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Cahill Promoted To Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer At Carnival Corp. & plc

MIAMI, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gerry Cahill has been namedexecutive vice president and chief financial officer at Miami-based CarnivalCorporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; LSE)(NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruiseoperator.

In this capacity, Cahill oversees all of the finance, accounting,treasury, insurance, casino, and investor relations functions for CarnivalCorporation & plc, which operates 12 worldwide cruise brands. Cahill willcontinue to report directly to Carnival Corporation & plc's Chairman and CEOMicky Arison and Vice Chairman Howard Frank.

"We are very pleased to appoint Gerry to this newly created position.With the completion of the DLC combination with P&O Princess Cruises earlierthis year, Gerry's responsibilities have expanded significantly and this newposition more accurately reflects his critical role within CarnivalCorporation & plc," Frank said.

Cahill joined Carnival in 1994 as vice president - finance and was namedsenior vice president - finance and chief financial officer in January 1998.Prior to joining Carnival, Cahill spent six years with Safecard Services,Inc., a NYSE-listed company, where he served first as chief financial officerand then as chief operating officer. From 1979 to 1988, Cahill held financialposts at Resorts International, Inc. He also spent six years at PriceWaterhouse.

Cahill, a resident of Southwest Ranches, Fla., graduated from theUniversity of Miami, earning his B.B.A. degree in 1973.

Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in theworld, with a portfolio of 12 cruise brands in North America, Europe andAustralia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, PrincessCruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AIDA, Costa Cruises, CunardLine, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises Australia.

Together, these brands operate 71 ships totaling more than 113,000 lowerberths with 12 new ships scheduled for delivery between now and mid-2006.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 isthe only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE100 indices.

SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc
CONTACT: Media, Tim Gallagher, +1-305-599-2600, ext. 16000, orInvestors, Beth Roberts, +1-305-406-4832, both of Carnival Corporation & plcWeb site: #

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