MIAMI, Dec. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 19, 2017, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced a quarterly cash dividend
of $0.45 (U.S.) per share. The dividend is payable on December 15,
2017, to shareholders of record on November 24, 2017.
Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ADSs will receive a dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The
dividend for Carnival plc ordinary shares will be payable in sterling unless shareholders elected to receive the dividend in U.S.
dollars by November 24, 2017.
Dividends payable in sterling will be converted from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate quoted by the Bank of England in London at 12 noon on December 1,
2017 (US$1 = 74.05762 pence). Accordingly, the dividend
payable in sterling on December 15, 2017, will be 33.32593 pence per
share.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure travel company and among the most profitable and financially
strong in the cruise and vacation industries, with a portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that include nine of the world's leading
cruise lines. With operations in North America, Europe,
Australia and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK), as well as Fathom, the corporation's immersion and enrichment
experience brand.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 103 ships with 231,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world,
with 18 new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and 2022. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland
America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company 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.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as being among the "Top 10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the design
and travel categories. Fast Company specifically recognized Carnival Corporation for its work in developing Ocean Medallion™, a
high-tech wearable device that enables the world's first interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming vacation
travel into a highly personalized and elevated level of customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com, www.pocruises.com.au and
www.pocruises.com.
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