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Debt
6 Months Ended
May 31, 2011
Debt

NOTE 2 – Debt

At May 31, 2011, unsecured short-term borrowings consisted of $267 million of commercial paper and $7 million of euro-denominated bank loans with an aggregate weighted-average interest rate of 0.3%.

In January 2011, the collateral for $313 million of fixed rate export credit facilities was released and, accordingly, this debt is no longer secured.

In March 2011, we borrowed $407 million under an unsecured euro-denominated export credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of AIDAsols purchase price. This facility bears interest at EURIBOR plus a margin of 20 basis points (“bps”) and is due in semi-annual installments through March 2023.

In April 2011, we borrowed $583 million under an unsecured export credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of Carnival Magic’s purchase price. This facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 160 bps and is due in semi-annual installments through April 2023.

In May 2011, we cancelled one of our other revolving credit facilities in the amount of $212 million.

In May 2011, concurrently with the early termination of our existing multi-currency revolving credit facility for $2.0 billion (comprised of $1.2 billion, €400 million and £200 million), Carnival Corporation, Carnival plc and certain of Carnival plc’s subsidiaries entered into a five-year multi-currency revolving credit facility for $2.5 billion (comprised of $1.6 billion, €450 million and £150 million) (the “Facility”). The Facility currently bears interest at LIBOR/EURIBOR plus a margin of 65 bps. The margin will vary based on changes to Carnival Corporation’s and Carnival plc’s long-term credit rating. We are required to pay a commitment fee of 35% of the margin per annum on any undrawn portion. If more than one-third or if more than two-thirds of the Facility is drawn, we will incur an additional 15 bps or 30 bps utilization fee, respectively, on the total amount outstanding. At May 31, 2011, $2.4 billion was available under our Facility and other of our revolving credit facilities, net of outstanding commercial paper.

In June 2011, we repaid $300 million of an unsecured floating rate export credit facility that was borrowed to pay for a portion of Queen Elizabeth’s purchase price prior to its maturity dates through 2022.

In June 2011, we repaid $140 million of an unsecured floating rate euro-denominated bank loan prior to its 2014 maturity date.