Holding(s) in Company

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                  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 
     
    -- 
 
    6)   Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed 
company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 
 
    -- 
 
    7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 
 
    988,675 
 
    8)   Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed 
company should not be taken into   account when calculating percentage) 
 
    0.46% 
 
    9)   Class of security 
 
    Ordinary shares of $1.66 each 
 
    10)  Date of transaction 
 
    -- 
 
    11)  Date listed company informed 
 
    23 February 2006 
 
    12)  Total holding following this notification 
 
    8,297,674 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) 
 
    3.90% 
 
    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 
 
    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    23 February 2006 


 
 
    Schedule A 
 
          Nominee/Registered Name           Management Company       Shares   
                                                                      Held    
    State Street Bank & Trust Co       Fidelity Pension Management   121,880  
    London                                                                
    Societe Generale                   Fidelity Pension Management     2,042  
    Northern Trust London              Fidelity Pension Management   429,734  
    Midland Securities Services        Fidelity Pension Management    30,000  
    Mellon Bank                        Fidelity Pension Management   151,849  
    JP Morgan, Bournemouth             Fidelity Pension Management   850,300  
    HSBC Bank plc                      Fidelity Pension Management    12,000  
    Clydesdale Bank plc                Fidelity Pension Management    24,270  
    Bankers Trust London               Fidelity Pension Management    67,507  
    Bank of New York Brussels          Fidelity Pension Management   257,722  
    State Street Bank & Trust Co       Fidelity Management Trust     249,680  
                                       Company                            
    Royal Trust - Toronto              Fidelity Management Trust       1,699  
                                       Company                            
    Northern Trust Co                  Fidelity Management Trust      64,154  
                                       Company                            
    Mellon Bank N.A.                   Fidelity Management Trust     172,534  
                                       Company                            
    JP Morgan Chase Bank               Fidelity Management Trust      30,115  
                                       Company                            
    CIBC Mellon Trust                  Fidelity Management Trust      13,039  
                                       Company                            
    Brown Brothers Harriman and Co     Fidelity Management Trust      76,618  
                                       Company                            
    Bank of New York                   Fidelity Management Trust      10,500  
                                       Company                            
    JP Morgan Chase Bank               Fidelity Management &         975,300  
                                       Research Company                   
    Mellon Bank N.A.                   FMR                             1,400  
    JP Morgan, Bournemouth             Fidelity Investment Services  509,673  
                                       Ltd                                
    Bermuda Trust Far East Hong Kong   Fidelity Investments           85,262  
                                       Management - (Hong Kong) Ltd       
    State Street Bank Australia (C)    Fidelity International          7,030  
                                       Limited                            
    State Street Bank & Trust Co       Fidelity International          6,162  
    London                             Limited                            
    Northern Trust London              Fidelity International         16,170  
                                       Limited                            
    Northern Trust Co                  Fidelity International          3,200  
                                       Limited                            
    National Australia Bank Melbourne  Fidelity International          4,570  
                                       Limited                            
    JP Morgan, Bournemouth             Fidelity International        677,538  
                                       Limited                            
    ING Luxembourg                     Fidelity International          1,451  
                                       Limited                            
    Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt  Fidelity International         19,226  
    (S)                                Limited                            
    Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX    Fidelity International       3,130,22  
                                       Limited                             6  
    BNP Paribas, Paris (C)             Fidelity International          8,100  
                                       Limited                            
    Bank of New York Brussels          Fidelity International         86,320  
                                       Limited                            
    Trust & Cust Svcs Bank Ltd, Tokyo  Fidelity Investments Japan      1,560  
    Nomura Trust and Banking           Fidelity Investments Japan      2,400  
    Master Trust Bank of Japan         Fidelity Investments Japan     35,843  
    Bank of New York Europe LDN        Fidelity International        160,600  
                                       Limited