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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-23-013486
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230421
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230425

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			burke william richard
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001948243

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09610
		FILM NUMBER:		23843141

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6301 COLLINS AVENUE
		STREET 2:		APT. 1903
		CITY:			MIAMI BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33141

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARNIVAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000815097
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
		IRS NUMBER:				591562976
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3655 N W 87TH AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1347
		CITY:			MIAMI
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33178-2428
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3055992600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3655 N W 87TH AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1347
		CITY:			MIAMI
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33178

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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        <issuerName>CARNIVAL CORP</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>MIAMI</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33178</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Chief Maritime Officer</officerTitle>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-04-21</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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        <footnote id="F1">Grant of time vested restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) made pursuant to the Carnival Corporation 2020 Stock Plan. Each RSU represents a hypothetical interest in one share of Carnival Corporation common stock. The RSUs will vest on a 3-year pro-rata basis in February 2024, 2025 and 2026. The RSUs will accumulate dividend equivalents and may only be settled in shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The grant was approved by the Compensation Committees as a total value to be received in the form of RSUs.  The Compensation Committees also approved that the number of RSUs were determined by dividing the grant value by the closing price of a share of Carnival Corporation common stock on date of grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ William R. Burke</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-04-25</signatureDate>
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