Longtime Carnival Executive Frank Named Costa Chairman

Longtime Carnival Executive Howard Frank Named Chairman Of Costa Crociere S.p.A MIAMI, Jan. 28, 2014 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announcedHoward Frank has been named Chairman of Costa Crociere S.p.A, the largest Italian travel group and amajor force in cruising throughout Europe, Asia and South America. In this role, Frank will support Michael Thamm, CEO of Costa Crociere S.p.A. Last November, after 25 years with Carnival Corporation which included serving as Chief Operating Officerand Vice Chairman since 1998, Frank stepped down to serve as special advisor to the CEO and to theChairman of Carnival Corporation. Frank currently serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Cruise Lines InternationalAssociation (CLIA), the world's largest cruise industry trade organization. Costa Crociere (www.costacruises.com), which operates Costa Cruises, AIDA and Iberocruceros brands, isEurope's number one cruise company and the only Italian-flagged cruise line. For 65 years, the ships ofCosta Cruises have plied the seas of the world, offering the best in Italian style, hospitality and cuisine andproviding dream holidays with the utmost in terms of fun and relaxation. Its fleet, the largest in Europe, hasa total of 14 ships in service, flying the Italian flag, and one new ship to be delivered in October 2014. Allthe ships in the Costa fleet have been assigned RINA's Green Star notation certifying that they areoperated in compliance with the highest environmental protection standards. Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise company in the world, with a portfolio of cruise brandsin North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland AmericaLine, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&OCruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK). Together, these brands operate 101 ships totaling 208,000 lower berths with eight new ships scheduled tobe delivered between May 2014 and June 2016. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland AmericaPrincess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on boththe New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to beincluded in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices. SOURCE Carnival plc CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT - US - Carnival Corporation & plc, Roger Frizzell, +1-305-599-2600, ext.67862; INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT - US/UK - Carnival Corporation & plc, Beth Roberts, +1-305-406-4832