NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

6,415,178

6)   Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed 
     company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 
     
3.02%  

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

20 January 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

6,415,178 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)

3.02%

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 Limited and Capital Guardian Trust 
Company.

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    23 January 2006



Schedule A

       Nominee/Registered Name       Investment Management Company      Shares  
                                                                         Held   

    State Street Nominees Limited    Capital Guardian Trust Company    370,500 

    Bank of New York Nominees        Capital Guardian Trust Company    202,300 

    Northern Trust                   Capital Guardian Trust Company     19,600 

    Chase Manhattan Bank Australia       
     Limited                         Capital Guardian Trust Company      1,500 

    Chase Nominees Limited           Capital Guardian Trust Company  1,374,258 

    BT Globenet Nominees Limited     Capital Guardian Trust Company     70,600 

    Midland Bank plc                 Capital Guardian Trust Company    289,700 

    Cede & Co                        Capital Guardian Trust Company      8,700 

    Deutsche Bank Mannheim           Capital Guardian Trust Company        300 

    Bankers Trust                    Capital Guardian Trust Company    119,400 

    Barclays Bank                    Capital Guardian Trust Company      2,700 

    Brown Bros                       Capital Guardian Trust Company      4,100 

    Nortrust Nominees                Capital Guardian Trust Company    248,400 

    Royal Bank of Scotland           Capital Guardian Trust Company      8,400 

    MSS Nominees Limited             Capital Guardian Trust Company      8,900 

    State Street Bank & Trust Co     Capital Guardian Trust Company     12,300 

    RBSTB Nominees Ltd               Capital Guardian Trust Company        600 

    Citibank NA                      Capital Guardian Trust Company      4,600 

    Deutsche Bank AG                 Capital Guardian Trust Company        700 

    HSBC Bank plc                    Capital Guardian Trust Company        100 

    Mellon Bank N.A.                 Capital Guardian Trust Company     12,600 

    ROY Nominees Limited             Capital Guardian Trust Company      3,100 

    Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited     Capital Guardian Trust Company     75,100 

    HSBC                             Capital Guardian Trust Company      3,700 

    JP Morgan Chase Bank             Capital Guardian Trust Company     78,300 

    State Street Nominees Limited    Capital International Limited       2,600 

    Bank of New York Nominees        Capital International Limited     156,000 

    Northern Trust                   Capital International Limited      33,200 

    Chase Nominees Limited           Capital International Limited      69,400 

    Citibank London                  Capital International Limited       6,100 

    Morgan Guaranty                  Capital International Limited      23,500 

    Nortrust Nominees                Capital International Limited      25,000 

    Deutsche Bank AG                 Capital International Limited      71,320 

    KAS UK                           Capital International Limited       2,900 

    Bank of New York Nominees        Capital International S.A.          1,700 

    Chase Nominees Limited           Capital International S.A.         21,900 

    Midland Bank plc                 Capital International S.A.            800 

    HSBC Bank plc                    Capital International S.A.         11,000 

    Nortrust Nominees                Capital International Inc.          7,400 

    HSBC Bank plc                    Capital International Inc.          3,900 

    Chase Nominees Limited           Capital Research and             
                                      Management Company             3,050,000 

    JPM Nominees Ltd                 Capital Research and              
                                      Management Company                 8,000