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Carnival Corporation & plc Boards Appoint Richard Glasier as Non-Executive Director

MIAMI, July 19, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc(NYSE: CCL; LSE) (NYSE: CUK) announce the appointment of Richard J. Glasier,president and CEO of Alton, Ill.-based Argosy Gaming Company, to both of itsboards. Glasier will serve in a non-executive capacity on Carnival Corporation& plc's identical 15-member boards.

As Argosy Gaming Company's President and CEO, Glasier is responsible foroverseeing all aspects of this $1 billion company, which owns and operatescasinos and entertainment centers in Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, KansasCity, Baton Rouge, La., and Sioux City, Iowa. The company currently has 7,000employees and 7,500 gaming devices at its various locations.

Prior to joining Argosy Gaming Company, Glasier spent 17 years at RoyalCaribbean Cruises Ltd., holding various senior-level financial posts,including executive vice president and chief financial officer.

He also held financial positions at Ramada Inn, Inc., and NCR Corporation,where he worked for seven and nine years, respectively.

"With his wide-ranging financial background and extensive travel industryexperience, Richard Glasier is the ideal candidate to serve on CarnivalCorporation & plc's boards of directors," said Micky Arison, CarnivalCorporation & plc chairman and CEO. "We are pleased to welcome someone of hiscaliber to our boards and look forward to his valuable insight in thecontinued operation of our company," he added.

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 77 ships totaling more than 128,000 lowerberths with eight new ships scheduled for delivery between November 2004 andDecember 2006. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates the leading tourcompanies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, Holland America Tours and PrincessTours. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, CarnivalCorporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both theS&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.

SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc

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