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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, 2013 or

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-9610				Commission file number: 001-15136
Carnival Corporation				Carnival plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)			(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of Panama			England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
59-1562976			98-0357772
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)				(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue				Carnival House, 5 Gainsford Street,
Miami, Florida 33178-2428				London SE1 2NE, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)				(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(305) 599-2600				011 44 20 7940 5381
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)				(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:				Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Common Stock ($0.01 par value)				Title of each class Ordinary Shares each represented 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 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. ¨

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, 2013

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information described below and contained in the Registrants’ 2013 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 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”).

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Part II