Carnival Dividend Increased 19%!

Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from the Carnival Corporation and
thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news'
postings, they are available on my web site.

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Ray
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Carnival Corporation & plc Declares Dividend

Dividend Amount Increased by 19 Percent

MIAMI, Oct. 29
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; LSE) (NYSE: CUK) announced
today that its Boards of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend
of 12.5 U.S. cents per share, which reflects a two U.S. cents per
share increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of 10.5
U.S. cents per share. The dividend is payable on December 12, 2003, to
shareholders of record on November 21, 2003.

Commented Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation &
plc, "We are pleased to be providing our shareholders with a 19
percent increase in the quarterly dividend which reflects our
continued confidence in the future growth of our cruise business."

Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ADSs will
receive the dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The dividend for
Carnival plc ordinary shares will be payable in U.S. dollars or
sterling. In the absence of instructions or elections to the contrary,
holders of Carnival plc ordinary shares will automatically receive the
dividend in sterling. Dividends payable in sterling will be converted
from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate quoted by the Bank of England
in London at 11 a.m. on December 1, 2003. Holders of Carnival plc
ordinary shares wishing to receive their dividend in U.S. dollars must
elect to do so by November 27, 2003.

Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the
world, with a portfolio of 13 cruise brands in North America, Europe
and Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises,
Holland America Line, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises, Cunard Line,
Windstar Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Ocean Village, Swan Hellenic,
AIDA, A'ROSA, and P&O Cruises Australia.

Together, these brands operate 70 ships totaling more than 110,800
lower berths with 13 new ships scheduled for delivery between now and
mid-2006. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates three riverboats on
Europe's Danube River and the leading tour companies in Alaska and the
Canadian Yukon, Holland America Tours and Princess Tours. Traded on
both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation &
plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500
and the FTSE 100 indices.

Additional information can be obtained via Carnival Corporation &
plc's Web sites at www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com.

That's good news, Ray, plus the CCL stock price is slowly inching up too!

--Jean

"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from the Carnival Corporation and
thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news'
postings, they are available on my web site.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com


Carnival Corporation & plc Declares Dividend

Dividend Amount Increased by 19 Percent

MIAMI, Oct. 29
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL; LSE) (NYSE: CUK) announced
today that its Boards of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend
of 12.5 U.S. cents per share, which reflects a two U.S. cents per
share increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of 10.5
U.S. cents per share. The dividend is payable on December 12, 2003, to
shareholders of record on November 21, 2003.

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:08:50 GMT, "Jean O'Boyle"
wrote:


That's good news, Ray, plus the CCL stock price is slowly inching up too!

Hi Jean,

Unfortunately, Standard & Poors did not think so. :+(
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today revised its outlook for
Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL), the world's largest cruise company, to
negative from stable. See the details at:
http://tinyurl.com/sv62

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com