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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011

or

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 and			executive offices and
zip code)			zip code)
(305) 599-2600			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
($0.01 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 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.			Name of each exchange on which registered 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 þ 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 þ

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 þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on their corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) 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. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, non-accelerated filers, or small reporting companies. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No þ

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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC

FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2011

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information described below and contained in the Registrants’ 2011 annual report to shareholders to be furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is shown in Exhibit 13 and is incorporated by reference into this joint Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”).

Part and Item of the Form 10-K

Part II