General	6 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General Carnival Corporation Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “Carnival Corporation,” “our,” “us” and “we” in these consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. DLC Unification and Redomiciliation In May 2026, we completed the unification of the dual listed company structure under a single company, Carnival Corporation Ltd., listed solely on the New York Stock Exchange. Carnival plc shareholders received Carnival Corporation Ltd. shares on a one-for-one basis, and the Carnival plc shares and American Depositary Receipts were de-listed from the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (“DLC Unification”). Additionally, we completed the migration of our legal incorporation from Panama to Bermuda (“Redomiciliation”). There have been no material changes to our business, including strategy, underlying assets and operations following the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation. As a result of these transactions, the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity as of May 31, 2026, reflect only the equity of Carnival Corporation Ltd. Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of our management, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. The preparation of our interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. We have made reasonable estimates and judgments of such items within our consolidated financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Our operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year. Our interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Carnival Corporation & plc 2025 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 27, 2026 (“Form 10-K”). For 2025, we reclassified certain immaterial amounts within the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not affect net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing or financing activities. We also reclassified certain immaterial amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity to separately present amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests primarily associated with our subsidiaries that operate Isla Tropicale and Amber Cove. Property and Equipment We review estimated useful lives and residual values of our ships for reasonableness whenever events or circumstances indicate a revision is warranted. In December 2025, we completed such review considering the period over which we expect to operate our ships and our long-term plans. As a result, we extended our ships’ depreciable lives to 35 years. In connection with the increase in estimated useful life, we reduced our estimated residual value of each ship to be 5% of our original ship cost for LNG powered ships and a range of salvage values under $25 million for all other ships, depending on the class and tonnage of the ship. This revision did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and has been applied prospectively beginning December 1, 2025. Accounting Pronouncements In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance requires disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction, as well as other amendments relating to income tax disclosures. This guidance is required to be adopted by us for our fiscal 2026 annual financial statements on a prospective basis with the option to apply retrospectively. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements. In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This guidance requires annual and interim disclosure of disaggregated information for certain costs and expenses. This guidance is required to be adopted by us beginning with our fiscal 2028 annual financial statements and fiscal 2029 interim periods on a prospective or retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements. In July 2025, the FASB issued guidance, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This guidance provides a practical expedient permitting an entity to assume that conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets accounted for under Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2027 on a prospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements. In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software - Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This guidance removes references to software development stages. Entities will be required to start capitalizing software costs when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (ii) it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2029 on a prospective, modified, or retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements. In May 2026, the FASB issued guidance, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations. This guidance establishes recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for all entities that generate, purchase, or receive environmental credits or have a regulatory compliance obligation that may be settled with environmental credits. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2029 on a retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

Carnival Corporation Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to as “Carnival Corporation,” “our,” “us” and “we” in these consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

In May 2026, we completed the unification of the dual listed company structure under a single company, Carnival Corporation Ltd., listed solely on the New York Stock Exchange. Carnival plc shareholders received Carnival Corporation Ltd. shares on a one-for-one basis, and the Carnival plc shares and American Depositary Receipts were de-listed from the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (“DLC Unification”). Additionally, we completed the migration of our legal incorporation from Panama to Bermuda (“Redomiciliation”). There have been no material changes to our business, including strategy, underlying assets and operations following the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation. As a result of these transactions, the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity as of May 31, 2026, reflect only the equity of Carnival Corporation Ltd.

The consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of our management, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. The preparation of our interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. We have made reasonable estimates and judgments of such items within our consolidated financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. Our operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

Our interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Carnival Corporation & plc 2025 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 27, 2026 (“Form 10-K”).

For 2025, we reclassified certain immaterial amounts within the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not affect net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing or financing activities. We also reclassified certain immaterial amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity to separately present amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests primarily associated with our subsidiaries that operate Isla Tropicale and Amber Cove.

We review estimated useful lives and residual values of our ships for reasonableness whenever events or circumstances indicate a revision is warranted. In December 2025, we completed such review considering the period over which we expect to operate our ships and our long-term plans. As a result, we extended our ships’ depreciable lives to 35 years. In connection with the increase in estimated useful life, we reduced our estimated residual value of each ship to be 5% of our original ship cost for LNG powered ships and a range of salvage values under $25 million for all other ships, depending on the class and tonnage of the ship. This revision did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and has been applied prospectively beginning December 1, 2025.

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This guidance requires disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction, as well as other amendments relating to income tax disclosures. This guidance is required to be adopted by us for our fiscal 2026 annual financial statements on a prospective basis with the option to apply retrospectively. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This guidance requires annual and interim disclosure of disaggregated information for certain costs and expenses. This guidance is required to be adopted by us beginning with our fiscal 2028 annual financial statements and fiscal 2029 interim periods on a prospective or retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2025, the FASB issued guidance, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses - Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This guidance provides a practical expedient permitting an entity to assume that conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets accounted for under Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2027 on a prospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software - Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This guidance removes references to software development stages. Entities will be required to start capitalizing software costs when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (ii) it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used as intended. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2029 on a prospective, modified, or retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2026, the FASB issued guidance, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations. This guidance establishes recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for all entities that generate, purchase, or receive environmental credits or have a regulatory compliance obligation that may be settled with environmental credits. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2029 on a retrospective basis. We are evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.