19th Jan 2005 17:00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC DECLARES DIVIDEND MIAMI (January 19, 2005) - Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK) announced today that its Boards of Directors declared a quarterly dividendof $0.15 per share. The dividend is payable on March 11, 2005, to shareholdersof record on February 18, 2005.Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ADSs will receivethe dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The dividend for Carnival plc ordinaryshares will be payable in U.S. dollars or sterling. In the absence ofinstructions or elections to the contrary, holders of Carnival plc ordinaryshares will automatically receive the dividend in sterling. Dividends payablein sterling will be converted from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate quoted bythe Bank of England in London at 11 a.m. on March 1, 2005. Holders of Carnivalplc ordinary shares wishing to receive their dividend in U.S. dollars orparticipate in the Carnival plc Dividend Reinvestment Plan must elect to do soby February 18, 2005.Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the world,with a portfolio of 12 cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia,comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, CunardLine, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises Australia.Together, these brands operate 77 ships totaling more than 132,000 lower berthswith 13 new ships scheduled for delivery between April 2005 and April 2009.Carnival Corporation & plc also operates the leading tour companies in Alaskaand the Canadian Yukon, Holland America Tours and Princess Tours. Traded onboth the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is theonly group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100indices.Additional information can be obtained via Carnival Corporation & plc's Websites at www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com. ### MEDIA CONTACTS:USCarnival Corporation & plcTim Gallagher305 599 2600, ext. 16000UKBrunswick GroupSophie Fitton44 (0) 20 7404 5959INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS:US/UKCarnival Corporation & plcBeth Roberts305 406 4832ENDRelated Shares:
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