Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MA 1997 HOLDINGS INC
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARNIVAL PLC [CUK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Footnote (3) Below
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1201 NORTH MARKET STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2004
(Street)

WILMINGTON, DE 19899-1347		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Ordinary Shares               0 D  
Trust Shares (beneficial interest in special voting share) (1) (2) (3) (4) 11/05/2004   G   377,078 A $ 0 2,539,265 I By MA 1997 Holdings, L.P.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MA 1997 HOLDINGS INC
1201 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19899-1347		       See Footnote (3) Below

Signatures

 /s/ John J. O'Neil, Vice President   11/05/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents trust shares (the "Trust Shares") of beneficial interest in P&O Princess Special Voting Trust (the "Trust"). In connection with the dual listed company transaction between Carnival plc (formerly known as P&O Princess Cruises plc) and Carnival Corporation (the "DLC Transaction"), Carnival plc issued one special voting share to the Trust and, following a series of transactions, the Trust Shares were distributed to holders of common stock of Carnival Corporation (the "Carnival Corporation Common Stock").
(2) Following the completion of the DLC Transaction, if Carnival corporation issues Carnival Corporation Common Stock to a person, the Trust will issue an equivalent number of Trust Shares to such person. The Trust Shares are paired with shares of Carnival Corporation Common Stock and are represented by the same stock certificate. The Trust Shares represent a beneficial interest in the Carnival plc special voting shares.
(3) The reporting person may be deemed a member of a Section 13(d) group thatowns more than 10% of the Trust Shares and an interest in the Carnival plc special voting share. However, the reporting person disclaims such group membership, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Trust Shares and an interest in the Carnival plc special voting share for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) Pursuant to the terms of the agreement governing the Nickel 2003 GRAT, 377,078 shares of Carnival Corporation Common Stock were returned to Micky Arison on November 4, 2004. The transfer to Mr. Arison was exempt under Rule 16a-13. On that same day, Micky Arison gifted the 377,078 shares of Carnival Corporation Common Stock to the Nickel 2003 Revocable Trust, which contributed the shares to MA 1997 Holdings, L.P. Micky Arison beneficially owns all shares of Carnival Corporation Common Stock held by the Nickel 2003 GRAT and MA 1997 Holdings, L.P.

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