News Release

Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Third Quarter Earnings

MIAMI, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) reported net income of $1.3 billion, or $1.65 diluted EPS, on revenues of $4.8 billion for its third quarter ended August 31, 2008. Net income for the third quarter of 2007 was $1.4 billion, or $1.67 diluted EPS, on revenues of $4.3 billion.

Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman and CEO Micky Arison indicated third quarter results were better than the previous guidance provided in June. This was due primarily to lower than expected cruise costs, including an insurance recovery of $0.02 per share.

"We are very pleased with our results for the third quarter which is seasonally our strongest of the year. Despite the uncertain economy, all our major brands globally performed quite well with increased corporate-wide revenue yields. Our North American brands, which had an increase in yields, continued to benefit from strength in Caribbean demand. Our European brands introduced significant new capacity which was well-received in their respective markets," he said. The company's European brands benefited from a 24 percent capacity increase, although local currency yields were lower against strong comparisons from the prior year.

Arison said cost controls also played an important role during the quarter. "Despite inflationary pressures, each of our operating units continued to demonstrate solid cost containment and our ongoing focus on fuel conservation is clearly translating into measurable savings." Higher fuel prices however cost the company $230 million, or $0.28 per share for the third quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago.

Key metrics for the third quarter of 2008 compared to the prior year were as follows:

-- Net revenue yield (revenue per available lower berth day) for Q3 2008 increased 4.1 percent (1.3 percent on a constant dollar basis). Gross revenue yields increased 3.4 percent.

-- Excluding fuel, net cruise cost per available lower berth day ("ALBD") for Q3 2008 were essentially flat with the prior year on a constant dollar basis.

-- Including fuel, net cruise costs per ALBD increased 14.6 percent (12.6 percent on a constant dollar basis). Gross cruise costs per ALBD increased 10.1 percent.

-- Fuel price increased 77 percent to $666 per metric ton for Q3 2008 from $376 per metric ton in Q3 2007, and was in line with the company's June guidance of $670 per metric ton.

During the third quarter, the company successfully introduced Holland America Line's 2,104-passenger Eurodam and Carnival Cruise Lines' 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor, both of which debuted in Europe in time for the peak summer season.

Outlook

For the remainder of 2008 and the first half of 2009, occupancy levels for advance bookings are running slightly behind the prior year, with ticket prices for these bookings at higher levels.

Looking forward Arison noted, "While occupancy levels at this time are slightly behind the historically high levels of last year, they remain well ahead of 2006. Although bookings have slowed compared to the strong booking levels of a year ago, pricing is holding up well given the current difficult economic environment. This is a testament to the strength of our global cruise brands which are the most recognized in the world. The value of brand recognition and the consumer confidence they inspire is an important asset for us in uncertain economic times."

On a constant dollar basis, the company expects full year net revenue yields to increase 2.0 to 2.5 percent in line with June guidance. As a result of changes in currency exchange rates, the company now forecasts a 3.5 to 4.0 percent improvement in net revenue yields for the full year 2008 compared to 2007, versus June guidance of an increase of 4.5 to 5.5 percent.

Based on current spot prices for fuel of $598 per metric ton, full year 2008 fuel expense is now forecast to increase by $678 million compared to 2007, which will have the effect of reducing full year 2008 earnings by $0.83 per share. The existing fuel supplements in place, if entirely incremental, are expected to offset approximately 25 percent of the $678 million fuel price increase for 2008. With current supplements remaining in place for 2009, and assuming current spot prices stay in place for all of 2009, the company estimates that approximately 43 percent of the cumulative increase in fuel costs since 2007 would be offset.

The company continues to expect net cruise costs excluding fuel for the full year 2008 to be down slightly on a constant dollar basis. Taking all the above factors into consideration, the company now forecasts full year 2008 earnings per share to be in the range of $2.79 to $2.81, at the high end of its previous guidance range of $2.70 to $2.80.

