[8-K] Carnival PLC Reports Material Event

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Carnival reports record Q2 results and achieved 2026 financial targets 18 months early, signaling exceptional operational performance.

Carnival Corporation & plc has released a highly positive 8-K filing that signals exceptional financial performance. The company has achieved its highest-ever second quarter operating results while simultaneously exceeding its 2026 Sea Change financial targets a full 18 months ahead of schedule.

The early achievement of long-term financial goals typically indicates a company's strategic initiatives are delivering results far more effectively than initially projected. For Carnival, which operates in the capital-intensive cruise industry, this suggests remarkable operational execution and financial discipline.

While the filing doesn't provide specific financial metrics or detail what the "Sea Change" targets entailed, the explicit characterization of "highest-ever" quarterly results indicates a significant milestone in the company's financial performance. Reaching long-term targets well ahead of schedule (18 months early) demonstrates that management's strategic initiatives have been implemented with greater effectiveness than originally anticipated.

The filing notes this information was disclosed via press release but doesn't include the specific financial figures that constituted these record results. The title of the press release clearly frames this as substantial outperformance against guidance, which typically refers to the financial projections previously communicated to investors.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 24, 2025

Carnival Corporation						Carnival plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)						(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of Panama						England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)						(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-9610						001-15136
(Commission File Number)						(Commission File Number)
59-1562976						98-0357772
(IRS Employer Identification No.)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami, Florida 33178-2428						Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade Southampton SO15 1ST, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)						(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(305) 599-2600						011 44 23 8065 5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)						(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None						None
(Former name or former address,  if changed since last report.)						(Former name, former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)			CCL			New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Ordinary Shares each represented by American Depositary Shares ($1.66 par value) Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust			CUK			New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
1.000% Senior Notes due 2029			CUK29			New York Stock Exchange LLC

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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On June 24, 2025, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release entitled “CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC TOPS GUIDANCE ACHIEVING HIGHEST-EVER SECOND QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS AND EXCEEDING 2026 SEA CHANGE FINANCIAL TARGETS 18 MONTHS EARLY.” A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of either Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press release, dated June 24, 2025 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION

CARNIVAL PLC

By:

/s/ David Bernstein

By:

/s/ David Bernstein

Name:

David Bernstein

Name:

David Bernstein

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Date:

June 24, 2025

Date:

June 24, 2025