Item 2.03
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
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The information
required by Item 2.03 relating to the Amendment is contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein
by reference.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results
Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc and
their respective subsidiaries are referred to collectively in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibits attached
hereto (collectively, this “document”), as “the Company,” “our,” “us” and
“we.” Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this document are “forward-looking
statements” that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us, including some statements concerning the
financing transactions described herein, future results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, cash flows, liquidity and
other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All
statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking. These statements are based
on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and the
beliefs and assumptions of our management. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these statements by using words like
“will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,”
“depends,” “expect,” “goal,” “anticipate,” “forecast,”
“project,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,”
“indicate,” “outlook” and similar expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
Forward-looking statements include those statements
that relate to our outlook and financial position including, but not limited to, statements regarding:
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• Pricing
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• Goodwill, ship and trademark fair values
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• Booking levels
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• Liquidity and credit ratings
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• Occupancy
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• Adjusted earnings per share
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• Interest, tax and fuel
expenses
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• Return to guest cruise operations
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• Currency exchange rates
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• Impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus global
pandemic on our financial condition and results of operations
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• Estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values
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Because forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known factors that we
consider could materially affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of operations
and financial position. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by and will continue to be amplified
by, or in the future may be amplified by, the COVID-19 outbreak. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. There may be
additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
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COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant impact on our financial condition and operations, which impacts
our ability to obtain acceptable financing to fund resulting reductions in cash from operations. The current, and uncertain future, impact
of the COVID-19 outbreak, including its effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises), is expected to continue
to impact our results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, litigation, cash flows, liquidity, and stock price;
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As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, we may be out of compliance with one or more maintenance covenants in certain of our debt facilities,
with the next testing date of November 30, 2022;
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World events impacting the ability or desire of people to travel have and may continue to lead to a decline in demand for cruises;
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Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise vacation industry as well as adverse weather conditions and other natural disasters
have in the past and may, in the future, impact the satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational damage;
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Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety
and security, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, trade protection and tax have in the past and may, in
the future, lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties, and reputational damage;
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Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as disruptions and other damages to our principal offices, information
technology operations and system networks, including the recent ransomware incidents, and failure to keep pace with developments in technology
may adversely impact our business operations, the satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to reputational damage;
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Ability to recruit, develop and retain qualified shipboard personnel who live away from home for extended periods of time may adversely
impact our business operations, guest services and satisfaction;
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Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed and availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled
itineraries and costs;
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Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely impact our financial results;
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Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry may lead to a decline in our cruise sales, pricing and
destination options; and
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Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our business
operations and the satisfaction of our guests.
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The ordering of the risk factors set forth above
is not intended to reflect our indication of priority or likelihood.
Forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as a prediction of actual results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange rules,
we expressly disclaim any obligation to disseminate, after the date of this document, any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking
statements to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.