Welcome to our dedicated page for Carnival Plc SEC filings (Ticker: CUK), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
Cruise ships generate revenue only when sailing at high occupancy, making Carnival plc's (CUK) SEC filings essential reading for understanding how the world's largest cruise operator manages its fleet economics. The company's quarterly reports break down passenger ticket revenue versus onboard spending, while annual filings detail the capital commitments behind each new ship order stretching years into the future.
Carnival's 10-K and 10-Q filings reveal metrics that matter for cruise investors: occupancy percentages, net revenue yields per available lower berth day, and cruise costs excluding fuel. These standardized industry measures allow comparison with Royal Caribbean and Norwegian, the company's main competitors. Our AI summaries extract these operating statistics without requiring you to navigate hundreds of pages of accounting disclosures.
Form 4 insider trading filings track when Carnival executives and directors buy or sell shares. Given the cruise industry's sensitivity to fuel prices, geopolitical events, and consumer confidence, insider transaction patterns can signal management's view of the company's trajectory. The 8-K filings announce debt offerings, ship deliveries, leadership changes, and other material events that move the stock.
For a dual-listed company trading as both CUK (London) and CCL (New York), regulatory filings provide the clearest window into consolidated operations spanning ten cruise brands across multiple continents. Access Carnival's complete filing history with AI-powered explanations that translate maritime industry accounting into actionable insights.
Carnival plc (CUK)November 25, 2025, Nickel 2025-05 Trust No. 2, a trust for the benefit of Micky Arison and his family, received 8,472,297 shares of Carnival Corporation common stock paired with trust shares of beneficial interests in the P&O Princess Voting Trust in a distribution from Artsfare 2023-05 Trust No. 2 in connection with the passing of Marilyn B. Arison.
Following this transaction, trusts associated with the reporting person collectively hold trust shares paired with multiple blocks of Carnival Corporation common stock, including the newly received 8,472,297 shares, all tied to the dual-listed company structure between Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of certain shares held by specified trusts, highlighting that some of these holdings are for the benefit of other family members.
Carnival plc (CUK) received an amended Schedule 13G from Aristeia Capital, L.L.C., reporting beneficial ownership of 6,866,080 Ordinary Shares (each represented by ADS), equal to 4.72% of the class. Aristeia reports sole voting and dispositive power over all 6,866,080 shares.
The percentage is based on 145,607,591 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025, as cited from the issuer’s disclosure on October 7, 2025. Aristeia certified the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not to change or influence control.
Micky Meir Arison reported a Form 4 disclosing transactions in Carnival plc (CUK) trust shares on 08/21/2025. The filing shows a transfer of 739,492 Trust Shares executed under transaction code G (a transfer for no consideration, treated as a gift) from Nickel KA 2022 Trust #1 to 2022 KA Remainder Trust. After the reported transaction, the filing lists 4,587,110 Trust Shares beneficially owned indirectly by the reporting person via various trusts, and identifies an additional disposition of 347,056 Trust Shares and indirect holdings of 80,736,445 Trust Shares through MA 1994 B Shares, L.P. The filing explains the Trust Shares represent beneficial interests in a special voting share paired with Carnival Corporation common stock and includes a disclaimer of beneficial ownership for certain trust-held shares.
Aristeia Capital, L.L.C. reported beneficial ownership of 8,473,196 ordinary shares of Carnival plc (each represented by American Depositary Shares), representing 5.82% of the outstanding class based on 145,601,779 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2025. The filing is an Amendment No. 5 to a Schedule 13G and states those shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control. The reporting person is a Delaware limited liability company with principal business office in Greenwich, CT, and the filing is signed by Andrew B. David, Chief Operating Officer, dated August 14, 2025.
Carnival plc (CUK) – Form 4 filing: Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 12,500 Trust Shares (paired with Carnival Corporation common stock) on 05 Aug 2025 at an average price of $29.753, generating proceeds of roughly $0.37 million. After the sale, Band directly owns 64,405.905 Trust Shares. No derivative securities were traded.
The Trust Shares represent a beneficial interest in Carnival plc’s special voting share created under the dual-listed-company (DLC) structure with Carnival Corporation. The transaction was coded “S” (open-market sale) and there is no indication this was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Carnival plc (ticker CUK) has filed a Form 144 indicating the proposed sale of 12,500 Trust Shares on or about 05 Aug 2025 through Citigroup Global Markets. The shares have an aggregate market value of $363,375, based on the filing’s reference price, and represent roughly 0.001 % of the 1.167 billion shares outstanding. The securities were originally acquired on 17 Apr 2019 as part of director compensation. No other sales by the same insider were reported in the past three months.
Form 144 serves only as advance notice; it does not guarantee that the sale will occur or disclose the exact execution price. Given the modest size relative to Carnival’s float, the filing appears immaterial to the company’s capital structure but may nevertheless interest investors tracking insider sentiment.
Carnival (NYSE:CUK) filed its Q2 FY 2025 10-Q for the period 1 Dec 2024 – 31 May 2025. The extract chiefly details capital-structure and segment data rather than full P&L figures. Two operating segments are reported—Passenger Ticket and Onboard & Other.
Liquidity actions dominate the disclosure: the company entered a new multi-currency revolving facility, added senior secured term loans and issued a series of secured and unsecured notes maturing between 2026 and 2037, including A1000 senior notes due 2029. A subsequent-event note confirms execution of the revolver on 30 Jun 2025. Equity tables show movements in common/ordinary shares, APIC, retained earnings and AOCI; no dividend declaration appears. The filing does not flag covenant breaches or going-concern uncertainties.
Investors should weigh the extended debt-maturity ladder and added credit headroom against the still-elevated leverage implied by the breadth of new obligations.