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 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 September  21, 2006  Carnival  Corporation & plc issued a press release
entitled "Carnival  Corporation & plc Reports Third Quarter 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 September 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: September 21, 2006                   Date: September 21, 2006