CARNIVAL PLC

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U.S. CEO Pay Ratio

In accordance with SEC rules, we are providing the ratio of the annual total compensation of our CEO to the annual total compensation of our median employee. The 2023 annual total compensation of our CEO as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table is $13,808,603, the 2023 annual total compensation of our median compensated employee is $16,789, and the ratio of these amounts is 822 to 1. Our median compensated employee population consists primarily of ship-based employees who work fewer than twelve months of the year.

This pay ratio is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with SEC rules based on our global human resources and payroll systems of record and the methodology described below. Because the SEC rules for identifying the median compensated employee and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain exclusions, and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their compensation practices, the pay ratio reported by

other companies may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported above, as other companies may have different employment and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates, and assumptions in calculating their own pay ratios.

To identify our median employee, we used total cash compensation for our estimated employee population of 104,970 as of September 30, 2023. Our workforce includes a large number of ship-based employees who typically work six to eleven months of the year and, as permitted by SEC rules, we did not annualize the pay for our employees when identifying our median employee.

We then applied a valid statistical sampling methodology to identify employees who were paid within a 1% range of the median. From these employees, we then identified a representative median employee from this group and calculated that employee’s annual total compensation in fiscal 2023 consistent with Item 402(c) of Regulation S-K. This figure includes gratuities directly billed to our guests but excludes any cash gratuities paid directly to the employee by guests. It also excludes room and meals, transportation to and from the ship, and medical care, which are provided to our ship-based employees without charge.

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Pay versus Performance

As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, following is information about the relationship between executive “compensation actually paid” and our financial performance. This disclosure does not reflect the value actually received or realized by our Named

Executive Officers or how our Compensation Committees evaluate compensation decisions. Please refer to the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section for a discussion of our executive compensation program objectives and program design to align executive compensation with our performance.

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Tabular Disclosure of Compensation Actually Paid versus Performance

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The following table discloses information on “compensation actually paid” ​(“CAP”) to our principal executive officers (the “PEOs”) and the average CAP to our other Named Executive Officers (the “non-PEO NEOs”) during the specified years alongside total shareholder return (“TSR”) and net income metrics, as well as a company-selected measure of Adjusted Operating Income. We selected this measure as the

most important in linking compensation actually paid to our Named Executive Officers for 2023 to our performance, as Adjusted Operating Income was the predominant metric used in evaluating company-wide performance under our annual bonus plan and is described in more detail in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section above.

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(1)

Reflects total compensation of our current CEO, Josh Weinstein, as calculated in the Summary Compensation Table (the “SCT”).

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(2)

The dollar amounts shown in these columns reflect “compensation actually paid” to the Named Executive Officers calculated in accordance with SEC rules. As required, the dollar amounts include (among other items) unpaid amounts of equity compensation that may be realizable in future periods, and as such, the dollar amounts shown do not represent the actual final amount of compensation earned or actually paid to either individual during the applicable years. The adjustments made to each Named Executive Officer’s total compensation for each year to determine CAP are shown in the tables below. For Mr. Weinstein, information is only included beginning with 2022, the first year in which he served as CEO.

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(3)

Reflects the total compensation for our former CEO, Arnold Donald, who served as PEO until August 1, 2022, and is therefore included in this table as an additional PEO in accordance with SEC rules. Amounts shown are calculated in the SCT for each of the years shown.

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(4)

Reflects the average total compensation of our non-PEO NEOs, as calculated in the SCT for each of the years shown. Our non- PEO NEOs included in the table above are the following individuals: for 2023: David Bernstein, William Burke, Bettina Deynes, Enrique Miguez, and Michael Thamm; for 2022: David Bernstein, William Burke, Enrique Miguez, and Michael Thamm; and for 2021: Peter Anderson, David Bernstein, Enrique Miguez, Arnaldo Perez, and Michael Thamm.

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(5)

Pursuant to SEC rules, the TSR figures assume an initial investment of $100 on November 30, 2020. As permitted by SEC rules, the peer group referenced for purpose of the TSR comparison is the group of companies included in the Dow Jones U.S. Recreational Services Index, which is the industry peer group used for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K. The separate Peer Group used by the Compensation Committees for purposes of determining compensation paid to our executive officers is described in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section under “Peer Group Characteristics.”

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Reflects after-tax net income (loss) prepared in accordance with GAAP for each of the years shown.

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Adjusted Operating Income is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents operating income adjusted for gains and losses on ship sales, restructuring costs and certain other gains and losses that are not part of our core operating business.

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Tabular Disclosure of Most Important Measures Linking Compensation Actually Paid During 2023 to Company Performance

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Below are the most important measures (unranked) used by us to link compensation actually paid to our Named Executive Officers for 2023 to our performance. For further information regarding

these performance metrics and their function in our executive compensation program, please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section above.

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Disclosure of the Relationship Between Compensation Actually Paid and Financial Performance Measures

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As described in more detail in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section, our executive compensation program reflects a pay-for-performance philosophy. The below graphical illustrations demonstrate the relationship between compensation actually paid to the Named Executive Officers over the last three fiscal years as compared to TSR, Net Income, and Adjusted Operating Income over the last three fiscal years. Generally, compensation actually paid (for both the PEO(s) and non-PEO NEOs) since fiscal 2021 has increased or decreased as each of TSR, Net Income, and Adjusted Operating Income has increased or decreased, respectively. In accordance with

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Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following descriptions (shown graphically) of the relationships between information presented in the Pay versus Performance table.

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