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2010 ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest and financially strongest cruise company and among the largest and most profitable vacation companies in the world. Our mission is to deliver exceptional vacation experiences through many of the world’s best-known cruise brands that cater to a variety of different geographic regions and lifestyles, all at an outstanding value unrivalled on land or at sea. Our portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia are comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and P&O Cruises (Australia). Together, these brands operate 98 ships totaling more than 191,000 lower berths with 10 new ships scheduled to be delivered between March 2011 and May 2014. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices. HIGHLIGHTS 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 (in millions, except per share amounts and other operating data) Revenues $ 14,469 $ 13,460 $ 14,947 $ 13,306 $ 12,061 Net Income $ 1,978 $ 1,790 $ 2,324 $ 2,395 $ 2,260 Diluted Earnings Per Share $ 2.47 $ 2.24 $ 2.90 $ 2.95 $ 2.77 Total Assets (a) $ 37,490 $ 36,835 $ 33,400 $ 34,181 $ 30,552 Other Operating Data Passengers Carried (in thousands) 9,147 8,519 8,183 7,672 7,008 Passenger Capacity (a) (b) 191,464 180,746 169,040 158,352 143,676 Number of Ships (a) 98 93 88 85 81 Number of Employees (a) 89,000 85,000 83,000 81,000 75,000 (a) As of November 30.
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