News Release

CARNIVAL PLC - VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

At 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on 22 December 2006 Carnival plc had 213,081,961 issued ordinary shares of US$1.66 each admitted to trading. Carnival plc holds nil ordinary shares in Treasury.

Although Carnival plc has 213,081,961 issued ordinary shares, the 42,329,877 ordinary shares held by Carnival Investments Limited do not carry the right to vote (in accordance with Carnival plc's Articles of Association).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Carnival plc is 170,752,084.

The above figure of 170,752,084 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, Carnival plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

22 December 2006