Fourth Quarter 2008

Fourth quarter local currency net revenue yields are expected to increase in the 0.5 to 1.5 percent range, however, as a result of the movement in currency exchange rates current dollar net revenue yields are expected to decrease 0.5 to 1.5 percent. Net cruise costs excluding fuel for the fourth quarter are expected to be lower on a constant dollar basis.

Based on current exchange rates, the strengthening dollar is expected to reduce fourth quarter earnings by $33 million compared to June guidance. However, forecasted fuel prices for the fourth quarter have decreased fuel expense by $60 million since June guidance. As fuel costs have declined, the correlation between commodity fuel prices and currency exchange rates appears to continue.

Despite the recent reduction in bunker prices, fourth quarter fuel expense is still expected to increase by $135 million compared to 2007, which reduces earnings by $0.17 per share. As a result, the company expects earnings for the fourth quarter of 2008 to be in the range of $0.36 to $0.38 per share, down from $0.44 per share in 2007.

During the fourth quarter, the company will add one new ship to its fleet, Princess Cruises' 3,080-passenger Ruby Princess, which will offer seven-day Western Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale.



    Selected Key Forecast Metrics
    -----------------------------

                              Full Year 2008           Fourth Quarter 2008

                          Current      Constant      Current         Constant
                          Dollars      Dollars       Dollars         Dollars
    Change in:
    Net revenue yields  3.5 to 4.0%  2.0 to 2.5%  (0.5) to (1.5)%  0.5 to 1.5%
    Net cruise cost
     per ALBD           9.5 to 10.0% 8.0 to 8.5%   1.0  to  2.0%   2.5 to 3.5%


                               Full Year 2008           Fourth Quarter 2008

    Fuel price per metric ton      $573                         $598
    Fuel consumption (metric
     tons in thousands)           3,196                          813
    Currency
       Euro                   $1.50 to 1 euro              $1.42 to 1 euro
       Sterling               $1.93 to 1 pound             $1.80 to 1 pound

The company has scheduled a conference call with analysts at 10:00 a.m. EDT (3:00 p.m. BST) today to discuss its 2008 third quarter earnings. This call can be listened to live, and additional information can be obtained, via Carnival Corporation & plc's Web site at www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com.

Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the world, with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, The Yachts of Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Ibero Cruises, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia.

Together, these brands operate 88 ships totaling more than 167,000 lower berths with 18 new ships scheduled to be delivered between October 2008 and June 2012. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Tours and Princess Tours, the leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.

