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

2,254,000

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

1.06%


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

30 January 2006

12) Total holding following this notification

8,669,178 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)

4.08%


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 30 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    202,400
                                                                               
Northern Trust                        Capital Guardian Trust Company     19,600
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank Australia        Capital Guardian Trust Company      1,500
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Limited                Capital Guardian Trust Company  1,374,158
                                                                               
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     12,700
                                                                               
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     157,700
                                                                               
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      59,920
                                                                               
KAS UK                                Capital International Limited       2,900
                                                                               
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
                                                                               
State Street Nominees Limited         Capital Research and              515,000
                                      Management Company                       
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Limited                Capital Research and            4,800,000
                                      Management Company                       
                                                                               
JPM Nominees Ltd                      Capital Research and                8,000
                                      Management Company