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Debt	9 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2012
Debt	NOTE 3 – Debt In May 2012, we borrowed $383 million under an unsecured euro-denominated export credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of AIDAmar’s purchase price. This facility bears interest at EURIBOR plus a margin of 20 basis points (“bps”) and is due in semi-annual installments through May 2024. In May 2012, we borrowed $560 million under an unsecured export credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of Carnival Breeze’s purchase price. This facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 160 bps and is due in semi-annual installments through May 2024. In June 2012, we repaid $312 million of fixed rate, sterling-denominated notes at their maturity.

Debt

9 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

NOTE 3 – Debt

In May 2012, we borrowed $383 million under an unsecured euro-denominated export credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of AIDAmar’s purchase price. This facility bears interest at EURIBOR plus a margin of 20 basis points (“bps”) and is due in semi-annual installments through May 2024.

In May 2012, we borrowed $560 million under an unsecured export credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of Carnival Breeze’s purchase price. This facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 160 bps and is due in semi-annual installments through May 2024.

In June 2012, we repaid $312 million of fixed rate, sterling-denominated notes at their maturity.

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The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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