Buckelew To Become Carnival Corp. COO

Alan Buckelew To Become Chief Operations Officer Of Carnival Corporation & plc MIAMI, Nov. 4, 2013 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK)today announced Alan Buckelew, currently the president and CEO of PrincessCruises, is being appointed to the newly created role of chief operationsofficer of Carnival Corporation & plc effective December 1, 2013, reporting toPresident and CEO Arnold Donald. "With his successful track record in both running a brand and as a functionallead, Alan is ideally suited to take on the tasks of this new role," saidDonald. Buckelew will have oversight of all maritime and port operations around theworld and our group collaborative functions, including information technology;group strategy and global operations; ship retrofits; newbuilds; research anddevelopment; risk advisory; and quality assurance. Additionally, Buckelew willhave oversight of Carnival Asia, with responsibility for coordinating all ourbrand and related activities in that part of the world. With a career spanning more than 36 years in the cruise industry, Buckelew hasserved as chief executive officer of Princess Cruises since June 2007 and asthe line's president since February 2004. In addition he also served as chiefoperating officer for Cunard Line from 2004 to 2007. Buckelew has a breadth of experience across cruise operations, having served asexecutive vice president responsible for Princess's strategic planning,marketing and yield management services. Before that, Buckelew held variousother high-level executive positions in customer service, shared services andyield management. Alan has also served as chief information officer and chieffinancial officer of Princess. Buckelew served in the U.S. Army in 1969 and 1970 in Vietnam and was awardedthe Combat Infantryman Badge, the Air Medal, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantrywith Palm and two Bronze Stars. Born in Long Beach, Calif., Buckelew holds an MBA and bachelor's degree fromthe University of California at Los Angeles. He resides in Los Angeles withhis wife, Christine, and two daughters. Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise company in the world with aportfolio of cruise brands in North America, Australia and Asia, comprised ofCarnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDACruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&OCruises (UK). Together, these brands operate over 100 ships totaling more than 200,000 lowerberths. Carnival Corporation and plc also operates Holland America PrincessAlaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Tradedon both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc isthe only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100indices. CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT, US, Carnival Corporation & plc, Roger Frizzell, 1 305599 2600, ext. 67862, or INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT, US/UK, CarnivalCorporation & plc, Beth Roberts, 1 305 406 4832