AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 12, 1995
    
 
                                                       REGISTRATION NO. 33-58151
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                                AMENDMENT NO. 2
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                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                              CARNIVAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
                                                 
                REPUBLIC OF PANAMA                                      59-1562976
         (State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)
3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA 33178-2428 (305) 599-2600 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ------------------- ALAN R. TWAITS, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL CARNIVAL CORPORATION 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA 33178-2428 (305) 599-2600 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ------------------- COPIES TO: JAMES M. DUBIN, ESQ. ROBERT S. RISOLEO, ESQ. PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON SULLIVAN & CROMWELL 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 125 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6064 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 (212) 373-3000 (212) 558-4000
------------------- APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement. If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. / / If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. / / ------------------- CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE [CAPTION] TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES TO BE AMOUNT TO BE PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REGISTERED REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE PER UNIT(2) AGGREGATE OFFERING PRICE(2) REGISTRATION FEE(3) Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value.......... 15,870,000(1) $ 23.125 $ 366,993,750 $ 126,550
(1) Includes 2,070,000 shares of Class A Common Stock which may be purchased by the U.S. and International Underwriters to cover over-allotments, if any. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c), based on the average high ($23.25) and low ($23) sales prices of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on March 17, 1995. (3) Previously paid. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATORY NOTE The prospectus relating to the Class A Common Stock being registered hereby to be used in connection with a United States offering (the "U.S. Prospectus") is set forth following this page. The prospectus to be used in a concurrent international offering (the "International Prospectus") will consist of alternate pages set forth following the U.S. Prospectus and the balance of the pages included in the U.S. Prospectus for which no alternate is provided. The U.S. Prospectus and the International Prospectus are identical except that they contain different front cover and back cover pages and different descriptions of certain tax consequences to shareholders and the plan of distribution (contained under the captions "Taxation" and "Underwriting" in both the U.S. Prospectus and the International Prospectus). SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 12, 1995 13,800,000 SHARES [LOGO] CARNIVAL CORPORATION CLASS A COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE) ------------------- Of the 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock offered, 11,040,000 shares are being offered hereby in the United States and 2,760,000 shares are being offered in a concurrent international offering outside the United States. The initial public offering price and the aggregate underwriting discount per share will be identical for both offerings. See "Underwriting". All of the 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock offered are being sold by certain shareholders of the Company. See "Selling Shareholders". The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders. The Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CCL". The last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 11, 1995 was $23.50 per share. See "Price Range of Class A Common Stock and Dividends". ------------------- THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. -------------------
INITIAL PUBLIC UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO SELLING OFFERING PRICE DISCOUNT(1) SHAREHOLDERS(2) -------------- ------------ ------------------- Per Share.......................................... $ $ $ Total(3)........................................... $ $ $
- ------------ (1) The Company and the Selling Shareholders have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. (2) Before deducting estimated expenses of $ payable by the Company and $ payable by the Selling Shareholders. (3) The Company has granted the U.S. Underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional 1,656,000 shares at the initial public offering price per share, less the underwriting discount, solely to cover over-allotments. Additionally, an over-allotment option on 414,000 shares has been granted by the Company as part of the International Offering. If such options are exercised in full, the total initial public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds to Company will be $ , $ and $ , respectively. See "Underwriting". ---------------------- The shares offered hereby are offered severally by the U.S. Underwriters, as specified herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them and subject to their right to reject any order in whole or in part. It is expected that certificates for the shares will be ready for delivery in New York, New York, on or about , 1995. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. MERRILL LYNCH & CO. ------------------- The date of this Prospectus is , 1995. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME. ------------------- AVAILABLE INFORMATION Carnival Corporation (the "Company") is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy materials and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy materials and other information concerning the Company and the Registration Statement (as defined below) can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 or at its Regional Offices located at Suite 1400, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and 7 World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies can be obtained by mail from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. In addition, reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, on which the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), and 4 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due July 1, 1997 (the "Convertible Notes") are listed. The Company has filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (herein, together with all amendments and exhibits, referred to as the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock offered hereby (the "Shares"). This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference is hereby made to the Registration Statement including the exhibits filed as a part thereof and otherwise incorporated therein. Statements made in this Prospectus as to the contents of any documents referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to such exhibit for a more complete description and each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1994 filed with the Commission (File No. 1-9610) pursuant to the Exchange Act, as amended by a Form 10-K/A #1 dated March 21, 1995, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 1995, the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 12, 1995 and the description of the Company's Class A Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated October 31, 1991 filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(d) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, are incorporated herein by reference. All other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the Shares made hereby shall be deemed incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference, or contained in this Prospectus, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus. The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom this Prospectus has been delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy (without exhibits other than exhibits specifically incorporated by reference) of any or all documents incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. Requests for such copies should be directed to Investor Relations, Carnival Corporation, 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33178-2428; telephone number (305) 599-2600. 2 PROSPECTUS SUMMARY The following is a summary of certain information contained in this Prospectus. This summary is not intended to be complete and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information and financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus or incorporated herein by reference. Unless indicated otherwise, the information contained in this Prospectus assumes the Underwriters' over-allotment options are not exercised. For all periods, the information contained in this Prospectus reflects a two for one stock split of the Company's Common Stock that was effective on November 30, 1994. Investors should carefully consider the information set forth in "Certain Considerations" before making any decision to invest in the Class A Common Stock. THE COMPANY Carnival Corporation is the world's largest multiple-night cruise line based on the number of passengers carried and revenues generated. The Company offers a broad range of cruise products, serving the contemporary cruise market through Carnival Cruise Lines and the Company's European joint venture, Epirotiki Lines, the premium market through Holland America Line and the luxury market through Windstar Cruises and the Company's joint venture, Seabourn Cruise Line. In total, the Company owns and operates 19 cruise ships with an aggregate capacity of 23,995 passengers based on two passengers per cabin. Through its joint ventures, the Company has an interest in the operation of an additional 10 cruise ships with an aggregate capacity of 5,608 passengers. The nine Carnival Cruise Lines ships have an aggregate capacity of 14,756 passengers with itineraries in the Caribbean and Mexican Riviera. The seven Holland America Line ships have an aggregate capacity of 8,795 passengers, with itineraries in the Caribbean and Alaska and through the Panama Canal, as well as other worldwide itineraries. The three Windstar ships have an aggregate capacity of 444 passengers with itineraries in the Caribbean, the South Pacific, the Mediterranean and the Far East. The two Seabourn ships have an aggregate capacity of 408 passengers with itineraries in the Caribbean, the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the Far East. The eight Epirotiki ships have an aggregate capacity of approximately 5,200 passengers with itineraries in the Mediterranean. The Company has signed agreements with a Finnish shipyard providing for the construction of four additional SuperLiners, each with a capacity of 2,040 passengers, for Carnival Cruise Lines with delivery expected in June 1995, March 1996, February 1998 and November 1998. The Company also has agreements with an Italian shipyard for the construction of two cruise ships, each with a capacity of 2,640 passengers, for Carnival Cruise Lines with delivery expected in September 1996 and December 1998 and for the construction of one cruise ship with a capacity of 1,266 passengers and one cruise ship with a capacity of 1,320 passengers for Holland America Line, with delivery expected in June 1996 and September 1997, respectively. The Company also operates a tour business, through Holland America Line-Westours Inc. ("Holland America Westours"), which markets sightseeing tours both separately and as a part of Holland America Line cruise/tour packages. Holland America Westours operates 16 hotels in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, four luxury day-boats offering tours to the glaciers of Alaska and the Yukon River, over 290 motor coaches used for sightseeing and charters in the states of Washington and Alaska and in the Canadian Rockies and ten private domed rail cars which are run on the Alaskan railroad between Anchorage and Fairbanks. 3 THE OFFERINGS
Class A Common Stock offered by the Selling Shareholders(1): U.S. Offering................................ 11,040,000 shares International Offering....................... 2,760,000 shares Total........................................ 13,800,000 shares Class A Common Stock to be outstanding after the offerings (2)............................ 227,657,502 shares of Class A Common Stock. In addition, 54,957,142 shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class B Common Stock"), are outstanding. NYSE Symbol.................................. CCL Use of Proceeds.............................. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders (as defined below). The Selling Shareholders are selling the Shares for certain estate planning and other related purposes. If the over-allotment options are exercised in full, the Company will use the net proceeds (estimated to be $ ) to repay indebtedness under its revolving credit facility. See "Use of Proceeds". Selling Shareholders......................... The selling shareholders are four foreign trusts established for the benefit of Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Marilyn Arison and others (collectively, the "Selling Shareholders").
- ------------ (1) The Company has granted the U.S. and International Underwriters over-allotment options to purchase an additional 2,070,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. (2) Based upon 227,657,502 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of February 28, 1995. Excludes approximately 1,134,000 shares of Class A Common Stock subject to outstanding options granted under the Company's stock option plans and approximately 6,619,000 shares that are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. 4 SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 1994 1994 1993 1992(1) 1991 1990 -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- OPERATIONS DATA: Revenues.................. $419,820 $385,256 $1,806,016 $1,556,919 $1,473,614 $1,404,704 $1,253,756 Operating income.......... 76,912 72,013 443,674 347,666 324,896 315,905 291,313 Income from continuing operations................ 67,552 65,051 381,765 318,170 281,773 253,824 234,431 Discontinued operations(2)............. -- -- -- -- -- (168,836) (28,229) Net income................ 67,552 65,051 381,765 318,170 276,584 84,988 206,202 Earnings per share: Continuing operations... $ .24 $ .23 $ 1.35 $ 1.13 $ 1.00 $ .93 $ .87 Net income.............. $ .24 $ .23 $ 1.35 $ 1.13 $ .98 $ .31 $ .77 Dividends declared per share..................... $ .075 $ .070 $ .285 $ .280 $ .280 $ .245 $ .240 Weighted average shares... 282,826 282,674 282,744 282,474 281,686 273,832 269,490 Passenger cruise days..... 2,107 1,916 8,102 7,003 6,766 6,365 5,565 Percentage of total cruise capacity(3)............... 99.9% 100.2% 104.0% 105.3% 105.3% 105.7% 106.6%
FEBRUARY 28, 1995 -------------------- BALANCE SHEET DATA: Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments................................ $ 113,630 Total current assets................................................................ 249,821 Total assets........................................................................ 3,704,025 Customer deposits(4)................................................................ 281,702 Total current liabilities........................................................... 583,878 Long-term debt and convertible notes................................................ 1,128,365 Total shareholders' equity.......................................................... 1,977,759
- ------------ (1) In the fiscal year ended November 30, 1992, the Company took an extraordinary charge of $5.2 million in connection with the early redemption of its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2005. (2) In November 1991, the Company adopted a formal plan to dispose of Carnival's Crystal Palace Resort and Casino (the "CCP Resort"), which comprised the entire resort and casino segment of the Company's operations. At that time, the Company recorded a provision for the loss on disposal of the CCP Resort of approximately $135 million, representing a write-down of $95 million to record the property at its estimated net realizable value and a provision of $40 million for the possible funding of the CCP Resort prior to disposal. The data for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1990 has been restated to reflect the discontinuation for the CCP Resort operations for accounting purposes. (3) In accordance with cruise industry practice, total capacity is calculated based on two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or four passengers. The percentages in excess of 100% indicate that more than two passengers occupied some cabins. (4) Represents customer deposits for cruises and tours which will be recognized as revenue when earned in the future. 5 THE COMPANY Carnival Corporation is the world's largest multiple-night cruise line based on the number of passengers carried and revenues generated. The Company offers a broad range of cruise products, serving the contemporary cruise market through Carnival Cruise Lines and the Company's European joint venture, Epirotiki Lines, the premium market through Holland America Line and the luxury market through Windstar Cruises and the Company's joint venture, Seabourn Cruise Line. In total, the Company owns and operates 19 cruise ships with an aggregate capacity of 23,995 passengers based on two passengers per cabin. Through its joint ventures, the Company has an interest in the operation of an additional 10 cruise ships with an aggregate capacity of 5,608 passengers. The nine Carnival Cruise Lines ships have an aggregate capacity of 14,756 passengers with itineraries in the Caribbean and Mexican Riviera. The seven Holland America Line ships have an aggregate capacity of 8,795 passengers, with itineraries in the Caribbean and Alaska and through the Panama Canal, as well as other worldwide itineraries. The three Windstar ships have an aggregate capacity of 444 passengers with itineraries in the Caribbean, the South Pacific, the Mediterranean and the Far East. The two Seabourn ships have an aggregate capacity of 408 passengers with itineraries in the Caribbean, the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the Far East. The eight Epirotiki ships have an aggregate capacity of approximately 5,200 passengers with itineraries in the Mediterranean. The Company has signed agreements with a Finnish shipyard providing for the construction of four additional SuperLiners, each with a capacity of 2,040 passengers, for Carnival Cruise Lines with delivery expected in June 1995, March 1996, February 1998 and November 1998. The Company also has agreements with an Italian shipyard for the construction of two cruise ships, each with a capacity of 2,640 passengers, for Carnival Cruise Lines with delivery expected in September 1996 and December 1998 and for the construction of one cruise ship with a capacity of 1,266 passengers and one cruise ship with a capacity of 1,320 passengers for Holland America Line, with delivery expected in June 1996 and September 1997, respectively. The Company also operates a tour business, through Holland America Westours, which markets sightseeing tours both separately and as a part of Holland America Line cruise/tour packages. Holland America Westours operates 16 hotels in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, four luxury day-boats offering tours to the glaciers of Alaska and the Yukon River, over 290 motor coaches used for sightseeing and charters in the states of Washington and Alaska and in the Canadian Rockies and ten private domed rail cars which are run on the Alaskan railroad between Anchorage and Fairbanks. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Panama in November 1974. The Company's executive offices are located at 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33178-2428, telephone number (305) 599-2600. The Company's registered office in Panama is located at 10 Elvira Mendez Street, Interseco Building, Panama, Republic of Panama. CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS TAXATION OF THE COMPANY The Company believes that it is not subject to United States corporate tax on its income from the international operation of ships ("Shipping Income"). (Certain of the Company's United States source income, such as Holland America Line's income from bus, hotel and tour operations, is not Shipping Income, and thus is subject to United States tax.) The applicable exemption from United States corporate income tax, which is provided by Section 883 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), is available under current United States law for as long as the 6 Company and its subsidiaries that earn Shipping Income (collectively, the "Shipping Companies") meet both an "Incorporation Test" and a "CFC Test". A corporation meets the Incorporation Test if it is organized under the laws of a foreign country that grants an equivalent exemption to corporations organized in the United States (an "equivalent exemption jurisdiction"). The Company believes that all of the Shipping Companies are organized in equivalent exemption jurisdictions. A Shipping Company meets the CFC Test if it is a controlled foreign corporation ("CFC"), as defined in Section 957(a) of the Code. A foreign corporation is a CFC if stock representing more than 50% of such corporation's voting power or equity value is owned (or considered as owned) by United States persons each of whom owns (or is considered to own) stock representing 10% or more of the corporation's voting power. The Company and the Shipping Companies meet the CFC Test because stock of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of all the Company's stock is owned by the Micky Arison 1994 "B" Trust, a United States trust whose primary beneficiary is Micky Arison (the "B Trust"). If the Company and the Shipping Companies were to cease to meet the CFC test, and no other basis for exemption were available, much of their income would become subject to taxation by the United States at higher than normal corporate tax rates. CONTROL BY PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS Following the sale of the Shares, Ted Arison, the B Trust, certain members of the Arison family, trusts for the benefit of Mr. Ted Arison's children and the Arison Foundation, Inc., a private foundation established by Ted Arison (collectively, the "Principal Shareholders"), will beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately 59.8% of the outstanding capital stock and will control, in the aggregate, approximately 77.4% of the voting power of the Company. For as long as the B Trust holds a majority of the shares of the Class B Common Stock and the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock is at least 12 1/2% of the number of outstanding shares of both Class A and Class B Common Stock, the B Trust will have the power to elect at least 75% of the directors and to substantially influence the Company's affairs and policies. Micky Arison, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, has the sole right to vote and direct the sale of the Class B Common Stock held by the B Trust, subject, during Ted Arison's lifetime, to the consent of the trustee of the B Trust. The Company has agreed under certain loan agreements to ensure that Ted Arison or members of his immediate family beneficially own, directly or indirectly, a number of shares of the Company's capital stock at least sufficient to elect the majority of the directors. USE OF PROCEEDS The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders. The Selling Shareholders are selling the Shares for certain estate planning and other related purposes. Assuming that the over-allotment options are exercised in full, the net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Class A Common Stock (estimated to be $ ) will be used to repay a portion of the Company's indebtedness under the $750 million revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A. (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). As of February 28, 1995, the Company had $215 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility. The net proceeds from the indebtedness incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility during the last 12 months were used to finance the acquisition of the cruise ships Ryndam and Fascination. The Revolving Credit Facility has a term that expires on June 15, 1999 and amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at either (i) a 7 floating rate equal to LIBOR plus .20% or (ii) a negotiated interest rate (based upon either LIBOR or an absolute rate). On February 28, 1995, the weighted average interest rate for amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility was 6.22%. PRICE RANGE OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS The Company's Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CCL". There is no established public trading market for the Company's Class B Common Stock. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and low intra-day prices for the Class A Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions and dividends paid.
CLASS A COMMON STOCK PRICES ------------------ HIGH LOW DIVIDENDS ------- ------- --------- 1995: Second Quarter (through April 11, 1995)................... $24.500 $22.125 $-- First Quarter............................................. 23.750 19.125 .075 1994: Fourth Quarter............................................ 23.125 20.563 .075 Third Quarter............................................. 24.063 21.750 .070 Second Quarter............................................ 25.438 21.000 .070 First Quarter............................................. 26.125 23.000 .070 1993: Fourth Quarter............................................ 24.125 19.875 .070 Third Quarter............................................. 22.125 16.500 .070 Second Quarter............................................ 19.563 15.125 .070 First Quarter............................................. 19.688 15.688 .070
As of March 16, 1995, there were approximately 3,501 holders of record of the Company's Class A Common Stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock are held by the B Trust. The last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 11, 1995 was $23.50 per share. DIVIDEND POLICY The Company declared cash dividends of $.070 per share in each quarter of fiscal 1993, $.070 per share in each of the first three fiscal quarters of 1994, $.075 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1994 and $.075 per share in the first quarter of 1995. Payment of future quarterly dividends will depend, among other factors, upon the Company's earnings, financial condition and capital requirements and certain tax considerations of certain of the Principal Shareholders, some of whom are required to include a portion of the Company's earnings in their taxable income whether or not the earnings are distributed. The Company may also declare special dividends to all shareholders in the event that the Principal Shareholders are required to pay additional income taxes by reason of their ownership of the Common Stock, either because of an income tax audit of the Company or the Principal Shareholders or because of certain actions by the Company (such as a failure by the Company to maintain its investment in shipping assets at a certain level) that would 8 trigger adverse tax consequences to the Principal Shareholders under the special tax rules applicable to them. Any dividend declared by the Board of Directors on the Company's Common Stock will be paid concurrently at the same rate on the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock. While no tax treaty currently exists between the Republic of Panama and the United States, under current law the Company believes that distributions to its shareholders are not subject to taxation under the laws of the Republic of Panama. Dividends paid by the Company will be taxable as ordinary income for United States Federal income tax purposes to the extent of the Company's current or accumulated earnings and profits, but generally will not qualify for any dividends-received deduction. Certain loan documents entered into by certain subsidiaries of HAL Antillen N.V., a subsidiary of the Company ("HAL"), restrict the level of dividend payments by such subsidiaries to HAL. The payment and amount of any dividend is within the discretion of the Board of Directors, and it is possible that the amount of any dividend may vary from the levels discussed above. If the law regarding the taxation of the Company's income to the Principal Shareholders were to change so that the amount of tax payable by the Principal Shareholders were increased or reduced, the amount of dividends paid by the Company might be more or less than is currently contemplated. 9 CAPITALIZATION The following table sets forth the capitalization of the Company at February 28, 1995. The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes incorporated in this Prospectus by reference.
FEBRUARY 28, 1995 ----------------- (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) Current portion of long-term debt......................................... $ 87,186 ----------------- ----------------- Long-term debt and convertible notes: Mortgages and other loans payable bearing interest at rates ranging from 8% to 9.9%, secured by vessels........................................ $ 198,664 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility due 1999............................ 215,000 Other loans payable..................................................... 50,004 5.75% Notes Due March 15, 1998.......................................... 200,000 6.15% Notes Due October 1, 2003......................................... 124,941 7.70% Notes Due July 15, 2004........................................... 99,893 7.20% Debentures Due October 1, 2023.................................... 124,863 4.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due July 1, 1997................... 115,000 ----------------- Total long-term debt and convertible notes.......................... $ 1,128,365 ----------------- Shareholders' equity: Class A Common Stock ($.01 par value; one vote per share; 399,500 shares authorized; 227,658 shares issued and outstanding)........................ $ 2,277 Class B Common Stock ($.01 par value; five votes per share; 100,500 shares authorized; 54,957 shares issued and outstanding).............. 550 Paid-in capital......................................................... 546,464 Retained earnings....................................................... 1,436,945 Less--other............................................................. (8,477) ----------------- Total shareholders' equity.......................................... 1,977,759 ----------------- Total capitalization................................................ $ 3,106,124 ----------------- -----------------
10 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The selected financial data presented below for the fiscal years ended November 30, 1990 through 1994 and as of the end of each such fiscal year are derived from the financial statements of the Company and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements and the related notes incorporated in this Prospectus by reference. The selected financial data for the three-month periods ended February 28, 1995 and 1994 are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of such data. The Company's operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year. Certain amounts in prior years have been reclassified to conform with the current year's presentation.
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 1994 1994 1993 1992(1) 1991 1990 -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) OPERATIONS DATA: Revenues.............. $419,820 $385,256 $1,806,016 $1,556,919 $1,473,614 $1,404,704 $1,253,756 Costs and expenses: Operating expenses.. 247,229 230,271 1,028,475 907,925 865,587 810,317 708,308 Selling and administrative........ 64,175 56,476 223,272 207,995 194,298 193,316 181,731 Depreciation and amortization.......... 31,504 26,496 110,595 93,333 88,833 85,166 72,404 -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 342,908 313,243 1,362,342 1,209,253 1,148,718 1,088,799 962,443 -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Operating income...... 76,912 72,013 443,674 347,666 324,896 315,905 291,313 Other income (expense): Interest income..... 1,999 1,989 8,668 11,527 16,946 10,596 10,044 Interest expense, net of capitalized interest.............. (17,551) (13,137) (51,378) (34,325) (53,792) (65,428) (61,848) Other income (expense)............. 1,362 (99) (9,146) (1,201) 2,731 1,746 (532) Income tax expense.. 4,830 4,285 (10,053) (5,497) (9,008) (8,995) (4,546) -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (9,360) (6,962) (61,909) (29,496) (43,123) (62,081) (56,882) -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income from continuing operations............ 67,552 65,051 381,765 318,170 281,773 253,824 234,431 Discontinued operations: Loss from operations of hotel and casino segment(2)............ -- -- -- -- -- (33,373) (28,229) Estimated loss on disposal of hotel and casino segment(2)............ -- -- -- -- -- (135,463) -- Extraordinary item: Loss on early extinguishment of debt(1)............... -- -- -- -- (5,189) -- -- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net income............ $ 67,552 $ 65,051 $ 381,765 $ 318,170 $ 276,584 $ 84,988 $ 206,202 -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Earnings per share: Continuing operations............ $ .24 $ .23 $ 1.35 $ 1.13 $ 1.00 $ .93 $ .87 Net income.......... $ .24 $ .23 $ 1.35 $ 1.13 $ .98 $ .31 $ .77 Dividends declared per share................. $ .075 $ .070 $ .285 $ .280 $ .280 $ .245 $ .240 Weighted average shares................ 282,826 282,674 282,744 282,474 281,686 273,832 269,490 Passenger cruise days.................. 2,107 1,916 8,102 7,003 6,766 6,365 5,565 Percent of total cruise capacity (3)................... 99.9% 100.2% 104.0% 105.3% 105.3% 105.7% 106.6%
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FEBRUARY 28, NOVEMBER 30, ------------ -------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS) BALANCE SHEET DATA: Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments......... $ 113,630 $ 124,220 $ 148,920 $ 226,062 $ 278,136 $ 124,081 Total current assets........... 249,821 240,449 253,798 311,424 363,788 200,011 Total assets................... 3,704,025 3,669,823 3,218,920 2,645,607 2,650,252 2,583,424 Customer deposits(4)........... 281,702 257,505 228,153 178,945 167,723 164,184 Total current liabilities...... 583,878 564,957 549,994 474,781 551,287 543,343 Long-term debt and convertible notes.......................... 1,128,365 1,161,904 1,031,221 776,600 921,689 999,772 Total shareholders' equity..... 1,977,759 1,928,934 1,627,206 1,384,845 1,171,129 1,036,071
- ------------ (1) In the fiscal year ended November 30, 1992, the Company took an extraordinary charge of $5.2 million in connection with the early redemption of its Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2005. (2) In November 1991, the Company adopted a formal plan to dispose of Carnival's Crystal Palace Resort and Casino (the "CCP Resort"), which comprised the entire resort and casino segment of the Company's operations. At that time, the Company recorded a provision for the loss on disposal of the CCP Resort of approximately $135 million, representing a write-down of $95 million to record the property at its estimated net realizable value and a provision of $40 million for the possible funding of the CCP Resort prior to disposal. The data for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1990 has been restated to reflect the discontinuation for the CCP Resort operations for accounting purposes. (3) In accordance with cruise industry practice, total capacity is calculated based on two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or four passengers. The percentages in excess of 100% indicate that more than two passengers occupied some cabins. (4) Represents customer deposits for cruises and tours which will be recognized as revenue when earned in the future. 12 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The Company earns revenues primarily from (i) the sale of passenger tickets, which include accommodations, meals, airfare and substantially all shipboard activities, and (ii) the sale of goods and services on board its cruise ships, such as casino gaming, liquor sales, gift shop sales and other related services. The Company also derives revenues from the tour operations of HAL. The following table presents operations data expressed as a percentage of total revenues and selected statistical information for the periods indicated:
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ---------------------- ----------------------------------- 1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- REVENUES..................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES: Operating expenses........... 58.9 59.8 56.9 58.3 58.8 Selling and administrative... 15.3 14.7 12.4 13.4 13.2 Depreciation and amortization................... 7.5 6.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Operating income............. 18.3 18.7 24.6 22.3 22.0 Other income (expense)....... (2.2) (1.8) (3.5) (1.9) (2.9) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income from continuing operations..................... 16.1% 16.9% 21.1% 20.4% 19.1% --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATION: Passengers carried........... 343,000 315,000 1,354,000 1,154,000 1,153,000 Passenger cruise days........ 2,107,000 1,916,000 8,102,000 7,003,000 6,766,000 Occupancy percentage......... 99.9% 100.2% 104.0% 105.3% 105.3%
GENERAL The growth in the Company's revenues during the last three fiscal years has primarily been a function of the expansion of its fleet capacity. Fixed costs, including depreciation, fuel, insurance, port charges and crew costs represent more than one-third of the Company's operating expenses and do not significantly change in relation to changes in passenger loads and aggregate passenger ticket revenue. The Company's different businesses experience varying degrees of seasonality. The Company's revenue from the sale of passenger tickets for Carnival Cruise Lines ("Carnival") ships is moderately seasonal. Historically, demand for Carnival cruises has been greater during the periods from late December through April and late June through August. HAL cruise revenues are more seasonal than Carnival's cruise revenues. Demand for HAL cruises is strongest during the summer months when HAL ships operate in Alaska and Europe. Demand for HAL cruises is lower during the winter months when HAL ships sail in more competitive markets. The Company's tour revenues are extremely seasonal with a large majority of tour revenues generated during the late spring and summer months in conjunction with the Alaska cruise season. THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1995 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 1994 REVENUES The increase in total revenues of $34.6 million from the first quarter of 1994 to the first quarter of 1995 was comprised primarily of a $34.1 million, or 9.0%, increase in cruise revenues for the period. The increase in cruise revenues was primarily the result of a 10.3% increase in capacity for the period resulting from the addition of HAL's cruise ship Ryndam in October 1994 and Carnival's 13 cruise ship Fascination in July 1994. Also affecting cruise revenues were slightly lower gross passenger yields and occupancy rates. The reduced occupancy rates reflect lower occupancy levels for Holland America Line in the Caribbean partially offset by higher occupancy levels for Carnival Cruise Lines. Passenger cruise days (one passenger sailing for a period of one day is one passenger cruise day) are expected to increase during the next fiscal quarter as compared to the same period in 1994 as a result of additional capacity provided from the delivery of the Fascination in July 1994 and the Ryndam in October 1994. With the delivery of the Imagination in June 1995, the Company's capacity will also increase for the second half of 1995. COSTS AND EXPENSES Operating expenses increased $17.0 million, or 7.4%, from the first quarter of 1994 to the first quarter of 1995. Cruise operating costs increased by $16.0 million, or 7.2%, to $237.5 million in the first quarter of 1995 from $221.5 million in the first quarter of 1994, primarily due to additional costs associated with the increased capacity in the first quarter of 1995. Tour operating expenses increased $1.0 million, or 10.7%, from the first quarter of 1994 to the first quarter of 1995 primarily due to an increase in operating costs in the transportation division. Selling and administrative costs increased $7.7 million, or 13.6%, primarily due to a 23% increase in advertising expenses during the first quarter of 1995 as compared with the same quarter of 1994. Depreciation and amortization increased by $5.0 million, or 18.9%, to $31.5 million in the first quarter of 1995 from $26.5 million in the first quarter of 1994 primarily due to the addition of the Ryndam and the Fascination. OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Total other expense (net of other income) of $9.4 million increased in the first quarter of 1995 from $7.0 million in the first quarter of 1994. Interest income remained essentially unchanged. Interest expense increased to $21.4 million in the first quarter of 1995 from $17.4 million in the first quarter of 1994 as a result of increased debt levels and higher interest rates on floating rate debt. The higher debt levels were the result of expenditures made in connection with the ongoing construction of cruise ships. Capitalized interest decreased to $3.8 million in the first quarter of 1995 from $4.3 million in the first quarter of 1994 due to lower levels of investments in vessels under construction. Other income increased to $1.4 million in the first quarter of 1995 as a result of a gain received from an investment. FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1994 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1993 REVENUES The increase in total revenues of $249.1 million from 1993 to 1994 was comprised of a $241.6 million, or 17.5%, increase in cruise revenues and an increase of $7.5 million, or 4.3%, in tour revenues for the period. The increase in cruise revenues was primarily the result of a 17.2% increase in capacity for the period. This capacity increase resulted from additional capacity provided by Carnival's SuperLiners Sensation and Fascination which entered service in November 1993 and July 1994, respectively, and Holland America Line's Maasdam and Ryndam which entered service in December 1993 and October 1994, respectively. Also affecting cruise revenues were slightly higher yields, slightly lower occupancies and lost revenues related to the grounding of the Nieuw Amsterdam which resulted in the cancellation of three one-week cruises in August 1994. See "--Other Income (Expense)" below. Average capacity is expected to increase approximately 13.0% during the next fiscal year as a result of the delivery of the Fascination in July 1994, the Ryndam in October 1994 and the 14 Imagination in June 1995, net of a reduction in capacity due to the discontinuance of the Company's FiestaMarina cruise division in September 1994. Revenues from the Company's tour operations increased to $182.9 million in 1994 from $175.4 million in 1993 primarily due to an increase in the number of tour passengers. COSTS AND EXPENSES Operating expenses increased $120.6 million, or 13.3%, from 1993 to 1994. Cruise operating costs increased by $113.4 million, or 14.5%, to $896.3 million in 1994 from $782.8 million in 1993. Cruise operating costs increased primarily due to costs associated with the increased capacity in 1994. Selling and administrative expenses increased $15.3 million, or 7.3%, from 1993 to 1994. These increases were attributable to additional advertising and other costs associated primarily with the increase in capacity. Depreciation and amortization increased by $17.3 million, or 18.5%, to $110.6 million in 1994 from $93.3 million in 1993. Depreciation and amortization increased primarily due to the additional capacity discussed above. Also, the depreciable lives of four of the Carnival ships built in the 1980s were extended from 20 or 25 years to 30 years to conform to industry standards. This resulted in a reduction of depreciation of approximately $4 million during 1994. OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Total other expense (net of other income) in 1994 of $61.9 million increased from $29.5 million in 1993. Interest income decreased to $8.7 million in 1994 from $11.5 million in 1993 due to a lower level of investments in 1994. Total interest expense increased to $73.3 million in 1994 from $58.9 million in 1993 as a result of increased debt levels. Both the lower investment levels and higher debt levels were the result of expenditures made in connection with the ongoing construction and delivery of cruise ships. Capitalized interest decreased to $21.9 million in 1994 from $24.6 million in 1993. Other expenses increased to $9.1 million in 1994 because of two events which occurred during 1994. In August 1994, HAL's Nieuw Amsterdam ran aground in Alaska which resulted in the cancellation of three one-week cruises. Costs associated with repairs to the ship, passenger handling and various other expenses amounted to $6.4 million and were included in other expenses. In September 1994, the Company discontinued its FiestaMarina division because of lower than expected passenger occupancy levels. This resulted in a charge of $3.2 million to other expense. The cruise ship operated by FiestaMarina was under charter from Epirotiki Lines, currently 49% owned by the Company, and was returned to Epirotiki. Income tax expense increased to $10.1 million in 1994 primarily as a result of taxes of approximately $3 million on a dividend paid by the tour company, a U.S. company, to its parent company, a foreign shipping company. FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1993 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1992 REVENUES The increase in total revenues of $83.3 million from 1992 to 1993 was comprised of an $88.9 million, or 6.9%, increase in cruise revenues for the period and a $5.6 million decrease in tour revenues. The increase in cruise revenues was primarily the result of a 3.5% increase in capacity for the period resulting from the addition of Holland America Line's cruise ship Statendam in late January 1993 and a 3.3% increase in passenger yields resulting from an increase in ticket pricing and passenger spending. 