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REG-Carnival PLC: Carnival Provides Second Quarter Business Update

Carnival Corporation & plc Provides A Business Update And Additional Financial
Information For The Second Quarter

MIAMI, July 10, 2020 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK)
provides a business update and additional financial information for the second
quarter ended May 31, 2020.

Business Update

In the face of the global impact of COVID-19, the company paused its guest
cruise operations in mid-March. The company expects to resume guest
operations, with ongoing collaboration from both government and health
authorities, in a phased manner. Specific brands and ships are expected to
return to service over time to provide guests with unmatched joyful vacations
in a manner consistent with the company's highest priorities, which are
compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of
its guests, crew and the communities its ships visit.

AIDA to resume cruise operations

AIDA previously announced it will resume guest cruise operations from ports in
Germany beginning August 2020 with three of its ships, making it the first of
the company's nine cruise brands to resume guest cruise operations. AIDA will
introduce additional safety and protective measures which will include
pre-boarding health questionnaires and temperature checks for both guests and
crew, physical distancing guidelines, routing systems on arrival, departure
and onboard, increased mitigation and sanitation efforts in all cabins and
public areas, as well as closely managing capacities at onboard experiences.
These enhanced measures have been developed with advice from medical experts
and align with the current guidance from the World Health Organization ("WHO")
and the German Robert Koch Institute ("RKI"), as well as other governmental
and health authorities.

Capacity reduced by ship delivery deferrals and 13 expected ship dispositions

The company expects future capacity to be moderated by the phased re-entry of
its ships, the removal of capacity from its fleet and delays in new ship
deliveries. As previously announced, the company intends to accelerate the
removal of ships in fiscal 2020 which were previously expected to be sold over
the ensuing years. The company sold one ship during June 2020 and has
agreements for the disposal of five ships and preliminary agreements for an
additional three ships, all of which are expected to leave the fleet in the
next 90 days. These agreements are in addition to the sale of four ships,
which were announced prior to fiscal 2020. In total, the 13 ships expected to
leave the fleet represent a nearly nine percent reduction in current capacity.
The company currently expects only five of the nine ships originally scheduled
for delivery in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 will be delivered prior to the end
of fiscal year 2021. In addition, the company expects later deliveries of
ships originally scheduled for fiscal 2022 and 2023.

Carnival Corporation & plc President and Chief Executive Officer Arnold Donald
noted, "We have been transitioning the fleet into a prolonged pause and right
sizing our shoreside operations. We have already reduced operating costs by
over $7 billion on an annualized basis and reduced capital expenditures also
by more than $5 billion over the next 18 months. We have secured over $10
billion of additional liquidity to sustain another full year with additional
flexibility remaining. We have aggressively shed assets while actively
deferring new ship deliveries. We are working hard to resume operations while
serving the best interests of public health with our way forward informed
through consultation with medical experts and scientists from around the
world."

Donald added, "We will emerge a leaner, more efficient company to optimize
cash generation, pay down debt and position us to return to investment grade
credit over time providing strong returns to our shareholders."

Maximizing Liquidity

Successfully raised over $10 billion through a series of financing
transactions

Since the pause in guest operations, the company has taken significant actions
to preserve cash and secure additional financing to maximize its liquidity.
While maintaining compliance, environmental protection and safety, the company
significantly reduced ship operating expenses by transitioning ships into
paused status. The company also reduced its administrative expenses, 
non-newbuild capital expenditures by $1.3 billion for 2020 and expects to
reduce its newbuild capital expenditures by over $600 million for 2020, (net
of export credit facilities). Additionally, since March, the company has
raised over $10 billion through a series of financing transactions, including
transactions that have occurred in the last three weeks, as follows:
* Borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $2.8 billion in two tranches under
a first priority senior secured term loan facility on June 30, 2020
* Negotiated Debt Holiday amendments, deferring certain principal repayments
otherwise due through March 2021. (Certain export credit agencies have offered
a 12-month debt amortization and financial covenant holiday ("Debt Holiday"))
In addition, the company has $8.8 billion of committed export credit
facilities that are available to fund ship deliveries originally planned
through 2023.

