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) December 21, 2006

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

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

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

            59-1562976                                   98-0357772
         (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
       (Address of principal                       (Address of principal
         executive offices)                          executive offices)
             (Zip Code)                                  (Zip Code)

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

                None                                        None
   (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 December 21, 2006  Carnival  Corporation  & plc issued a press  release
entitled "Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year
Earnings."  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 December 21, 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
    -------------------                        -------------------
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: December 21, 2006                    Date: December 21, 2006