15 Revenues from the Company's tour operation decreased $5.6 million, or 3.1%, from $181.0 million in 1992 as compared to $175.4 million in 1993. The decrease was due to a reduction in pricing resulting from increased discounting by competitors. COSTS AND EXPENSES Operating expenses increased $42.3 million, or 4.9%, from 1992 to 1993. Cruise operating costs increased by $42.9 million, or 5.8%, to $782.8 million in 1993 from $739.9 million in 1992, primarily due to additional costs associated with the increased capacity in 1993. Selling and administrative costs increased $13.7 million, or 7.0%, primarily due to increases in advertising expenses associated with increased capacity and an increase in television advertising in 1993. Depreciation and amortization increased by $4.5 million, or 5.1%, to $93.3 million in 1993 from $88.8 million in 1992 primarily due to the addition of the Statendam. OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Other expense (net of other income) of $29.5 million decreased in 1993 from $43.1 million in 1992. Interest income decreased to $11.5 million in 1993 from $16.9 million in 1992 due to lower interest rates on short-term investments in 1993. Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, decreased to $34.3 million in 1993 from $53.8 million in 1992. Total interest expense decreased to $58.9 million in 1993 from $75.5 million in 1992 as a result of decreased debt levels and lower interest rates on floating rate debt. Capitalized interest increased to $24.6 million in 1993 from $21.7 million in 1992 due to higher investments in vessels under construction. Income tax expense decreased $3.5 million to $5.5 million in 1993 from $9.0 million in 1992 due primarily to a reduction in earnings for the tour operation. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES SOURCES AND USES OF CASH The Company's business provided $537 million of net cash from operations during the year ended November 30, 1994 (an increase of 12% over the comparable period in 1993) and $97.3 million of net cash from operations during the three months ended February 28, 1995 (a decrease of 15.5% over the comparable period in 1994). The increase in fiscal 1994 was primarily the result of higher earnings for the period. The decrease during the three months ended February 28, 1995 was primarily the result of timing differences in cash receipts and payments related to operating assets and liabilities. During the year ended November 30, 1994 and the three months ended February 28, 1995, the Company spent approximately $595 million and $54 million, respectively, on capital projects. During fiscal 1994, $549 million was spent in connection with its ongoing shipbuilding program ( the Fascination and the Ryndam were completed and delivered in 1994) and the remainder was spent on vessel refurbishments, tour assets and other equipment. During the three months ended February 28, 1995, $23 million was spent on the purchase of the Company's existing corporate headquarters facility located in Miami, Florida, $21 million was spent in connection with its ongoing shipbuilding program, and the remainder was spent on vessel refurbishments, tour assets and other equipment. During fiscal 1994, capital expenditures were funded by cash from operations, borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and the issuance by the Company of $100 million of 7.7% Notes Due July 15, 2004 (the "7.7% Notes") and $30 million of medium term notes due from 1999 to 2004. During the three months ended February 28, 1995, capital expenditures were funded by cash from operations. The Company also made scheduled principal payments during fiscal 1994 totalling approximately $90 million under various individual vessel mortgage loans. During the three months ended 16 February 28, 1995, the Company made scheduled principal payments totaling approximately $16 million under various individual vessel mortgage loans and a net repayment of $23 million on the Revolving Credit Facility. During the year ended November 30, 1994 and the three months ended February 28, 1995, the Company paid cash dividends of approximately $79 million and $21 million, respectively. FUTURE COMMITMENTS The Company is scheduled to take delivery of eight new vessels over the next five years. The Imagination is scheduled for delivery in fiscal 1995. The Company will pay approximately $385 million in fiscal 1995 related to the construction of cruise ships and $1.9 billion beyond fiscal 1995. The Company also is currently expanding its existing corporate headquarters to accommodate growth in its Carnival Cruise Lines product at an estimated cost of approximately $33 million. In addition, the Company has $1.1 billion of long-term debt of which $85 million is due in fiscal 1995. The Company also enters into forward foreign currency contracts and interest rate swap agreements to hedge the impact of foreign currency and interest rate fluctuations. FUNDING SOURCES Cash from operations is expected to be the Company's principal source of capital to fund its debt service requirements and ship construction costs. In addition, the Company may fund a portion of the construction cost of new ships from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and/or through the issuance of long-term debt in the public or private markets. One of the Company's subsidiaries also has a $25 million line of credit. At February 28, 1995, approximately $535 million was available for borrowing by the Company under the Revolving Credit Facility. To the extent that the Company should require or choose to fund future capital commitments from sources other than operating cash or from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company believes that it will be able to secure such financing from banks or through the offering of debt and/or equity securities in the public or private markets. In this regard, the Company has filed two Registration Statements on Form S-3 (the "Shelf Registration") relating to a shelf offering of up to $500 million aggregate principal amount of debt or equity securities. In July 1994, the Company issued the 7.7% Notes under the Shelf Registration. The Company has also commenced an ongoing $100 million medium term note program under the Shelf Registration pursuant to which the Company may from time to time issue notes with maturities from nine months to 50 years from the date of issue. Under the medium term note program, the Company has issued $30 million of five to ten-year notes bearing interest at rates ranging from 5.95% to 7% per annum. A balance of $370 million aggregate principal amount of debt or equity securities remains available for issuance under the Shelf Registration. BUSINESS The Company is the world's largest multiple-night cruise line based on the number of passengers carried and revenues generated. The Company offers a broad range of cruise products, serving the contemporary cruise market through Carnival Cruise Lines and the Company's European joint venture, Epirotiki Lines, the premium market through Holland America Line and the luxury market through Windstar Cruises and the Company's joint venture, Seabourn Cruise Line. In total, the Company owns and operates 19 cruise ships with an aggregate capacity of 23,995 passengers based on two passengers per cabin. Through its joint ventures, the Company has an interest in the operation of an additional 10 cruise ships with an aggregate capacity of 5,608 passengers. The Company also operates a tour business through Holland America Westours. 17 CRUISE SHIP SEGMENT INDUSTRY The passenger cruise industry has experienced substantial growth over the past 25 years. The industry has evolved from a trans-ocean carrier service into a vacation alternative to land-based resorts and sight-seeing destinations. According to Cruise Lines International Association ("CLIA"), an industry trade group, in 1970 approximately 500,000 North American passengers took cruises for three consecutive nights or more. CLIA estimates that this number reached 4.5 million passengers in 1994 and is expected to grow 4% to approximately 4.7 million passengers in 1995. Despite the growth of the cruise industry to date, the Company believes that the estimated 4.7 million passengers who will take cruises in 1995 will represent only approximately 2% of the overall North American vacation market, defined as persons who travel for leisure purposes on trips of three nights or longer involving at least one night's stay in a hotel. According to CLIA, in 1982 there were approximately 84 cruise ships serving the North American market offering voyages of three or more days, having an aggregate capacity of approximately 46,000 passengers. By the end of 1994, the market included 138 vessels with an aggregate capacity of approximately 107,000 passengers. CLIA estimates that by the end of 1995 the North American market will be served by 136 vessels having an aggregate capacity of approximately 107,000 passengers. The following table sets forth the industry and Company growth over the past five years based on passengers carried for at least three consecutive nights:
COMPANY PASSENGERS AS NORTH AMERICAN COMPANY CRUISE PERCENTAGE OF NORTH AMERICAN YEAR CRUISE PASSENGERS(1) PASSENGERS CARRIED CRUISE PASSENGERS - ------------ -------------------- ------------------ ---------------------------- (CALENDAR) (FISCAL) 1994 4,535,000(est) 1,354,000 29.9% 1993 4,480,000 1,154,000 25.8 1992 4,136,000 1,153,000 27.9 1991 3,979,000 1,100,000 27.6 1990 3,640,000 953,000 26.2
- ------------ (1) Source: CLIA. From 1990 through 1994, the Company's average compound annual growth rate in number of passengers carried was 9.2% versus the industry average of 5.7%. During this period, the Company's percentage share of passengers carried increased from 26.2% to 29.9%. The Company's passenger capacity has grown from 13,399 at November 30, 1989 to 23,995 at November 30, 1994. In early 1990, the completion of the Fantasy increased capacity by 2,044 passengers. The lengthening of the Westerdam increased capacity by another 490 passengers beginning in March 1990. In June 1991, the introduction of the Ecstasy added capacity of 2,040 passengers. The delivery of the Statendam, Sensation and Maasdam in 1993 increased capacity by 4,572 passengers, more than offsetting a capacity decrease of 906 passengers related to the sale of the Mardi Gras. During 1994, net capacity increased by 2,369 passengers due to the delivery of the Fascination and Ryndam, net of the 937 decrease in passenger capacity related to the return of the FiestaMarina to Epirotiki Lines. See "--Other Cruise Activities". CRUISE SHIPS AND ITINERARIES Under the Carnival Cruise Lines name, the Company serves the contemporary market with nine ships (collectively, the "Carnival Ships"). Eight of the Carnival Ships were designed by and built for Carnival, including seven SuperLiners which are among the largest in the cruise industry. Eight of the Carnival Ships operate in the Caribbean and one Carnival Ship calls on ports in the Mexican Riviera. Carnival Cruise Lines offers three-, four- and seven-day cruises. Through its subsidiary, HAL, the Company operates ten cruise ships offering premium or luxury specialty vacations. Seven of these ships, the Rotterdam, the Nieuw Amsterdam, the Noordam, the 18 Westerdam, the Statendam, the Maasdam and the Ryndam are operated under the Holland America Line name (the "HAL Ships"). The remaining three ships, the Wind Star, the Wind Song and the Wind Spirit, are operated under the Windstar Cruises name (the "Windstar Ships"). Six of the HAL Ships were designed by and built for HAL. The three Windstar Ships were built for Windstar Sail Cruises, Ltd. ("WSCL") between 1986 and 1988. HAL offers premium cruises of various lengths, primarily in the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Europe, the Mediterranean, Hawaii, Mexico, South Pacific, South America and the Orient. Cruise lengths for HAL vary from three to 98 days, with a large proportion being seven or ten days in length. Periodically, the HAL Ships make longer grand cruises or operate on short-term special itineraries. For example, in 1994, the Statendam made a 98-day world cruise, a 36-day Grand Mediterranean and Black Sea voyage and the Maasdam made a 62-day Grand Australian and New Zealand voyage. HAL will continue to offer these special and longer itineraries in order to increase travel opportunities for its customers and strengthen its cruise offerings in view of the fleet expansion. The three Windstar Ships currently operate in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the South Pacific. The following table presents summary information concerning the Company's ships. Areas of operation are based on current itineraries and are subject to change.
GROSS PASSENGER REGISTERED PRIMARY AREAS VESSEL REGISTRY BUILT CAPACITY(1) TONS OF OPERATION - -------------------------------------- ------------ ----- ----------- ---------- --------------- CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES: Fascination........................... Panama 1994 2,040 70,367 Caribbean Sensation............................. Panama 1993 2,040 70,367 Caribbean Ecstasy............................... Liberia 1991 2,040 70,367 Caribbean Fantasy............................... Liberia 1990 2,044 70,367 Bahamas Celebration........................... Liberia 1987 1,486 47,262 Caribbean Jubilee............................... Liberia 1986 1,486 47,262 Mexican Riviera Holiday............................... Bahamas 1985 1,452 46,052 Mexican Riviera Tropicale............................. Liberia 1982 1,022 36,674 Caribbean Festivale............................. Bahamas 1961 1,146 38,175 Caribbean ----------- Total Carnival Ships Capacity....... 14,756 ----------- HOLLAND AMERICA LINE: Ryndam................................ Bahamas 1994 1,266 55,451 Alaska, Caribbean Maasdam............................... Bahamas 1993 1,266 55,451 Europe, Caribbean Statendam............................. Bahamas 1993 1,266 55,451 Alaska, Caribbean Westerdam............................. Bahamas 1986 1,494 53,872 Canada, Caribbean Noordam............................... Netherlands 1984 1,214 33,930 Alaska, Antilles Caribbean Nieuw Amsterdam....................... Netherlands 1983 1,214 33,930 Alaska, Antilles Caribbean Rotterdam............................. Netherlands 1959 1,075 37,783 Alaska, Hawaii Antilles ----------- Total HAL Ships Capacity............ 8,795 ----------- WINDSTAR CRUISES: Wind Spirit........................... Bahamas 1988 148 5,736 Caribbean, Mediterranean Wing Song............................. Bahamas 1987 148 5,703 South Pacific Wind Star............................. Bahamas 1986 148 5,703 Caribbean, Mediterranean ----------- Total Windstar Ships Capacity....... 444 ----------- Total Capacity...................... 23,995 ----------- -----------
- ------------ (1) In accordance with industry practice passenger capacity is calculated based on two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or four passengers. 19 CRUISE SHIP CONSTRUCTIONS The Company is currently constructing six cruise ships to be operated under the Carnival name and two cruise ships to be operated under the Holland America Line name. The following table presents summary information concerning ships under construction:
EXPECTED PASSENGER APPROXIMATE VESSEL DELIVERY SHIPYARD CAPACITY(1) TONS COST - ---------------------------- -------------- ---------- ----------- ------- -------------- CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES: Imagination................. June 1995 Masa-Yards 2,040 70,367 $ 330,000 Inspiration................. March 1996 Masa-Yards 2,040 70,367 270,000 Destiny..................... September 1996 Fincantieri 2,640 101,000 400,000 To Be Named................. February 1998 Masa-Yards 2,040 70,367 300,000 To Be Named................. November 1998 Masa-Yards 2,040 70,367 300,000 To Be Named................. December 1998 Fincantieri 2,640 101,000 415,000 ----------- -------------- Total Carnival Ships...... 13,440 $2,015,000 ----------- -------------- HOLLAND AMERICA LINE: Veendam..................... June 1996 Fincantieri 1,266 55,451 225,000 To Be Named................. September 1997 Fincantieri 1,320 62,000 235,000 ----------- -------------- Total HAL Ships........... 2,586 460,000 ----------- -------------- Total..................... 16,026 $2,475,000 ----------- -------------- ----------- --------------
- ------------ (1) In accordance with industry practice passenger capacity is calculated based on two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or four passengers. OTHER CRUISE ACTIVITIES In April 1992, the Company agreed to acquire up to 50% of a joint venture company ("Seabourn") which had been set up to acquire the cruise operations of K/S Seabourn Cruise Line. The Company's investment in Seabourn is in the form of two subordinated secured ten-year loans of $15 million and $10 million, respectively. In return for providing Seabourn with sales and marketing support, the Company received a 25% equity interest. The $10 million note is convertible at any time prior to maturity into an additional 25% interest, and in certain instances will automatically convert into an additional 25% interest, in Seabourn. Seabourn operates two ultra-luxury ships, which have an aggregate capacity of 408 passengers and have itineraries in the Caribbean, the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the Far East. In September 1993, the Company acquired a 16.6% equity interest in Epirotiki Lines, a Greece based operator of eight cruise ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 5,200 passengers, in exchange for the cruise ship Mardi Gras. In March 1994 the Company acquired an additional 26.4% equity interest, bringing its total ownership interest to 43%, in exchange for the cruise ship FiestaMarina. In February 1995, the Epirotiki venture reorganized which resulted in the Company obtaining an additional 6% interest for a total ownership of 49%. The Greece-based company operates its eight cruise ships primarily on itineraries in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Seas. 20 In October 1993, Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnivale was renamed the FiestaMarina and began service with FiestaMarina Cruises, a division of Carnival catering to the Latin American and Spanish speaking U.S. markets, departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico and LaGuaira/Caracas, Venezuela for three-, four- and seven-day cruises. In September 1994, this product was discontinued as the depth of the market could not support the size of the vessel. The vessel, which was under charter, was returned to Epirotiki Lines. CRUISE TARIFFS Unless otherwise noted, brochure prices include round trip airfare from over 175 cities in the United States and Canada. If a passenger chooses not to have the Company provide air transportation, the ticket price is reduced. Brochure prices vary depending on size and location of cabin, the time of year that the voyage takes place, and when the booking is made. The cruise brochure price includes a wide variety of activities and facilities, such as a fully equipped casino, nightclubs, theatrical shows, movies, parties, a discotheque, a health club and swimming pools on each ship. The brochure price also includes numerous dining opportunities daily. Brochure pricing information below is per person based on double occupancy:
AREA OF OPERATION CRUISE LENGTH PRICE RANGE - ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------- -------------- CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES: Caribbean................................................. 3-day $ 549- 1,169 4-day 649- 1,329 7-day 1,399- 2,429 Mexico.................................................... 3-day 549- 1,169 4-day 649- 1,329 7-day 1,399- 2,429 HOLLAND AMERICA LINE (1): Alaska.................................................... 3-day $ 504- 3,094 4-day 728- 4,468 7-day 1,120- 6,875 Caribbean................................................. 7-day 1,495- 5,200 10-day 2,135- 7,240 Europe.................................................... 10- to 12-day 3,240-13,345 Panama Canal.............................................. 10- to 22-day 2,185-14,840 WINDSTAR CRUISES (1): Caribbean................................................. 7-day $2,995- 3,195 Mediterranean............................................. 7- to 16-day 3,895- 6,695 South Pacific............................................. 7-day 2,995- 3,195
- ------------ (1) Prices represent cruise only Brochure prices are regularly discounted through the Company's early booking discount program and other promotions. ON-BOARD AND OTHER REVENUES The Company derives revenues from certain on-board activities and services including casino gaming, liquor sales, gift shop sales, shore tours, photography and promotional advertising by merchants located in ports of call. The casinos, which contain slot machines and gaming tables including blackjack, craps, roulette and stud poker are open when the ships are at sea in international waters. The Company also earns revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages. Certain onboard activities are managed 21 by independent concessionaires from which the Company collects a percentage of revenues, while certain others are managed by the Company. The Company receives additional revenue from the sale to its passengers of shore excursions at each ship's ports of call. On the Carnival Ships, such shore excursions are operated by independent tour operators and include bus and taxi sight-seeing excursions, local boat and beach parties, and nightclub and casino visits. On the HAL Ships, shore excursions are operated by Holland America Westours and independent parties. In conjunction with its cruise vacations on the Carnival Ships, the Company sells pre- and post-cruise land packages. Such packages generally include one, two or three-night vacations at locations such as Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida or resorts in the South Florida and the San Juan, Puerto Rico areas. In conjunction with its cruise vacations on the HAL Ships, HAL sells pre-cruise and post-cruise land packages which are more fully described below. See "--Tour Segment". PASSENGERS The following table sets forth the aggregate number of passengers carried and percentage occupancy for the Company's ships for the periods indicated:
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, THREE MONTHS ENDED ----------------------------------- FEBRUARY 28, 1995 1994 1993 1992 ------------------ --------- --------- --------- Number of Passengers.............. 343,000 1,354,000 1,154,000 1,153,000 Occupancy Percentage(1)........... 99.9% 104.0% 105.3% 105.3%
- ------------ (1) In accordance with industry practice, total capacity is calculated based on two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or four passengers. Occupancy percentages in excess of 100% indicate that more than two passengers occupied some cabins. The following table sets forth the actual occupancy percentage for all cruises on the Company's ships for each quarter since the first quarter of fiscal 1993: OCCUPANCY QUARTER ENDING PERCENTAGE - -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- February 28, 1995............................................. 99.9% November 30, 1994............................................. 100.9 August 31, 1994............................................... 113.4 May 31, 1994.................................................. 101.2 February 28, 1994............................................. 100.2 November 30, 1993............................................. 100.9 August 31, 1993............................................... 114.3 May 31, 1993.................................................. 104.2 February 28, 1993............................................. 100.9 SALES AND MARKETING The Company's product positioning stems from its belief that the cruise market is actually comprised of three primary segments with different passenger demographics and, therefore, different passenger requirements and growth characteristics. These three segments are the contemporary, premium and luxury specialty segments. The luxury specialty segment, which is not as large as the other segments, is served by cruises with per diems of $300 or higher. The premium segment typically is served by cruises that last for seven to 14 days or more at per diem rates of 22 $250 or higher, and appeal principally to more affluent customers. Passengers that travel on cruises serving the luxury specialty and premium segments typically have previously been on a cruise ship, and marketing efforts in these segments are geared toward reaching these experienced cruise passengers. The contemporary segment, on the other hand, is served typically by cruises that are seven days or shorter in length, are priced at per diem rates of $200 or less, and feature a casual ambience. Because cruises serving the contemporary segment are more affordable, require less time and are more casual in nature, they appeal to passengers of all ages and income categories. The primary market for the contemporary segment is the first time cruise passenger (it is estimated that not more than eight percent of the North American population has ever cruised). The Company believes that the success and growth of the Carnival cruises are attributable in large part to its early recognition of this market segmentation and its efforts to reach and promote the expansion of the contemporary segment. Carnival believes that its success is due in large part to its unique product positioning within the industry. Carnival markets the Carnival Ship cruises not only as alternatives to competitors' cruises, but as vacation alternatives to land-based resorts and sight-seeing destinations. Carnival seeks to attract passengers from the broad vacation market, including those who have never been on a cruise ship before and who might not otherwise consider a cruise as a vacation alternative. Carnival's strategy has been to emphasize the cruise experience itself rather than particular destinations, as well as the advantages of a prepaid, all-inclusive vacation package. Carnival markets the Carnival Ship cruises as the "Fun Ships(R)" experience, which includes a wide variety of shipboard activities and entertainment, such as full-scale casinos and nightclubs, an atmosphere of pampered service and unlimited food. The Company markets the Carnival Ships as the "Fun Ships(R)" and uses the themes "Carnival's Got the Fun(R)" and "The Most Popular Cruise Line in the World(R)", among others. Carnival advertises nationally directly to consumers on network television and through extensive print media featuring its spokesperson, Kathie Lee Gifford. Carnival believes its advertising generates interest in cruise vacations generally and results in a higher degree of consumer awareness of the "Fun Ships(R)" concept and the "Carnival(R)" name. Substantially all of Carnival's cruise bookings are made through travel agents, which arrangement is encouraged as a matter of policy. In fiscal 1994, Carnival took reservations from about 28,000 of approximately 45,000 travel agencies in the United States and Canada. Travel agents receive a standard commission of 10% (15% in the State of Florida), plus the potential of an additional commission based on sales volume. Moreover, because cruise vacations are substantially all-inclusive, sales of Carnival cruise vacations yield a significantly higher commission to travel agents than selling air tickets and hotel rooms. During fiscal 1994, no one travel agency accounted for more than 2% of Carnival's revenues. Carnival engages in substantial promotional efforts designed to motivate and educate retail travel agents about its "Fun Ships(R)" cruise vacations. Carnival employs approximately 90 field sales representatives and 40 in-house service representatives to motivate independent travel agents and promote its cruises. Carnival believes it has the largest sales force in the industry. To facilitate access and to simplify the reservation process, Carnival employs approximately 290 reservation agents to take bookings from independent travel agents. Carnival's fully-automated reservation system allows its reservation agents to respond quickly to book cabins on its ships. Carnival has a policy of pricing comparable cabins (based on size, location and length of voyage) on its various ships at the same rate ("common rating"). Such common rate includes round-trip airfare, which means that any passenger can fly from any one of over 175 cities in the United States and Canada to ports of embarkation for the same price. By common rating, Carnival is able to offer customers a wider variety of voyages for the same price, which the Company believes improves occupancy on all its cruises. 23 Carnival's cruises generally are substantially booked several months in advance of the sailing date. This lead time allows Carnival to adjust its prices, if necessary, in relation to demand for available cabins, as indicated by the level of advance bookings. During late fiscal 1992, Carnival decided to introduce its SuperSaver fares at an earlier stage of the booking process to promote effective yield management and to encourage potential passengers to book cruise reservations earlier. Carnival's payment terms require that a passenger pay approximately 15% of the cruise price within seven days of the reservation date and the balance not later than 45 days before the sailing date for three- and four-day cruises and 60 days before the sailing date for seven-day cruises. The HAL and Windstar Ships cater to the premium and luxury specialty markets, respectively. The Company believes that the hallmarks of the HAL experience are beautiful ships and gracious attentive service. HAL communicates this difference as "A Tradition of Excellence(R)", a reference to its long standing reputation as a first class and grand cruise line. Substantially all of HAL's bookings are made through travel agents, which arrangement HAL encourages as a matter of policy. In fiscal 1994, HAL took reservations from about 20,000 of approximately 45,000 travel agencies in the U.S. and Canada. Travel agents receive a standard commission of between 10% and 15%, depending on the specific cruise product sold, with the potential for override commissions based upon sales volume. During 1994, no one travel agency accounted for more than 1% of HAL's total revenue. HAL has focused much of its recent sales effort at creating an excellent relationship with the travel agency community. This is related to the HAL marketing philosophy that travel agents have a large impact on the consumer cruise selection process, and will recommend HAL more often because of its excellent reputation for service to both consumers and independent travel agents. HAL solicits continuous feedback from consumers and the independent travel agents making bookings with HAL to insure they are receiving excellent service. HAL's marketing communication strategy is primarily composed of newspaper and magazine advertising, large scale brochure distribution and direct mail solicitations to past passengers (referred to as "alumni") and cable television. HAL engages in substantial promotional efforts designed to motivate and educate retail travel agents about its products. HAL employs approximately 50 field sales representatives and 30 in-house sales representatives to support the field sales force. Carnival's approximate 90 field sales representatives also promote HAL products. To facilitate access to HAL and to simplify the reservation process for the HAL ships, HAL employs approximately 220 reservation agents to take bookings from travel agents. HAL's cruises generally are booked several months in advance of the sailing date. The Company solicits current and former passengers of the Carnival Ships to take future cruises on the HAL and Windstar Ships. Windstar Cruises has its own marketing and reservations staff. Field sales representatives for both HAL and Carnival act as field sales representatives for Windstar. Marketing efforts are primarily devoted to (a) travel agent support and awareness, (b) direct mail solicitation of past passengers, and (c) distribution of brochures. The marketing features the distinctive nature of the graceful, modern sail ships and the distinctive "casually elegant" experience on "intimate itineraries" (apart from the normal cruise experience). Windstar's cruise market positioning is embodied in the phrase "180 deg. from ordinary". SEASONALITY The Company's revenue from the sale of passenger tickets for the Carnival Ships is moderately seasonal. Historically, demand for Carnival cruises has been greater during the periods from late December through April and late June through August. Demand traditionally is lower during the period from September through mid-December and during May. To allow for full availability during peak periods, drydocking maintenance is usually performed in September, October and early 24 December. HAL cruise revenues are more seasonal than Carnival's cruise revenues. Demand for HAL cruises is strongest during the summer months when HAL ships operate in Alaska and Europe. Demand for HAL cruises is lower during the winter months when HAL ships sail in more competitive markets. COMPETITION Cruise lines compete for consumer disposable leisure time dollars with other vacation alternatives such as land-based resort hotels and sight-seeing destinations, and public demand for such activities is influenced by general economic conditions. The Carnival Ships compete with cruise ships operated by seven different cruise lines which operate year round from Florida and California with similar itineraries and with seven other cruise lines operating seasonally from other Florida and California ports, including cruise ships operated by HAL. Competition for cruise passengers in South Florida is substantial. Ships operated by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Norwegian Cruise Lines sail regularly from Miami on itineraries similar to those of the Carnival Ships. Carnival competes year round with ships operated by Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Princess Cruises embarking from Los Angeles to the west coast of Mexico. Cruise lines such as Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard and Princess Cruise Lines offer voyages competing with Carnival from San Juan to the Caribbean. In the Alaska market, HAL competes directly with cruise ships operated by seven different cruise lines with the largest competitors being Princess Cruise Lines and Regency Cruises, Inc. Over the past several years, there has been a steady increase in the available capacity among all cruise lines in the Alaska market. The Alaska market is divided into two areas: southeast Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska. In the southeast Alaska market, HAL's primary competitor is Princess Cruise Lines. In the Gulf of Alaska market, HAL's primary competitors are Princess Cruise Lines and Regency Cruises, Inc. In the Caribbean market, HAL competes with cruise ships operated by 14 different cruise lines, its primary competitors being Princess Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Norwegian Cruise Lines, as well as the Carnival Ships. In 1989, the Company began introducing a number of new itineraries which reduces the extent to which HAL competes directly with the Carnival Ships. GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION The Ecstasy, Fantasy, Jubilee, Celebration and Tropicale are Liberian flagged ships, the Sensation and Fascination are Panamanian flagged ships, and the balance of the Carnival Ships are registered in the Bahamas. The Ryndam, Maasdam, Statendam and Westerdam are registered in the Bahamas, while the balance of the HAL Ships are flagged in the Netherlands Antilles. The Windstar Ships are registered in the Bahamas. The ships are subject to inspection by the United States Coast Guard for compliance with the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and by the United States Public Health Service for sanitary standards. The Company is also regulated by the Federal Maritime Commission, which, among other things, certifies ships on the basis of the ability of the Company to meet obligations to passengers for refunds in case of non-performance. The Company believes it is in compliance with all material regulations applicable to its ships and has all licenses necessary to the conduct of its business. In connection with a significant portion of its Alaska cruise operations, HAL relies on a concession permit from the National Park Service to operate its cruise ships in Glacier Bay National Park, which is periodically renewed. There can be no assurance that the permits will continue to be renewed or that regulations relating to the renewal of such permits, including preference rights, will remain unchanged in the future. The International Maritime Organization has adopted safety standards as part of the "Safety of Life at Sea" ("SOLAS") Convention, applicable generally to all passenger ships carrying 36 or 25 more passengers. Generally, SOLAS imposes enhanced vessel structural requirements designed to improve passenger safety. The SOLAS requirements are phased in through the year 2010. However, certain stringent SOLAS fire safety requirements must be implemented by 1997. Only two of the Company's vessels, Carnival's Festivale, and HAL's Rotterdam are expected to be affected by the SOLAS 1997 requirements which will not result in material costs to the Company. From time to time various other regulatory and legislative changes have been or may in the future be proposed that could have an effect on the cruise industry in general. TOUR SEGMENT In addition to its cruise business, HAL markets sight-seeing tours separately and as a part of cruise/tour packages under the Holland America Westours name. Tour operations are based in Alaska, Washington State and western Canada. Since a substantial portion of Holland America Westours' business is derived from the sale of tour packages in Alaska during the summer tour season, tour operations are highly seasonal. HOLLAND AMERICA WESTOURS Holland America Westours is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HAL. The group of subsidiaries which together comprise the tour operations perform three independent yet interrelated functions. During 1994, as part of an integrated travel program to destinations in Alaska and the Canadian Rockies, the tour service group offered 62 different tour programs varying in length from six to 23 days. The transportation group and hotel group support the tour service group by supplying facilities needed to conduct tours. Facilities include dayboats, motor coaches, rail cars and hotels. Four luxury dayboats perform an important role in the integrated Alaska travel program offering tours to the glaciers and fjords of Alaska and the Yukon River. The Fairweather cruises the Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska and the Glacier Queen II cruises to the Columbia Glacier near Valdez, Alaska. The third dayboat, the Yukon Queen, cruises the Yukon River between Dawson City, Yukon Territory and Eagle, Alaska. A fourth dayboat, the Ptarmigan, operates on Portage Lake in Alaska. The four dayboats have a combined capacity of 696 passengers. A fleet of over 290 motor coaches using the trade name Gray Line operate in Alaska, Washington and western Canada. These motor coaches are used for extended trips, city sight-seeing tours and charter hire. HAL conducts its tours both as part of a cruise/tour package and as individual sight-seeing products sold under the Gray Line name. In addition, HAL operates express Gray Line motor coach service between downtown Seattle and the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ten private domed rail cars, which are called "McKinley Explorers", run on the Alaska railroad between Anchorage and Fairbanks, stopping at Denali National Park. In connection with its tour operations, HAL owns or leases motor coach maintenance shops in Seattle, and at Juneau, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Skagway and Ketchikan in Alaska. HAL also owns or leases service offices at Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway in Alaska, at Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, in Seattle and at Vancouver in British Columbia. Certain real property facilities on federal land are used in HAL's tour operations pursuant to permits from the applicable federal agencies. WESTMARK HOTELS HAL owns and/or operates 16 hotels in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon under the name Westmark Hotels. Four of the hotels are located in Canada's Yukon Territory and offer a combined total of 585 rooms. The remaining 12 hotels, all located throughout Alaska, provide a total of 1,650 rooms, bringing the total number of hotel rooms to 2,235. 26 The hotels play an important role in HAL's tour program during the summer months when they provide accommodations to the tour passengers. The hotels located in the larger metropolitan areas remain open during the entire year, acting during the winter season as centers for local community activities while continuing to accommodate the travelling public. HAL hotels include dining, lounge and conference or meeting room facilities. Certain hotels have gift shops and other tourist services on the premises. The hotels are summarized in the following table:
OPEN DURING HOTEL NAME LOCATION ROOMS 1994 SEASON - ------------------------------------------------------ ------------ ----- ----------- ALASKA HOTELS: Westmark Anchorage.................................. Anchorage 198 year-round Westmark Inn........................................ Anchorage 90 seasonal Westmark Inn........................................ Fairbanks 173 seasonal Westmark Fairbanks.................................. Fairbanks 238 year-round Westmark Juneau..................................... Juneau 105 year-round The Baranof......................................... Juneau 194 year-round Westmark Cape Fox................................... Ketchikan 72 year-round Westmark Kodiak..................................... Kodiak 81 year-round Westmark Shee Atika................................. Sitka 101 year-round Westmark Inn Skagway................................ Skagway 209 seasonal Westmark Tok........................................ Tok 92 seasonal Westmark Valdez..................................... Valdez 97 year-round CANADIAN HOTELS (YUKON TERRITORY): Westmark Inn........................................ Beaver Creek 174 seasonal Westmark Klondike Inn............................... Whitehorse 99 seasonal Westmark Whitehorse................................. Whitehorse 181 year-round Westmark Inn........................................ Dawson 131 seasonal
Thirteen of the hotels are owned by a HAL subsidiary. The remaining three hotels, Westmark Anchorage, Westmark Cape Fox and Westmark Shee Atika are operated under arrangements involving third parties such as management agreements and leases. For the hotels that operate year-round, the occupancy percentage for 1994 was 61.1%, and for the hotels that operate only during the summer months, the occupancy percentage for 1994 was 76.9%. SEASONALITY The Company's tour revenues are extremely seasonal with a large majority generated during the late spring and summer months in connection with the Alaska cruise season. Holland America Westours' tours are conducted in Washington, Alaska and the Canadian Rockies. The Alaska and Canadian Rockies tours coincide to a great extent with the Alaska cruise season, May through September. Washington tours are conducted year-round although demand is greatest during the summer months. During periods in which tour demand is low, HAL seeks to maximize its motor coach charter activity such as operating charter tours to ski resorts in Washington and Canada. SALES AND MARKETING HAL tours are marketed both separately and as part of cruise-tour packages. Although most HAL cruise-tours include a HAL cruise as the cruise segment, other cruise lines also market HAL 27 tours as a part of their cruise tour packages and sight-seeing excursions. Tours sold separately are marketed through independent travel agents and also directly by HAL, utilizing sales desks in major hotels. General marketing for the hotels is done through various media in Alaska, Canada and the continental United States. Travel agents, particularly in Alaska, are solicited, and displays are used in airports in Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon and various Alaskan cities. Rates at Westmark Hotels are on the upper end of the scale for hotels in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. CONCESSIONS Certain tours in Alaska are conducted on federal property requiring concession permits from the applicable federal agencies such as the National Park Service or the United States Forest Service. COMPETITION Holland America Westours competes with independent tour operators and motor coach charter operators in Washington, Alaska and the Canadian Rockies. The primary competitors in Alaska are Princess Tours (which owns approximately 120 motor coaches and three hotels) and Alaska Sightseeing/Trav-Alaska (which owns approximately 40 motor coaches). The primary competitor in Washington is Gazelle (with approximately 15 motor coaches). The primary competitors in the Canadian Rockies are Tauck Tours, Princess Tours and Brewster Transportation. Westmark Hotels compete with various hotels throughout Alaska, including the Super 8 national motel chain, many of which charge prices below those charged by HAL. Dining facilities in the hotels also compete with the many restaurants in the same geographic areas. GOVERNMENT REGULATION HAL's motor coach operations are subject to regulation both at the federal and state levels, including primarily the Interstate Commerce Commission, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, the British Columbia Motor Carrier Commission and the Alaska Transportation Commission. Certain of HAL's tours involve federal properties and are subject to regulation by various federal agencies such as the National Park Service, the Federal Maritime Administration and the U.S. Forest Service. In connection with the operation of its beverage facilities in the Westmark Hotels, HAL is required to comply with state, county and/or city ordinances regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Violations of these ordinances could result in fines, suspensions or revocation of such licenses and preclude the sale of any alcoholic beverages by the hotel involved. In the operation of its hotels, HAL is required to comply with applicable building and fire codes. Changes in these codes have in the past and may in the future, require substantial capital expenditures to insure continuing compliance such as the installation of sprinkler systems. 28 SELLING SHAREHOLDERS The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Stock as of March 23, 1995, and as adjusted to reflect the sale of the Shares offered hereby, for all Selling Shareholders:
