ccl-20251219
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) December 19, 2025
| 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 December 19, 2025, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release entitled “CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC ACHIEVES RECORD FULL YEAR ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND INVESTMENT GRADE LEVERAGE METRICS, REINSTATES DIVIDEND” 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 December 19, 2025 (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: | December 19, 2025 | Date: | December 19, 2025 | |||||||||||