PAMELA C. CONOVER NAMED SEABOURN PRESIDENT, CEO

 Role at Ultra Luxury Brand is Executive’s Third Cruise Line Presidency

 MIAMI, November 6, 2006----Respected cruise industry executive Pamela C. Conover has been named president and chief executive officer of  Seabourn Cruise Line, the Miami-based, ultra luxury brand owned by Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE;LSE:CCL) and (NYSE: CUK). In her new role, she will report to Carnival vice chairman Howard Frank.

          Conover, who was assigned as acting president of Seabourn after the company’s late president Deborah L. Natansohn suffered a heart attack on October 22, was most recently senior vice president of shared services at Carnival Corporation, where, among other duties, her market research and strategic analysis resulted in an order for two new ships for Seabourn.

           “I am extremely gratified to be offered the helm at Seabourn at this exciting juncture,” said Conover. “Seabourn’s two new, state-of-the-art ships will represent the next evolution of the ultra luxury segment, and except for the tragic circumstances I couldn’t be happier about returning.”

           Micky Arison, chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc, said, “Pam brings a wealth of experience to Seabourn and I am confident that she will continue Debbie Natansohn’s record of making Seabourn the best luxury brand in the cruise industry.”

            Conover has a previous operating history with the Seabourn brand, having been president and chief operating officer of Cunard Line Limited, which operated the fleets of both Seabourn and Cunard, from 2001 until the two brands were de-merged in 2004.  In that role, she oversaw the building and launch of Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 and the strategic restructuring and re-branding of Seabourn’s three-ship fleet.