News Release

Carnival Corporation & plc Purchase of Shares

In accordance with Carnival Corporation & plc's (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) previously announced Stock Swap programme, Carnival Corporation & plc announces that on 11 February 2009 Carnival Corporation purchased 300,000 of ordinary shares in Carnival plc at an average price of £14.1773328 per share. The highest price paid was £14.36 per share and the lowest price paid was £13.89 per share.