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      id="d84568976e108-wk-Fact-C6614A4266DEF3C68376077ECC068B0A">This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A amends the original Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended November 30, 2019 filed by Carnival Corporation &amp; plc (the &#x201c;Company&#x201d;) on January 28, 2020 (the &#x201c;Original Filing&#x201d;). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to include Item 5, which was inadvertently excluded from the Original Filing.</dei:AmendmentDescription>
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