EXHIBIT 32.4
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     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
August 31, 2003 as filed by Carnival plc with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Carnival
     plc.


Date:  October 15, 2003


                                   By: /s/ Micky Arison
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                                   Micky Arison
                                   Chairman of the Board of Directors
                                   and Chief Executive Officer