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) September 17, 2004

       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                                     None
           (IRS Employer                               (IRS 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 executive             (Address of principal executive
             offices)                                    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 September 17, 2004 Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release
entitled "Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings and
Nine Month 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 the company, 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.

      (c)   Exhibits

            Exhibit 99.1 Press release, dated September 17, 2004 (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: September 17, 2004                   Date: September 17, 2004