SHARES OF CLASS A SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK TO BE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BENEFICIALLY OWNED BEFORE SALE UNDER THIS AFTER SALE UNDER PROSPECTUS THIS PROSPECTUS NAME OF SELLING ----------------------- SHARES TO BE ------------------- SHAREHOLDER NUMBER PERCENTAGE SOLD NUMBER PERCENTAGE - -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ------ ---------- Cititrust (Jersey) Limited, as trustee for the Ted Arison 1994 Cash Trust............... 8,000,000 3.5% 8,000,000 0 0% The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) Limited, as trustee for The Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for Micky........................... 2,000,000 (1) 2,000,000 0 0% The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) Limited, as trustee for The Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for Shari........................... 1,800,000 (1) 1,800,000 0 0% The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) Limited, as trustee for The Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for Lin No. 2........................... 2,000,000 (1) 2,000,000 0 0% - -- ---------- ----- ------------ 13,800,000 6.1% 13,800,000 0 0% ---------- ----- ------------ - -- ---------- ----- ------------ - --
- ------------ (1) Less than one percent of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. The Selling Shareholders are foreign trusts established for the benefit of Micky Arison, Shari Arison, Marilyn Arison and others. Micky Arison, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is the son of Ted Arison. Shari Arison is the daughter of Ted Arison and, until July, 1993, was a director of the Company. Marilyn Arison is the wife of Ted Arison. Ted Arison is a significant shareholder of the Company. Because the trust instruments governing the Selling Shareholders provide Ted Arison and Micky Arison with certain voting and/or dispositive rights, either or both of them may be deemed to beneficially own all of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Selling Shareholders. However, Ted Arison disclaims beneficial ownership of all such shares and Micky Arison disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company (Jersey) Limited. 29 DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK GENERAL The Company's authorized capital stock consists of 399,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 100,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock. VOTING Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock vote as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders, with each share of Class A Common Stock entitled to one vote and each share of Class B Common Stock entitled to five votes, except (i) for the election of directors, and (ii) as otherwise provided by law. In the annual election of directors, the holders of Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, are entitled to elect 25% of the directors to be elected (rounded up to the nearest whole number). The holders of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, are entitled to elect 75% of the directors to be elected (rounded down to the nearest whole number), so long as the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock is at least 12 1/2% of the number of outstanding shares of both classes of Common Stock. If the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock falls below 12 1/2%, directors that would have been elected by a separate vote of that class will instead be elected by the holders of both classes of Common Stock, with holders of Class A Common Stock having one vote per share and holders of Class B Common Stock having five votes per share. Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of the class or classes of Common Stock that elected them. Vacancies in a directorship may be filled by the vote of the class of shares that had previously filled that vacancy, or by the remaining directors of that class; if there are no such directors, however, the vacancy may be filled by the remaining directors of the other class. Except for the election or removal of directors as described above and except for class votes as required by law, holders of both classes of Common Stock vote or consent as a single class on all matters, with each share of Class A Common Stock having one vote per share and each share of Class B Common Stock having five votes per share. CONVERSION At the option of the holder of record, each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time into one share of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class A Common Stock are not convertible into shares of Class B Common Stock. DIVIDENDS The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors in its discretion out of funds legally available therefor. Any dividend declared by the Board of Directors on the Company's Common Stock must be paid concurrently at the same rate on the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock. Panamanian law permits the payment of dividends to the extent of retained earnings. OTHER PROVISIONS Upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive on a pro rata basis all assets remaining for distribution to common stockholders. The Common Stock has no preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no other 30 conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares. All shares of Class A Common Stock that are currently outstanding are fully paid and non-assessable. The B Trust is a party to an amended and restated shareholders agreement with the Company and certain other parties pursuant to which the B Trust may not voluntarily transfer its shares of Class B Common Stock until July 1, 1997, except under certain conditions designed to ensure, to the extent feasible, that the transfer will not affect the Company's CFC status. In addition, until such date, pursuant to the shareholder's agreement, the B Trust may not cause the Company to authorize or issue any securities, if after giving effect to the issuance thereof and to any related transactions, the Company would cease to be a CFC. The B Trust also may not convert its shares of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock until July 1, 1997. Neither Panamanian law nor the Company's Articles of Incorporation or By-laws impose limitations on the right of non-resident or foreign owners to hold or vote shares of the Common Stock. While no tax treaty currently exists between the Republic of Panama and the United States, under current law the Company believes that distributions to its shareholders are not subject to taxation under the laws of the Republic of Panama. Under Panamanian law, directors of the Company may vote by proxy. The Company's transfer agent and registrar for the Class A Common Stock is First Union National Bank of North Carolina. 31 TAXATION The following discussion summarizes certain United States Federal income tax consequences to United States persons holding the Company's Class A Common Stock. This discussion is a summary for general information only, and is not a complete analysis of the tax considerations that may be applicable to a prospective investor. This discussion also does not address the tax consequences that may be relevant to particular categories of investors subject to special treatment under certain Federal income tax laws, such as dealers in securities, tax-exempt entities, banks, insurance companies and foreign individuals and entities. In addition, it does not describe any tax consequences arising out of the tax laws of any state, locality or foreign jurisdiction. The discussion is based upon currently existing provisions of the Code, existing and proposed regulations thereunder and current administrative rulings and court decisions. All of the foregoing are subject to change and any such change could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. In connection with the foregoing, investors should be aware that the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (hereinafter, the "1986 Tax Act") changed significantly the United States Federal income tax rules applicable to the Company and certain holders of its stock (including the Principal Shareholders). Although the relevant provisions of the 1986 Tax Act are discussed herein, those provisions have not yet been the subject of extensive administrative or judicial interpretation. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that such interpretation will not have an adverse impact on an investment in the Class A Common Stock. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ANY INVESTMENT IN THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS. DIVIDENDS; UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME OF THE COMPANY A United States person whose holdings of the Company's Class A Common Stock (including shares such person is considered to own under applicable attribution rules) represent less than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of the Company's capital stock, generally is not required to recognize income by reason of the Company's earnings until such earnings are distributed. Dividends paid by the Company to such a shareholder will be taxable to such shareholder as dividend income to the extent of the Company's current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such dividends generally will not be eligible for any dividends-received deduction. The same treatment will apply to any dividends that may be distributed to all shareholders by reason of certain tax liabilities of the Principal Shareholders. If, however, the Company is a CFC for an uninterrupted period of 30 days during any taxable year of the Company, a United States person who owns (or is considered to own) 10% or more of the Company's voting power (a "Ten Percent Shareholder") on the last day of such taxable year on which the Company is a CFC will generally be required to include in ordinary income his pro rata share of the Company's "subpart F income" for that taxable year and, in addition, certain other items, including, under certain circumstances, the Company's increase in earnings invested in United States property, and amounts of previously excluded subpart F income withdrawn by the Company from investment in certain shipping and related assets, whether or not any amounts are actually distributed to shareholders. "Subpart F income" includes, among other things, "foreign base company shipping income", which is defined to include income derived from using or chartering a vessel in foreign commerce or from the sale, exchange or other disposition of a vessel. Accordingly, a substantial part of the Company's earnings will be subpart F income. Earnings and profits of the Company already included in income by a Ten Percent Shareholder by reason of the CFC provisions discussed above are not again included in income by such Ten Percent Shareholder or his assignee when an actual distribution is made. Other distributions by the 32 Company by way of dividends with respect to the Common Stock out of current or accumulated earnings and profits will be taxed to Ten Percent Shareholders as ordinary income. The Company is currently a CFC and thus, the special rules discussed above will apply to certain of the Principal Shareholders. DISPOSITIONS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK In general, any gain or loss on the sale or exchange of Class A Common Stock of the Company by a United States shareholder will be capital gain or loss, provided such stock is held as a capital asset. However, any United States person who was a Ten Percent Shareholder of the Company at any time during the five-year period ending on the date of sale or exchange (or a distribution liquidation) when the Company was a CFC may be required to treat all or a portion of the gain from a sale or exchange of Class A Common Stock as ordinary income (to the extent of his proportionate share of certain earnings and profits of the Company) rather than as capital gain. Any capital gain or loss recognized on a sale or exchange of Class A Common Stock will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shareholder has held the Class A Common Stock for more than one year. OTHER JURISDICTIONS The Company anticipates that distributions to its shareholders will not be subject to taxation under the laws of the Republic of Panama. 33 UNDERWRITING Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement among the Company, the Selling Shareholders and the U.S. Underwriters named below, each of the Selling Shareholders has severally agreed to sell to each of the U.S. Underwriters, and each of such U.S. Underwriters, for whom Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated are acting as representatives, has severally agreed to purchase from the Selling Shareholders the respective number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth opposite its name below:
NUMBER OF SHARES OF CLASS A UNDERWRITER COMMON STOCK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Goldman, Sachs & Co............................................. Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc......................................... Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.......................................... ---------------- Total................................................. 11,040,000 ---------------- ----------------
Under the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the U.S. Underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares offered hereby, if any are taken. The U.S. Underwriters propose to offer the shares of Class A Common Stock in part directly to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus and in part to certain securities dealers at such price less a concession of $ per share. The U.S. Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $ per share to certain brokers and dealers. After the shares of Class A Common Stock are released for sale to the public, the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the representatives. The Company and the Selling Shareholders have entered into an underwriting agreement (the "International Underwriting Agreement") with the underwriters of the international offering (the "International Underwriters") providing for the concurrent offer and sale of 2,760,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in an international offering outside the United States. The offering price and aggregate underwriting discounts and commissions per share for the two offerings are identical. The closing of the offering made hereby is a condition to the closing of the international offering, and vice versa. The representatives of the International Underwriters are Goldman Sachs International, Bear, Stearns International Limited and Merrill Lynch International Limited. Pursuant to an agreement between the U.S. and international underwriting syndicates (the "Agreement Between") relating to the two offerings, each of the U.S. Underwriters named herein has agreed that, as a part of the distribution of the shares offered hereby and subject to certain exceptions, it will offer, sell or deliver the shares of Class A Common Stock, directly or indirectly, only in the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its 34 territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction (the "United States") and to U.S. persons, which term shall mean, for purposes of this paragraph: (a) any individual who is a resident of the United States or (b) any corporation, partnership or other entity organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof and whose office most directly involved with the purchase is located in the United States. Each of the International Underwriters has agreed or will agree pursuant to the Agreement Between that, as part of the distribution of the shares offered as a part of the international offering, and subject to certain exceptions, it will (i) not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or deliver shares of Class A Common Stock, (a) in the United States or to any U.S. persons or (b) to any person who it believes intends to reoffer, resell or deliver the shares in the United States or to any U.S. persons, and (ii) cause any dealer to whom it may sell such shares at any concession to agree to observe a similar restriction. Pursuant to the Agreement Between, sales may be made between the U.S. Underwriters and the International Underwriters of such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as may be mutually agreed. The price of any shares so sold shall be the initial public offering price, less an amount not greater than the selling concession. The Company has granted the U.S. Underwriters an option exercisable for 30 days after the date of this Prospectus to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,656,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any. If the U.S. Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option, the U.S. Underwriters have severally agreed, subject to certain conditions, to purchase approximately the same percentage thereof that the number of shares to be purchased by each of them, as shown in the foregoing table, bears to the 11,040,000 shares of Class A Common Stock offered. The Company has granted the International Underwriters a similar option to purchase up to an aggregate of 414,000 additional shares of Common Stock. For a period of 90 days after the date of this Prospectus, the Company, Ted Arison, Micky Arison and the Selling Shareholders have agreed not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Class A Common Stock or any security substantially similar thereto, or any other security convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company or any security substantially similar thereto, without the prior written consent of the representatives of the U.S. and International Underwriters, except for any securities issued by the Company pursuant to employee benefit plans or upon the conversion of convertible or exchangeable securities currently outstanding. In addition, for a period of 90 days after the date of this Prospectus, each of Ted Arison and Micky Arison has agreed not to consent to any such disposition by any trust that owns shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or other securities of the type described in the preceding sentence over which such person has voting or dispositive power, without the prior written consent of the representatives of the U.S. and International Underwriters. The Company and the Selling Shareholders have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Act. Mr. Uzi Zucker, a Director of the Company, is a Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. ("Bear Stearns"). Bear Stearns is one of the investment banking firms serving as a U.S. Underwriter in this offering and Bear, Stearns International Limited is one of the International Underwriters in the International Offering. In addition, Bear Stearns (i) is one of the investment banking firms serving as an agent of the Company in connection with the Company's ongoing offering of $100,000,000 of Medium Term Notes and (ii) has served as an underwriter in previous public offerings by the Company. In addition, Bear Stearns has provided other investment banking and consulting services to the Company during the fiscal years ended November 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, and during the current fiscal year. It is expected that Bear Stearns may continue to provide investment banking and consulting services to the Company when so requested by the Company. 35 VALIDITY OF SECURITIES The validity of the Shares will be passed upon by Tapia Linares y Alfaro, Panama City, Republic of Panama. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, New York, has acted as special United States counsel to the Company in connection with the offering of the Shares. Certain legal matters relating to New York law in connection with the offering of the Shares will be passed upon for the Underwriters by Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, New York. James M. Dubin, a partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, is the sole stockholder of the trustee of the B Trust. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison also serves as counsel to Micky Arison. See "Certain Considerations--Control by Principal Shareholders". EXPERTS The financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A #1 for the year ended November 30, 1994, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent certified public accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. 36 - ------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------- NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES TO WHICH IT RELATES OR AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SUCH SECURITIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE. ------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- Available Information................. 2 Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference............................. 2 Prospectus Summary.................... 3 The Company........................... 6 Certain Considerations................ 6 Use of Proceeds....................... 7 Price Range of Class A Common Stock and Dividends......................... 8 Dividend Policy....................... 8 Capitalization........................ 10 Selected Financial Data............... 11 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations................. 13 Business.............................. 17 Selling Shareholders.................. 29 Description of Capital Stock.......... 30 Taxation.............................. 32 Underwriting.......................... 34 Validity of Securities................ 36 Experts............................... 36 - ------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------- 13,800,000 SHARES CARNIVAL CORPORATION CLASS A COMMON STOCK CREATE (PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE) -------------- [CARNIVAL LOGO] -------------- GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC. MERRILL LYNCH & CO. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNDERWRITERS - ----------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------- (ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS) SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 12, 1995 13,800,000 SHARES [LOGO] CARNIVAL CORPORATION CLASS A COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE) ------------------- Of the 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock offered, 2,760,000 shares are being offered hereby in an international offering outside the United States and 11,040,000 shares are being offered in a concurrent offering in the United States. The initial public offering price and the aggregate underwriting discount per share will be identical for both offerings. See "Underwriting". All of the 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock offered are being sold by certain shareholders of the Company. See "Selling Shareholders". The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares being sold by the Selling Shareholders. The Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CCL". The last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 11, 1995 was $23.50 per share. See "Price Range of Class A Common Stock and Dividends". ------------------- THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. -------------------
INITIAL PUBLIC UNDERWRITING PROCEEDS TO SELLING OFFERING PRICE DISCOUNT(1) SHAREHOLDERS(2) -------------- ------------ ------------------- Per Share.......................................... $ $ $ Total(3)........................................... $ $ $
- ------------ (1) The Company and the Selling Shareholders have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. (2) Before deducting estimated expenses of $ payable by the Company and $ payable by the Selling Shareholders. (3) The Company has granted the International Underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to an additional 414,000 shares at the initial public offering price per share, less the underwriting discount, solely to cover over-allotments. Additionally, an over-allotment option on 1,656,000 shares has been granted by the Company as part of the U.S. Offering. If such options are exercised in full, the total initial public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds to Company will be $ , $ and $ , respectively. See "Underwriting". ---------------------- The shares offered hereby are offered severally by the International Underwriters, as specified herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them and subject to their right to reject any order in whole or in part. It is expected that certificates for the shares will be ready for delivery in New York, New York, on or about , 1995. GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL BEAR, STEARNS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ------------------- The date of this Prospectus is , 1995. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE. (ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS) TAXATION The following general discussion summarizes certain United States Federal tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Class A Common Stock by a person that, for United States Federal income tax purposes, is a non-resident alien individual, a foreign corporation, a foreign partnership, or a foreign estate or trust (a "Non-U.S. Shareholder"). This discussion does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential tax considerations relevant to a decision to purchase the Class A Common Stock. In addition, this discussion does not address tax consequences that may be relevant to investors that are not Non-U.S. Shareholders (including United States taxpayers owning beneficial interests in, or who are otherwise subject to United States Federal income tax with respect to the income of, entities that are Non-U.S. Shareholders), nor any tax consequences arising under the law of any state, locality or foreign jurisdiction. The discussion is based upon currently existing provisions of the Code, existing and proposed regulations thereunder and current administrative rulings and court decisions. All of the foregoing are subject to change and any such change could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. In connection with the foregoing, investors should be aware that the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (hereinafter, the "1986 Tax Act") changed significantly the United States Federal income tax rules applicable to the Company and certain holders of its stock (including the Principal Shareholders). Although the relevant provisions of the 1986 Tax Act are discussed herein, those provisions have not yet been the subject of extensive administrative or judicial interpretation. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that such interpretation will not have an adverse impact on an investment in the Class A Common Stock by Non-U.S. Shareholders. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ANY INVESTMENT IN THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS. DIVIDENDS; GAIN ON SALE Except as discussed below, dividends paid by the Company to shareholders that are Non-U.S. Shareholders and gain recognized by a Non-U.S. Shareholder upon a sale or exchange of Class A Common Stock generally will not be subject to United States Federal income tax provided that the dividend or gain is not "effectively connected" with a United States trade or business of the Non-U.S. Shareholder and, in the case of gain recognized by a non-resident alien individual, such individual was not present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the sale. Non-U.S. Shareholders should note, however, that certain individuals who are not otherwise residents of the United States may nonetheless fail to qualify as non-resident aliens for United States Federal income tax purposes depending on their individual circumstances and applicable treaty rules. Investors in doubt as to their status for this purpose are urged to consult their tax advisers. U.S. INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING TAX Under temporary United States Treasury regulations, United States information reporting requirements (but not backup withholding tax) will apply to dividends paid on Class A Common Stock to a Non-U.S. Shareholder at an address outside the United States. The application of United States information reporting and backup withholding rules to a payment of the proceeds of a sale of Class A Common Stock, however, depends on the type of broker through whom the sale is effected. As a general matter, information reporting and backup withholding will not apply to a payment of the proceeds of a sale of Class A Common Stock by a foreign office of a foreign broker. However, information reporting requirements (but not backup withholding) will apply to a payment of the 32 (ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS) proceeds of a sale of Class A Common Stock by a foreign office of either (i) a U.S. broker, or (ii) a foreign broker that derives 50% or more of its gross income for certain periods from the conduct of a trade or business in the United States or that is a CFC, unless the broker has documentary evidence in its records that the holder is a Non-U.S. Shareholder and certain conditions are met, or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Payment by a United States office of a broker of the proceeds of a sale of Class A Common Stock is subject to both backup withholding and information reporting unless the holder certifies its non-United States status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption. A Non-U.S. Shareholder may obtain a refund of any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate claim for refund with the United States Internal Revenue Service. The regulations expressly provide that the Treasury is still considering the issue of whether backup withholding will apply with respect to payments of dividends or the proceeds of sale that are not subject to backup withholding under the current regulations. Although the regulations indicate that any new provisions that impose backup withholding on such payments will apply only to payments after the date such regulations are issued, such provisions may apply to such future payments made on or with respect to outstanding Class A Common Stock. Accordingly, such future regulations could result in the imposition of backup withholding in respect of future payments of dividends on, or the proceeds of sale of, Class A Common Stock, notwithstanding that the foregoing requirements may have been satisfied. OTHER JURISDICTIONS The Company anticipates that distributions to its shareholders will not be subject to taxation under the laws of the Republic of Panama. 33 (ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS) UNDERWRITING Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement among the Company, the Selling Shareholders and the International Underwriters named below, each of the Selling Shareholders has severally agreed to sell to each of the International Underwriters, and each of such International Underwriters, for whom Goldman Sachs International, Bear, Stearns International Limited, and Merrill Lynch International Limited are acting as representatives, has severally agreed to purchase from the Selling Shareholders the respective number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth opposite its name below:
NUMBER OF SHARES OF CLASS A ]UNDERWRITER COMMON STOCK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Goldman Sachs International..................................... Bear, Stearns International Limited............................. Merrill Lynch International Limited............................. ---------------- Total..................................................... 2,760,000 ---------------- ----------------
Under the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the International Underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares offered hereby, if any are taken. The International Underwriters propose to offer the shares of Class A Common Stock in part directly to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus and in part to certain securities dealers at such price less a concession of $ per share. The International Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $ per share to certain brokers and dealers. After the shares of Class A Common Stock are released for sale to the public, the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the representatives. The Company and the Selling Shareholders have entered into an underwriting agreement (the "U.S. Underwriting Agreement") with the underwriters of the U.S. offering (the "U.S. Underwriters") providing for the concurrent offer and sale of 11,040,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in the United States. The offering price and aggregate underwriting discounts and commissions per share for the two offerings are identical. The closing of the offering made hereby is a condition to the closing of the U.S. offering, and vice versa. The representatives of the U.S. Underwriters are Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Pursuant to an agreement between the U.S. and international underwriting syndicates (the "Agreement Between") relating to the two offerings, each of the U.S. Underwriters named herein has agreed that, as a part of the distribution of the shares offered hereby and subject to certain exceptions, it will offer, sell or deliver the shares of Class A Common Stock, directly or indirectly, only in the United States of America (including the States and the District of Columbia), its 34 (ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS) territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction (the "United States") and to U.S. persons, which term shall mean, for purposes of this paragraph: (a) any individual who is a resident of the United States or (b) any corporation, partnership or other entity organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof and whose office most directly involved with the purchase is located in the United States. Each of the U.S. Underwriters has agreed or will agree pursuant to the Agreement Between that, as part of the distribution of the shares offered as a part of the international offering, and subject to certain exceptions, it will (i) not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or deliver shares of Class A Common Stock, (a) in the United States or to any U.S. persons or (b) to any person who it believes intends to reoffer, resell or deliver the shares in the United States or to any U.S. persons, and (ii) cause any dealer to whom it may sell such shares at any concession to agree to observe a similar restriction. Pursuant to the Agreement Between, sales may be made between the U.S. Underwriters and the International Underwriters of such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as may be mutually agreed. The price of any shares so sold shall be the initial public offering price, less an amount not greater than the selling concession. The Company has granted the International Underwriters an option exercisable for 30 days after the date of this Prospectus to purchase up to an aggregate of 414,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock solely to cover over-allotments, if any. If the International Underwriters exercise their over-allotment option, the International Underwriters have severally agreed, subject to certain conditions, to purchase approximately the same percentage thereof that the number of shares to be purchased by each of them, as shown in the foregoing table, bears to the 2,760,000 shares of Class A Common Stock offered. The Company has granted the U.S. Underwriters a similar option to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,656,000 additional shares of Common Stock. For a period of 90 days after the date of this Prospectus, the Company, Ted Arison, Micky Arison and the Selling Shareholders have agreed not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of Class A Common Stock or any security substantially similar thereto, or any other security convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company or any security substantially similar thereto, without the prior written consent of the representatives of the U.S. and International Underwriters, except for any securities issued by the Company pursuant to employee benefit plans or upon the conversion of convertible or exchangeable securities currently outstanding. In addition, for a period of 90 days after the date of this Prospectus, each of Ted Arison and Micky Arison has agreed not to consent to any such disposition by any trust that owns shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or other securities of the type described in the preceding sentence over which such person has voting or dispositive power, without the prior written consent of the representatives of the U.S. and International Underwriters. Each International Underwriter has also agreed that (a) it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, in the United Kingdom, by means of any document, any shares of Class A Common Stock other than to persons whose ordinary business it is to buy or sell shares or debentures, whether as principal or agent, or in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Act 1985 of Great Britain, (b) it has complied, and will comply with, all applicable provisions of the Financial Services Act 1986 of Great Britain with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares of Class A Common Stock in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom, and (c) it has only issued or passed on and will only issue or pass on in the United Kingdom any document received by it in connection with the issuance of the shares of Class A Common Stock to a person who is of a kind described in Article 9(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1988 (as amended) of Great Britain or is a person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on. 35 (ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS) Buyers of shares of Class A Common Stock offered hereby may be required to pay stamp taxes and other charges in accordance with the laws and practices of the country of purchase in addition to the initial public offering price. The Company and the Selling Shareholders have agreed to indemnify the several Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Act. Mr. Uzi Zucker, a Director of the Company, is a Senior Managing Director of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. ("Bear Stearns"). Bear Stearns is one of the investment banking firms serving as a U.S. Underwriter in the U.S. Offering and Bear, Stearns International Limited is one of the International Underwriters in this offering. In addition, Bear Stearns (i) is one of the investment banking firms serving as an agent of the Company in connection with the Company's ongoing offering of $100,000,000 of Medium Term Notes and (ii) has served as an underwriter in previous public offerings by the Company. In addition, Bear Stearns has provided other investment banking and consulting services to the Company during the fiscal years ended November 30, 1994, 1993 and 1992, and during the current fiscal year. It is expected that Bear Stearns may continue to provide investment banking and consulting services to the Company when so requested by the Company. VALIDITY OF SECURITIES The validity of the Shares will be passed upon by Tapia Linares y Alfaro, Panama City, Republic of Panama. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, New York, has acted as special United States counsel to the Company in connection with the offering of the Shares. Certain legal matters relating to New York law in connection with the offering of the Shares will be passed upon for the Underwriters by Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, New York. James M. Dubin, a partner of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, is the sole stockholder of the trustee of the B Trust. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison also serves as counsel to Micky Arison. See "Certain Considerations--Control by Principal Shareholders". EXPERTS The financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A #1 for the year ended November 30, 1994, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent certified public accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. 36 (ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS) - ------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------- NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SECURITIES TO WHICH IT RELATES OR AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY SUCH SECURITIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THE DATE HEREOF OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO ITS DATE. ------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- Available Information................. 2 Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference............................. 2 Prospectus Summary.................... 3 The Company........................... 6 Certain Considerations................ 6 Use of Proceeds....................... 7 Price Range of Class A Common Stock and Dividends......................... 8 Dividend Policy....................... 8 Capitalization........................ 10 Selected Financial Data............... 11 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations................. 13 Business.............................. 17 Selling Shareholders.................. 29 Description of Capital Stock.......... 30 Taxation.............................. 32 Underwriting.......................... 34 Validity of Securities................ 36 Experts............................... 36 - ------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------- 13,800,000 SHARES CARNIVAL CORPORATION CLASS A COMMON STOCK CREATE (PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE) -------------- [CARNIVAL LOGO] -------------- GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL BEAR, STEARNS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNDERWRITERS - ----------------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------------------- PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION The estimated expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, are set forth in the following table. Securities and Exchange Commission Fee....................... $126,550 Accountants' fees and expenses............................... 25,000(1) Legal fees and expenses...................................... 125,000(1) Printing and engraving....................................... 50,000(1) Blue Sky fees and expenses................................... 10,000(1) Miscellaneous expenses....................................... 10,000(1) -------- Total.................................................. $346,550(1) -------- -------- - ------------ (1) Estimated. ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The Company's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws provide, subject to the requirements set forth therein, that with respect to any person who was or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, the Company shall indemnify such person by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or an officer, and may indemnify such person by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent in another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in either case against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with Maks L. Birnbach, William S. Ruben, Stuart Subotnick, Sherwood M. Weiser and Uzi Zucker providing essentially the same indemnities as are described in the Company's Articles of Incorporation. Under a registration rights agreement among the Company and certain irrevocable trusts (the "Trusts"), the Trusts have agreed to indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of the Exchange Act, against certain liabilities. In addition, under a registration rights agreement between the Company and Ted Arison, Ted Arison has agreed to indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act against certain liabilities. II-1 ITEM 16. EXHIBITS The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
1(a) -- Form of U.S. Underwriting Agreement to be entered into by the Selling Shareholders, the Company and the U.S. Underwriters 1(b) -- Form of International Underwriting Agreement to be entered into by the Selling Shareholders, the Company and the International Underwriters 4(a) -- Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 1995 (File No. 1-9610)) 4(b) -- Form of By-laws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to the Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-14844)) 5 -- Opinion of Tapia, Linares y Alfaro as to the legality of the Class A Common Stock 8 -- Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as to tax matters 23(a) --Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP* 23(b) -- Consent of Tapia, Linares y Alfaro (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5) 24 --Power of Attorney*
- ------------ * Previously filed. ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. (c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that: (1) For purposes of determining the liability under the Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective. (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. II-2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be filed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on the 12th day of April, 1995. CARNIVAL CORPORATION By /s/ HOWARD S. FRANK ................................... Howard S. Frank (Chief Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- --------------- * Chairman of the Board, Chief April 12, 1995 ..................................... Executive Officer, Director and Micky Arison Authorized Representative /s/ HOWARD S. FRANK Vice-Chairman, Chief Financial and April 12, 1995 ..................................... Accounting Officer and Director Howard S. Frank ..................................... Director , 1995 Maks L. Birnbach ..................................... Director , 1995 Richard G. Capen, Jr. * Director April 12, 1995 ..................................... Robert H. Dickinson * Director April 12, 1995 ..................................... A. Kirk Lanterman * Director April 12, 1995 ..................................... Harvey Levinson * Director April 12, 1995 ..................................... Modesto A. Maidique * Director April 12, 1995 ..................................... William S. Ruben * Director April 12, 1995 ..................................... Stuart Subotnick ..................................... Director , 1995 Sherwood M. Weiser * Director April 12, 1995 ..................................... Meshulam Zonis ..................................... Director , 1995 Uzi Zucker
*By /s/ HOWARD S. FRANK ................................. Howard S. Frank (Attorney-in-fact) II-3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
SEQUENTIAL PAGE EXHIBITS NUMBER - -------- ---------- 1(a) -- Form of U.S. Underwriting Agreement to be entered into by the Selling Shareholders, the Company and the U.S. Underwriters 1(b) -- Form of International Underwriting Agreement to be entered into by the Selling Shareholders, the Company and the International Underwriters 4(a) -- Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 1995 (File No. 1-9610)) 4(b) -- Form of By-laws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to the Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-14844)) 5 -- Opinion of Tapia, Linares y Alfaro as to the legality of the Class A Common Stock 8 -- Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as to tax matters 23(a) --Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP* 23(b) -- Consent of Tapia, Linares y Alfaro (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5) 24 --Power of Attorney*
- ------------ * Previously filed.
                                                             Exhibit 1(a)


