EXHIBIT 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LAURA WEIL APPOINTED TO CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
MIAMI (January 23, 2007) - Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE: CUK) today announced that Laura Weil, a 25-year veteran of the retail and
finance industries, has been named to its board of directors.
Weil will serve in a non-executive capacity on Carnival Corporation &
Carnival plc's 15-member boards, effective immediately.
Weil has a diverse background in retail management with an emphasis on
finance and information technology. Most recently, she served as chief
operating officer and executive vice president of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation,
a publicly traded women's apparel company with $2.1 billion in annual revenues.
Prior to that, Weil was chief financial officer and executive vice president at
American Eagle Outfitters, a NASDAQ-traded clothing retailer. She also worked
at R.H. Macy & Co., where she was vice president - finance and chief financial
officer - credit operations.
Weil has also held numerous posts within the banking industry,
including Oppenheimer & Co. and Lehman Bros., both based in New York. She
currently serves on the board of Ultra Stores Corporation, a privately held
jewelry retailer based in Chicago.
"Laura Weil is a highly talented and respected business executive and
we are very pleased to welcome her as the newest member of Carnival Corporation
& plc's boards of directors. She brings a wide range of knowledge and
experience, including a strong background in retail and finance, and we look
forward to her keen insight and guidance in the continued operation of our
company," said Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc chairman and CEO.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the
world, with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe and
Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess
Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises,
Cunard Line, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises
Australia.
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Together, these brands operate 81 ships totaling 144,000 lower berths
with 20 new ships scheduled to enter service between March 2007 and spring
2011. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates 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.
No additional information is required to be disclosed pursuant to
paragraph 16.4 of the UKLA Listing Rules.
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