Item 2. Properties.

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As of January 23, 2012, the Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc corporate headquarters and our larger shoreside locations are as follows:

In addition, we own, lease or have controlling interests in port facilities in Barcelona, Spain; Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands; Juneau, Alaska; Long Beach, California; Roatán, Honduras and Savona, Italy.

Our cruise ships in operation, headquarters, port and other shoreside facilities and Holland America Princess Alaska Tours’ properties are all well maintained and in good condition. We evaluate our needs periodically and obtain additional facilities when deemed necessary. We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current needs.

Holland America Line’s and Princess’ private islands, Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays®, respectively, are briefly described in Part I, Item 1. Business. B. “Cruise Operations.” The hotel properties owned and operated by Holland America Princess Alaska Tours and the two cruise ships that we own and charter-out under long-term bareboat charter agreements are also briefly described in Part I, Item 1. Business. A. “Overview.”

Information about our cruise ships, including the number each of our cruise brands operate, their passenger capacity and their primary areas or countries in which they are marketed, as well as information regarding our cruise ships under construction may be found under Part I, Business. A. “Overview,” and Note 6, “Commitments” and Note 10, “Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K for additional information regarding our ship commitments. Also, information about maritime regulations and issues that may affect our utilization and operation of cruise ships may be found in Part I. Item 1. Business. B. “Cruise Operations.”