                                 Carnival Corporation

                                 Class A Common Stock
                              (par value $.01 per Share)

                                Underwriting Agreement
                                    (U.S. Version)
                                    --------------

                                                ....................., 1995
          Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
          Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.,
          Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated,
            As representatives of the several Underwriters 
             named in Schedule II hereto,
          c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
          85 Broad Street,
          New York, New York 10004.


          Ladies and Gentlemen:

                    Certain  stockholders named  in Schedule V  hereto (the
          "Selling Stockholders") of Carnival Corporation, a company incor-
          porated under the laws of the Republic of Panama (the "Company"),
          propose, subject to  the terms and  conditions stated herein,  to
          sell to the underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the "Under-
          writers"), for  whom you  (the "Representatives")  are acting  as
          representatives,  the aggregate number of shares of the Company's
          Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Stock"), identi-
          fied in Schedule I hereto (the "Firm Shares").  

                    The Company also grants to the  Underwriters, severally
          and not jointly, the  right to purchase at their election  in the
          aggregate all or any part of the number of additional Shares (the
          "Optional Shares") set  forth on Schedule I to  cover over-allot-
          ments.   The Firm  Shares, together with  all or any  part of the
          Optional  Shares,  are collectively  herein called  the "Shares".
          The Shares are more fully described in the Prospectus referred to
          below.

                    It is understood and agreed  to by all parties that the
          Company and  the Selling  Stockholders are  concurrently entering
          into an  agreement (the  "International Underwriting  Agreement")
          providing  for  the sale  by  the  Selling Stockholders  and  the
          Company  of up  to  a total  of  3,174,000 shares  of Stock  (the
          "International  Shares"),  including   the  overallotment  option
          thereunder,  through   arrangements  with   certain  underwriters
          outside the United States (the "International Underwriters"), for
          whom  Goldman  Sachs International,  Bear,  Stearns International
          Limited and  Merrill Lynch  International Limited  are acting  as
          lead  managers.   Anything  herein  or  therein  to the  contrary
          notwithstanding, the respective closings under this Agreement and
          the  International Underwriting  Agreement  are hereby  expressly
          made conditional on one another.  The  Underwriters hereunder and
          the International Underwriters  are simultaneously entering  into
          an  Agreement   between  U.S.   and  International   Underwriting
          Syndicates (the  "Agreement between Syndicates")  which provides,





          among other things,  for the transfer of shares  of Stock between
          the two syndicates.   Two forms of  prospectus are to be  used in
          connection  with  the  offering  and  sale  of  shares  of  Stock
          contemplated  by  the  foregoing,  one  relating  to  the  Shares
          hereunder and  the other  relating to  the International  Shares.
          The latter  form of  prospectus will be  identical to  the former
          except  for  certain   substitute  pages   as  included  in   the
          registration statement and amendments thereto as mentioned below.
          Except  as used in Sections 2, 3, 4,  and 9 herein, and except as
          the context may otherwise require,  references hereinafter to the
          Shares shall include all  the shares of  Stock which may be  sold
          pursuant  to   either  this   Agreement   or  the   International
          Underwriting Agreement, and  references herein to any  prospectus
          whether in preliminary  or final form, and whether  as amended or
          supplemented, shall include  both the U.S. and  the international
          versions thereof.


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                    1.   Representations and Warranties.   (A) The  Company
                         ------------------------------
          represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each  Underwriter as
          set  forth below in  this Section 1.  Certain  terms used in this
          Section 1 are defined at the end of this Section 1.

               (a)  If the offering of the Shares is a Delayed Offering (as
               specified  in  Schedule I  hereto),  paragraph (i)  below is
               applicable and,  if the  offering of  the Shares  is a  Non-
               Delayed Offering (as so specified),  paragraph (ii) below is
               applicable.

                    (i)  The Company meets the requirements  for the use of
                    Form  S-3 under the Securities  Act of 1933 (the "Act")
                    and   has  filed  with   the  Securities  and  Exchange
                    Commission (the "Commission")  a registration statement
                    (the file number of  which is set  forth in Schedule  I
                    hereto) on such Form, including a basic prospectus, for
                    registration under the Act of  the offering and sale of
                    the Shares.   The  Company may have  filed one  or more
                    amendments  thereto, and  may have  used  a Preliminary
                    Final Prospectus,  each  of which  has previously  been
                    furnished to you.   Such registration statement,  as so
                    amended, has  become effective.   The  offering of  the
                    Shares is a  Delayed Offering  and, although the  Basic
                    Prospectus may  not include  all  the information  with
                    respect to the Shares and the offering thereof required
                    by the Act  and the rules thereunder to  be included in
                    the Final Prospectus, the Basic Prospectus includes all
                    such information required by the Act and the  rules and
                    regulations thereunder to be included therein as of the
                    Effective Date.   The Company will  next file with  the
                    Commission pursuant to  Rule 424(b)(2)  or (5) a  final
                    supplement to the  form of prospectus included  in such
                    registration statement relating to  the Shares and  the
                    offering thereof.    As filed,  such  final  prospectus
                    supplement shall include  all required information with
                    respect to  the Shares  and the  offering thereof  and,
                    except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in
                    writing to a modification, shall  be in all substantive
                    respects  in the  form furnished  to you  prior  to the
                    Execution Time or,  to the extent not  completed at the
                    Execution Time, shall contain only such  specific addi-
                    tional  information  and  other  changes (beyond  those
                    contained in  the Basic Prospectus  and any Preliminary
                    Final Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior
                    to  the  Execution  Time,  will  be  included  or  made
                    therein.

                    (ii) The Company meets the requirements  for the use of
                    Form  S-3  under  the  Act   and  has  filed  with  the
                    Commission a registration statement (the file number of
                    which is set forth in Schedule I hereto) on such  Form,
                    including a  basic prospectus,  for registration  under
                    the Act of the  offering and sale  of the Shares.   The
                    Company may have filed one  or more amendments thereto,
                    including a Preliminary Final Prospectus, each of which
                    has previously been furnished to you.  The Company will
                    next file with  the Commission either (x) a final pros-
                    pectus relating to the Shares  in accordance with Rules
                    430A  and  424(b) (1)  or  (4),  or  (y) prior  to  the
                    effectiveness  of   such  registration   statement,  an
                    amendment to such registration statement, including the
                    form of final  prospectus.  In the case  of clause (x),
                    the   Company   has  included   in   such  registration
                    statement,  as  amended  at  the  Effective  Date,  all
                    information (other than Rule 430A Information) required
                    by the Act  and the rules thereunder to  be included in
                    the Final Prospectus with respect to the Shares and the


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                    offering thereof.    As filed,  such  final  prospectus
                    supplement or such amendment and form of final prospec-
                    tus supplement shall contain all Rule 430A Information,
                    together with all other such required information, with
                    respect to  the Shares  and the  offering thereof  and,
                    except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in
                    writing to a modification, shall  be in all substantive
                    respects in  the form  furnished  to you  prior to  the
                    Execution Time or, to  the extent not completed at  the
                    Execution Time, shall contain only such specific  addi-
                    tional


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                    information and other changes (beyond that contained in
                    the  Basic   Prospectus  and   any  Preliminary   Final
                    Prospectus) as the  Company has  advised you, prior  to
                    the Execution Time, will be included or made therein.

               (b)  On the Effective  Date, the Registration Statement  did
               or will, and when  the Final Prospectus  is first filed  (if
               required) in accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the  Closing
               Date,  the Final  Prospectus  (and  any supplement  thereto)
               will, comply in  all material  respects with the  applicable
               requirements of the Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
               (the "Exchange Act") and the respective rules thereunder; on
               the Effective Date,  the Registration  Statement did not  or
               will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact  or
               omit  to  state any  material  fact  required to  be  stated
               therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein
               not  misleading;  and,  on  the  Effective Date,  the  Final
               Prospectus, if not filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), did not or
               will not,  and on the  date of  any filing pursuant  to Rule
               424(b) and at each Time of Delivery (as defined herein), the
               Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will
               not, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
               to state  a material  fact necessary  in order  to make  the
               statements therein, in the light  of the circumstances under
               which  they were  made, not  misleading; provided,  however,
                                                        --------   -------
               that the Company  makes no representations or  warranties as
               to  the  information  contained  in   or  omitted  from  the
               Registration  Statement or  the  Final  Prospectus  (or  any
               supplement thereto) in reliance upon  and in conformity with
               information furnished  in writing to  the Company  by or  on
               behalf  of  any   Underwriter  through  the  Representatives
               specifically for inclusion in  the Registration Statement or
               the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).