Carnival Corporation & plc Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
Officer David Bernstein noted, "Quickly recognizing the financial situation,
we took swift action to improve our liquidity by reducing expenses and
leveraging our strong balance sheet to complete several capital transactions".

During the pause in guest operations, the monthly average cash burn rate for
the second half of 2020 is estimated to be approximately $650 million. This
rate includes approximately $250 million of ongoing ship operating and
administrative expenses, working capital changes (excluding changes in
customer deposits and reserves for credit card processors), interest expense
and committed capital expenditures (net of committed export credit facilities)
and also excludes scheduled debt maturities. The company continues to explore
opportunities to further reduce its monthly cash burn rate.

The pause in guest operations is continuing to have material negative impacts
on all aspects of the company's business. The longer the full or partial pause
in guest operations continues, the greater the impact on the company's
liquidity and financial position. The company continues to expect a net loss
on both a U.S. GAAP and adjusted basis for the second half of 2020.

Update on Bookings

Demand continues for 2021 sailings

The company's brands have announced various incentives and flexibility for
certain booking payments on select sailings to support guest confidence in
making new bookings. These incentives vary by brand and sailing and include
onboard credits and reduced or refundable deposits. In addition, the company
is providing flexibility to guests with bookings on sailings cancelled due to
the pause by offering guests the flexibility of enhanced future cruise credits
("FCC") or an election for a refund in cash. Enhanced FCCs increase the value
of the guest's original booking or provide incremental onboard credits. As of
June 21, 2020, approximately half of guests affected have requested cash
refunds. Despite substantially reduced marketing and selling spend, the
company continues to see demand from new bookings for 2021. For the most
recent booking period, the first three weeks in June 2020, almost 60 percent
of 2021 bookings were new bookings. The remaining 2021 booking volumes
resulted from guests applying their FCCs to specific future cruises.

As of June 21, 2020, cumulative advanced bookings for the full year of 2021
capacity currently available for sale remain within historical ranges at
prices that are down in the low to mid-single digits range, on a comparable
basis, including the negative yield impact of FCCs and onboard credits
applied.

As of May 31, 2020, the current portion of customer deposits was $2.6 billion,
the majority of which are FCCs. $121 million of the company's customer deposit
balance relates to third quarter sailings and $353 million relates to fourth
quarter sailings. The company continues to expect any decline in the customer
deposits balance in the second half of 2020, all of which is expected to occur
in the third quarter, to be significantly less than the decline in the second
quarter of 2020.

Protecting the Health and Safety of Guests and Team Members

Throughout the pause in its guest cruise operations, the company has acted to
protect the health and safety of guests and shipboard team members. The
company returned over 260,000 guests to their homes, coordinating with a large
number of countries around the globe. In addition, the company worked around
the clock with various local governmental authorities, utilized its ships and
chartered hundreds of planes to repatriate shipboard team members as quickly
as possible. The company is extremely pleased with its ability to successfully
repatriate approximately 77,000 of its shipboard team members to more than 130
countries around the globe, which is substantially all of its onboard
workforce other than the safe manning team members who will remain on the
ships, and thanks the numerous governments who worked closely with the company
during the repatriation process.

Donald commented, "I could not be more proud of how collectively our team has
handled this. We looked after our guests, each other and the over 700 places
we go each year. Thanks to our crew for continuing to exceed guest
expectations through challenging circumstances and our shoreside operations
for working 24/7 to enhance our liquidity and to repatriate our guests and our
crew. Also, thanks to our loyal guests, travel partners, shareholders and
other stakeholders for their support during this challenging time."

Active consultation with science and medical experts

Throughout the pause in guest cruise operations, the company has been
consulting and assembling the best minds in medical science, public health and
infectious disease. These individuals include a robust line-up of world
renowned medical, epidemiology and public health experts to provide the
company with the latest science and medical evidence to inform practical,
adaptable and science-based solutions for detection, prevention and mitigation
of COVID-19.

