<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-24-012737.txt : 20240410
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-24-012737
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240408
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240410
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240410

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			deynes bettina alejandra
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001995112
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09610
		FILM NUMBER:		24834895

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		92 SW 3RD STREET
		STREET 2:		UNIT 4812
		CITY:			MIAMI
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33130

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARNIVAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000815097
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				591562976
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			R1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1130

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3655 NW 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>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CCL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33178</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Chief Human Resources Officer</officerTitle>
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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 April 2025, 2026 and 2027. 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 number of RSUs was determined by dividing the grant value by the average of the closing prices of a share of Carnival Corporation common stock over a 10-business day period ending on the date of grant, then rounding down to the nearest whole share.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Bettina Deynes</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-04-10</signatureDate>
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