               (c)  Neither the  Company nor  any of  its subsidiaries  has
               sustained since  the date  of the  latest audited  financial
               statements  included or  incorporated  by  reference in  the
               Final Prospectus any loss or  interference with its business
               from fire, explosion,  flood or  other calamity, whether  or
               not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court
               or governmental action,  order or decree, otherwise  than as
               set forth or contemplated in the Final Prospectus, in either
               case which could reasonably be  expected to have a  material
               adverse effect  on the general affairs,  business, financial
               position, shareholders'  equity or results  of operations of
               the  Company and  its subsidiaries  taken as  a whole;  and,
               since the respective dates as of  which information is given
               in  the  Registration Statement  and  the  Final Prospectus,
               there has not  been (i) any  change in the capital  stock or
               increase in long-term  debt of the Company on a consolidated
               basis other than any increase in the capital stock upon  the
               issuance of  shares or  options pursuant  to employee  stock
               option or other  benefit plans,  pursuant to contracts  with
               officers or employees  of the Company and  its subsidiaries,
               any increase  in capital  stock upon  the conversion  of the
               Company's 4 1/2%  Convertible Subordinated  Notes due July  15,
               1997, and  any  increase in  long  term debt  in  excess  of
               $10,000,000,  or (ii) any increase in short-term debt of the
               Company  in  excess  of $10,000,000  or  (iii)  any material
               adverse change,  or any development involving  a prospective
               material   adverse  change,  in  or  affecting  the  general
               affairs,  business, management,  financial position,  share-
               holders' equity  or results of operations of the Company and
               its subsidiaries,  taken as a  whole, otherwise than  as set
               forth or contemplated in the Final Prospectus;

               (d)  The subsidiaries of the  Company listed on Schedule III
               hereto  are hereinafter  referred to as  the "Subsidiaries."
               All other Subsidiaries of the  Company, in the aggregate, do


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               not constitute  a  "Significant Subsidiary"  as  defined  in
               Regulation S-X.   The Company and  each Subsidiary has  good
               and  marketable title  to  all real  property  and good  and
               marketable  title to all  personal property owned  by it, in
               each  case free  and clear  of all  liens,  encumbrances and
               defects except such  as are described in  the Final Prospec-
               tus, such as  are identified on Schedule III or IV hereof or
               such as in the aggregate do not have and can reasonably be 


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               expected in the future not to have a material adverse effect
               upon  the  general  affairs,  business, financial  position,
               shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company
               and its  subsidiaries,  taken  as  a  whole;  and  any  real
               property and buildings  held under lease  by the Company  or
               any of the Subsidiaries are held by it under valid, subsist-
               ing and enforceable leases with such exceptions described in
               the Final  Prospectus or such exceptions that  in the aggre-
               gate  do not  have and  can  reasonably be  expected in  the
               future  not  to have  a  material  adverse effect  upon  the
               general affairs, business, financial position, shareholders'
               equity  or results  of  operations of  the  Company and  its
               subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

               (e)  The Company and each of  the Subsidiaries has been duly
               incorporated and  is validly  existing as  a corporation  in
               good  standing  (where  applicable) under  the  laws  of its
               jurisdiction of incorporation, with full power and authority
               (corporate  and other), and all necessary consents, authori-
               zations,  approvals,  orders,   licenses,  certificates  and
               permits of and from, and declarations and filings  with, all
               federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, to
               own,  lease, license and use  its properties and conduct its
               business as described  in the  Final Prospectus (except  for
               such consents, authorizations,  approvals, orders, licenses,
               certificates, permits, declarations  and filings, for  which
               the failure  to have obtained, individually or in the aggre-
               gate, does not and can reasonably be expected in the  future
               not  to  have a  material  adverse effect  upon  the general
               affairs, business, financial  position, shareholders' equity
               or results  of operations  of the Company  and its  subsidi-
               aries,  taken as a whole), and  has been duly qualified as a
               foreign corporation for  the transaction of business  and is
               in good standing under the  laws of each other  jurisdiction
               in  which  it owns  or  leases properties,  or  conducts any
               business, which  requires such  qualification (except  where
               the failure to be so qualified or in good standing does not,
               and can reasonably be expected in the future not to,  have a
               material adverse effect upon  the general affairs, business,
               financial  position,  shareholders'  equity  or  results  of
               operations  of the Company and  its subsidiaries, taken as a
               whole);

               (f)  The  Company has  an authorized  capitalization as  set
               forth in the Final Prospectus, and all of the issued  shares
               of capital stock  of the Company have been  duly and validly
               authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable;
               and all  of  the issued  shares  of capital  stock  of  each
               Subsidiary  of  the  Company  have  been  duly  and  validly
               authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and
               are owned  directly or indirectly  by the Company,  free and
               clear  of all  liens,  encumbrances, security  interests  or
               claims,  except  as  otherwise  disclosed  in  Schedule  III
               hereto;

               (g)  The unissued Optional Shares have been duly and validly
               authorized  and, when issued  and delivered  against payment
               therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued
               and  fully paid and non-assessable  and will conform, in all
               material respects, to the description of the Stock contained
               in the Final Prospectus;

               (h)  The Company has  all requisite  power and authority  to
               execute, deliver and  perform this Agreement and  the Inter-
               national  Underwriting  Agreement  and to  issue,  sell  and
               deliver the  Optional Shares  to be issued  and sold  by the
               Company  to   the  Underwriters  hereunder  and   under  the
               International Underwriting Agreement in  accordance with and
               upon the  terms and conditions  set forth in  this Agreement


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               and the International Underwriting Agreement.  All necessary
               corporate proceedings of the Company have been duly taken to
               authorize  the execution,  delivery  and performance  by the
               Company of this Agreement and the International Underwriting
               Agreement.  The issue and sale of the Shares and the compli-
               ance  by the  Company with  all  of the  provisions of  this
               Agreement and the  International Underwriting Agreement, and
               the consummation  of  the transactions  herein  and  therein
               contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach or
               violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or


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               constitute   a  default   under,  any   material  indenture,
               mortgage, deed of  trust, loan agreement or  other agreement
               or  instrument   to  which  the   Company  or  any   of  the
               Subsidiaries  is a party  or by which the  Company or any of
               the Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or
               assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is subject;
               nor will such actions result in any violation of any statute
               or any order,  rule or regulation binding on  the Company or
               any of  the Subsidiaries or any of their properties, except,
               with respect to jurisdictions outside  the United States and
               Panama,  for  violations  which,   individually  or  in  the
               aggregate,  would not have a material  adverse effect on the
               business, financial condition  or results  of operations  of
               the Company and its subsidiaries taken  as a whole or on the
               ability  of  the  Company  to  issue  and  sell  or  of  the
               Underwriters to receive good and  valid title to the  Shares
               being   sold   hereunder;   and    no   consent,   approval,
               authorization, order,  registration or  qualification of  or
               with any  court or governmental  agency or body  is required
               for the issue and sale of the  Shares or the consummation by
               the Company of transactions  contemplated by this  Agreement
               and  the International  Underwriting  Agreement, except  the
               registration under the  Act of the Shares and such consents,
               approvals, authorizations,  registrations or  qualifications
               as may be required under state or foreign securities or Blue
               Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of
               the Shares by the Underwriters  and the International Under-
               writers;

               (i)  Other than as set forth in the Final  Prospectus, there
               are no legal  or governmental  proceedings pending to  which
               the Company  or any of  its subsidiaries  is a  party or  of
               which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
               is   subject,   which  could   reasonably  be   expected  to
               individually or  in the  aggregate have  a material  adverse
               effect on the consolidated financial position, shareholders'
               equity  or results  of  operations of  the  Company and  its
               subsidiaries,  taken  as  a  whole;  and, to  the  Company's
               knowledge,   no   such   proceedings   are   threatened   or
               contemplated  by governmental  authorities or  threatened by
               others.   Neither  the  Company nor  any  subsidiary  is  in
               violation of, or in default with respect to, any law,  rule,
               regulation,  order,  judgment or  decree,  except as  may be
               properly described in  the Final Prospectus  and such as  in
               the aggregate do not now have and can reasonably be expected
               in  the future not to have a  material adverse effect on the
               general affairs, business, financial position, shareholders'
               equity  or results  of  operations of  the  Company and  the
               subsidiaries, taken as a  whole; nor is  the Company or  any
               subsidiary required  to take  any action  in order to  avoid
               such violation or default;

               (j)  Price  Waterhouse  LLP,  who   have  certified  certain
               financial  statements of  the Company and  its subsidiaries,
               are independent public  accountants as  required by the  Act
               and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder;

               (k)  All patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark
               applications,  trade   names,  service   marks,  copyrights,
               franchises and  other intangible properties and  assets (all
               of the foregoing being herein called "Intangibles") that the
               Company or any  of its subsidiaries owns or  has pending, or
               under  which it  is  licensed,  are  in  good  standing  and
               uncontested, except for such Intangibles (individually or in
               the aggregate) where the failure to be in good standing  and
               uncontested  does not and can reasonably  be expected in the
               future  not  to have  a  material  adverse  effect upon  the
               general affairs, business, financial position, shareholders'
               equity  or results  of  operations of  the  Company and  its


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               subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  Neither the Company nor any
               of its  subsidiaries has  infringed, is  infringing, or  has
               received  notice of  infringement  with respect  to asserted
               Intangibles of others, except such as individually or in the
               aggregate do not now have and can reasonably be expected  in
               the future not to  have a material  adverse effect upon  the
               general affairs, business, financial position, shareholders'
               equity  or  results of  operations  of the  Company  and its
               subsidiaries, taken  as a  whole.  To  the knowledge  of the
               Company, there is  no infringement by others  of Intangibles
               of the Company


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               or of any of its subsidiaries except such as individually or
               in  the aggregate  do not  now  have and  can reasonably  be
               expect in the  future not to have a  material adverse effect
               upon  the  general  affairs, business,  financial  position,
               shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company
               and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

               (l)  Neither the  Company, nor any subsidiary, is  now or is
               expected by the Company or any subsidiary to be in violation
               or breach of, or in default with respect to, complying  with
               any   material   provision   of   any  contract,   agreement
               instrument,  lease,  license, arrangement  or  understanding
               which is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
               as a whole,  and each such contract,  agreement, instrument,
               lease, license,  arrangement  and understanding  is in  full
               force and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of  the
               Company and  its subsidiaries and is enforceable  as to them
               is accordance with  its terms.  Each of the Company and each
               Subsidiary enjoys peaceful  and undisturbed possession under
               all material leases and  licenses under which it  is operat-
               ing.   Neither the Company nor  any Subsidiary is a party to
               or bound  by  any contract,  agreement,  instrument,  lease,
               license,  arrangement or  understanding, or  subject to  any
               charter or other restriction,  which has had  or may in  the
               future  be  reasonably  expect to  have  a  material adverse
               effect on the general affairs, business, financial position,
               shareholders' equity or results of operations of the Company
               and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  Neither the Company
               nor  any Subsidiary  is in  violation  or breach  of, or  in
               default  with respect  to,  any term  of its  certificate of
               incorporation (or other charter document) or by-laws; 

               (m)  The Company,  directly or  indirectly,  holds good  and
               marketable title to each of  the vessels listed on  Schedule
               IV hereto,  subject only  to  the liens  listed therein  and
               maritime  liens in  the ordinary  course of business.   Each
               such vessel is duly registered under the laws of the  juris-
               diction listed opposite its name on Schedule IV hereto;

               (n)  The  Company is  not and,  after  giving effect  to the
               offering and  sale of  the Optional Shares,  will not  be an
               "investment  company",  as  such  term  is  defined  in  the
               Investment Company Act of 1940,  as amended (the "Investment
               Company Act"); and

               (o)  Neither  the  Company nor  any  of its  affiliates does
               business with the  government of Cuba or with  any person or
               affiliate  located  in  Cuba  within  the  meaning  of  Sec-
               tion 517.075, Florida Statutes.

          The terms which  follow, when used in this  Agreement, shall have
          the meanings indicated.  The term "the Effective Date" shall mean
          each date that the Registration  Statement and any post-effective
          amendment or  amendments  thereto  became  or  become  effective.
          "Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement
          is executed and delivered  by the parties  hereto.  "Basic  Pros-
          pectus" shall  mean the prospectus  referred to in  paragraph (a)
          above contained in  the Registration  Statement at the  Effective
          Date including,  in  the  case of  a  Non-Delayed  Offering,  any
          Preliminary  Final Prospectus.    "Preliminary Final  Prospectus"
          shall mean any preliminary prospectus  which describes the Shares
          and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final
          Prospectus.     "Final  Prospectus"  shall  mean  the  prospectus
          relating  to the  Shares that  is  first filed  pursuant to  Rule
          424(b)  after  the  Execution  Time,   together  with  the  Basic
          Prospectus or,  if, in  the case  of a  Non-Delayed Offering,  no
          filing pursuant to  Rule 424(b) is required, shall  mean the form
          of  final prospectus relating to  the Shares, including the Basic
          Prospectus,  included  in  the  Registration   Statement  at  the


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          Effective   Date.    "Registration   Statement"  shall  mean  the
          registration  statement  referred  to  in  paragraph  (a)  above,
          including   incorporated   documents,  exhibits   and   financial
          statements,  as  amended  at  the  Execution  Time  (or,  if  not
          effective at the  Execution Time, in  the form in which  it shall
          become effective) and, in the  event any post-effective amendment
          thereto becomes effective prior to the First Time of Delivery (as
          defined in  Section 4 hereof), shall also  mean such registration
          statement as so amended.  Such term


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          shall include  any Rule  430A Information  deemed to  be included
          therein at the Effective  Date as provided by  Rule 430A.   "Rule
          415," "Rule 424,"  "Rule 430A," "Regulation S-K"  and "Regulation
          S-X" refer to such rules or regulation under the Act.  "Rule 430A
          Information" means information with respect to the Shares and the
          offering thereof permitted  to be  omitted from the  Registration
          Statement when it becomes effective  pursuant to Rule 430A.   Any
          reference  herein  to  the  Registration  Statement,   the  Basic
          Prospectus,  any  Preliminary  Final   Prospectus  or  the  Final
          Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the  documents
          incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
          which were  filed  under  the  Exchange  Act  on  or  before  the
          Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of
          the Basic  Prospectus, any  Preliminary Final  Prospectus or  the
          Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to
          the terms "amend,"  "amendment" or  "supplement" with respect  to
          the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
          Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer
          to and include the filing of  any document under the Exchange Act
          after the Effective  Date of  the Registration  Statement or  the
          issue  date  of  the  Basic  Prospectus,  any  Preliminary  Final
          Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to
          be incorporated therein  by reference.  A  "Non-Delayed Offering"
          shall  mean  an  offering  of securities  which  is  intended  to
          commence  promptly  after the  effective  date of  a registration
          statement, with the result that, pursuant to Rules 415 and  430A,
          all information (other  than Rule 430A Information)  with respect
          to  the   securities  so  offered   must  be  included   in  such
          registration statement at the effective date thereof.  A "Delayed
          Offering"  shall mean an offering of  securities pursuant to Rule
          415 which does not commence promptly after the effective date  of
          a registration statement,  with the result that  only information
          required  pursuant  to   Rule  415  need  be   included  in  such
          registration statement at the effective date thereof with respect
          to the securities so offered.  Whether the offering of the Shares
          is a  Non-Delayed Offering  or a  Delayed Offering  shall be  set
          forth in Schedule I hereto.

                    (B)  Each of the  Selling Stockholders severally repre-
          sents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the  Underwriters
          and the Company that:

               (a)  All  consents,  approvals,  authorizations  and  orders
               necessary for  the execution  and delivery  by such  Selling
               Stockholder   of    this   Agreement,    the   International
               Underwriting  Agreement,  the  Power  of  Attorney  and  the
               Custody Agreement hereinafter referred to,  and for the sale
               of  and delivery of  the Shares to  be sold  by such Selling
               Stockholder   hereunder   and    under   the   International
               Underwriting   Agreement,  have   been  obtained;   subject,
               however,  to the  exception  with  respect to  jurisdictions
               outside the United  States and Panama, for  violations which
               individually or in the aggregate, would not have a  material
               adverse effect  on  the  business,  financial  condition  or
               results of operations  of the  Company and its  subsidiaries
               taken as a whole  or on the ability of the  Company to issue
               and sell or of  the Underwriters to  receive good and  valid
               title  to  the  Shares  being  sold  hereunder  and  to  the
               exception  that  orders  or  other  authorizations  may   be
               required under  the 1933  Act or  under state  securities or
               Blue  Sky  laws   in  connection   with  the  purchase   and
               distribution by the Underwriters of the Shares to be sold by
               such Selling Stockholder; and  such Selling Stockholder  has
               full right,  power and authority  to enter into  this Agree-
               ment, the International Underwriting Agreement, the Power of
               Attorney  and  the Custody  Agreement  and to  sell, assign,
               transfer and deliver  the Shares to be sold  by such Selling
               Stockholder   hereunder   and    under   the   International
               Underwriting Agreement;


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               (b)  The  sale of  the Shares  to  be sold  by such  Selling
               Stockholder   hereunder   and    under   the   International
               Underwriting Agreement  and the compliance  by such  Selling
               Stockholder with all  of the  provisions of this  Agreement,
               the  International  Underwriting  Agreement,  the  Power  of
               Attorney and the Custody Agreement,  and the consummation of
               the transactions  herein and  therein contemplated will  not
               conflict with or  result in a breach or violation  of any of
               the terms or provisions  of, or constitute a default  under,
               any statute, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,


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               loan agreement  or other  agreement or  instrument to  which
               such Selling Stockholder is a party or by which such Selling
               Stockholder is  bound or  to which  any of  the property  or
               assets of such Selling Stockholder is subject, nor will such
               action  result in  any violation  of the  provisions  of the
               Articles   of   Incorporation,  By-laws,   governing   trust
               indenture, or other  governing instrument,  as the case  may
               be, of such Selling Stockholder or any statute or any order,
               rule or  regulation of any  court or governmental  agency or
               body having  jurisdiction over such  Selling Stockholder  or
               the property of such Selling Stockholder;

               (c)  Such Selling Stockholder has, and  immediately prior to
               the First Time  of Delivery (as defined in Section 4 hereof)
               such Selling Stockholder will have,  good and valid title to
               the Shares to be sold by such  Selling Stockholder hereunder
               and under the International Underwriting Agreement, free and
               clear of all  liens, encumbrances, equities or  claims; and,
               upon delivery of  such Shares and payment  therefor pursuant
               hereto, good and valid title to such Shares, free and  clear
               of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, will pass to
               the several Underwriters  or the International Underwriters,
               as the case may be;

               (d)  During the period  beginning from  the date hereof  and
               continuing to and including the date 90 days after the  date
               of  the Final  Prospectus, not  to offer, sell,  contract to
               sell or otherwise  dispose of, except as  provided hereunder
               or  under  the  International  Underwriting  Agreement,  any
               shares of Stock or any security of the Company substantially
               similar thereto, or  any other security convertible  into or
               exchangeable for, or  that represents the right  to receive,
               Stock or any  security substantially similar  thereto (other
               than pursuant to employee stock option plans existing on, or
               upon   the  conversion   or  exchange   of   convertible  or
               exchangeable securities outstanding as of,  the date of this
               Agreement),  without  the  prior   written  consent  of  the
               Representatives;

               (e)  Such Selling  Stockholder has  not taken  and will  not
               take, directly or  indirectly, any action which  is designed
               to or  which has  constituted or  which might  reasonably be
               expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation
               of the price of  any security of  the Company to  facilitate
               the sale or resale of the Shares;

               (f)  To the extent that any statements  or omissions made in
               the  Registration  Statement,  the  Basic  Prospectus,   any
               Preliminary Final  Prospectus, the  Final Prospectus or  any
               amendment or supplement  thereto are  made in reliance  upon
               and in conformity with written  information furnished to the
               Company  by  such  Selling  Stockholder  expressly  for  use
               therein, such Basic Prospectus, Preliminary Final Prospectus
               and the Registration Statement did, and the Final Prospectus
               and   any   further  amendments   or   supplements   to  the
               Registration Statement and the  Final Prospectus, when  they
               become effective  or are filed  with the Commission,  as the
               case may be, will  conform in all  material respects to  the
               requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
               Commission thereunder and,  in the case of  the Registration
               Statement,  will  not  contain  any  untrue statement  of  a
               material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
               be  stated  therein  or  necessary  to make  the  statements
               therein  not  misleading and,  in  the  case of  such  other
               documents,  will  not  contain  any  untrue statement  of  a
               material  fact or omit to state  any material fact necessary
               to  make  the  statements  therein,  in  the  light  of  the
               circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;


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               (g)  In order to document the Underwriters'  compliance with
               the reporting and  withholding provisions of the  Tax Equity
               and Fiscal  Responsibility Act of  1982 with respect  to the
               transactions herein  contemplated, such  Selling Stockholder
               will  deliver  to you  prior  to or  at  the  First Time  of
               Delivery  (as  defined  in  Section  4  hereof)  a  properly
               completed and executed


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               United States Treasury Department Form  W-8 or W-9 (or other
               applicable   form   or  statement   specified   by  Treasury
               Department regulations in lieu thereof);

               (h)  Certificates in negotiable form representing all of the
               Shares to be sold by  such Selling Stockholder hereunder and
               under  the International  Underwriting  Agreement have  been
               placed  in custody  under a Custody  Agreement, in  the form
               heretofore furnished to you  (the "Custody Agreement"), duly
               executed  and  delivered  by  such  Selling  Stockholder  to
               Macfarlanes as custodian (the "Custodian"), and such Selling
               Stockholder  has  duly  executed and  delivered  a  Power of
               Attorney,  in  the  form heretofore  furnished  to  you (the
               "Power of Attorney"), appointing John Guy Rhodes and Timothy
               Robin Vos, and  each of them, as  such Selling Stockholder's
               attorneys-in-fact (the  "Attorneys-in-Fact") with  authority
               to execute  and deliver  this  Agreement on  behalf of  such
               Selling Stockholder, to  determine the purchase price  to be
               paid  by the Underwriters and the International Underwriters
               to the Selling Stockholders as provided in Section 2 hereof,
               to  authorize the delivery of the  Shares to be sold by such
               Selling Stockholder hereunder and otherwise to act on behalf
               of  such   Selling  Stockholder   in  connection   with  the
               transactions   contemplated    by   this    Agreement,   the
               International   Underwriting  Agreement   and  the   Custody
               Agreement; and

               (i)  The  Shares  represented  by the  certificates  held in
               custody  for  such  Selling  Stockholder  under the  Custody
               Agreement are subject  to the interests of  the Underwriters
               hereunder  and  the  International  Underwriters  under  the
               International Underwriting Agreement;  the arrangements made
               by  such  Selling  Stockholder  for  such custody,  and  the
               appointment by such Selling Stockholder of the Attorneys-in-
               Fact  by   the  Power  of  Attorney,  are   to  that  extent
               irrevocable;  the obligations  of  such Selling  Stockholder
               hereunder  shall  not  be terminated  by  operation  of law,
               whether by the death or incapacity of any individual Selling
               Stockholder  or, in the case  of an estate  or trust, by the
               death  or  incapacity of  any  executor  or  trustee or  the
               termination of  such estate or  trust, or  in the case  of a
               partnership  or corporation,  by  the  dissolution  of  such
               partnership  or  corporation, or  by  the occurrence  of any
               other event; if  any individual  Selling Stockholder or  any
               such executor or trustee should die or become incapacitated,
               or  if any such estate or trust  should be terminated, or if
               any such partnership or corporation  should be dissolved, or
               if any other such event should occur, before the delivery of
               the Shares  hereunder, certificates representing  the Shares
               shall  be  delivered   by  or  on  behalf  of  such  Selling
               Stockholder in accordance  with the terms and  conditions of
               this Agreement, of  the International Underwriting Agreement
               and  of  the Custody  Agreement;  and actions  taken  by the
               Attorneys-in-Fact pursuant to  the Powers of  Attorney shall
               be  as  valid  as if  such  death,  incapacity, termination,
               dissolution or other  event had not occurred,  regardless of
               whether or not the Custodian,  the Attorneys-in-Fact, or any
               of  them,  shall   have  received  notice  of   such  death,
               incapacity, termination, dissolution or other event.

                    2.   Purchase  and  Sale.   Subject  to  the  terms and
                         -------------------
          conditions and in  reliance upon the representations  and warran-
          ties  herein set  forth,  (a) each  of  the Selling  Stockholders
          agrees to sell to each  Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees,
          severally and not  jointly, to purchase from each  of the Selling
          Stockholders,  at a  purchase price  per  share as  set forth  in
          Schedule I hereto, the  number of Firm Shares (to  be adjusted by
          you so as  to eliminate fractional  shares) determined by  multi-
          plying the aggregate  number of Firm Shares to be sold by each of


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          the Selling Stockholders  as set forth opposite  their respective
          names in Schedule V  hereto by a fraction, the numerator of which
          is the  aggregate number of Firm  Shares to be purchased  by such
          Underwriter as set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in
          Schedule II hereto and the denominator of which is the  aggregate
          number  of Firm Shares to be purchased by all of the Underwriters
          from  all of the  Selling Stockholders  hereunder and  (b) in the
          event and to the extent that the Underwriters shall exercise  the
          election to  purchase Optional Shares, the Company agrees to sell
          to each Underwriter, and each of the Underwriters agrees, 


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          severally and  not jointly,  to purchase from  the Company,  at a
          purchase price per share  as set forth in Schedule I hereto, that
          portion  of  the number  of  Optional  Shares  as to  which  such
          election shall have been exercised  (to be adjusted by you so  as
          to eliminate fractional shares) as set forth opposite the name of
          such Underwriters in Schedule  II hereto.   Any such election  to
          purchase Optional Shares may be exercised only  by written notice
          from you  to the Company,  given within  a period of  30 calendar
          days  after the  Execution Time  and setting forth  the aggregate
          number  of Optional Shares to be  purchased and the date on which
          such Optional Shares are  to be delivered,  as determined by  you
          but  in no  event earlier  than the  First  Time of  Delivery (as
          defined  in Section  4 hereof)  or,  unless you  and the  Company
          otherwise agree in writing,  earlier than two  or later than  ten
          business days after the date of such notice.

                    3.   Offering of Shares.  Upon the authorization by you
                         ------------------
          of  the release  of  the Firm  Shares,  the several  Underwriters
          propose to  offer the  Firm Shares  for sale  upon the  terms and
          conditions set forth in the Final Prospectus.

                    4.   Delivery and Payment.  Delivery of and payment for
                         --------------------
          the Firm Shares  shall be made on the date and at the time speci-
          fied  in Schedule I hereto, which date  and time may be postponed
          by agreement between  the Representatives and the  Selling Stock-
          holders or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of
          delivery and payment for the Firm Shares being herein called  the
          "First  Time  of Delivery").  Delivery  of  and payment  for  the
          Optional Shares shall be on the date and at the time specified by
          you in the written notice given by you of the Underwriters' elec-
          tion to purchase the  Optional Shares, or at such other  time and
          date as you and the Company may agree upon in writing.  Such date
          and  time of delivery  of the Optional  Shares, if not  the First
          Time  of  Delivery,  being  herein  called  the "Second  Time  of
          Delivery," and each time and date for delivery is herein called a
          "Time of Delivery".   Delivery of the Shares shall be made to the
          Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Under-
          writers against payment  by the several Underwriters  through the
          Representatives  of the  purchase  price thereof  to or  upon the
          order of the Custodian,  by certified or  official bank check  or
          checks in  the funds specified  in Schedule  I.  Delivery  of the
          Shares  shall be  made at  such location  as the  Representatives
          shall reasonably designate at least  one business day in  advance
          of  the Time  of Delivery  for  such Shares  and payment  for the
          Shares  shall be  made at  the office  specified  in   Schedule I
          hereto.  Certificates in definitive form for the Shares shall  be
          registered  in  such  names  and  in such  denominations  as  the
          Representatives may  request not  less than  three full  business
          days in advance of the Time of Delivery for such Shares.

                    Each of  the Selling  Stockholders agrees  to have  the
          Firm Shares available  for inspection, checking and  packaging by
          the Representatives in New York, New York, not later than 1:00 PM
          on the  business day prior  to the First  Time of Delivery.   The
          Company agrees to have the  Optional Shares available for inspec-
          tion, checking and packaging by the  Representatives in New York,
          New York, not later than 1:00 PM on the business day prior to the
          Time of Delivery for such Shares.

                    5.   Agreements.   The Company agrees with  the several
                         ----------
          Underwriters that:

                    (a)  The Company will use its best efforts to cause the
               Registration  Statement, if not  effective at  the Execution
               Time, and any amendment thereto, to become effective.  Prior
               to the  termination  of  the  offering of  the  Shares,  the
               Company  will  not file  any  amendment of  the Registration
               Statement or supplement  to the Basic  Prospectus (including
               the Final Prospectus  or any  Preliminary Final  Prospectus)


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               unless the  Company has  furnished to  you a  copy for  your
               prompt review  prior to  filing and will  not file  any such
               proposed  amendment or  supplement  to which  you reasonably
               object.  Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Company will
               cause  the  Final Prospectus,  properly  completed, and  any
               supplement thereto to be filed  with the Commission pursuant
               to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time 


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               period  prescribed  and  will  provide  evidence  reasonably
               satisfactory to  the Representatives of such  timely filing.
               The  Company   will  promptly  advise   the  Representatives
               (i) when the Registration Statement, if not effective at the
               Execution Time, and any amendment thereto, shall have become
               effective, (ii) when  the Final Prospectus, and  any supple-
               ment  thereto,  shall have  been  filed with  the Commission
               pursuant to Rule 424(b), (iii) when, prior to termination of
               the offering of the  Shares, any amendment to the  Registra-
               tion Statement shall  have been  filed or become  effective,
               (iv) of any  request by the Commission for  any amendment of
               the  Registration  Statement  or  supplement  to  the  Final
               Prospectus or  for any  additional information,  (v) of  the
               issuance by the  Commission of any stop order suspending the
               effectiveness of the Registration Statement or  the institu-
               tion or threatening of any  proceeding for that purpose  and
               (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notification  with
               respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares
               for sale in any jurisdiction  or the initiation or threaten-
               ing of any proceeding  for such purpose.   The Company  will
               use its  best efforts  to prevent the  issuance of  any such
               stop order and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the
               withdrawal thereof.

                    (b)  If, at any time when a prospectus  relating to the
               Shares is required to be delivered under the Act, any  event
               occurs as  a result  of which the  Final Prospectus  as then
               supplemented  would   include  any  untrue  statement  of  a
               material fact or omit  to state any material  fact necessary
               to make the  statements therein in the light  of the circum-
               stances under which they were made not misleading, or if  it
               shall be necessary  to amend  the Registration Statement  or
               supplement the  Final Prospectus to  comply with the  Act or
               the Exchange  Act or  the respective  rules thereunder,  the
               Company promptly will prepare and  file with the Commission,
               subject to  the second  sentence of  paragraph  (a) of  this
               Section 5,  an amendment  or supplement  which will  correct
               such statement or omission or effect such compliance.

                    (c)  As  soon  as practicable,  the  Company will  make
               generally  available  to  its security  holders  and  to the
               Representatives an  earning statement  or statements of  the
               Company and its  subsidiaries which will satisfy  the provi-
               sions  of Section 11(a)  of the Act  and Rule 158  under the
               Act.

                    (d)  The Company  will furnish  to the  Representatives
               and counsel for the Underwriters,  without charge, copies of
               the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and,
               so long  as delivery  of a prospectus  by an  Underwriter or
               dealer may  be required  by the Act,  as many copies  of any
               Preliminary Final  Prospectus and the  Final Prospectus  and
               any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably
               request.  The Company will pay the expenses of printing  any
               Agreement Among Underwriters,  this Agreement, the Blue  Sky
               Memorandum and any  other documents  in connection with  the
               offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Shares.

                    (e)  Until the  date set  forth on  Schedule I  hereto,
               except  for  securities  issuable  upon  conversion  of  the
               Company's 4 1/2% Convertible Subordinated  Notes due July 1,
               1997  or the  issuance  of  shares  or options  pursuant  to
               employee benefit plans,  the Company  will not, without  the
               prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell or
               contract  to  sell,  or otherwise  dispose  of,  directly or
               indirectly, or announce the offering of, any shares of Stock
               or  any  security  of   the  Company  substantially  similar
               thereto,   or  any   other  security  convertible   into  or
               exchangeable for, or  that represents the right  to receive,


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               shares  of  Stock  or  any  security  substantially  similar
               thereto.

                    (f)  Promptly  from time to time to take such action as
               you may reasonably  request to qualify the Shares for offer-
               ing and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions
               as  you may request  and to comply  with such laws  so as to
               permit the continuance of sales and


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               dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be
               necessary  to  complete  the  distribution  of  the  Shares;
               provided that in connection therewith  the Company shall not
               -------- ----
               be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a
               general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.