In coordination with the World Travel and Tourism Council, the company is
hosting an online Global Scientific Summit on COVID-19 on July 28, a forum
which is open to the public and free of charge. Speakers and panelists include
the company's expert advisors, representing a diverse range of science,
research and business backgrounds, including amongst others, members of
Scientists to Stop COVID-19, who have volunteered to participate. The company
is grateful to bring together a select group of science and medical experts
who will bring such relevant insight into COVID-19. To register for the
Summit, please go to CovidScienceSummit.com
(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2854529-1&h=14809427&u=http%3A%2F%2Fcovidsciencesummit.com%2F&a=CovidScienceSummit.com).

Conference Call

The company has scheduled a conference call with analysts at 10:00 a.m. EDT
(3:00 p.m. BST) today to provide a business update and discuss its 2020 second
quarter results. This call can be listened to live, and additional information
can be obtained, via Carnival Corporation & plc's website at
www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com.

Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel
companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With
operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio
features – Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America
Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O
Cruises (UK) and Cunard.

Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com,
www.carnivalsustainability.com, www.carnival.com, www.princess.com,
www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.seabourn.com,
www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.

Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results

Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc and their respective subsidiaries are
referred to collectively in this document as "Carnival Corporation & plc,"
"our," "us" and "we." Some of the statements, estimates or projections
contained in this document are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us, including some
statements concerning future results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals,
reputation, cash flows, liquidity and other events which have not yet
occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from
liability provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than
statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations,
estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in
which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. We have
tried, whenever possible, to identify these statements by using words like
"will," "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "depends," "expect,"
"goal," "anticipate," "forecast," "project," "future," "intend," "plan,"
"estimate," "target," "indicate," "outlook," and similar expressions of future
intent or the negative of such terms.

Forward-looking statements include those statements that relate to our outlook
and financial position including, but not limited to, statements regarding:

 • Net revenue yields                                                • Estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values                                                    
 • Booking levels                                                    • Goodwill, ship and trademark fair values                                                                   
 • Pricing and occupancy                                             • Liquidity                                                                                                  
 • Interest, tax and fuel expenses                                   • Adjusted earnings per share                                                                                
 • Currency exchange rates                                           • Impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic on our financial condition and results of operations    
 • Net cruise costs, excluding fuel per available lower berth day    

Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are
many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking
statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known
factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our forward
looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of operations
and financial position. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties
are currently amplified by and will continue to be amplified by, or in the
future may be amplified by, the COVID-19 outbreak. It is not possible to
predict or identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we
consider immaterial or which are unknown. These factors include, but are not
limited to, the following:
* COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant impact
on our financial condition and operations, which impacts our ability to obtain
acceptable financing to fund resulting reductions in cash from operations. The
current, and uncertain future, impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, including its
effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises), is
expected to continue to impact our results, operations, outlooks, plans,
goals, growth, reputation, litigation, cash flows, liquidity, and stock price
* As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, we have paused our guest cruise
operations, and if we are unable to re-commence normal operations in the
near-term, we may be out of compliance with a maintenance covenant in certain
of our debt facilities as of May 31, 2021
* World events impacting the ability or desire of people to travel may lead to
a decline in demand for cruises
* Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise vacation industry as
well as adverse weather conditions and other natural disasters may impact the
satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational damage
* Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we
operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety and security,
data privacy and protection, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, trade
protection and tax may lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines,
penalties, and reputational damage
* Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as disruptions
and other damages to our principal offices, information technology operations
and system networks and failure to keep pace with developments in technology
may adversely impact our business operations, the satisfaction of our guests
and crew and lead to reputational damage
* Ability to recruit, develop and retain qualified shipboard personnel who
live away from home for extended periods of time may adversely impact our
business operations, guest services and satisfaction
* Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed and
availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled itineraries and
costs
* Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely impact our
financial results
* Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry
may lead to a decline in our cruise sales, pricing and destination options
* Geographic regions in which we try to expand our business may be slow to
develop or ultimately not develop how we expect
* Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs,
maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our business operations
and the satisfaction of our guests
The ordering of the risk factors set forth above is not intended to reflect
our indication of priority or likelihood.

Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual
results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any
relevant stock exchange rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to
disseminate, after the date of this document, any updates or revisions to any
such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (UNAUDITED)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (in millions, except per share data)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                        Three Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                               Six Months Ended                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                              May 31,                                                                                                                                                                                                                         May 31,                                                                                               
                                                                                       2020                                                                                                            2019                                                                                                            2020                                                                                                            2019                                         
 Revenues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Passenger ticket                                                         $                         446                                                                                   $                       3,257                                                                                   $                       3,680                                                                                   $                       6,456                             
 Onboard and other (a)                                                                              294                                                                                                           1,580                                                                                                           1,849                                                                                                           3,054                             
                                                                                                    740                                                                                                           4,838                                                                                                           5,529                                                                                                           9,511                             
 Operating Costs and Expenses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Commissions, transportation and other                                                              297                                                                                                             613                                                                                                           1,064                                                                                                           1,322                             
 Onboard and other                                                                                  114                                                                                                             485                                                                                                             585                                                                                                             952                             
 Payroll and related                                                                                705                                                                                                             566                                                                                                           1,315                                                                                                           1,123                             
 Fuel                                                                                               201                                                                                                             423                                                                                                             598                                                                                                             804                             
 Food                                                                                               108                                                                                                             269                                                                                                             385                                                                                                             538                             
 Ship and other impairments                                                                         589                                                                                                               —                                                                                                             919                                                                                                               —                             
 Other operating (b)                                                                                471                                                                                                             803                                                                                                           1,142                                                                                                           1,562                             
                                                                                                  2,484                                                                                                           3,159                                                                                                           6,007                                                                                                           6,301                             
 Selling and administrative                                                                         492                                                                                                             621                                                                                                           1,170                                                                                                           1,250                             
 Depreciation and amortization                                                                      577                                                                                                             542                                                                                                           1,147                                                                                                           1,059                             
 Goodwill impairment (c)                                                                          1,364                                                                                                               —                                                                                                           2,096                                                                                                               —                             
                                                                                                  4,918                                                                                                           4,323                                                                                                          10,420                                                                                                           8,609                             
 Operating Income (Loss)                                                                        (4,177)                                                                                                             515                                                                                                         (4,891)                                                                                                             902                             
 Nonoperating Income (Expense)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Interest income                                                                                      6                                                                                                               5                                                                                                              11                                                                                                               9                             
 Interest expense, net of capitalized interest                                                    (182)                                                                                                            (54)                                                                                                           (237)                                                                                                           (105)                             
 Other income (expense), net                                                                       (32)                                                                                                             (7)                                                                                                            (39)                                                                                                             (9)                             
                                                                                                  (208)                                                                                                            (56)                                                                                                           (265)                                                                                                           (105)                             
 Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes                                                              (4,385)                                                                                                             459                                                                                                         (5,155)                                                                                                             797                             
 Income Tax Benefit (Expense), Net                                                                   11                                                                                                             (8)                                                                                                               —                                                                                                            (10)                             
 Net Income (Loss)                                                        $                     (4,374)                                                                                   $                         451                                                                                   $                     (5,155)                                                                                   $                         787                             
 Earnings Per Share                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Basic                                                                    $                      (6.07)                                                                                   $                        0.65                                                                                   $                      (7.34)                                                                                   $                        1.14                             
 Diluted                                                                  $                      (6.07)                                                                                   $                        0.65                                                                                   $                      (7.34)                                                                                   $                        1.13                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Dividends Declared Per Share                                             $                           —                                                                                   $                        0.50                                                                                   $                        0.50                                                                                   $                        1.00                             
 Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Basic                                                        721                                                                                                             691                                                                                                             702                                                                                                             692                             
 Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted                                                      721                                                                                                             693                                                                                                             702                                                                                                             694                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 (a)                                            Includes $24 million and $71 million of tour and other revenues during the three months ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Includes $76 million and $99 million of tour and other revenues during the six months ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.                                                                                                                                                                 
 (b)                                            Includes $28 million and $61 million of tour and other costs and expenses during the three months ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Includes $47 million and $90 million of tour and other costs and expenses during the six months ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.                                                                                                                                             
 (c)                                            Includes noncash impairment charges for goodwill of $1.0 billion in our North America and Australia ("NAA") segment and $345 million in our Europe and Asia ("EA") segment during the three months ended May 31, 2020. Includes noncash impairment charges for goodwill of $1.3 billion in our NAA segment and $777 million in our EA segment during the six months ended May 31, 2020.                                             

