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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 27, 2026




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)						(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-9610						001-15136
(Commission File Number)						(Commission File Number)

59-1562976						98-0357772
(IRS Employer Identification No.)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami, Florida 33178-2428						Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade Southampton SO15 1ST, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)						(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(305) 599-2600						011 44 23 8065 5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)						(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None						None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)						(Former name, former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)	CCL	New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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	CUK	New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
1.000% Senior Notes due 2029	CUK29	New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are emerging growth companies as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2) of this chapter).

Emerging growth companies ☐

If emerging growth companies, indicate by check mark if the registrants have elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 27, 2026, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release entitled “CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC ACHIEVES RECORD FIRST QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS AND RECORD BOOKINGS.” A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of either Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press release, dated March 27, 2026 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION

CARNIVAL PLC

By:

/s/ David Bernstein

By:

/s/ David Bernstein

Name:

David Bernstein

Name:

David Bernstein

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Date:

March 27, 2026

Date:

March 27, 2026

Carnival Plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits