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CARNIVAL PLC

For the period ended Nov 30, 2023. Filed Jan 26, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Jan 26, 2024

CCL$30.81+4.2%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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IIIC ompetition

We compete with land-based vacation alternatives throughout the world, such as hotels, resorts (including all-inclusive resorts), theme parks, organized tours, casinos, vacation ownership properties, and other internet-based alternative lodging sites. Based on 2023 Cruise Industry News statistics, as of December 31, 2023, we, along with our principal cruise competitors Royal Caribbean Group, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd. and MSC Cruises, represented approximately 80% of the cruise industry capacity.

C. Our Global Cruise Business

I. Segment and Brand Information

November 30, 2023
Passenger CapacityPercentage of Total CapacityNumber of Cruise Ships
North America and Australia (“NAA”) Segment
Carnival Cruise Line79,620(a)31%25
Princess Cruises46,27018%15
Holland America Line22,9209%11
P&O Cruises (Australia)7,2303%3
Seabourn3,1001%7
159,15062%61
Europe Segment
Costa Cruises (“Costa”)35,380(a)14%10
AIDA Cruises (“AIDA”)32,28013%11
P&O Cruises (UK)24,3009%7
Cunard6,8203%3
98,78038%31
257,930100%92

(a)As of November 30, 2023 Costa includes Costa Firenze, passenger capacity of 4,240, which will be transferred to Carnival Cruise Line in 2024.

We also have a Cruise Support segment that includes our portfolio of leading port destinations and exclusive islands as well as other services, all of which are operated for the benefit of our cruise brands.

In addition to our cruise operations, we own Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, which complements our Alaska cruise operations. Our tour company owns and operates hotels, lodges, glass-domed railcars and motorcoaches which comprise our Tour and Other segment.

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