   

                                                                            CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC                                                                            
                                                                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                                                            
                                                                                   (UNAUDITED)                                                                                    
                                                                         (in millions, except par values)                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                            May 31,             November 30,      
                                                                                                                                              2020                  2019          
 ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                           
 Current Assets                                                                                                                                                                   
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                 $   6,881             $     518        
 Trade and other receivables, net                                                                                                                604                   444        
 Inventories                                                                                                                                     362                   427        
 Prepaid expenses and other                                                                                                                      374                   671        
 Total current assets                                                                                                                          8,222                 2,059        
 Property and Equipment, Net                                                                                                                  37,139                38,131        
 Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets (a)                                                                                                       1,413                     —        
 Goodwill                                                                                                                                        790                 2,912        
 Other Intangibles                                                                                                                             1,168                 1,174        
 Other Assets                                                                                                                                  1,086                   783        
                                                                                                                                           $  49,817             $  45,058        
 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                                                                                                             
 Current Liabilities                                                                                                                                                              
 Short-term borrowings                                                                                                                     $   3,562             $     231        
 Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                             2,373                 1,596        
 Current portion of operating lease liabilities (a)                                                                                              153                     —        
 Accounts payable                                                                                                                              1,809                   756        
 Accrued liabilities and other                                                                                                                 1,343                 1,809        
 Customer deposits                                                                                                                             2,618                 4,735        
 Total current liabilities                                                                                                                    11,858                 9,127        
 Long-Term Debt                                                                                                                               14,870                 9,675        
 Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities (a)                                                                                                     1,292                     —        
 Other Long-Term Liabilities                                                                                                                     956                   890        
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Shareholders' Equity                                                                                                                                                             
 Common stock of Carnival Corporation, $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares authorized; 731 shares at 2020 and 657 shares at 2019 issued                  7                     7        
 Ordinary shares of Carnival plc, $1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2020 and 2019 issued                                                            360                   358        
 Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                                    9,683                 8,807        
 Retained earnings                                                                                                                            21,155                26,653        
 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                               (1,962)               (2,066)        
 Treasury stock, 130 shares at 2020 and 2019 of Carnival Corporation and 60 shares at 2020 and 2019 of Carnival plc, at cost                 (8,404)               (8,394)        
 Total shareholders' equity                                                                                                                   20,840                25,365        
                                                                                                                                           $  49,817             $  45,058        
                                                                                                                                       
 (a)                                                                We adopted the provisions of Leases on December 1, 2019.           

   

                                                     CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC                                                      
                                                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                                                
                                                             (UNAUDITED)                                                             
                                                            (in millions)                                                            
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                      Six Months Ended               
                                                                                                           May 31,                   
                                                                                                 2020                    2019        
 OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                                                                                
 Net income (loss)                                                                            $  (5,155)               $    787      
 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities                                             
 Depreciation and amortization                                                                     1,147                  1,059      
 Impairments                                                                                       3,015                      2      
 Share-based compensation                                                                             38                     27      
 Gain on ship sales and other, net                                                                    56                      7      
                                                                                                   (900)                  1,883      
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities                                                                                         
 Receivables                                                                                       (202)                   (50)      
 Inventories                                                                                          58                      5      
 Prepaid expenses and other                                                                          171                  (302)      
 Accounts payable                                                                                  1,052                     68      
 Accrued liabilities and other                                                                         3                     48      
 Customer deposits                                                                               (1,987)                  1,516      
 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                             (1,804)                  3,169      
 INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                                                                                
 Purchases of property and equipment                                                             (1,668)                (3,021)      
 Proceeds from sales of ships                                                                        236                      6      
 Payments of fuel derivative settlements                                                               —                    (6)      
 Purchase of minority interest                                                                      (81)                      —      
 Derivative settlements and other, net                                                               257                    103      
 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                             (1,256)                (2,918)      
 FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                                                                                                
 Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net                                          3,333                  (357)      
 Principal repayments of long-term debt                                                            (383)                  (338)      
 Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                                          6,674                  1,722      
 Dividends paid                                                                                    (689)                  (694)      
 Purchases of treasury stock                                                                        (12)                  (316)      
 Issuance of common stock, net                                                                       558                      2      
 Other, net                                                                                         (56)                   (45)      
 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                               9,425                   (26)      
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                         1                    (5)      
 Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                             6,366                    220      
 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period                                   530                    996      
 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period                                  $    6,896               $  1,215      

