Carnival Corp & plc Reports Financial Impact In 2013

CARNIVAL PLC - Carnival Corp & plc Reports Financial Impact In 2013

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London, February 13

Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Financial Impact Of Voyage Disruptions In

MIAMI, Feb. 13, 2013 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK)estimates that the total impact from voyage disruptions and related repaircosts will result in an $0.08 to $0.10 earnings per share reduction in thecompany's 2013 first half.

Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise company in the world, with aportfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia,comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises(Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK).

Together, these brands operate 100 ships totaling 203,000 lower berths withnine new ships scheduled to be delivered between March 2013 and March 2016.Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours,the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both theNew York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the onlygroup in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.

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