees Limited      Capital International S.A.         93,900
                                                                     
Midland Bank plc            Capital International S.A.          3,400
                                                                     
Pictet & Cie, Geneva        Capital International S.A.         13,300
                                                                     
State Street Bank & Trust   Capital International S.A.          6,500
Co.                                                                  
                                                                     
Lloyds Bank                 Capital International S.A.          5,400
                                                                     
HSBC Bank plc               Capital International S.A.         37,900
                                                                     
Nortrust Nominees           Capital International Inc.         24,500
                                                                     
HSBC Bank plc               Capital International Inc.          9,500
                                                                     
State Street Nominees       Capital Research & Management   3,772,500
Limited                     Company                                  
                                                                     
Chase Nominees Limited      Capital Research & Management   10,430377
                            Company                                  
                                                                     
JPM Nominees Ltd            Capital Research & Management      13,000
                            Company