   

                                                    CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC                                                     
                                                    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
                                                         Three Months Ended                          Six Months Ended              
                                                               May 31,                                    May 31,                  
 (in millions, except per share data)                 2020                   2019                2020                   2019       
 Net income (loss)                                                                                                                 
 U.S. GAAP net income (loss)                      $  (4,374)               $   451           $  (5,155)               $   787      
 (Gains) losses on ship sales and impairments          1,953                  (16)                2,882                  (14)      
 Restructuring expenses                                   39                     —                   39                     —      
 Other                                                     —                    22                    3                    22      
 Adjusted net income (loss)                       $  (2,382)               $   457           $  (2,231)               $   795      
 Weighted-average shares outstanding                     721                   693                  702                   694      
                                                                                                                                   
 Earnings per share                                                                                                                
 U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share             $   (6.07)               $  0.65           $   (7.34)               $  1.13      
 (Gains) losses on ship sales and impairments           2.71                (0.02)                 4.10                (0.02)      
 Restructuring expenses                                 0.05                     —                 0.06                     —      
 Other                                                     —                  0.03                    —                  0.03      
 Adjusted earnings per share                      $   (3.30)               $  0.66           $   (3.18)               $  1.15      
                                                                                                                                   

Explanations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share as non-GAAP
financial measures of our cruise segments' and the company's financial
performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided along with U.S.
GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share.   

We believe that gains and losses on ship sales, impairment charges,
restructuring costs and other gains and losses are not part of our core
operating business and are not an indication of our future earnings
performance. Therefore, we believe it is more meaningful for these items to be
excluded from our net income (loss) and earnings per share and, accordingly,
we present adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share excluding these
items.

The presentation of our non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be
considered in isolation from, as substitute for, or superior to the financial
information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. It is possible that our
non-GAAP financial measures may not be exactly comparable to the like-kind
information presented by other companies, which is a potential risk associated
with using these measures to compare us to other companies.

                                                   CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC                                                   
                                                    STATISTICAL INFORMATION                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                          Three Months Ended                       Six Months Ended             
                                                                May 31,                                 May 31,                 
                                                      2020                  2019               2020                  2019       
                                                                                                                                
 ALBDs (in thousands) (a)                             3,621                21,645             25,598                42,944      
 Occupancy percentage (b)                              96.1 %               105.3 %            103.1 %               105.0 %    
 Passengers carried (in thousands)                      426                 3,101              3,489                 6,038      
                                                                                                                                
 Fuel consumption in metric tons (in thousands)         482                   835              1,314                 1,664      
 Fuel cost per metric ton consumed                  $   418               $   507            $   455               $   483      
                                                                                                                                
 Currencies (USD to 1)                                                                                                          
 AUD                                                $  0.63               $  0.70            $  0.66               $  0.71      
 CAD                                                $  0.72               $  0.75            $  0.74               $  0.75      
 EUR                                                $  1.09               $  1.12            $  1.10               $  1.13      
 GBP                                                $  1.24               $  1.30            $  1.27               $  1.29      
 RMB                                                $  0.14               $  0.15            $  0.14               $  0.15      

We paused our guest operations in mid-March 2020 and have been in a pause for
a majority of the second quarter. The pause in guest operations is continuing
to have material negative impacts on all aspects of our business, including
the above statistical information. 

Notes to Statistical Information

 (a)  ALBD is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period that we use to approximate rate and capacity variances, based on consistently applied formulas that we use to perform analyses to determine the main non-capacity driven factors that cause our cruise revenues and expenses to vary. ALBDs assume that each cabin we offer for sale accommodates two passengers and is computed by multiplying passenger capacity by revenue-producing ship operating days in the period.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 (b)  In accordance with cruise industry practice, occupancy is calculated using a denominator of ALBDs, which assumes two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or more passengers. Percentages in excess of 100% indicate that on average more than two passengers occupied some cabins.                                                                                                                                                                           

SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc

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