Cautionary note concerning factors that may affect future results

Some of the statements contained in this earnings release are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to Carnival Corporation & plc, including some statements concerning future results, outlook, plans, goals and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these statements by using words like "will," "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "forecast," "future," "intend," "plan," and "estimate" and similar expressions. Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause Carnival Corporation & plc's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this earnings release. Forward-looking statements include those statements which may impact the forecasting of Carnival Corporation and plc's earnings per share, net revenue yields, booking levels, pricing, occupancy, operating, financing and/or tax costs, fuel costs, costs per available lower berth day, estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values, outlook or business prospects. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic and business conditions, including fuel price increases, and perceptions of these conditions that may adversely impact the levels of Carnival Corporation & plc's potential vacationers' discretionary income and this group's confidence in the U.S. and other economies and, consequently reduce Carnival Corporation & plc's cruise brands' net revenue yields; the international political climate, armed conflicts and terrorist attacks and threats thereof, and other world events affecting the safety and security of travel, could adversely affect the demand for Carnival Corporation & plc's cruises; conditions in the cruise and land-based vacation industries, including competition from other cruise ship operators and providers of other vacation alternatives and over capacity offered by cruise ship and land-based vacation alternatives; accidents, adverse weather conditions or natural disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes and other incidents (including machinery and equipment failures or improper operation thereof) which could cause the alteration of itineraries or cancellation of a cruise or series of cruises or tours, and the impact of the spread of contagious diseases, all of which could affect the health, safety, security and/or vacation satisfaction of Carnival Corporation & plc guests; adverse publicity concerning the cruise industry in general, or Carnival Corporation & plc in particular, could impact the demand for Carnival Corporation & plc's cruises; lack of acceptance of new itineraries, products and services by Carnival Corporation & plc's guests; changing consumer preferences, which may, among other things, adversely impact the demand for cruises; the impact of changes in and compliance with laws and regulations relating to environmental, health, safety, security, tax and other regulatory regimes under which Carnival Corporation & plc operate; the impact of increased global fuel demand and pricing a weaker U.S. dollar, fuel supply disruptions and/or other events on Carnival Corporation & plc fuel and other expenses, liquidity and credit ratings; the impact on Carnival Corporation & plc future fuel expenses of implementing proposed International Maritime Organization regulations which, if approved, would require the use of higher priced low sulfur fuels in certain cruising areas, which could adversely impact the cruise industry; the impact of changes in operating and financing costs, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates and food, insurance, payroll and security costs; the ability of Carnival Corporation & plc to implement its shipbuilding programs and ship refurbishments and repairs, including purchasing ships for our North American cruise brands from European shipyards on terms that are favorable or consistent with Carnival Corporation & plc's expectations; Carnival Corporation & plc's ability to implement its brand strategies and to continue to operate and expand its business internationally; whether Carnival Corporation & plc's future operating cash flow will be sufficient to fund future obligations and whether Carnival Corporation & plc will be able to obtain financing, if necessary, on terms that are favorable or consistent with its expectations; Carnival Corporation & plc's ability to attract and retain qualified shipboard crew and maintain good relations with employee unions; continuing financial viability of Carnival Corporation & plc's travel agent distribution system and air service providers; availability and pricing of air travel services, especially as a result of the significant increases in air travel costs, and its impact on the demand for Carnival Corporation & plc cruises; the impact of Carnival Corporation & plc self-insuring against various risks and its inability to obtain insurance for certain risks at reasonable rates; disruptions and other impairments to Carnival Corporation & plc's information technology networks; lack of continued availability of attractive port destinations; and risks associated with the dual listed company structure, including the uncertainty of its tax status. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant listing rules, Carnival Corporation & plc expressly disclaims any obligation to disseminate, after the date of this release, any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.



                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                       Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                            August 31,          August 31,
                                     --------------------  -------------------
                                         2008      2007      2008      2007
                                         ----      ----      ----      ----
                                       (in millions, except per share data)
    Revenues
      Cruise
        Passenger tickets              $3,658    $3,206    $8,684    $7,437
        Onboard and other                 864       816     2,309     2,120
      Other                               292       299       351       352
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------
                                        4,814     4,321    11,344     9,909
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------
    Costs and Expenses
      Operating
        Cruise
          Commissions, transportation
           and other                      660       583     1,743     1,493
          Onboard and other               134       146       380       366
          Fuel                            529       288     1,346       762
          Payroll and related             381       344(a)  1,106       976
          Food                            231       200       648       556
          Other ship operating            505       427     1,428     1,229
        Other                             194       201       256       261
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------
        Total                           2,634     2,189     6,907     5,643
      Selling and administrative          372(b)    363     1,222     1,153
      Depreciation and amortization       323       279       936       811
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------
                                        3,329     2,831     9,065     7,607
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

    Operating Income                    1,485     1,490     2,279     2,302
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

    Nonoperating (Expense) Income
      Interest income                       8        20        30        47
      Interest expense, net of
       capitalized interest              (108)      (95)     (308)     (273)
      Other income, net                               1         6
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------
                                         (100)      (74)     (272)     (226)
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

    Income Before Income Taxes          1,385     1,416     2,007     2,076

    Income Tax Expense, Net               (52)(b)   (39)      (48)      (26)
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

