Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) Registration No. 333-74190 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 15 (TO PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 6, 2001) CARNIVAL CORPORATION LIQUID YIELD OPTION NOTES DUE 2021 AND SHARES OF COMMON STOCK This prospectus supplement No. 15 supplements and amends the prospectus dated December 6, 2001, as amended and supplemented by prospectus supplement No. 1 dated December 21, 2001, prospectus supplement No. 2 dated January 11, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 3 dated January 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 4 dated February 19, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 5 dated March 12, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 6 dated March 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 7 dated April 10, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 8 dated May 15, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 9 dated June 6, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 10 dated July 18, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 11 dated August 20, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 12 dated December 9, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 13 dated February 13, 2003 and prospectus supplement No. 14 dated April 4, 2003, relating to our Liquid Yield Option Notes due 2021 (the "LYONs") and shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs. The table on page 20 of the prospectus sets forth information with respect to the selling securityholders and the respective amounts at maturity of LYONs beneficially owned by each selling securityholder that may be offered pursuant to the prospectus as amended and supplemented by prospectus supplement No. 1 dated December 21, 2001, prospectus supplement No. 2 dated January 11, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 3 dated January 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 4 dated February 19, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 5 dated March 12, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 6 dated March 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 7 dated April 10, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 8 dated May 15, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 9 dated June 6, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 10 dated July 18, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 11 dated August 20, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 12 dated December 9, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 13 dated February 13, 2003 and prospectus supplement No. 14 dated April 4, 2003. This prospectus supplement amends that table by adding to it the items set forth below. (2) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AT MATURITY OF (4) (5) LYONS (3) COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK (1) BENEFICIALLY PERCENT OF TOTAL ISSUABLE UPON OWNED PRIOR TO SELLING OWNED AND OUTSTANDING CONVERSION OF CONVERSION OF SECURITYHOLDER OFFERED LYONS THE LYONS LYONS* -------------------------------------- ------------ ---------------- ------------- -------------- Continental Assurance Company Separate Account (E)............... $1,300,000 0.12% 21,575 0 Continental Casualty Company........... $10,200,000 0.97% 169,283 0 * Assuming the sale of all LYONs and common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs, selling securityholders will not hold any LYONs and will hold the number of our common stock set forth in column (5) "Common Stock Owned Prior to Conversion of LYONs." At that time, no selling securityholder will hold more than 1% of our outstanding common stock. The prospectus dated December 6, 2001, as amended and supplemented by prospectus supplement No. 1 dated December 21, 2001, prospectus supplement No. 2 dated January 11, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 3 dated January 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 4 dated February 19, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 5 dated March 12, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 6 dated March 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 7 dated April 10, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 8 dated May 15, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 9 dated June 6, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 10 dated July 18, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 11 dated August 20, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 12 dated December 9, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 13 dated February 13, 2003, prospectus supplement No. 14 dated April 4, 2003 and this prospectus supplement No. 15 constitutes the prospectus required to be delivered by Section 5(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to offers and sales of the LYONs and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs. 2 Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CCL. On August 22, 2003, the last reported sales price of the common stock was $35.36 per share. There is no public market for the LYONs, and we do not intend to apply for their listing on any exchange or to seek approval for their quotation through any automated quotation system. WE URGE YOU TO CAREFULLY READ THE "RISK FACTORS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 10 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS, WHERE WE DESCRIBE SPECIFIC RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SECURITIES BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR INVESTMENT DECISION. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The date of this prospectus supplement is August 25, 2003. 