Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Sep. 23, 2015
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	CARNIVAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000815097
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		593,428,395
CARNIVAL PLC
Entity Registrant Name	CARNIVAL PLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001125259
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		216,118,073