    Net Income                         $1,333    $1,377    $1,959    $2,050
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======

    Earnings Per Share
      Basic                             $1.70     $1.73     $2.49     $2.58
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======
      Diluted                           $1.65     $1.67     $2.43     $2.51
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======

    Dividends Per Share                 $0.40     $0.35     $1.20    $0.975
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======

    Weighted-Average Shares
     Outstanding -- Basic                 786       794       786       794
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======
    Weighted-Average Shares
     Outstanding -- Diluted               814       829       818       829
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======

    (a) Includes $18 million expense related to the British Merchant Navy
        Officers Pension Fund contribution.
    (b) Includes $26 million gain from insurance settlement and a $7 million
        related income tax expense.



                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                           August 31, November 30, August 31,
                                              2008        2007        2007
                                              ----        ----        ----
                                             (in millions, except par values)
    ASSETS
    Current Assets
      Cash and cash equivalents               $792        $943      $1,412
      Short-term investments                     9          17         341
      Trade and other receivables, net         642         436         423
      Inventories                              365         331         297
      Prepaid expenses and other               245         249         249
                                           -------     -------     -------
        Total current assets                 2,053       1,976       2,722
                                           -------     -------     -------

    Property and Equipment, Net             27,735      26,639      25,134

    Goodwill                                 3,500       3,610       3,356

    Trademarks                               1,359       1,393       1,334

    Other Assets                               631         563         642
                                           -------     -------     -------
                                           $35,278     $34,181     $33,188
                                           =======     =======     =======

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current Liabilities
      Short-term borrowings                    $63        $115        $311
      Current portion of long-term debt        888       1,028       1,366
      Convertible debt subject to current
       put options                             232       1,396       1,170
      Accounts payable                         505         561         468
      Accrued liabilities and other          1,224       1,353       1,212
      Customer deposits                      2,917       2,807       2,620
                                           -------     -------     -------
        Total current liabilities            5,829       7,260       7,147
                                           -------     -------     -------

    Long-Term Debt                           8,345       6,313       5,735

    Other Long-Term Liabilities and
     Deferred Income                           783         645         598

    Shareholders' Equity
      Common stock of Carnival Corporation;
       $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares
       authorized; 643 at 2008 and November
       2007 and 642 shares at August 2007
       issued                                    6           6           6
      Ordinary shares of Carnival plc;
       $1.66 par value; 226 shares
       authorized; 213 shares at 2008 and
       2007 issued                             354         354         354
      Additional paid-in capital             7,666       7,599       7,577
      Retained earnings                     13,925      12,921      12,878
      Accumulated other comprehensive
       income                                  666       1,296         885
      Treasury stock; 19 shares at 2008
       and November 2007 and 18 shares at
       August 2007 of Carnival Corporation
       and 51 shares at 2008, 50 shares at
       November 2007 and 45 shares at
       August 2007 of Carnival plc, at
       cost                                 (2,296)     (2,213)     (1,992)
                                           -------     -------     -------
         Total shareholders' equity         20,321      19,963      19,708
                                           -------     -------     -------
                                           $35,278     $34,181     $33,188
                                           =======     =======     =======



                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
                             SELECTED INFORMATION

                                      Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                           August 31,           August 31,
                                     --------------------  -------------------
                                         2008      2007      2008      2007
                                         ----      ----      ----      ----
                                 (in millions, except statistical information)

    STATISTICAL INFORMATION
      Passengers carried (in
       thousands)
                                        2,322     2,203     6,218     5,785
      Occupancy percentage              110.9%    111.1%    106.8%    106.4%
      Fuel consumption (metric tons
       in thousands)                      795       765     2,383     2,261
      Fuel cost per metric ton (a)       $666      $376      $565      $337
      Currency
        Euro                         $1.54 to  $1.36 to  $1.53 to  $1.34 to
                                       1 euro    1 euro    1 euro    1 euro