3 SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS The prospectus dated December 6, 2001, as amended and supplemented by prospectus supplement No. 1 dated December 21, 2001, prospectus supplement No. 2 dated January 11, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 3 dated January 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 4 dated February 19, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 5 dated March 12, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 6 dated March 29, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 7 dated April 10, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 8 dated May 15, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 9 dated June 6, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 10 dated July 18, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 11 dated August 20, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 12 dated December 9, 2002, prospectus supplement No. 13 dated February 13, 2003 and prospectus supplement No. 14 dated April 4, 2003, relating to the offer for resale of up to $1,051,175,000 aggregate principal amount at maturity of LYONs and shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs is amended to replace the first paragraph and the table under the heading "Selling Securityholders" on page 20 with the information in the following paragraph and table. We may further amend or supplement this table from time to time if necessary. The following table provides, as of August 25, 2003, the name of each selling securityholder, the principal amount at maturity of LYONs held by such selling securityholder, the number of shares of common stock owned by such securityholder prior to its purchase of LYONs and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs (based upon the initial conversion price). This information has been obtained from the selling securityholders. (2) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AT MATURITY OF (3) (4) (5) LYONS PERCENT OF COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK (1) BENEFICIALLY TOTAL ISSUABLE UPON OWNED PRIOR TO SELLING OWNED AND OUTSTANDING CONVERSION OF CONVERSION OF SECURITYHOLDER OFFERED LYONS THE LYONS LYONS* --------------------------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------- -------------- AG Domestic Convertibles, L.P.......... $14,100,000 1.34% 234,009 0 AG Offshore Convertibles, Ltd. ........ 81,900,000 7.79% 1,359,245 0 Absolute Return Fund Ltd............... 2,429,000 0.23% 40,313 0 Aid Association for Lutherans, a successor to Lutheran Brotherhood.. 2,100,000 0.20% 34,852 0 Aristeia International Limited......... 28,860,000 2.75% 478,972 0 Aristeia Trading, LLC.................. 8,140,000 0.77% 135,095 0 Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc................ 26,250,000 2.50% 435,656 0 Bear Stearns International Limited (BSIL) 15,000,000 1.43% 248,946 0 BNP Paribas Equity Strategies SNC...... 5,500,000 0.52% 91,281 241,406 California Public Employees' Retirement System.................. 2,100,000 0.20% 34,853 3,074,641 Continental Assurance Company Separate Account (E)........................ 4,800,000 0.46% 79,663 0 Continental Casualty Company........... 38,200,000 3.63% 633,982 0 Credit Suisse First Boston London...... 78,013,000 7.42% 1,294,735 0 D.E. Shaw Investments, L.P............. 3,500,000 0.33% 58,087 0 D.E. Shaw Valence, L.P................. 14,000,000 1.33% 232,350 0 DKR Fixed Income Holding Fund Ltd................................ 5,000,000 0.48% 82,982 0 Deutsche Banc Alex Brown Inc........... 25,925,000 2.47% 430,262 0 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc........... 17,750,000 1.69% 294,586 0 First Union Securities, Inc............ 39,500,000 3.76% 655,558 0 GDO Equity Arbitrage Master Fund....... 4,000,000 0.38% 66,386 0 Global Bermuda Limited Partnership..... 3,300,000 0.31% 54,769 0 Goldman Sachs & Co. Profit Sharing Master Trust....................... 1,814,000 0.17% 30,106 0 Grace Brothers Management, LLC......... 2,000,000 0.19% 33,193 0 Granville Capital Corporation.......... 9,000,000 0.86% 149,370 0 HBK Master Fund L.P.................... 9,000,000 0.86% 149,370 7,200 Highbridge International LLC........... 26,500,000 2.52% 439,811 0 4 (2) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AT MATURITY OF (3) (4) (5) LYONS PERCENT OF COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK (1) BENEFICIALLY TOTAL ISSUABLE UPON OWNED PRIOR TO SELLING OWNED AND OUTSTANDING CONVERSION OF CONVERSION OF SECURITYHOLDER OFFERED LYONS THE LYONS LYONS* --------------------------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------- -------------- JMG Convertible Investments, LP........ 2,100,000 0.20% 34,852 0 JMG Triton Offshore Fund, LP........... 2,100,000 0.20% 34,852 0 J.P. Morgan Securities Inc............. 2,050,000 0.20% 34,023 187,218 KBC Convertible MAC 28 Ltd............. 40,000,000 3.81% 663,856 0 KBC Financial Products (Cayman Islands) Limited................... 44,500,000 4.23% 738,540 0 KBC Financial Products USA Inc......... 7,000,000 0.67% 116,175 0 Lakeshore International, Ltd........... 13,200,000 1.26% 219,076 0 Lehman Brothers Inc.................... 14,000,000 1.33% 232,350 0 Lexington (IMA) Limited................ 3,221,000 0.31% 53,457 0 MLQA Convertible Securities Arbitrage Ltd...................... 52,500,000 4.99% 871,325 0 Marathon Asset Management, LLC......... 33,200,000 3.16% 551,000 0 Marathon Global Convertible Master Fund, Ltd.......................... 33,200,000 3.16% 551,000 0 Moussewizard, LLC...................... 796,000 0.08% 13,211 0 OZ Convertible Master Fund, Ltd........ 4,300,000 0.41% 71,365 0 OZ Mac 13 Ltd.......................... 1,905,000 0.18% 31,616 0 OZ Master Fund, Ltd.................... 77,535,000 7.38% 1,286,802 0 S.A.C. Capital Associates, LLC......... 16,500,000 1.57% 273,841 0 SAM Investments LDC.................... 75,000,000 7.13% 1,244,730 0 St. Albans Partners Ltd................ 10,000,000 1.00% 165,966 0 Shepherd Investments International, Ltd................................ 58,087,000 5.53% 964,050 0 Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance.... 1,600,000 0.15% 26,554 0 Starvest Managed Portfolio............. 125,000 0.01% 2,075 0 State of Florida Division of Treasury.. 4,200,000 0.40% 69,705 0 State of Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund......................... 1,250,000 0.12% 20,746 0 Susquehanna Capital Group.............. 39,500,000 3.76% 655,558 0 Tribeca Investments, LLC............... 40,000,000 3.81% 663,856 0 Triborough Partners QP, LLC............ 2,500,000 0.24% 41,491 0 UBS AG LON F/B/O PB.................... 20,000,000 1.90% 331,928 0 UBS O'Connor LLC F/B/O UBS Global Equity Arbitrage Master Ltd................................ 5,000,000 0.48% 82,982 0 White River Securities LLC............. 26,250,000 2.50% 435,656 0 Yield Strategies Fund I, LP............ 12,000,000 1.14% 199,160 0 ------------------------- * Assuming the sale of all LYONs and common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs, selling securityholders will not hold any LYONs and will hold the number of our common stock set forth in column (5) "Common Stock Owned Prior to Conversion of LYONs." At that time, no selling securityholder will hold more than 1% of our outstanding common stock.