                    (g)  The Company will use  its reasonable best  efforts
               to  cause  the Optional  Shares  to be  duly  authorized for
               listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

                    6.   Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters.
                         -------------------------------------------------
          The  obligations of  the Underwriters,  as  to the  Shares to  be
          delivered at each Time of Delivery, to purchase the Shares  shall
          be subject to  the accuracy of the representations and warranties
          on the  part  of the  Company  and of  the  Selling  Stockholders
          contained herein  as  of the  Execution  Time and  such  Time  of
          Delivery, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company and of
          the Selling Stockholders made in any certificates pursuant to the
          provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and by  each
          of the Selling Stockholders  of its obligations hereunder  and to
          the following additional conditions:

               (a)  If the Registration Statement  has not become effective
               prior  to the  Execution  Time, unless  the  Representatives
               agree in writing to a later time, the Registration Statement
               will become effective not later than (i) 6:00 P.M. New  York
               City  time,  on  the date  of  determination  of  the public
               offering price, if  such determination occurred at  or prior
               to 3:00 P.M. New York City  time on such date or  (ii) 12:00
               Noon on  the business  day following  the day  on which  the
               public offering price was determined, if such  determination
               occurred after 3:00 P.M. New York City time on such date; if
               filing of the  Final Prospectus, or any  supplement thereto,
               is required pursuant  to Rule 424(b), the  Final Prospectus,
               and any such supplement, shall have been filed in the manner
               and within the time  period required by Rule 424(b); and  no
               stop order suspending the  effectiveness of the Registration
               Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that
               purpose shall have been instituted or threatened.

               (b)  The Company shall  have furnished  to the  Underwriters
               the  opinion  of Paul,  Weiss,  Rifkind, Wharton  & Garrison
               ("Paul Weiss"), counsel for the Company, dated  such Time of
               Delivery, to the effect that:

                    (i)  This Agreement and  the International Underwriting
                    Agreement have been duly executed  and delivered by the
                    Company;

                    (ii) No   consent,   approval,   authorization,  order,
                    registration or qualification  of or with any  New York
                    or  federal  court or  governmental  agency or  body is
                    required for the sale of the Shares or the consummation
                    by the Company of the  transactions contemplated by the
                    Final Prospectus,  this Agreement or  the International
                    Underwriting  Agreement,  except  such   as  have  been
                    obtained  under the Act  and such  consents, approvals,
                    authorizations, registrations or  qualifications as may
                    be required under  state or foreign securities  or Blue
                    Sky laws in connection with  the purchase and distribu-
                    tion of the Shares by  the Underwriters and the  Inter-
                    national Underwriters;

                    (iii)     Except  as noted below,  the last sentence of
                    the first paragraph,  the first sentence of  the second
                    paragraph and the entire third paragraph of the section
                    of the  Final Prospectus  relating to  the Shares  cap-
                    tioned  "Certain  Considerations  --  Taxation  of  the
                    Company" contain a  fair and accurate general  descrip-


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                    tion  of  the  U.S.  Federal  tax provisions  discussed
                    therein.    With respect  to the  last sentence  of the
                    first  paragraph  of  the  section  of  the  Prospectus
                    relating  to the  Shares captioned  "Certain Considera-
                    tions  -  Taxation  of  the  Company,"  no  opinion  is
                    expressed with respect to whether the


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                    exemption  of Section 883  of the Internal Revenue Code
                    of 1986 is  available or applicable  to the Company  or
                    any of its subsidiaries; 

                    (iv) Assuming that  New York  law  is applicable,  upon
                    delivery of the  Shares pursuant to this  Agreement and
                    the  International Underwriting  Agreement and  payment
                    therefor  as contemplated herein  and therein, good and
                    valid title to the Shares, free and clear of all liens,
                    encumbrances, equities or  claims, shall be transferred
                    to each  of the several Underwriters  and International
                    Underwriters who purchase the Shares  in good faith and
                    without  notice  of any  lien,  encumbrance,  equity or
                    claim or any  other adverse claim within the meaning of
                    the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York;

                    (v)  The Company is not an "investment company" as such
                    term is defined in the Investment Company Act; 

                    In addition, such counsel shall state that on the basis
                    of the participation of such  counsel in conferences at
                    which  the contents of  the Registration  Statement and
                    the   Final   Prospectus  and   related   matters  were
                    discussed, but without independent verification by such
                    counsel of  the accuracy,  completeness or  fairness of
                    the statements contained in the Registration Statement,
                    the  Final  Prospectus,  any  amendment  or  supplement
                    thereto or any documents  incorporated by reference  in
                    the Final  Prospectus  or any  amendment or  supplement
                    thereto, that they  have no knowledge that  (other than
                    the financial statements, schedules and other financial
                    or statistical data  which are  or should be  contained
                    therein,  as  to  which such  counsel  need  express no
                    statement):

                    (1)   The documents  incorporated by  reference in  the
                    Final Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement
                    thereto  made  by the  Company  prior to  such  Time of
                    Delivery, when they became effective or were filed with
                    the  Commission, as the case may be, (A) did not comply
                    as  to  form   in  all   material  respects  with   the
                    requirements  of  the  Act  or  the  Exchange  Act,  as
                    applicable,  and  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the
                    Commission thereunder; and (B) contained in the case of
                    a registration  statement which became  effective under
                    the Act,  an untrue  statement of  a material  fact, or
                    omitted to state a material fact  required to be stated
                    therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
                    misleading, or, in  the case  of other documents  which
                    were filed under the Exchange  Act with the Commission,
                    contained an  untrue statement  of a  material fact  or
                    omitted to state a material fact necessary  in order to
                    make  the  statements  therein,  in  the light  of  the
                    circumstances  under  which they  were  made when  such
                    documents were so filed, not misleading;

                    (2)  (A)    The Registration  Statement  and  the Final
                    Prospectus  and any  further amendment  and supplements
                    thereto  made  by the  Company  prior to  such  Time of
                    Delivery  did not  comply as  to form  in all  material
                    respects with the requirements of the Act and the rules
                    and regulations thereunder; (B) as  of their respective
                    effective dates,  the  Registration  Statement  or  any
                    further amendment thereto made by  the Company prior to
                    such Time of Delivery contained  an untrue statement of
                    a material  fact or omitted  to state  a material  fact
                    required  to be stated therein or necessary to make the
                    statements therein not  misleading or  that, as of  its
                    date, the Final Prospectus or  any further amendment or


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                    supplement thereto made  by the  Company prior to  such
                    Time of  Delivery contained  an untrue  statement of  a
                    material  fact  or  omitted to  state  a  material fact
                    necessary to make the statements  therein, in the light
                    of  the  circumstances  in which  they  were  made, not
                    misleading or that, as of such Time of


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                    Delivery,  either  the  Registration Statement  or  the
                    Final Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement
                    thereto  made by  the  Company prior  to  such Time  of
                    Delivery  contains an  untrue statement  of a  material
                    fact or  omits to  state a  material fact necessary  to
                    make   the   statements  therein,   in  light   of  the
                    circumstances in  which they were made, not misleading;
                    and  (C) any  amendment to  the  Registration Statement
                    required to  be filed  with the  Commission  or of  any
                    contracts or other documents of a character required to
                    be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or
                    required to be incorporated by reference into the Final
                    Prospectus or required  to be  described in the  Regis-
                    tration Statement or the Final Prospectus which are not
                    filed or  incorporated  by reference  or  described  as
                    required.

               (c)  The Company  shall have  furnished to  the Underwriters
               the opinion of Alan R. Twaits, Esq., General Counsel for the
               Company, dated such Time of Delivery, to the effect that:

                    (i)  To the knowledge of such  counsel, the Company has
                    all  necessary  consents,   authorizations,  approvals,
                    orders,  certificates  and  permits  of  and  from, and
                    declarations  and  filings  with, all  federal,  state,
                    local  and  other  governmental  authorities,  to  own,
                    lease, license, and  use its properties and  assets and
                    to conduct its business in  the manner described in the
                    Final Prospectus  (except for  such consents,  authori-
                    zations,  approvals,  orders,  licenses,  certificates,
                    permits, declarations and filings, which the failure to
                    have obtained,  individually or in the  aggregate, does
                    not and can reasonably be expected in the future not to
                    have a material adverse effect  on the general affairs,
                    business, financial  position, shareholders'  equity or
                    results of operations  of the Company and  its subsidi-
                    aries, taken as a whole);

                    (ii) To  the knowledge  of such  counsel, HAL  Antillen
                    N.V.    ("HAL")    has    all    necessary    consents,
                    authorizations,  approvals,  orders,  certificates  and
                    permits of and from, and declarations and filings with,
                    all  federal,  state,  local,  and  other  governmental
                    authorities,  to  own,  lease,  license,  and  use  its
                    properties and assets  and to  conduct its business  in
                    the manner  described in  the Final  Prospectus (except
                    for such  consents, authorizations,  approvals, orders,
                    licenses,  certificates,   permits,  declarations   and
                    filings, which  the failure to have obtained, individu-
                    ally or in  the aggregate, does not, and can reasonably
                    be  expected in  the  future not  to,  have a  material
                    adverse effect on the general affairs, business, finan-
                    cial  position,  shareholders'  equity  or  results  of
                    operations of the  Company and its  subsidiaries, taken
                    as a whole);

                    (iii)     Each of the Subsidiaries has been duly quali-
                    fied as a  foreign corporation  for the transaction  of
                    business and is in good standing under the laws of each
                    other jurisdiction in  which it owns or  leases proper-
                    ties,  or  conducts any  business  which requires  such
                    qualification  (except  where  the  failure  to  be  so
                    qualified  or  in  good  standing  does  not,  and  can
                    reasonably be  expected in  the future  not to,  have a
                    material  adverse  effect  upon  the  general  affairs,
                    business, financial  position, shareholders'  equity or
                    results of operations  of the Company and  its subsidi-
                    aries, taken as a whole);


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                    (iv) To the knowledge  of such  counsel, except as  set
                    forth in Schedule  III to  this Agreement,  all of  the
                    issued shares of  capital stock of each  Subsidiary are
                    owned directly or  indirectly by the Company,  free and
                    clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests or
                    claims;

                    (v)  To the knowledge  of such counsel, and  other than
                    as set  forth in  the Final  Prospectus,  there are  no
                    legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the 


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                    Company or  any of  its Subsidiaries is  a party  or of
                    which any property of  the Company or  any of its  Sub-
                    sidiaries  is the  subject  which, could  reasonably be
                    expected to  individually or  in the  aggregate have  a
                    material  adverse  effect   on  the  general   affairs,
                    business, financial  position, shareholders'  equity or
                    results   of  operations   of  the   Company   and  its
                    subsidiaries, taken as  a whole; and, to  the knowledge
                    of such counsel, no such  proceedings are threatened or
                    contemplated by governmental  authorities or threatened
                    by others;

                    (vi) To the knowledge  of such counsel, the  compliance
                    by  the  Company  with  all   of  the  provisions  this
                    Agreement and the  International Underwriting Agreement
                    and  the consummation  of the  transactions herein  and
                    therein contemplated  will not conflict  with or result
                    in  a  breach or  violation  of  any  of the  terms  or
                    provisions of,  or  constitute  a  default  under,  any
                    material  indenture,  mortgage,  deed  of  trust,  loan
                    agreement  or other  agreement or  instrument  known to
                    such counsel  to  which  the  Company  or  any  of  the
                    Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or  any
                    of the  Subsidiaries is  bound or to  which any  of the
                    property or assets of  the Company or  any of the  Sub-
                    sidiaries is subject,  nor will  such action result  in
                    any violation of  the provisions of the  Certificate of
                    Incorporation  or  By-laws of  the  Company or,  to the
                    knowledge of such  counsel, any  statute or any  order,
                    rule or regulation binding on the Company or any of the
                    Subsidiaries or any of their properties;

                    (vii)     To the knowledge of such counsel, the Company
                    is not (A) in violation of, or in  default with respect
                    to,  any law,  rule,  regulation,  order,  judgment  or
                    decree,  except  as may  be  properly described  in the
                    Final Prospectus or such as in the aggregate do not now
                    have, and can reasonably be expected  in the future not
                    to  have,  a  material adverse  effect  on  the general
                    affairs,  business,  financial  position, shareholders'
                    equity or results  of operations of the Company and the
                    Subsidiaries,  taken  as a  whole;  nor is  the Company
                    required to take any action in order to avoid any  such
                    violation or default; (B) in violation or breach of, or
                    in default with respect to, complying with any material
                    provision  of  any   contract,  agreement,  instrument,
                    lease, license, arrangement  or understanding which  is
                    material to the Company and  its Subsidiaries, taken as
                    a  whole;  or (C) in  violation  or  breach  of, or  in
                    default with respect to, any term of its certificate of
                    incorporation (or other charter document) or by-laws;

                    (viii)    The  Company, directly  or indirectly,  holds
                    good and marketable title to each of the vessels listed
                    on Schedule IV  hereto, subject only to  the liens dis-
                    closed  on  Schedule  IV  and  maritime  liens  in  the
                    ordinary course of business;

               (d)  The Company  shall have furnished  to the  Underwriters
               the opinion of  Tapia Linares  y Alfaro, Panamanian  counsel
               for the Company, dated such Time of Delivery, to the  effect
               that:

                    (i)  The Company  has  been duly  incorporated  and  is
                    validly  existing as  a  corporation  in good  standing
                    under the  laws of the  Republic of Panama,  with power
                    and  authority (corporate  and  other)  to own,  lease,
                    license and use its properties and conduct its business
                    as described in the Final Prospectus;


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                    (ii) This Agreement and  the International Underwriting
                    Agreement have been duly authorized by the Company;

                    (iii)     No consent,  approval, authorization,  order,
                    registration or qualification of or with any Panamanian
                    court or governmental  agency or  body is required  for
                    the sale of


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                    the Shares, or  the consummation by the  Company of the
                    transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement  and the
                    International  Underwriting Agreement,  except such  as
                    have been  obtained under  the Act  and such  consents,
                    approvals,     authorizations,     registrations     or
                    qualifications  as  may  be  required  under  state  or
                    foreign securities or Blue Sky  laws in connection with
                    the  purchase  and distribution  of  the Shares  by the
                    Underwriters and the International Underwriters;

                    (iv) The Company  has an  authorized capitalization  as
                    set forth  or incorporated  by reference  in the  Final
                    Prospectus, and  all of  the issued  shares of  capital
                    stock  of   the  Company  including  the  Shares  being
                    delivered at such  Time of Delivery have  been duly and
                    validly authorized and  issued and  are fully paid  and
                    non-assessable; and

                    (v)  To the knowledge  of such counsel, the  Company is
                    not in violation of, or in default with respect to, any
                    law,  rule,  regulation,  order,  judgment  or  decree,
                    except  as  may  be  properly  described in  the  Final
                    Prospectus or such as in the aggregate do not now have,
                    and can  reasonably be  expected in  the future  not to
                    have, a material adverse effect on the general affairs,
                    business, financial  position, shareholders'  equity or
                    results   of   operations  of   the  Company   and  the
                    Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

                    (vi) The Stock conforms in all material respects to the
                    description of the Stock incorporated by reference into
                    the Final Prospectus.

                    (vii)     Good and valid title to  the Shares, free and
                    clear of all liens,  encumbrances, equities or  claims,
                    has  been  transferred to  each  of the  several Under-
                    writers or International Underwriters,  as the case may
                    be, who purchase the  Shares in good faith  and without
                    notice of any  such lien, encumbrance, equity  or claim
                    or any other adverse claim.

               (e)  The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives
               the opinion of Clifford Chance,  counsel to HAL, dated  such
               Time of Delivery, to the effect that:

                    (i)  HAL  is a  "naamloze  vennootschap" (company  with
                    limited liability) duly organized  and validly existing
                    as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
                    jurisdiction  of  its  incorporation,  with  power  and
                    authority (corporate and other) to own,  lease, license
                    and  use  its properties  and  conduct its  business as
                    described in the Final Prospectus; and

                    (ii) All of the issued  shares of capital stock of  HAL
                    have been duly  and validly authorized and  issued, and
                    are fully paid.

               (f)  The Company  shall have  furnished to  the Underwriters
               the  opinions  of local  counsel,  each dated  such  Time of
               Delivery, to the effect that  each vessel listed on Schedule
               IV  hereto is duly  registered, except as  noted on Schedule
               IV, under  the laws of the jurisdiction  listed opposite its
               name on Schedule IV.

                    Each such opinion described in 6(b),  (c), (d), (e) and
               (f)  above shall be in form  and substance reasonably satis-
               factory to the Representatives.   In rendering such opinions
               described in 6(b), (c),  (d), (e) and  (f) above, each  such
               counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application


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               of laws  other than  the laws of  the jurisdiction  in which
               such counsel  practices, to  the extent  such counsel  deems
               proper and to the extent specified in such opinion, upon  an
               opinion  or  opinions  (in  form  and  substance  reasonably
               satisfactory to counsel for the


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               Underwriters)  of other  counsel,  reasonably acceptable  to
               counsel for  the Underwriters, familiar with  the applicable
               laws; (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent such  counsel
               deems proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the
               Company or of any of the Subsidiaries; and (C) to the extent
               such  counsel  deems  proper,  upon  written  statements  or
               certificates   of  officers   of   departments  of   various
               jurisdictions  having  custody of  documents  respecting the
               corporate existence  or good standing  of the Company  or of
               any of  the Subsidiaries, provided  that copies of  any such
               statements or certificates shall be delivered to counsel for
               the Underwriters, and on the absence of a telegram from  the
               Commission.    References   to  the   Final  Prospectus   in
               paragraphs  6(b)  through  (e)  include  any  amendments  or
               supplements thereto filed prior to such Time of Delivery.

               (g)  The  respective   counsel  for  each   of  the  Selling
               Stockholders, as indicated in Schedule  V hereto, each shall
               have furnished to you their  written opinion with respect to
               each of the Selling Stockholders for whom they are acting as
               counsel, dated the First Time of Delivery, in form and  sub-
               stance reasonably satisfactory to you, to the effect that:

                    (i)  A  Power of Attorney and a  Custody Agreement have
                    been  duly  executed  and  delivered  by  such  Selling
                    Stockholder and constitute valid and binding agreements
                    of such Selling  Stockholder in  accordance with  their
                    terms;

                    (ii)  This Agreement and the International Underwriting
                    Agreement have been  duly executed and delivered  by or
                    on behalf of  such Selling Stockholder; and the sale of
                    the  Shares  to  be sold  by  such  Selling Stockholder
                    hereunder   and   the   compliance  by   such   Selling
                    Stockholder with all  of the provisions of  this Agree-
                    ment and the International Underwriting Agreement,  the
                    Power-of-Attorney  and the  Custody  Agreement and  the
                    consummation  of  the transactions  herein  and therein
                    contemplated  will  not conflict  with  or result  in a
                    breach or violation  of any terms or provisions  of, or
                    constitute  a  default under,  any  statute, indenture,
                    mortgage,  deed  of  trust,  loan  agreement  or  other
                    agreement or instrument known to  such counsel to which
                    such Selling Stockholder  is a party  or by which  such
                    Selling  Stockholder is  bound or  to which any  of the
                    property  or  assets  of such  Selling  Stockholder  is
                    subject, nor will  such action result in  any violation
                    of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, By-
                    laws,  governing  trust  indenture or  other  governing
                    instrument, as the  case may be, of such Selling Stock-
                    holder or any  order, rule or regulation  known to such
                    counsel of  any court  or governmental  agency or  body
                    having jurisdiction  over such  Selling Stockholder  or
                    the property of such Selling Stockholder;

                    (iii)  No consent, approval,  authorization or order of
                    any court or  governmental agency  or body is  required
                    for the  consummation of the  transactions contemplated
                    by this  Agreement and  the International  Underwriting
                    Agreement in connection  with the Shares to  be sold by
                    such   Selling  Stockholder   hereunder,  except   such
                    consent, approvals, authorizations or orders which have
                    been duly  obtained and are  in full force  and effect,
                    such as have been  obtained under the  Act and such  as
                    may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws
                    in  connection with  the  purchase and  distribution of
                    such Shares  by the  Underwriters or  the International
                    Underwriters;


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               (h)  Holland & Knight,  special U.S. counsel to  the Selling
               Stockholders,  shall have  furnished  to  you their  written
               opinion,  dated the  First  Time of  Delivery,  in form  and
               substance  reasonably satisfactory  to  you,  to the  effect
               that:


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                    (i)  Immediately prior  to the First Time  of Delivery,
                    each Selling Stockholder  had good  and valid title  to
                    the Shares to be sold at the First  Time of Delivery by
                    such Selling Stockholder  under this Agreement  and the
                    International Underwriting Agreement, free and clear of
                    all liens, encumbrances, equities  or claims, and  full
                    right,  power and authority  to sell,  assign, transfer
                    and  deliver the  Shares  to be  sold  by such  Selling
                    Stockholder hereunder and thereunder; and 

                    (ii) Good  and  valid title  to  such Shares,  free and
                    clear of all  liens, encumbrances, equities or  claims,
                    has   been   transferred   to  each   of   the  several
                    Underwriters or International Underwriters, as the case
                    may  be, who have  purchased such Shares  in good faith
                    and  without  notice  of  any  such  lien, encumbrance,
                    equity or claim or  any other adverse claim within  the
                    meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code.

                         In rendering  the opinion  in paragraph (i),  such
                    counsel may  rely upon  a certificate  of such  Selling
                    Stockholder  in  respect  of  matters  of  fact  as  to
                    ownership of,  and  liens,  encumbrances,  equities  or
                    claims on, the Shares sold by such Selling Stockholder,
                    provided  that  such  counsel  shall  state  that  they
                    --------
                    believe that both you and they are justified in relying
                    upon such certificate;

               (i)  The Underwriters  shall have  received from  Sullivan &
               Cromwell,  counsel for  the  Underwriters, such  opinion  or
               opinions,  dated such Time of  Delivery, with respect to the
               validity  of  the Shares,  the  Registration Statement,  the
               Final Prospectus (together with any  supplement thereto) and
               other  related matters  as the  Underwriters  may reasonably
               require,  and  the  Company  shall  have furnished  to  such
               counsel such documents  as they  reasonably request for  the
               purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

               (j)  The Company shall have furnished  to the Underwriters a
               certificate of the  Company, dated such Time of Delivery and
               signed by the Chairman of the Board or the President and the
               principal  financial or accounting  officer of  the Company,
               and the  Selling Stockholders  shall have  furnished to  the
               Underwriters at the  First Time of Delivery  certificates of
               the Selling Stockholders, respectively, dated the First Time
               of Delivery, satisfactory  to you as to the  accuracy of the
               representations  and  warranties  of  the  Company  and  the
               Selling Stockholders, respectively, herein at and as of such
               Time of Delivery as  to the performance  by the Company  and
               the  Selling   Stockholders  of  all  of   their  respective
               obligations  hereunder to be  performed at or  prior to such
               Time of Delivery  and as to  such other  matters as you  may
               reasonably request and  the Company shall have  furnished or
               caused to be furnished a certificate to the effect that  the
               signers  of  such  certificate have  carefully  examined the
               Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus, any supplement
               to the Final Prospectus and this Agreement and that:

                    (i)  the representations and warranties of the  Company
                    in this Agreement are true and correct  in all material
                    respects on and as  of such Time  of Delivery with  the
                    same effect as if made on such Time of Delivery and the
                    Company  has  complied  with  all  the  agreements  and
                    satisfied  all  the  conditions  on   its  part  to  be
                    performed  or satisfied  at  or prior  to such  Time of
                    Delivery;


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                    (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness  of the
                    Registration   Statement   has  been   issued   and  no
                    proceedings for  that purpose have  been instituted or,
                    to the Company's knowledge, threatened; and

                    (iii)     since  the  date of  the most  recent audited
                    financial statements  included in the  Final Prospectus
                    (exclusive  of any supplement  thereto), there has been
                    no material


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                    adverse  change in the  condition (financial or other),
                    earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
                    Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,  whether or not arising
                    from transactions  in the ordinary course  of business,
                    except as  set forth  in or  contemplated in the  Final
                    Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

               (k)  At such Time  of Delivery,  Price Waterhouse LLP  shall
               have  furnished  to  the Underwriters  a  letter  or letters
               (which may refer  to letters previously delivered  to one or
               more  of  the Representatives),  dated  as of  such  Time of
               Delivery, in form  and substance satisfactory to  the Repre-
               sentatives, confirming that they are independent accountants
               within the meaning  of the Act and the Exchange  Act and the
               respective  applicable   published  rules   and  regulations
               thereunder and stating in effect that:

                    (i)  in their opinion the audited financial  statements
                    and   schedules  included   or   incorporated  in   the
                    Registration  Statement  and the  Final  Prospectus and
                    reported  on by  them  comply in  form in  all material
                    respects with the applicable accounting requirements of
                    the Act and  the Exchange Act and the related published
                    rules and regulations;

                    (ii) on the basis of a reading of the latest  unaudited
                    financial statements made available by  the Company and
                    its  subsidiaries;   carrying  out   certain  specified
                    procedures  (but not an  examination in accordance with
                    generally accepted auditing standards) which could  not
                    necessarily reveal matters of significance with respect
                    to the comments set forth in such letter, a reading  of
                    the  minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  stockholders,
                    directors  and  executive and  audit committees  of the
                    Company and  its subsidiaries; and inquiries of certain
                    officials  of the Company  who have  responsibility for
                    financial and accounting matters of the Company and its
                    subsidiaries as to  transactions and events  subsequent
                    to  the  date  of  the  most recent  audited  financial
                    statements  in or incorporated in the Final Prospectus,
                    nothing came to  their attention  which caused them  to
                    believe that:

                              (1)  any   unaudited   financial   statements
                         included  or  incorporated   in  the  Registration
                         Statement and  the Final Prospectus do  not comply
                         in form in  all material respects  with applicable
                         accounting  requirements  and with  the  published
                         rules  and  regulations  of  the  Commission  with
                         respect  to   financial  statements   included  or
                         incorporated  in quarterly  reports  on Form  10-Q
                         under  the   Exchange  Act;  and   said  unaudited
                         financial statements  are not  in conformity  with
                         generally accepted  accounting principles  applied
                         on a basis  substantially consistent with that  of
                         the  audited  financial   statements  included  or
                         incorporated in the Registration Statement and the
                         Final Prospectus;

                              (2)  with respect to the period subsequent to
                         the date of  the most recent  financial statements
                         (other than any  capsule information), audited  or
                         unaudited, in or incorporated in the  Registration
                         Statement and the Final Prospectus, there were any
                         changes, at a  specified date  not more than  five
                         business days prior to the date of the  letter, in
                         the consolidated  capital stock (other  than issu-
                         ances  of capital  stock upon exercise  of options
                         and stock  appreciation rights, upon  earn-outs of


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                         performance   shares  and   upon  conversions   of
                         convertible securities,  in each  case which  were
                         outstanding  on the  date  of the  latest  balance
                         sheet included or incorporated by reference in the
                         Final  Prospectus) or any increase in the consoli-
                         dated long-term debt  of the Company and  its sub-
                         sidiaries,  or any  decreases in  consolidated net
                         current


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                         assets or net assets as  compared with the amounts
                         shown  on  the  most  recent consolidated  balance
                         sheet included or incorporated in the Registration
                         Statement  and the  Final Prospectus,  or for  the
                         period from the date of  the most recent financial
                         statements   included  or   incorporated  in   the
                         Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus to
                         such  specified date there  were any decreases, as
                         compared with  the  corresponding  period  in  the
                         preceding  year  in   consolidated  net  revenues,
                         operating  income,  net  income  or  earnings  per
                         share,  except  in all  instances  for changes  or
                         decreases set forth in such  letter, in which case
                         the letter  shall be accompanied by an explanation
                         by the  Company  as to  the  significance  thereof
                         unless said explanation is not deemed necessary by
                         the Representatives; or

                              (3)  the  amounts included  in any  unaudited
                         "capsule" information included  or incorporated in
                         the Registration Statement and the Final  Prospec-
                         tus do not agree with the amounts set forth in the
                         unaudited  financial   statements  for   the  same
                         periods or were not determined on a basis substan-
                         tially consistent  with that of  the corresponding
                         amounts  in   the  audited   financial  statements
                         included  or  incorporated   in  the  Registration
                         Statement and the Final Prospectus.