        Sterling                     $1.95 to  $2.01 to  $1.97 to  $1.98 to
                                      1 pound   1 pound   1 pound   1 pound


    CASH FLOW INFORMATION
      Cash from operations             $1,064    $1,122    $2,879    $3,212
      Capital expenditures             $1,130      $246    $2,723    $2,376
      Dividends paid                     $315      $278     $ 945      $713

    SEGMENT INFORMATION
      Revenues
        Cruise                         $4,522    $4,022   $10,993    $9,557
        Other                             399       399       478       468
        Intersegment elimination         (107)     (100)     (127)     (116)
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------
                                       $4,814    $4,321   $11,344    $9,909
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======
      Operating expenses
        Cruise                         $2,440    $1,988    $6,651    $5,382
        Other                             301       301       383       377
        Intersegment elimination         (107)     (100)     (127)     (116)
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

                                       $2,634    $2,189    $6,907    $5,643
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======

      Selling and administrative
       expenses
        Cruise                           $364      $355    $1,197    $1,129
        Other                               8         8        25        24
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

                                         $372      $363    $1,222    $1,153
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======

      Depreciation and amortization
        Cruise                           $314      $271      $909      $785
        Other                               9         8        27        26
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

                                         $323      $279      $936      $811
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======

      Operating income
        Cruise                         $1,404    $1,408    $2,236    $2,261
        Other                              81        82        43        41
                                       ------    ------    ------    ------

                                       $1,485    $1,490    $2,279    $2,302
                                       ======    ======    ======    ======


    (a)  Fuel cost per metric ton is calculated by dividing the cost of our
         fuel by the number of metric tons consumed.



                            CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
                           NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

    Gross and net revenue yields were computed by dividing the gross or net
    revenues, without rounding, by ALBDs as follows:

                                      Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                           August 31,           August 31,
                                     --------------------  -------------------
                                        2008      2007      2008      2007
                                        ----      ----      ----      ----
                                     (in millions, except ALBDs and yields)

    Cruise revenues
      Passenger tickets               $3,658     $3,206     $8,684     $7,437
      Onboard and other                  864        816      2,309      2,120
                                  ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Gross cruise revenues              4,522      4,022     10,993      9,557
    Less cruise costs
      Commissions, transportation
       and other                        (660)      (583)    (1,743)    (1,493)
      Onboard and other                 (134)      (146)      (380)      (366)
                                  ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Net cruise revenues (a)           $3,728     $3,293     $8,870     $7,698
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========

    ALBDs (b)                     15,392,070 14,150,152 44,034,240 40,338,081
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========

    Gross revenue yields (a)         $293.82    $284.20    $249.65    $236.91
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========

    Net revenue yields (a)           $242.27    $232.68    $201.45    $190.83
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========



    Gross and net cruise costs per ALBD were computed by dividing the gross or
    net cruise costs, without rounding, by  ALBDs as follows:

                                      Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                           August 31,           August 31,
                                     --------------------  -------------------
                                        2008       2007       2008       2007
                                       -----      -----      -----      -----
                                (in millions, except ALBDs and costs per ALBD)

    Cruise operating expenses         $2,440     $1,988     $6,651     $5,382
    Cruise selling and
     administrative expenses             364        355      1,197      1,129
                                  ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Gross cruise costs                 2,804      2,343      7,848      6,511
    Less cruise costs included
     in net cruise revenues
      Commissions, transportation
       and other                        (660)      (583)    (1,743)    (1,493)
      Onboard and other                 (134)      (146)      (380)      (366)
                                  ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Net cruise costs (a)              $2,010     $1,614     $5,725     $4,652
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========

    ALBDs (b)                     15,392,070 14,150,152 44,034,240 40,338,081
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========

    Gross cruise costs per
     ALBD (a)                        $182.17    $165.52    $178.23    $161.40
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========

    Net cruise costs per ALBD (a)    $130.62    $114.00    $130.03    $115.32
                                  ========== ========== ========== ==========


