Carnival Cruises 2008 Annual Report Download

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008 or
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to ________________
Commission file number: 1-9610 Commission file number: 1-15136
Carnival Corporation Carnival plc
(Exact name of registrant as (Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) specified in its charter)
Republic of Panama England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) incorporation or organization)
59-1562976 98-0357772
(I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) Identification No.)
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Carnival House, 5 Gainsford Street,
Miami, Florida 33178-2428 London SE1 2NE, United Kingdom
(Address of principal (Address of principal
executive offices) executive offices)
(Zip code) (Zip code)
[phone] 011 44 20 7940 5381
(Registrant's telephone number, (Registrant's telephone number,
including area code) including area code)
Securities registered pursuant Securities registered pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Act: to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Title of each class
Common Stock Ordinary Shares each represented
($.01 par value) by American Depositary Shares
($1.66 par value), Special Voting
Share, GBP 1.00 par value and Trust
Shares of beneficial interest in the
P&O Princess Special Voting Trust
Name of each exchange on which registered Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrants are well-known seasoned issuers, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act. Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark if the registrants are not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants' knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form
10-K. 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, or non
-accelerated filers. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act. Large Accelerated Filers  Accelerated Filers  Non-Accelerated Filers  Smaller Reporting Company 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes  No 
The aggregate market value of the voting and The aggregate market value of the voting and
non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates
computed by reference to the price at which the computed by reference to the price at which the
common equity was last sold was $16.0 billion common equity was last sold was $6.3 billion
as of the last business day of the registrant's as of the last business day of the registrant's
most recently completed second fiscal quarter. most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
At January 22, 2009, Carnival Corporation At January 22, 2009, Carnival plc had outstanding
had outstanding 625,374,532 shares of its 213,249,933 Ordinary Shares $1.66 par value, one
Common Stock, $0.01 par value. Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and
625,374,532 Trust Shares of beneficial interest
in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust.