SAN FRANCISCO (S&P Global Ratings) May 14, 2021--S&P Global Ratings today said that global cruise operator Carnival Corp.'s (B/Negative/B) recent amendments to its revolver and bank loans do not currently affect any of our issue-level or recovery ratings on the company's debt. However, if Carnival issues additional guarantees, this could weaken the recovery prospects for certain of its lenders and lead us to lower our issue-level ratings. The amendments allow for the same subsidiaries of Carnival Corp. and Carnival PLC that currently guarantee the company's unsecured notes due 2026 and 2027 to guarantee certain of its debt that was outstanding prior to April 2020. Concurrent with the amendments, the subsidiaries that guarantee the 2026 and 2027 notes provided guarantees to