                     NOTES TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(a) We use net cruise revenues per ALBD ("net revenue yields") and net cruise costs per ALBD as significant non-GAAP financial measures of our cruise segment financial performance. These measures enable us to separate the impact of predictable capacity changes from the more unpredictable rate changes that affect our business. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide a better gauge to measure our revenue and cost performance instead of the standard U.S. GAAP-based financial measures. There are no specific rules for determining our non-GAAP financial measures and, accordingly, it is possible that they may not be exactly comparable to the like-kind information presented by other cruise companies, which is a potential risk associated with using them to compare us to other cruise companies.

Net revenue yields are commonly used in the cruise industry to measure a company's cruise segment revenue performance and for revenue management purposes. We use "net cruise revenues" rather than "gross cruise revenues" to calculate net revenue yields. We believe that net cruise revenues is a more meaningful measure in determining revenue yield than gross cruise revenues because it reflects the cruise revenues earned net of our most significant variable costs, which are travel agent commissions, cost of air transportation and certain other variable direct costs associated with onboard and other revenues. Substantially all of our remaining cruise costs are largely fixed once our ship capacity levels have been determined, except for the impact of changing prices.

Net cruise costs per ALBD is the most significant measure we use to monitor our ability to control our cruise segment costs rather than gross cruise costs per ALBD. We exclude the same variable costs that are included in the calculation of net cruise revenues to calculate net cruise costs to avoid duplicating these variable costs in these two non-GAAP financial measures.

We have not provided estimates of future gross revenue yields or future gross cruise costs per ALBD because the reconciliations of forecasted net cruise revenues to forecasted gross cruise revenues or forecasted net cruise costs to forecasted cruise operating expenses would require us to forecast, with reasonable accuracy, the amount of air and other transportation costs that our forecasted cruise passengers would elect to purchase from us (the "air/sea mix"). Since the forecasting of future air/sea mix involves several significant variables that are relatively difficult to forecast and the revenues from the sale of air and other transportation approximate the costs of providing that transportation, management focuses primarily on forecasts of net cruise revenues and costs rather than gross cruise revenues and costs. This does not impact, in any material respect, our ability to forecast our future results, as any variation in the air/sea mix has no material impact on our forecasted net cruise revenues or forecasted net cruise costs. As such, management does not believe that this reconciling information would be meaningful.

In addition, because a significant portion of Carnival Corporation & plc's operations utilize the euro or sterling to measure their results and financial condition, the translation of those operations to our U.S. dollar reporting currency results in increases in reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar weakens against these foreign currencies, and decreases in reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar strengthens against these foreign currencies. Accordingly, we also monitor and report our two non-GAAP financial measures assuming the current period currency exchange rates have remained constant with the prior year's comparable period rates, or on a "constant dollar basis," in order to remove the impact of changes in exchange rates on our non-U.S. dollar cruise operations. We believe that this is a useful measure since it facilitates a comparative view of the growth of our business in a fluctuating currency exchange rate environment.

On a constant dollar basis, net cruise revenues and net cruise costs would be $3.6 billion and $2.0 billion for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and $8.6 billion and $5.6 billion for the nine months ended August 31, 2008, respectively. On a constant dollar basis, gross cruise revenues and gross cruise costs would be $4.4 billion and $2.7 billion for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and $10.7 billion and $7.7 billion for the nine months ended August 31, 2008, respectively. In addition, our non-U.S. dollar cruise operations' depreciation and net interest expense were impacted by the changes in exchange rates for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008, compared to the prior year's comparable periods.

(b) ALBDs is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period, which we use to perform rate and capacity variance analyses to determine what are the main non-capacity driven factors that cause our cruise revenues and expenses to vary. ALBDs assume that each cabin we offer for sale accommodates two passengers and is computed by multiplying passenger capacity by revenue-producing ship operating days in the period.

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