MIAMI, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced
that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share.
The company's boards of directors approved a record date for the
quarterly dividend of November 23, 2018, and a payment date
of December 14, 2018.
Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc
ADSs will receive the dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The
dividend for Carnival plc ordinary shares will be payable in U.S.
dollars or sterling. In the absence of instructions or elections to
the contrary, holders of Carnival plc ordinary shares will
automatically receive the dividend in sterling.
Dividends payable in sterling will be converted from U.S.
dollars at the exchange rate quoted by Bloomberg (BFIX) at 12
noon London time on December 3, 2018. Holders of Carnival
plc ordinary shares wishing to receive their dividend in U.S.
dollars or participate in the Carnival plc Dividend Reinvestment
Plan must elect to do so by November 23, 2018.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world's largest
leisure travel company and among the most profitable and
financially strong in the cruise and vacation industries, with a
portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that include nine of the world's
leading cruise lines. With operations in North
America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn,
P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises,
P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard, as well as Fathom, the
corporation's immersion and enrichment experience brand.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 103 ships with
234,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
22 new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and
2025. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates
Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in
Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New
York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation
& plc is the only group in the world to be included in
both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as
being among the "Top 10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the
design and travel categories. Fast Company specifically
recognized Carnival Corporation for its work in developing Ocean
Medallion™, a high-tech wearable device that enables the world's
first interactive guest experience platform capable of
transforming vacation travel into a highly personalized and
elevated level of customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de,
www.pocruises.com, www.cunard.com, and www.fathom.org.
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