SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Thamm Michael Olaf

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION

3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE

(Street)

MIAMI

33178

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARNIVAL PLC [ CUK ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CEO - Costa Crociere

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares	15,184⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁴⁾	02/28/2008	02/27/2015	Ordinary Shares	5,700	$57.36⁽⁵⁾	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽¹⁾	02/21/2009	02/20/2013	Ordinary Shares	6,500	$54.45⁽⁶⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Award made pursuant to the Carnival plc 2005 Employee Share Plan.

2. Awards of restricted stock units ("RSUs") which represent a hypothetical interest in Carnival plc ordinary shares, which will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The awards represented in this total are as follows: 4,938 RSUs awarded on February 1, 2010; 3,990 RSUs awarded on January 19, 2011; and 6,256 RSUs awarded on February 15, 2012. The RSUs will accumulate dividend equivalents and may only be settled in shares.

3. The grant was approved by the Compensation Committee as a total value to be received in the form of restricted stock units. The Compensation Committee also approved that the number of shares was to be determined by taking the value and dividing by the closing price on the grant date.

4. Award made pursuant to the Carnival plc Executive Share Option Plan

5. Approximate US dollar equivalent price based on the exchange rate on the grant date of February 28, 2005.

6. Approximate US dollar equivalent price based on the exchange rate on the grant date of February 21, 2006.

	/s/ Michael O. Thamm	07/10/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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