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This excerpt taken from the CUK DEF 14A filed Mar 2, 2009.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Our non-executive directors are entitled to receive an annual retainer of $40,000 per year, an attendance fee per board meeting of $5,000 ($2,000 if meeting attended by telephone), equity compensation, as further described below, and reimbursement for travel, meals and accommodation expenses attendant to their board membership. We do not provide retirement benefits or other benefits to our non-executive directors. We reimburse directors for travel expenses incurred for spouses or partners when we request that they attend a special event. Any amount reimbursed for spousal or partner travel is reported below in the “Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2008” table. The Presiding Director receives an additional retainer of $20,000 per annum. In addition, non-executive directors receive additional compensation for serving as chairman or a member of a board committee. Board members who are employed by us do not receive additional compensation for their services as a member of the boards of directors. The retainer and meeting attendance fees for the board committees in effect during 2008 are as follows:

 

     Retainer    Attendance Fee
     Chair    Member    In Person    By Telephone

Audit Committees

   $ 23,000    $ 7,500    $ 3,000    $ 1,500

Compensation Committees

   $ 14,000    $ 3,750    $ 2,500    $ 1,250

Executive Committees

     —      $ 3,750      —        —  

HESS Committees

   $ 23,000    $ 3,750    $ 2,500    $ 1,250

Nominating & Governance Committees

   $ 10,000    $ 3,750    $ 2,500    $ 1,250

Non-executive directors receive cash fees in quarterly installments. Annual retainers are pro-rated so that adjustments can be made during the year. Unearned portions of cash retainers are forfeited upon termination of service.

For purposes of calculating fees, a board or committee meeting of Carnival Corporation and a concurrent or related board or committee meeting of Carnival plc constitute a single meeting. Directors who are employed by us or our subsidiaries or acting as our consultants do not receive any additional compensation for their board activities.

Each non-executive director receives an award of 2,500 restricted shares or RSUs under the Amended and Restated Carnival Corporation 2001 Outside Director Stock Plan in the form of 2,500 restricted shares or RSUs, which vest in their entirety on the third anniversary of the grant date. Awards of options will no longer be made under this plan. Awards of restricted shares have the same rights with respect to dividends and other distributions as all other outstanding shares of Carnival Corporation common stock. Awards of RSUs do not receive dividends or have voting rights. Each RSU awarded is credited with dividend equivalents equal to the value of cash and stock dividends paid on Carnival Corporation common stock, and interest is credited on the amount of cash dividend equivalents at a rate of 2% per annum. The cash and stock dividend equivalents will be distributed upon the settlement of the RSUs upon vesting.

Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Ratcliffe and Ms. Weil received a grant of 2,500 RSUs upon their re-election to the boards on April 23, 2008. The other non-executive directors received an equity award in October 2007. It is anticipated that in the future all non-executive directors will receive their annual awards at the time of their annual election or re-election to the boards. The next annual award is expected to be made in April 2009.

This excerpt taken from the CUK DEF 14A filed Mar 5, 2008.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Our non-employee directors are entitled to receive an annual retainer of $40,000 per year, an attendance fee per board meeting of $5,000 ($2,000 if meeting attended by telephone), equity compensation, as further described below, and reimbursement for travel, meals and accommodation expenses attendant to their board membership. We do not provide retirement benefits or other benefits to our non-employee directors. In certain circumstances, we reimburse directors for travel expenses incurred for spouses when we request that the directors’ spouses attend a special event. Any amount reimbursed for spousal travel is reported below in the “Director Compensation for Fiscal Year 2007” table. On April 17, 2007 the Compensation Committees approved an additional retainer of $20,000 per annum for the Presiding Director. In addition, non-employee directors receive additional compensation for serving as chairman or a member of a board committee. On July 16, 2007, the boards of directors approved increases to the retainers for the chairmen of the committees. The following table sets forth the retainer and meeting attendance fees for the board committees in effect during 2007.

Retainer Attendance Fee
Until July 15, 2007
Chair
From July 16, 2007
Chair
Member In Person By Telephone
Audit Committees $15,000 $23,000 $7,500 $3,000 $1,500
Compensation Committees $  7,500 $14,000 $3,750 $2,500 $1,250
HESS Committees $  7,500 $23,000 $3,750 $2,500 $1,250
Nominating & Governance Committees $  7,500 $10,000 $3,750 $2,500 $1,250

Non-employee directors receive cash fees in quarterly installments. Annual retainers are pro-rated so that adjustments can be made during the year. Unearned portions of cash retainers are forfeited upon termination of service, disability, or death.

For purposes of calculating fees, a board or committee meeting of Carnival Corporation and a concurrent or related board or committee meeting of Carnival plc constitute a single meeting. Directors who are employed by us or our subsidiaries or acting as our consultants do not receive any additional compensation for their board activities.

During fiscal 2007, each non-employee director also received an award under the Amended and Restated Carnival Corporation 2001 Outside Director Stock Plan in the form of 2,500 restricted shares or RSUs. In 2007, this plan was amended to provide that all future awards to non-employee directors will be made in the form of restricted shares or RSUs that vest in their entirety on the third anniversary of the grant date. Awards of options will no longer be made under this plan.

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