Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2013	Mar. 21, 2013
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	CCL
Entity Registrant Name	CARNIVAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000815097
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		592,007,964
CARNIVAL PLC
Trading Symbol	CUK, CUKPF
Entity Registrant Name	CARNIVAL PLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001125259
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		215,485,532