                    (iii)     they have  performed certain  other specified
                    procedures as a  result of  which they determined  that
                    certain  information  of  an  accounting, financial  or
                    statistical  nature (which  is  limited to  accounting,
                    financial or  statistical information derived  from the
                    general  accounting records  of  the  Company  and  its
                    subsidiaries  which is subject  to the Company's system
                    of  internal  accounting  controls) set  forth  in  the
                    Registration  Statement   and  the   Final  Prospectus,
                    including the  information included or  incorporated in
                    Items 6,  7 and  11 of the  Company's Annual  Report on
                    Form 10-K, incorporated  in the Registration  Statement
                    and the Prospectus, and the information included in the
                    "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
                    Condition  and  Results  of   Operations"  included  or
                    incorporated in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form
                    10-Q,  incorporated in  the Registration  Statement and
                    the  Final  Prospectus,  agrees   with  the  accounting
                    records of the Company and  its subsidiaries, excluding
                    any questions of legal interpretation; and 

                    (iv) if pro forma financial  statements are included or
                    incorporated  in  the  Registration Statement  and  the
                    Final Prospectus,  on the  basis  of a  reading of  the
                    unaudited pro forma financial statements, carrying  out
                    certain  specified  procedures,  inquiries  of  certain
                    officials of the  Company and the acquired  company who
                    have  responsibility   for  financial   and  accounting
                    matters,  and proving  the arithmetic  accuracy of  the
                    application  of  the  pro  forma  adjustments  to   the
                    historical amounts  in the  pro forma  financial state-
                    ments, nothing  came to  their  attention which  caused
                    them to believe that the pro forma financial statements
                    do not comply in form in all material respects with the
                    applicable  accounting requirements  of  Rule 11-02  of
                    Regulation S-X or  that the pro forma  adjustments have
                    not been properly applied to  the historical amounts in
                    the compilation of such statements.


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               References to  the Final  Prospectus in  this paragraph  (i)
               include any supplement thereto at the date of the letter.

                    In addition, except  as provided in Schedule  I hereto,
               at  the  Execution  Time, Price  Waterhouse  LLP  shall have
               furnished to the Representatives a  letter or letters, dated
               as of the


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               Execution Time, in  form and  substance satisfactory to  the
               Representatives, to the effect set forth above.

               (l)  Subsequent to the  Execution Time  or, if earlier,  the
               dates  as of which information  is given in the Registration
               Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final
               Prospectus  (exclusive  of  any supplement  thereto),  there
               shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified  in
               the letter or  letters referred to in paragraph  (k) of this
               Section 6 or (ii) any change, or any development involving a
               prospective  change,   in  or  affecting  the   business  or
               properties  of the Company and its  subsidiaries, taken as a
               whole,  the effect  of which,  in  any case  referred to  in
               clause (i) or (ii)  above, is, in the reasonable judgment of
               the Representatives, so  material and adverse as  to make it
               impractical or inadvisable  to proceed with the  offering or
               delivery of the  Shares as contemplated by  the Registration
               Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final
               Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).

               (m)  Subsequent to the Execution Time,  there shall not have
               been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company's debt
               securities by any "nationally  recognized statistical rating
               organization" (as defined  for purpose of Rule  436(g) under
               the Act) or any  notice given of  any intended or  potential
               decrease in any such rating  or of a possible change in  any
               such rating  that does  not indicate  the  direction of  the
               possible change.

               (n)  Prior to  such Time of  Delivery, the  Company and  the
               Selling  Stockholders shall  have  furnished to  the  Repre-
               sentatives  such   further  information,   certificates  and
               documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

               (o)  Prior  to  the Time  of  Delivery, the  Optional Shares
               shall have been duly authorized for listing by the New  York
               Stock Exchange subject only to official notice of issuance.

               (p)  On or  after  the  date  hereof there  shall  not  have
               occurred any of the following:  (i) a suspension or material
               limitation in  trading in  securities generally  on the  New
               York Stock Exchange;  (ii) a suspension or  material limita-
               tion in trading in the Company's securities on the New  York
               Stock  Exchange; (iii)  a general  moratorium on  commercial
               banking activities in New York declared by either Federal or
               New York State authorities; or  (iv) the outbreak or escala-
               tion  of  hostilities  involving the  United  States  or the
               declaration by the United States of a national  emergency or
               war,  if the  effect of  any  such event  specified in  this
               clause (iv) is in  your reasonable judgment so  material and
               adverse  as  to  make  it  impracticable or  inadvisable  to
               proceed with  the  public offering  or the  delivery of  the
               Shares being delivered at such Time of Delivery on the terms
               and in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus.

                    (q)  The  Representatives   shall  have   received  the
               written agreement of each of Ted Arison and Micky Arison, in
               form and  substance satisfactory to the  Representatives, to
               the effect that, for  a period of 90 days after  the date of
               the  Final Prospectus,  such person  has agreed  (i) not  to
               offer,  sell or contract  to sell, or  otherwise dispose of,
               directly or  indirectly, or  announce the  offering of,  any
               shares  of Stock  or  Class B Common  Stock  of the  Company
               ("Class B  Common  Stock") or  any  security of  the Company
               substantially  similar  thereto,   or  any  other   security
               convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represents the
               right to receive, shares of Stock or Class B Common Stock or
               any security of  the Company substantially  similar thereto,
               without the prior written consent of the Representatives and


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               (ii)  not  to  consent  to any  disposition  of  the  nature
               described in clause (i)  of this Section  6(q) by any  trust
               that owns  shares of  Stock or Class B  Common Stock  or any
               security of the Company


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               substantially  similar   thereto,  or  any   other  security
               convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represents the
               right to receive, shares of Stock or Class B Common Stock or
               any security  of the Company substantially  similar thereto,
               over  which  such  person has  voting  or  dispositive power
               without the prior written consent of the Representatives.

                    If any of  the conditions  specified in this  Section 6
          shall not have  been fulfilled in all material  respects when and
          as provided  in this Agreement,  or if  any of  the opinions  and
          certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall
          not  be in all material respects  reasonably satisfactory in form
          and substance to  the Representatives and counsel for  the Under-
          writers, this Agreement  and all obligations of  the Underwriters
          hereunder may be  canceled at, or at any time prior to, such Time
          of Delivery by the Representatives.  Notice  of such cancellation
          shall be  given to  the Company and  the Selling  Stockholders in
          writing or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing.

                    7.   Reimbursement of Underwriters'  Expenses.  If  the
                         ----------------------------------------
          sale of  the Shares  provided for  herein is  not consummated  by
          reason of  any failure on the part of  the Company or any Selling
          Stockholder  to perform any covenant  or agreement or satisfy any
          condition of this Agreement to be performed or satisfied by it or
          any  Selling Stockholder, the  sole liability  of the  Company to
          each of the  Underwriters, in addition to the  obligations of the
          Company pursuant to Sections 5(d) and 8, will be for  the Company
          to  reimburse  the  Underwriters for  all  out-of-pocket expenses
          approved in writing by  you, including fees and  disbursements of
          counsel,  reasonably  incurred  by  the  Underwriters  in  making
          preparations  for the purchase,  sale and delivery  of the Shares
          not  so  delivered.    Otherwise,  if  this  Agreement  shall  be
          terminated, the Company shall not then be under any liability  to
          any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 5(d) and 8 hereof.
          If  this Agreement  shall be terminated  as provided  herein, the
          Selling  Stockholders  shall  not  have   any  liability  to  the
          Underwriters.

                    8.   Indemnification and Contribution.  (a) The Company
                         --------------------------------
          agrees  to  indemnify  and hold  harmless  each  Underwriter, the
          directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and
          each person  who controls any  Underwriter within the  meaning of
          either the  Act or the  Exchange Act against any  and all losses,
          claims, damages  or liabilities, joint or several,  to which they
          or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act
          or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at  common
          law  or  otherwise, insofar  as such  losses, claims,  damages or
          liabilities (or actions  in respect thereof) arise out  of or are
          based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of  a
          material fact  contained in  the registration  statement for  the
          registration of the  Shares as originally filed or  in any amend-
          ment thereof, or in the  Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary  Final
          Prospectus or  the Final Prospectus, or in  any amendment thereof
          or supplement  thereto, or arise  out of  or are  based upon  the
          omission or  alleged omission  to state  therein a  material fact
          required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
          therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each  such indem-
          nified  party,  as incurred,  for  any  legal  or other  expenses
          reasonably incurred by  them in connection with  investigating or
          defending  any  such loss,  claim,  damage, liability  or action;
          provided, however,  that the  Company will not  be liable  in any
          --------  -------
          such  case to  the extent  that any  such loss, claim,  damage or
          liability arises out  of or is based upon any  such untrue state-
          ment or alleged untrue statement  or omission or alleged omission
          made  therein  in reliance  upon and  in conformity  with written
          information  furnished to  the Company  by  or on  behalf of  any
          Underwriter through  the Representatives specifically  for inclu-
          sion  therein; and, provided, further,  that the Company will not
                              --------  -------
          be liable  to any  Underwriter with respect  to any  loss, claim,


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          damage  or  liability arising  out  of  or  based on  any  untrue
          statement  or  alleged untrue  statement  or omission  or alleged
          omission to  state  a  material  fact in  the  Preliminary  Final
          Prospectus  which is  corrected in  the  Final Prospectus  if the
          person  asserting  any  such  loss,  claim, damage  or  liability
          purchased Shares from such Underwriter but was not sent or  given
          a  copy  of the  Final  Prospectus  at or  prior  to the  written
          confirmation of  the sale of  such Shares  to such person.   This
          indemnity agreement  will be in  addition to any  liability which
          the Company may otherwise have.


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                    (b)  Each  of  the Selling  Stockholders,  severally in
          proportion to  the number of  Shares to  be sold by  such Selling
          Stockholder,  and  not  jointly,  agrees  to indemnify  and  hold
          harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and
          agents  of each  Underwriter  and each  person  who controls  any
          Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the  Exchange
          Act against  any and all losses, claims,  damages or liabilities,
          joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject
          under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal  or state statu-
          tory law or regulation,  at common law  or otherwise, insofar  as
          such  losses,  claims,  damages  or  liabilities (or  actions  in
          respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue state-
          ment or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained  in
          the registration statement for the  registration of the Shares as
          originally filed  or in  any amendment thereof,  or in  the Basic
          Prospectus,  any  Preliminary  Final  Prospectus  or  the   Final
          Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or
          arise out of  or are based upon the omission  or alleged omission
          to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
          necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,  in each
          case to  the extent,  but only to  the extent,  that such  untrue
          statement  or  alleged untrue  statement  or omission  or alleged
          omission was made in the registration statement for the registra-
          tion of  the  Shares as  originally  filed or  in  any  amendment
          thereof,  or  in  the  Basic  Prospectus, any  Preliminary  Final
          Prospectus or the Final  Prospectus, or in any amendment  thereof
          or supplement  thereto in  reliance upon  and in  conformity with
          written  information  furnished to  the  Company by  such Selling
          Stockholder expressly for  use therein,  and agrees to  reimburse
          each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or  other
          expenses reasonably incurred by them  in connection with investi-
          gating or  defending any such  loss, claim, damage,  liability or
          action; provided, however, that such Selling Stockholder will not
                  --------  -------
          be liable in  any such  case to  the extent that  any such  loss,
          claim, damage  or liability arises  out of  or is based  upon any
          such untrue statement or alleged  untrue statement or omission or
          alleged omission made therein in reliance  upon and in conformity
          with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf
          of any Underwriter  through the Representatives  specifically for
          inclusion therein.   This indemnity agreement will be in addition
          to any  liability which  the Selling  Stockholders may  otherwise
          have.

                    (c)  Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and
          hold harmless the Company and  each Selling Stockholder, and each
          of their respective  directors and officers  and each person  who
          controls  the  Company  or such  Selling  Stockholder  within the
          meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent
          as  the  foregoing indemnity  from  the Company  or  such Selling
          Stockholder, as the case  may be, to  each Underwriter, but  only
          with reference  to written  information relating  to such  Under-
          writer furnished to  the Company by or  on behalf of such  Under-
          writer  through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in
          the  documents referred  to  in the  foregoing  indemnity.   This
          indemnity agreement will  be in addition  to any liability  which
          any Underwriter may otherwise have.

                    (d)  Promptly  after  receipt by  an  indemnified party
          under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above of notice of the commence-
          ment of any action,  such indemnified party shall, if  a claim in
          respect thereof  is to  be  made against  the indemnifying  party
          under such subsection,  notify the indemnifying party  in writing
          of the commencement thereof;  but the omission  so to notify  the
          indemnifying party shall not relieve it  from any liability which
          it may have to  any indemnified party  otherwise than under  such
          subsection.  In case any such action shall be brought against any
          indemnified  party and it shall  notify the indemnifying party of
          the  commencement  thereof,  the  indemnifying   party  shall  be


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          entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it  shall
          wish, jointly with  any other indemnifying party  similarly noti-
          fied,  to  assume the  defense  thereof, with  counsel reasonably
          satisfactory to  such indemnified  party (who  shall not,  except
          with the  consent of  the indemnified  party, be  counsel to  the
          indemnifying  party),  and, after  notice  from  the indemnifying
          party to such  indemnified party of its election so to assume the
          defense thereof, the  indemnifying party shall  not be liable  to
          such  indemnified  party  under  such  subsection for  any  legal
          expenses of  other counsel  or any other  expenses, in  each case
          subsequently incurred  by such  indemnified party,  in connection
          with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs  of investi-
          gation conducted by the Underwriters at the request of the 


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          Company.   Notwithstanding  anything to  the  contrary  contained
          herein, an indemnifying party will not be liable for any  settle-
          ment of any claim  or action effected  without its prior  written
          consent.

                    (e)  In the event that the  indemnity provided in para-
          graph (a),  (b) or  (c) of this  Section 8  is unavailable  to or
          insufficient  to  hold  harmless  an  indemnified party  for  any
          reason, then  each indemnifying party agrees to contribute to the
          aggregate  losses,  claims,  damages and  liabilities  (including
          legal or other  expenses reasonably  incurred in connection  with
          investigating or defending same) (collectively "Losses") to which
          an indemnified  party may  be subject  in such  proportion as  is
          appropriate  to  reflect the  relative  benefits received  by the
          Company and the Selling Stockholders  on the one hand and by  the
          Underwriters on the  other from the  offering of the Shares.   If
          the allocation provided by the  immediately preceding sentence is
          unavailable for any reason or if the indemnified party failed  to
          give the  notice required under  subsection (d) above,  then each
          indemnifying  party  shall contribute  in  such proportion  as is
          appropriate  to reflect not only such  relative benefits but also
          the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Stockholders on
          the one hand and of  the Underwriters on the other  in connection
          with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as
          well as any  other relevant  equitable considerations.   Benefits
          received by the  Company and the Selling Stockholders  on the one
          hand shall be deemed to be  equal to the total net proceeds  from
          the offering (before deducting  expenses), and benefits  received
          by the Underwriters on the other hand shall be deemed to be equal
          to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case
          as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus.  Relative
          fault shall  be determined  by reference  to whether any  alleged
          untrue statement or  omission relates to information  provided by
          the Company  or the Selling Stockholders  on the one  hand or the
          Underwriters  on  the other,  and  the parties'  relative intent,
          knowledge, access to  information and  opportunity to correct  or
          prevent such statement or omission and the failure of an indemni-
          fied party  to give  notice under  subsection (d)  above (to  the
          extent such  failure is  prejudicial to  an indemnifying  party).
          The  Company, each  of the  Selling  Stockholders and  the Under-
          writers agree that it would not  be just and equitable if contri-
          bution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method
          of  allocation  which  does  not take  account  of  the equitable
          considerations referred to above.  Notwithstanding the provisions
          of  this subsection  (e),  no Underwriter  shall  be required  to
          contribute any amount in  excess of the amount by which the total
          price at which  the Shares underwritten by it  and distributed to
          the public were offered to  the public exceeds the amount of  any
          damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay
          by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or  omission
          or  alleged  omission.   Notwithstanding  the provisions  of this
          paragraph (e),  no person guilty  of fraudulent misrepresentation
          (within  the  meaning of  Section  11(f)  of  the Act)  shall  be
          entitled to contribution from  any person who  was not guilty  of
          such fraudulent  misrepresentation.   For purposes  of this  Sec-
          tion 8,  each  person  who  controls  an Underwriter  within  the
          meaning of either the  Act or the Exchange Act and each director,
          officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same
          rights  to contribution as such  Underwriter, and each person who
          controls the Company or any  Selling Stockholder within the mean-
          ing of either  the Act or the  Exchange Act, each officer  of the
          Company or  any Selling  Stockholder  who shall  have signed  the
          Registration Statement  and each director  of the Company  or any
          Selling Stockholder shall have the same rights to contribution as
          the  Company or  any Selling  Stockholder,  as the  case may  be,
          subject in each case  to the applicable  terms and conditions  of
          this paragraph (e).


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                    9.   Default by  an Underwriter.   If  any one  or more
                         --------------------------
          Underwriters shall fail at a Time of Delivery to purchase and pay
          for any of the Shares agreed  to be purchased by such Underwriter
          or  Underwriters  hereunder and  such  failure to  purchase shall
          constitute a default  in the performance of its  or their obliga-
          tions under this  Agreement, the remaining Underwriters  shall be
          obligated severally  to take  up and pay  for (in  the respective
          proportions which  the amount of Shares set  forth opposite their
          names in  Schedule II  hereto bears  to the  aggregate amount  of
          Shares set forth  opposite the names of all  the remaining Under-
          writers)  the   Shares  which   the  defaulting   Underwriter  or
          Underwriters  agreed but  failed to purchase;  provided, however,
                                                         --------  -------
          that in the event that the aggregate amount of


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          Shares  which the defaulting  Underwriter or  Underwriters agreed
          but failed to  purchase shall exceed 10% of  the aggregate amount
          of  Shares  set  forth  in  Schedule  II  hereto,  the  remaining
          Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall  not
          be under any  obligation to purchase  any, of the Shares,  and if
          such nondefaulting Underwriters  do not purchase all  the Shares,
          this   Agreement  will   terminate  without   liability   to  any
          nondefaulting   Underwriter,   the   Company   or   any   Selling
          Stockholder.  In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set
          forth in this Section 9, such Time of Delivery shall be postponed
          for such period, not exceeding seven days, as the Representatives
          shall  determine  in  order  that  the  required  changes in  the
          Registration Statement and  the Final Prospectus or in  any other
          documents or arrangements  may be effected.  Nothing contained in
          this Agreement shall  relieve any  defaulting Underwriter of  its
          liability,  if any, to  the Company, any  Selling Stockholder and
          any  nondefaulting  Underwriter  for  damages  occasioned  by its
          default hereunder.

                    10.  Representations and Indemnities  to Survive.   The
                         -------------------------------------------
          respective agreements,  representations, warranties,  indemnities
          and  other statements of the Company, the Selling Stockholders or
          their respective officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or
          made pursuant  to this  Agreement will remain  in full  force and
          effect, regardless of  any investigation made by or  on behalf of
          any Underwriter, any Selling Stockholder or the Company or any of
          the officers,  directors or  controlling persons  referred to  in
          Section 8 hereof, and  will survive delivery  of and payment  for
          the  Shares.   The provisions  of Sections  7 and 8  hereof shall
          survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

                    11.  Notices.  In all dealings hereunder, you shall act
                         -------
          on behalf  of each  of the Underwriters,  and the  parties hereto
          shall be entitled to  act and rely  upon any statement,  request,
          notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by
          you jointly or  by Goldman, Sachs & Co.  on behalf of you  as the
          Representatives; and in all dealings with any Selling Stockholder
          hereunder, you and the Company shall be entitled to act  and rely
          upon any  statement, request, notice  or agreement  on behalf  of
          such Selling  Stockholder made  or given  by any  or  all of  the
          Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.

               All statements,  requests, notices and  agreements hereunder
          shall be  in  writing,  and  if  to  the  Underwriters  shall  be
          delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to the
          Underwriters in care  of Goldman,  Sachs & Co., 85 Broad  Street,
          New York, New York, 10004, Attention: Registration Department, if
          to any Selling Stockholder  shall be delivered  or sent by  mail,
          telex  or  facsimile  transmission to  counsel  for  such Selling
          Stockholder at its  address set forth in Schedule  II hereto; and
          if to the  Company shall be delivered  or sent by mail,  telex or
          facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in
          the   Registration   Statement,  Attention:   Legal   Department;
          provided, however,  that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to
          Section 8(d) hereof shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex  or
          facsimile transmission  to such  Underwriter at  its address  set
          forth  in its Underwriters'  Questionnaire, or telex constituting
          such Questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Company
          or the Selling Stockholders by Goldman, Sachs & Co. upon request.
          Any such statements,  requests, notices or agreements  shall take
          effect upon receipt thereof.

                    12.  Successors.    This  Agreement will  inure  to the
                         ----------
          benefit  of and  be binding  upon  the parties  hereto and  their
          respective  successors   and  the  officers  and   directors  and
          controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other
          person will have any right or obligation hereunder.


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                    13.  APPLICABLE  LAW.  THIS  AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED
                         ----------------
          BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
          YORK.

                    14.  This Agreement may  be executed by any one or more
          of the  parties hereto  in any  number of  counterparts, each  of
          which  shall  be   deemed  to  be  an  original,   but  all  such
          counterparts   shall  together  constitute   one  and   the  same
          instrument.


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                    If the foregoing is in accordance with your understand-
          ing of  our agreement,  please sign  and return  to us the  eight
          counterparts hereof,  whereupon this letter  and your  acceptance
          shall  represent  a  binding  agreement  among the  Company,  the
          Selling Stockholders and the several Underwriters.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        Carnival Corporation.


                                        By:                                
                                           --------------------------------

                                             Name:
                                             Title:

                                        Cititrust (Jersey) Limited, 
                                             as trustee  of The  Ted Arison
                                             1994 Cash Trust

                                        The  Royal Bank  of Scotland  Trust
                                        Company 
                                             (Jersey)  Limited, as  trustee
                                             for   The   Ted   Arison  1992
                                             Irrevocable Trust for Micky 

                                        The  Royal Bank  of Scotland  Trust
          Company 
                                             (Jersey)  Limited, as  trustee
                                             for   The   Ted   Arison  1992
                                             Irrevocable Trust for Shari

                                        The  Royal Bank  of Scotland  Trust
          Company 
                                             (Jersey)  Limited, as  trustee
                                             for   The   Ted   Arison  1992
                                             Irrevocable Trust for  Lin No.
                                             2


                                        By:                                
                                           --------------------------------

                                             Name:
                                             Title:
                                             As Attorney-in-Fact  acting on
                                             behalf of each  of the Selling
                                             Stockholders named in Schedule
                                             V to this Agreement.

          Accepted as of the date hereof at
          New York, New York:

          Goldman, Sachs & Co.     
          Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
          Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
             & Smith Incorporated


          By:_______________________                       
              (Goldman, Sachs & Co.)

          On behalf of each of the Underwriters


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                                      SCHEDULE I


          Underwriting Agreement dated ...................., 1995

          Registration Statement No. 33-58151

          Representative(s):       Goldman, Sachs & Co.
                         Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
                         Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated

          Title, Purchase Price and Description of Shares:

                   Title:  Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                       

                   Number of shares:  11,040,000

                   Maximum number  of shares  of Optional  Shares to  cover
                   overallotments:  1,656,000

                   Purchase price per share:  

          Closing  Date,  Time  and  Location:    .................,  1995,
          9:30 a.m., Sullivan & Cromwell, 125  Broad Street, New York,  New
          York

          Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:  next-day funds

          Type of Offering:   Non-Delayed Offering

          Date  referred to  in Section 5(e)  after which  the  Company may
          offer  or  sell shares  of  Class A  Common Stock  or  securities
          described   in   Section  5(e)   without   the  consent   of  the
          Representatives:    ninety  (90)  days  after  the  date  of  the
          Underwriting Agreement.

          Modification of  items to  be covered  by the  letter from  Price
          Waterhouse  LLP  delivered  pursuant  to   Section  6(k)  at  the
          Execution Time:  None


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                                     SCHEDULE II


                                                   Total Number
                                                      of Firm      Total Number
              Underwriters                            Shares       of Optional
              ------------
                                                       to be       Shares to be
                                                     Purchased      Purchased
                                                     from the        from the
                                                                          ---
                                                      Selling        Company
                                                      -------        -------
                                                   Stockholders
                                                   ------------

              Goldman, Sachs & Co.  . . . . . . .
              Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.  . . . . .
              Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
              Smith 
                  Incorporated  . . . . . . . . .


              Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11,040,000         1,656,000
                                                   ==========         =========





                                     SCHEDULE III


                                                                  Capital 
                                                                   Stock  
             Subsidiary                                          Ownership
             ----------                                          ---------

             Carnival Corporation ("CCL")  . . . . . . . . . . . _____ 
             HAL Antillen N.V. ("HAL") . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CCL1/
                                                                     -
             Sunbury Assets Limited  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CCL  
             Festivale Maritime Limited  . . . . . . . . . . . .  CCL  
             Celebration Cruises Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CCL  
             Tropicale Cruises Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CCL  
             Jubilee Cruises Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CCL  
             HAL Shipping Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  HAL  
             Wind Surf Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  HAL  
             Windstar Limited  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WSCL  
             Wind Spirit Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WSCL  
             Windstar Sail Cruises Limited ("WSCL")    . . . . .  HAL  
             Futura Cruises, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  CCL1/
                                                                     -


                                 
             --------------------

             1/   The shares owned by CCL are subject to a pledge in
             -
                  favor of Citibank, N.A.

             


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                                        SCHEDULE IV

                                   Jurisdiction of
             Vessels               Registration               Liens     
             -------               ---------------            -----

      I.     Carnival Cruise Lines

             1. Celebration  . .   Liberia          First Preferred ShipMortgage
                                                    in  favor  of   the  Swedish
                                                    National Dept Office.

             2. Jubilee  . . . .   Liberia          None.

             3. Tropicale  . . .   Liberia          None.

             4. Fantasy  . . . .   Liberia          First PreferredShip Mortgage
                                                    of  Finnish  Export   Credit
                                                    Limited.

             5. Festivale  . . .   Bahamas          None.

             6. Holiday  . . . .   Bahamas          None.

             7. Ecstasy  . . . .   Liberia          First PreferredShip Mortgage
                                                    in favor  of Finnish  Export
                                                    Credit Limited.

             8. Sensation    . .   Panama           None.

             9. Fascination  . .   Panama           None.
                                   


     II.     Holland America Line

             1. Westerdam  . . .   Bahamas          Mortgage    in   favor    of
                                                    Kreditanstalt            fur
                                                    Wiederaufbau.

             2. Noordam  . . . .   Netherlands      None.
                                   Antilles

             3. Nieuw Amsterdam    Netherlands      None.
                                   Antilles

             4. Rotterdam  . . .   Netherlands      None.
                                   Antilles

             5. Statendam  . . .   Bahamas          None.

             6. Maasdam  . . . .   Bahamas          None.
                                   
             7. Ryndam   . . . .   Bahamas          None.


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    III.     Windstar Sail Cruises

             1. Wind Spirit  . .   Bahamas          Mortgage in favor  of Banque
                                                    Francaise     du    Commerce
                                                    Exterieur    ("BFCE")    and
                                                    mortgage in favor  of Banque
                                                    Nationale de Paris.

             2. Wind Song  . . .   Bahamas          Mortgage in favor of BFCE.

             3. Wind Star  . . .   Bahamas          Mortgage in favor of BFCE.


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                                        SCHEDULE V


                                                                                
                    Total Number of
                                                                                
             Shares
                                                                                
             to be sold
             ----------


             The Selling Stockholders(a):

                Cititrust (Jersey) Limited, 
                as trustee of The Ted Arison 1994 Cash Trust . . . . 6,400,000

                The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company 
                (Jersey) Limited, as trustee for The
                Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for
                Micky (b)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600,000

                The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company 
                (Jersey) Limited, as trustee for The
                Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for
                Shari (c)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,440,000

                The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company 
                (Jersey) Limited, as trustee for The
                Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for
                Lin No. 2 (d)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600,000

                                                                      
                                                                     _________

             Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11,040,000
                                                                    ----------


                                        3


                                                             Exhibit 1(b)



                              Carnival Corporation

                              Class A Common Stock
                           (par value $.01 per Share)

                             Underwriting Agreement
                             (International Version)
                             -----------------------

                                               ..........................., 1995
Goldman Sachs International,
Bear, Stearns International Limited,
Merrill Lynch International Limited,
   As representatives of the several Underwriters
   named in Schedule II hereto,
c/o Goldman Sachs International,
Peterborough Court,
133 Fleet Street,
London EC4A 2BB,
England.


Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Certain stockholders named in Schedule III hereto (the "Selling
Stockholders") of Carnival Corporation, a company incorporated under the Laws of
the Republic of Panama (the "Company"), propose, subject to the terms and
conditions stated herein, to sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule II
hereto (the "Underwriters") for whom you are acting as representatives (the
"Representatives"), the aggregate number of shares of the Company's Class A
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Stock"), identified in Schedule I
hereto.

     The Company also grants to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, the
right to purchase at their election in the aggregate all or any part of the
number of additional shares (the "Optional Shares"), set forth in Schedule I, to
cover over-allotments.  The Firm Shares, together with all or any part of the
Optional Shares, are collectively herein called the "Shares".

     It is understood and agreed to by all parties that the Company and the
Selling Stockholders are concurrently entering into an agreement, a copy of
which is attached hereto (the "U.S. Underwriting Agreement"), providing for the
sale by the Selling Stockholders of up to a total of 12,696,000 shares of Stock
(the "U.S. Shares"), including the overallotment option thereunder, through
arrangements with certain underwriters in the United States (the
"U.S. Underwriters"), for whom Goldman, Sachs & Co., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated are acting as
representatives.  Anything herein or therein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the respective closings


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under this Agreement and the U.S. Underwriting Agreement are hereby expressly
made conditional on one another.  The Underwriters hereunder and the
U.S. Underwriters are simultaneously entering into an Agreement between U.S. and
International Underwriting Syndicates (the "Agreement between Syndicates") which
provides, among other things, for the transfer of shares of Stock between the
two syndicates and for consultation by the Lead Managers hereunder with Goldman,
Sachs & Co. prior to exercising the rights of the Underwriters under Section 9
hereof.  Two forms of prospectus are to be used in connection with the offering
and sale of shares of Stock contemplated by the foregoing, one relating to the
Shares hereunder and the other relating to the U.S. Shares.  The latter form of
prospectus will be identical to the former except for certain substitute pages
as included in the registration statement and amendments thereto as mentioned
below.  Except as used in Sections 2, 3, 4, 9 and 11 herein, and except as
context may otherwise require, references hereinafter to the Shares shall
include all of the shares of Stock which may be sold pursuant to either this
Agreement or the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, and references herein to any
prospectus whether in preliminary or final form, and whether as amended or
supplemented, shall include both the U.S. and the international versions
thereof.

     In addition, this Agreement incorporates by reference certain provisions
from the U.S. Underwriting Agreement (including the related definitions of
terms, which are also used elsewhere herein) and, for purposes of applying the
same, references (whether in these precise words or their equivalent) in the
incorporated provisions to the "Underwriters" shall be to the Underwriters
hereunder, to the "Shares" shall be to the Shares hereunder as just defined, to
"this Agreement" (meaning therein the U.S. Underwriting Agreement) shall be to
this Agreement (except where this Agreement is already referred to or as the
context may otherwise require) and to the representatives of the Underwriters or
to Goldman, Sachs & Co. shall be to the addressees of this Agreement and to
Goldman Sachs International ("GSI"), and, in general, all such provisions and
defined terms shall be applied mutatis mutandis as if the incorporated
provisions were set forth in full herein having regard to their context in this
Agreement as opposed to the U.S. Underwriting Agreement.

     1.   The Company and each of the several Selling Stockholders hereby make
to the Underwriters the same respective representations, warranties and
agreements as are set forth in Section 1 of the U.S. Underwriting Agreement,
which Section is incorporated herein by this reference.

     2.   Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth and in reliance
upon the representations and warranties incorporated by reference herein, (a)
each of the Selling Stockholders agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each
Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from each of the
Selling Stockholders, at a purchase price per share as set forth in Schedule I
hereto, the number of Firm Shares (to be adjusted by you so as to eliminate
fractional shares) determined by multiplying the aggregate number of Firm Shares
to be sold by each of the Selling Stockholders as set forth opposite their
respective names in Schedule III hereto by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased by such Underwriter as set
forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule II hereto and the
denominator of which is the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased by
all of the Underwriters from all of the Selling Stockholders hereunder and (b)
in the event and to the extent that the Underwriters shall exercise the election
to purchase Optional Shares, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and
each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the
Company, at a purchase price per share as set forth in Schedule I hereto, that
portion of the number of Optional Shares as to which such election shall have
been exercised (to be adjusted by you so as to eliminate fractional shares) as
set forth opposite the name of such Underwriters in Schedule II hereto.  Any
such election to purchase Optional Shares may be exercised only by written
notice from you to the Company, given within a period of 30 calendar days after
the Execution Time and setting forth the aggregate number of Optional Shares to
be purchased and the date on which such Optional Shares are to be delivered, as
determined by you but


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in no event earlier than the First Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4
hereof) or, unless you and the Company otherwise agree in writing, earlier than
two or later than ten business days after the date of such notice.

     3.   Upon the authorization by GSI of the release of the Firm Shares, the
several Underwriters propose to offer the Firm Shares for sale upon the terms
and conditions set forth in the Final Prospectus and in the forms of Agreement
among Underwriters (International Version) and Selling Agreements, which have
been previously submitted to the Company by you.  Each Underwriter hereby makes
to and with the Company and the Selling Stockholders the representations and
agreements of such Underwriter as a member of the selling group contained in
Sections 3(d) and 3(e) of the form of Selling Agreements.

     4. Delivery of and payment  for the Firm Shares shall  be made on the  date
and at  the time  specified in Schedule  I hereto,  which date  and time may  be
postponed by agreement between the Representatives and  the Selling Stockholders
as provided in Section 9 hereof (such  date and time of delivery and payment for
the Firm Shares being herein called the "First Time of Delivery").   Delivery of
and  payment for  the Optional  Shares shall  be  on the  date and  at the  time
specified  by  you in  the  written notice  given  by you  of  the Underwriters'
election to purchase the Optional Shares, or at  such other time and date as you
and the Company  may agree upon in writing.   Such date and time  of delivery of
the Optional Shares, if not the First Time of Delivery,  being herein called the
"Second Time  of Delivery," and each time and date for delivery is herein called
a  "Time  of  Delivery".    Delivery  of   the  Shares  shall  be  made  to  the
Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters  against
payment by the several Underwriters  through the Representatives of the purchase
price thereof to or upon  the order of the  Custodian, by certified or  official
bank  check or checks  in the funds  specified in Schedule  I.   Delivery of the
Shares shall  be made at such  location as the Representatives  shall reasonably
designate at least one business day in  advance of the Time of Delivery for such
Shares and  payment for  the Shares  shall be  made at the  office specified  in
Schedule  I hereto.   Certificates in  definitive form  for the Shares  shall be
registered in  such names and in  such denominations as  the Representatives may
request  not less  than  three full  business  days in  advance of  the  Time of
Delivery for such Shares.

     Each of  the Selling Stockholders agrees to  have the Firm Shares available
for inspection, checking and  packaging by the Representatives in  New York, New
York, not  later than 1:00  PM on the  business day prior  to the First  Time of
Delivery.    The Company  agrees  to  have  the  Optional Shares  available  for
inspection, checking and packaging by the Representatives in New York, New York,
not later  than 1:00 PM on  the business day prior  to the Time of  Delivery for
such Shares.

     5. The Company  hereby makes with the  Underwriters the same  agreements as
are set forth in Section 5 of  the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, which Section is
incorporated herein by this reference.

     6. Subject  to  the provisions  of  the Agreement  between  Syndicates, the
obligations of the Underwriters,  as to the Shares to be  delivered at each Time
of Delivery,  to purchase the Shares shall be subject  to the condition that all
representations  and warranties  and other  statements  of the  Company and  the
Selling Stockholders herein are, at  and as of such  Time of Delivery, true  and
correct, the condition that the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall  have
performed  all  of  their respective  obligations  hereunder  theretofore to  be
performed,  and additional conditions identical to those  set forth in Section 6
of the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, which Section is incorporated herein by this
reference.


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     7. If  the sale  of the  Shares provided for  herein is  not consummated by
reason of any failure  on the part of the Company or  any Selling Stockholder to
perform any covenant or agreement or satisfy any condition of this  Agreement to
be performed or satisfied  by it or any Selling Stockholder,  the sole liability
of the  Company  or any  Selling Stockholder  to each  of  the Underwriters,  in
addition to  the obligations  of the  Company pursuant  to Section  5(d) to  the
Underwriting  Agreement  and Section  8  hereof,  will  be  for the  Company  to
reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by
you, including  fees and  disbursements of counsel,  reasonably incurred  by the
Underwriters in making  preparations for the purchase, sale  and delivery of the
Shares not so  delivered.  Otherwise, if this Agreement shall be terminated, the
Company shall  not then  be under  any liability  to any  Underwriter except  as
provided  in Section 5(d)  of  the  U.S. Underwriting  Agreement  and Section  8
hereof.

     8. (a)   The Company  agrees to  indemnify  and hold  harmless each  Under-
writer, the  directors, officers, employees  and agents of each  Underwriter and
each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or
the Exchange Act  against any and  all losses,  claims, damages or  liabilities,
joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act,
the Exchange  Act or  other Federal  or state  statutory law  or regulation,  at
common law  or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions  in respect  thereof) arise  out of  or  are based  upon any  untrue
statement  or alleged  untrue  statement of  a material  fact  contained in  the
registration statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or
in  any amendment  thereof, or in  the Basic  Prospectus, any  Preliminary Final
Prospectus  or the Final Prospectus,  or in any  amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, or  arise out of or are based upon  the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, and agrees  to reimburse each such indem-
nified  party, as incurred, for any  legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by them  in connection  with investigating or  defending any  such loss,  claim,
damage,  liability or  action; provided, however,  that the Company  will not be
                               --------  -------
liable in any  such case  to the  extent that any  such loss,  claim, damage  or
liability  arises out of or is  based upon any such  untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or  alleged omission made therein in reliance  upon
and in conformity  with written information  furnished to the  Company by or  on
behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion
therein; and,  provided, further,  that the Company  will not  be liable  to any
               --------  -------
Underwriter with respect to any loss, claim,  damage or liability arising out of
or  based on  any untrue statement  or alleged  untrue statement or  omission or
alleged omission  to state a  material fact in the  Preliminary Final Prospectus
which is corrected  in the  Final Prospectus  if the person  asserting any  such
loss, claim,  damage or liability purchased Shares from such Underwriter but was
not sent  or given a  copy of the  Final Prospectus at  or prior to  the written
confirmation  of  the  sale of  such  Shares  to such  person.    This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to  any liability which the Company may  otherwise
have.

     (b)      Each of the  Selling Stockholders, severally in proportion to  the
number of Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder, and not jointly, agrees
to  indemnify and  hold  harmless  each  Underwriter, the  directors,  officers,
employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Under-
writer within the meaning  of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and
all losses, claims, damages  or liabilities, joint or several, to  which they or
any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act  or other Federal
or  state statutory law  or regulation, at  common law or  otherwise, insofar as
such  losses, claims,  damages or  liabilities (or  actions in  respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue  statement
of  a material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration
of  the Shares as originally filed or in  any amendment thereof, or in the Basic
Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or  the Final Prospectus, or in any
amendment thereof or supplement  thereto, or arise out of or  are based upon the
omission or alleged  omission to state  therein a material  fact required to  be
stated therein or necessary  to make the  statements therein not misleading,  in
each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue


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statement or alleged untrue statement  or omission or alleged omission  was made
in  the registration statement for the registration  of the Shares as originally
filed or in any amendment thereof,  or in the Basic Prospectus, any  Preliminary
Final Prospectus  or  the Final  Prospectus,  or  in any  amendment  thereof  or
supplement thereto in  reliance upon and in conformity  with written information
furnished  to the Company by such Selling Stockholder expressly for use therein,
and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for  any legal
or other expenses  reasonably incurred by them in  connection with investigating
or  defending any  such  loss,  claim, damage,  liability  or action;  provided,
                                                                       --------
however,  that such Selling Stockholder will  not be liable in  any such case to
- -------
the  extent that any such loss,  claim, damage or liability  arises out of or is
based upon any  such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission made therein  in reliance upon and  in conformity with  written
information furnished to the Company by or  on behalf of any Underwriter through
the   Representatives  specifically  for  inclusion  therein.    This  indemnity
agreement will be  in addition to  any liability which the  Selling Stockholders
may otherwise have.

     (c)      Each Underwriter severally agrees to  indemnify and hold  harmless
the Company and each Selling Stockholder, and each of their respective directors
and  officers  and  each  person  who  controls  the  Company  or  such  Selling
Stockholder within the  meaning of either the  Act or the  Exchange Act, to  the
same extent as the  foregoing indemnity from the Company or  such Selling Stock-
holder, as  the case may  be, to  each Underwriter, but  only with  reference to
written information relating to such Underwriter  furnished to the Company by or
on  behalf  of such  Underwriter  through the  Representatives  specifically for
inclusion  in  the documents  referred  to in  the  foregoing  indemnity.   This
indemnity agreement will be  in addition to any liability  which any Underwriter
may otherwise have.

     (d)      Promptly after  receipt by an  indemnified party  under subsection
(a), (b)  or  (c)  above of  notice  of the  commencement  of any  action,  such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the
indemnifying party  under  such subsection,  notify  the indemnifying  party  in
writing  of  the  commencement thereof;  but  the  omission  so  to  notify  the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which  it may have to
any indemnified party  otherwise than under such  subsection.  In case  any such
action shall be  brought against any indemnified  party and it shall  notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement  thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to  participate therein and, to the extent  that it shall wish, jointly
with  any other  indemnifying party  similarly notified,  to assume  the defense
thereof, with  counsel reasonably  satisfactory to  such indemnified  party (who
shall not, except with  the consent of the indemnified party,  be counsel to the
indemnifying  party), and,  after notice  from  the indemnifying  party to  such
indemnified  party  of  its  election so  to  assume  the  defense thereof,  the
indemnifying party  shall not  be liable  to such  indemnified party under  such
subsection for any  legal expenses of  other counsel or  any other expenses,  in
each case  subsequently incurred by  such indemnified party, in  connection with
the defense  thereof other than  reasonable costs of investigation  conducted by
the Underwriters at the request of the Company.  Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary  contained herein,  an indemnifying  party will  not be liable  for any
settlement of any claim or action effected without its prior written consent.

     (e)      In the  event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or
(c)  of this Section  8 is  unavailable to or  insufficient to  hold harmless an
indemnified  party  for any  reason,  then  each  indemnifying party  agrees  to
contribute  to the aggregate losses, claims,  damages and liabilities (including
legal or other expenses reasonably  incurred in connection with investigating or
defending same)  (collectively "Losses")  to which an  indemnified party  may be
subject in such  proportion as is  appropriate to reflect the  relative benefits
received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders on the one hand and by  the
Underwriters  on the other from the  offering of the Shares.   If the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence  is unavailable for any reason or
if the indemnified party failed to give the notice required under subsection (d)
above, then  each indemnifying party  shall contribute in such  proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the


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relative  fault of the Company and the  Selling Stockholders on the one hand and
of the Underwriters on the other in  connection with the statements or omissions
which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considera-
tions.  Benefits received by the Company and the Selling Stockholders on the one
hand shall  be deemed to be  equal to the  total net proceeds from  the offering
(before deducting  expenses), and benefits  received by the Underwriters  on the
other hand shall be deemed  to be equal to the total  underwriting discounts and
commissions,  in  each case  as  set  forth  on  the  cover page  of  the  Final
Prospectus.  Relative  fault shall  be determined  by reference  to whether  any
alleged  untrue statement  or omission  relates to  information provided  by the
Company or the Selling Stockholders  on the one hand or the Underwriters  on the
other, and  the parties' relative  intent, knowledge, access to  information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission and the  failure of
an indemnified party  to give notice under  subsection (d) above (to  the extent
such failure is prejudicial to an indemnifying party).  The Company, each of the
Selling Stockholders and  the Underwriters agree that  it would not be  just and
equitable  if contribution were determined  by pro rata  allocation or any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to  above.  Notwithstanding the  provisions of this subsection  (e), no
Underwriter shall be required  to contribute any amount in excess  of the amount
by which the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and  distributed
to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which
such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason  of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement  or omission or alleged omission.   Notwithstanding the
provisions   of   this   paragraph   (e),  no   person   guilty   of  fraudulent
misrepresentation  (within the meaning  of Section  11(f) of  the Act)  shall be
entitled to contribution from any person  who was not guilty of such  fraudulent
misrepresentation.   For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an
Underwriter  within the meaning of  either the Act or the  Exchange Act and each
director, officer,  employee and  agent of  an Underwriter  shall have  the same
rights to contribution  as such Underwriter,  and each  person who controls  the
Company or any Selling Shareholder within  the meaning of either the Act or  the
Exchange Act, each officer of the  Company or any Selling Shareholder who  shall
have signed  the Registration Statement and each director  of the Company or any
Selling Shareholder shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company or
any  Selling Stockholder,  as  the case  may be,  subject  in each  case  to the
applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (e).

     9. If any  one or  more Underwriters shall  fail at  a Time of  Delivery to
purchase and  pay  for  any  of  the Shares  agreed  to  be  purchased  by  such
Underwriter  or  Underwriters hereunder  and  such  failure  to  purchase  shall
constitute a default in the performance  of its or their obligations under  this
Agreement, the  remaining Underwriters shall  be obligated severally to  take up
and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of  Shares set forth
opposite  their names  in Schedule II  hereto bears  to the aggregate  amount of
Shares  set forth  opposite the  names of  all the  remaining  Underwriters) the
Shares which  the defaulting  Underwriter or Underwriters  agreed but  failed to
purchase;  provided, however, that  in the  event that  the aggregate  amount of
           --------  -------
Shares which  the defaulting  Underwriter or Underwriters  agreed but  failed to
purchase  shall  exceed 10%  of  the aggregate  amount  of Shares  set  forth in
Schedule II hereto,  the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase
all, but shall not  be under any obligation to purchase any,  of the Shares, and
if  such  nondefaulting  Underwriters  do  not purchase  all  the  Shares,  this
Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter, the
Company  or  any  Selling Stockholder.    In  the  event  of  a default  by  any
Underwriter as  set forth  in this  Section 9,  such Time  of Delivery  shall be
postponed  for such  period, not  exceeding seven  days, as  the Representatives
shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement
and  the  Final Prospectus  or in  any  other documents  or arrangements  may be
effected.   Nothing  contained in  this Agreement  shall relieve  any defaulting
Underwriter  of its liability, if  any, to the  Company, any Selling Stockholder
and  any  nondefaulting  Underwriter  for  damages  occasioned  by  its  default
hereunder.


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     10.      The    respective    agreements,   representations,    warranties,
indemnities and  other statements  of the Company,  the Selling  Stockholders or
their respective officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or  made pursuant
to  this  Agreement will  remain in  full  force and  effect, regardless  of any
investigation made by or  on behalf of any Underwriter,  any Selling Stockholder
or the Company or any of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred
to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares.
The provisions  of Sections  7 and  8 hereof  shall survive  the termination  or
cancellation of this Agreement.

     11.      In all dealings hereunder, you shall act  on behalf of each of the
Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely  upon any
statement, request,  notice or agreement  on behalf  of any Underwriter  made or
given by you jointly or by  GSI on behalf of you as the  Representatives; and in
all dealings  with any Selling Stockholder hereunder,  you and the Company shall
be entitled to act and rely upon  any statement, request, notice or agreement on
behalf of  such  Selling  Stockholder  made  or  given by  any  or  all  of  the
Attorneys-in-Fact for such Selling Stockholder.

     All  statements, requests,  notices  and agreements  hereunder shall  be in
writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to  the Underwriters in care of  GSI, Peterborough Court,
133 Fleet Street,  London EC4A 2BB, England, Attention:  Equity Capital Markets,
Telex No. 94012165, facsimile transmission No. (071) 774-1550; if to any Selling
Stockholder shall be delivered or sent by mail,  telex or facsimile transmission
to counsel for such  Selling Stockholder at its address set forth in Schedule II
hereto; and if  to the  Company shall  be delivered or  sent by  mail, telex  or
facsimile  transmission  to  the  address  of  the  Company  set  forth  in  the
Registration Statement, Attention: Secretary; provided, however, that any notice
to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(d) hereof shall be delivered  or sent by
mail, telex  or facsimile transmission  to such Underwriter  at its  address set
forth  in   its  Underwriters'   Questionnaire,  or   telex  constituting   such
Questionnaire, which  address will  be supplied  to the Company  or the  Selling
Stockholders by GSI  upon request.   Any such  statements, requests, notices  or
agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.

     12.      This Agreement will inure  to the benefit  of and be binding  upon
the  parties  hereto  and  their  respective successors  and  the  officers  and
directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and  no other
person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

     13.      THIS AGREEMENT  WILL BE  GOVERNED BY  AND CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

     14.      This Agreement  may be executed by any one or  more parties hereto
in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an  original,
but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.


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     If the  foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and
return to  us  10  counterparts  hereof,  and whereupon  this  letter  and  your
acceptance shall  represent a binding  agreement among the Company,  the Selling
Stockholders and the several Underwriters.

                              Very truly yours,

                              Carnival Corporation


                                                                          
                         By:....................................................
                         ...
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                              Cititrust (Jersey) Limited,
                                   as trustee of the Ted Arison 1994 Cash Trust

                              The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company
                                   (Jersey) Limited,  as  trustee  for  the  Ted
                                   Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for Micky

                              The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company
                                   (Jersey)  Limited,  as  trustee for  the  Ted
                                   Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for Shari

                              The Royal Bank of Scotland Trust Company
                                   (Jersey)  Limited,  as  trustee  for the  Ted
                                   Arison 1992 Irrevocable Trust for Lin No. 2


                              By:...............................................
                              .........
                                   Name:
                                   Title:

                              As Attorney-in-Fact  acting on  behalf of  each of
                               the  Selling Stockholders named in Schedule II to
                               this Agreement.

Accepted as of the date hereof at
New York, New York:

Goldman Sachs International
Bear, Stearns International Limited
Merrill Lynch International Limited

By: Goldman Sachs International


By:.....................................................
       (Attorney-in-fact)

On behalf of each of the Underwriters


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                                   SCHEDULE I


Underwriting Agreement dated ...................., 1995

Registration Statement No. 33-58151

Representatives:    Goldman Sachs International
               Bear, Stearns International Limited
               Merrill Lynch International Limited

Title, Purchase Price and Description of Shares:

     Title:  Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
             

     Number of shares:  2,760,000

     Maximum  number  of shares  of  Optional  Shares to  cover  overallotments:
     414,000

     Purchase price per share:  

Closing  Date, Time and Location:  ..........................., 1995, 9:30 a.m.,
Sullivan & Cromwell, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York

Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:  next-day funds

Type of Offering:   Non-Delayed Offering

Date referred to in Section 5(e) of  the U.S. Underwriting Agreement after which
the Company  may offer  or sell  shares of  Class A Common  Stock or  securities
described in Section 5(e)  without the consent  of the Representatives:   ninety
(90) days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement.


Modification of  items to  be covered by  the letter  from Price  Waterhouse LLP
delivered pursuant to  Section 6(k) of  the U.S. Underwriting  Agreement at  the
Execution Time:  None


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                                   SCHEDULE II


                                  Number of
                                 Firm Shares       Number of
                                    to be       Optional Shares
                                  Purchased     to be Purchased
                                  from the     from the Company
                                   Selling     if Maximum Option
                                   -------                ------
          Underwriter           Stockholders       Exercised
          -----------           ------------       ---------

 Goldman, Sachs International  
 Bear, Stearns International
 Limited . . . . . . . . . . .
 Merrill Lynch International
 Limited . . . . . . . . . . .


                               ___________        ___________
      Total  . . . . . . . . .   2,760,000            414,000
                                 =========            =======


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                                     SCHEDULE III
                                                    Total Number
                                                       of Firm
                                                    Shares to be
                                                        Sold
                              
          The Selling Stockholders:

               Cititrust (Jersey) Limited, as
               trustee of The Ted Arison 1994
               Cash Trust (a) . . . . . . . . . .    1,600,000
               The Royal Bank of Scotland
               Trust Company (Jersey)
               Limited, as trustee for The
               Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable
               Trust for Micky (b) . . . . . . . .     400,000

               The Royal Bank of Scotland
               Trust Company (Jersey)
               Limited, as trustee for The
               Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable
               Trust for Shari (c)  . . . . . . .      360,000

               The Royal Bank of Scotland
               Trust Company (Jersey)
               Limited, as trustee for The
               Ted Arison 1992 Irrevocable
               Trust for Lin No. 2 (d)  . . . . .    4,000,000


                    Total . . . . . . . . . . . .    2,760,000
                                                     =========


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                                                                       EXHIBIT 5



  April 12, 1995

  Messrs.
  Carnival Corporation
  3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
  Miami, Florida 33178-2428
  U.S.A.

  Registration Statement on Form S-3
  Registration No. 33-58151
  -------------------------

  Dear Sirs:

  In connection with the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-3
  (the "Registration Statement") filed by Carnival Corporation (the "Company")
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of
  1933, as amended (the "Act") and the rules and regulations promulgated
  thereunder (the "Rules"), we have been requested to render our opinion as to
  the legality of the securities being registered thereunder.  The Registration
  Statement covers 15,870,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock par
  value of $0.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), of which 13,800,000
  shares are being sold by certain selling shareholders (the "Secondary
  Shares") and 2,070,000 are being sold by the Company (the "Over-allotment
  Shares") pursuant to the over-allotment option.

  In this connection, we have examined (i) originals, photocopies or conformed
  copies of the Registration Statement, including exhibits and amendments
  thereto, (ii) the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
  of the Company, each as amended to date, and (iii) records of certain of the
  Company's corporate proceedings.  In addition, we have made such other
  examinations of law and fact as we have considered necessary in order to form
  a basis of the opinions hereinafter expressed.  In connection with such
  investigation, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the
  authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and




  the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as photocopies
  or conformed copies.  We have relied as to matters of fact upon certificates
  of officers of the Company.

  Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

  1.   The Company is duly incorporated and validly existing as a corporation
  in good standing under the laws of the Republic of Panama.

  2.   The Secondary Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and
  are fully paid and nonassessable.

  3.   The Over-allotment Shares have been duly and legally authorized for
  issuance, and such Over-allotment Shares, when issued and delivered by the
  Company on the terms and conditions described in the Registration Statement
  and paid for in accordance with the terms and provisions of the U.S.
  Underwriting Agreement and the International Underwriting Agreement (as such
  terms are defined in the Registration Statement), will be validly issued,
  fully paid and nonassessable.

  Distributions to the holders of the Secondary Shares and the Over-allotment
  Shares will not be subject to taxation under the laws of the Republic of
  Panama.  Also, the Company's income will not be subject to significant
  taxation under the laws of the Republic of Panama.

  We are members of the Bar of the Republic of Panama.  We express no opinion
  as to matters of law other than the laws of the Republic of Panama.

  We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
  Statement and to the reference to our name under the caption "Validity of
  Securities" in the United States and International prospectuses included in
  the Registration Statement.  In giving this consent we do not hereby agree
  that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required by the
  Act or the Rules.

  Very truly yours,

  TAPIA, LINARES Y ALFARO

  Mario E. Correa


                                                                      EXHIBIT 8




                            April 12, 1995


  Carnival Corporation
  3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
  Miami, Florida 33178-2428

                  Registration Statement on Form S-3
                      Registration No. 33-58151     
                  ----------------------------------


  Dear Sirs:

       In connection with the above captioned Registration
  Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed by
  Carnival Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended (the "Act"), and the rules and regulations promulgated
  thereunder (the "Rules"), we have been requested to render our
  opinion as to the matters hereinafter set forth.

       In this regard, we have reviewed copies of the Registration
  Statement (including the exhibits and amendments thereto) and the
  United States and international prospectuses (the "Prospectuses")
  relating to concurrent United States and international offerings
  of an aggregate of 15,870,000 shares of the Company's Class A
  Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class A Common
  Stock").  We have also made such other investigations of fact and
  law and have examined the originals, or copies authenticated to
  our satisfaction, of such documents, records, certificates or
  other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate
  to render the opinion expressed below.

       Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
  section entitled "Taxation" (other than the subsection
  encaptioned "Other Jurisdictions," as to which we express no
  opinion) in each of the Prospectuses contains an accurate general
  description, under currently applicable law, of the principal
  United States Federal income tax considerations that apply to the
  Company's Class A Common Stock.





       We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we do
  not purport to be experts in the laws of any jurisdiction other
  than the laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of
  the United States.

       We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the
  Registration Statement and to the reference to our name under the
  caption "Validity of Securities" in the Prospectuses included in
  the Registration Statement.  In giving this consent we do not
  hereby agree that we come within the category of persons whose
  consent is required by the Act or the Rules.

                           Very truly yours,

                           PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON