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) May 16, 2006


           Carnival Corporation                            Carnival plc
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        (Exact name of registrant                   (Exact name of registrant
         as specified in its charter)              as specified in its charter)

            Republic of Panama                          England and Wales
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       (State or other jurisdiction               (State or other jurisdiction
             of incorporation)                          of incorporation)

                 1-9610                                      1-15136
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          (Commission File Number)                   (Commission File Number)

              59-1562976                                    98-0357772
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           (I.R.S. Employer                             (I.R.S. Employer
            Identification No.)                         Identification No.)

        3655 N.W. 87th Avenue                Carnival House, 5 Gainsford Street,
     Miami, Florida  33178-2428                London SE1 2NE, United Kingdom
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      (Address of principal                        (Address of principal
          executive offices)                           executive offices)
               (Zip Code)                                  (Zip Code)

            (305) 599-2600                           011 44 20 7940 5381
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      (Registrant's telephone number,           (Registrant's telephone number,
           including area code)                  including area code)

                None                                         None
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    (Former name or former address,             (Former name or former address,
     if changed since last report.)               if changed since last report.)

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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On May 16, 2006 Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release entitled
"Carnival  Corporation & plc Revises 2006 Outlook." 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 May 16, 2006 (furnished pursuant
          to Item 2.02).




SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, 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/Gerald R. Cahill                    By: /s/Gerald R. Cahill
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     Name:  Gerald R. Cahill                    Name:  Gerald R. Cahill
     Title: Executive Vice President            Title: Executive Vice President
     and Chief Financial and                    and Chief Financial and
     Accounting Officer                         Accounting Officer


     Date: May 16, 2006                         Date: May 16, 2006