Carnival Corporation Stock Holder

[kazu]

Kazu-(or anyone else with more knowledge than me!)

 

We booked our 21 day cruise which is actually a 10 day then an 11 day. Ours was given 1 booking number and called Seafarer Wayfarer. Should we (or in future) have booked it instead as a back to back with 2 booking numbers which would have given us two Stock OBC?

 

I don't recall a choice when we booked it nor did we receive any extra perks except for the promo at the time.

 

 

 

 

 

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In all honesty, the collectors cruise (which I suspect you have with one booking #) is usually a better deal enough that it's not viable to do a B2B for a bit of OBC.

 

You need to check and do the math, but in my experience our collectors' cruises have offered a substantial savings over the B2B.

 

The only reason I chose to do a B2B was that we have chosen to change cabins and go to a different one for the port intensive portion. I am spoiling myself for my birthday for one last time on the TA portion.

 

So far, Collectors' has always been a good enough deal that it's not worth a bit of OBC.

 

I'm just trying to have my cake and eat it too. I need to get it in writing from DH that he has agreed to change cabins in Dover:'):halo:

[ChucktownSteve]

Even if you get notification that the credit has been applied to your booking, it is always wise, once on board, to double check that it has been applied to your account.

 

And don't forget to bring your confirmation email just in case it isn't applied when you visit the customer service desk.

[smoothdancer]

I download a copy of my brokerage statement containing the CCL holding. I convert the page with the info into a jpg. Then I use paint to select and cut any information other than my name/address, the brokerage company and the CCL holding. I saved the new jpg and sent it to corp for the shareholder credit which I received.

 

Perfect, thats what I will do.

Thanks

[MisterBill99]

I finally got around to faxing my request overnight. I received an email from them at 9:37am (eastern) saying that the OBC had been applied to my reservation. Pretty impressive since they're in Seattle!

[MisterBill99]

Kazu-(or anyone else with more knowledge than me!)

 

We booked our 21 day cruise which is actually a 10 day then an 11 day. Ours was given 1 booking number and called Seafarer Wayfarer. Should we (or in future) have booked it instead as a back to back with 2 booking numbers which would have given us two Stock OBC?

Kazu already responded, but I wanted to point out that you ended up better off on the Shareholder OBC with a single reservation than you would have with two. You got $250 vs $200 ($100 + $100) if you had two booking numbers. It's actually very nice that they reward people for longer cruises like that, especially starting at 14 days.

[RJ2002]

I finally got around to faxing my request overnight. I received an email from them at 9:37am (eastern) saying that the OBC had been applied to my reservation. Pretty impressive since they're in Seattle!

 

That's great. We've always had very prompt turnaround of our shareholder OBC requests, and since we've started providing our email address and asking for an email confirmation, it always shows up right away.

[MisterBill99]

That's great. We've always had very prompt turnaround of our shareholder OBC requests, and since we've started providing our email address and asking for an email confirmation, it always shows up right away.

I included my email address, but it was different than what my HAL login is set to, and I got the email at the login address. Also, I did not explicitly ask for confirmation.

[Fastfredcruise]

Sent my info to both Carnival, and Holland America, for my $100 each as I have two cruises booked. H.A. confirmed within two hours, still waiting for Carnival.

I think it is wrong that they do not give the full $250 for back to back, two reservations, as you are effectively on a 14 day cruise.

[NCTribeFan]

I also faxed in my 9/30 info this morning and rec'd a reply in just over an hour. That almost beat the record for Carnival when they once replied in 58 minutes!

 

Especially happy that I actually received the OBC this time. On my January cruise, it was denied as I'd booked under a deeply-discounted casino fare. First time ever that it was denied. Upcoming sailing is also a casino fare but not nearly so much of a discount.

 

I was disappointed since I know Carnival gives the OBC even for those sailing on free casino offers!

 

FTR, Carnival hasn't been nearly as quick as they used to be. Still, I typically get a response within 2 days, but I email those rather than fax.

[Bookited]

In all honesty, the collectors cruise (which I suspect you have with one booking #) is usually a better deal enough that it's not viable to do a B2B for a bit of OBC.

 

You need to check and do the math, but in my experience our collectors' cruises have offered a substantial savings over the B2B.

 

The only reason I chose to do a B2B was that we have chosen to change cabins and go to a different one for the port intensive portion. I am spoiling myself for my birthday for one last time on the TA portion.

 

So far, Collectors' has always been a good enough deal that it's not worth a bit of OBC.

 

I'm just trying to have my cake and eat it too. I need to get it in writing from DH that he has agreed to change cabins in Dover:'):halo:

 

 

As Kazu said, "Check and do the math."

 

We originally booked a collectors cruise while on board as the cruise consultant said it a better deal than a B2B. A couple of months later we got a brochure with one segment quite reduced. We called our PCC and after getting supervisor approval it became a B2B with separate bookings, keeping our same cabin as previous. The double OBC for booking onboard was a wash because now we had two cruises (we had an extra FCC). We just got our stock benefits $250 for each booking. Although unusual, it definitely worked out for us to do the math.

[MisterBill99]

My TA repriced my reservation yesterday (price drop) and for some reason the shareholder OBC dropped off. I faxed the request again and they added it back on. I realized that I probably could have just responded to the email I received when they added it the first time and asked them to re-add it,but I'd already faxed it.

 

BTW, for anyone who does not have access to a fax machine, http://www.gotfreefax.com/ does a great job of faxing without any ads on the cover page for faxes of 3 pages or less.

[DaveOKC]

My TA repriced my reservation yesterday (price drop) and for some reason the shareholder OBC dropped off. I faxed the request again and they added it back on. I realized that I probably could have just responded to the email I received when they added it the first time and asked them to re-add it,but I'd already faxed it.

 

BTW, for anyone who does not have access to a fax machine, http://www.gotfreefax.com/ does a great job of faxing without any ads on the cover page for faxes of 3 pages or less.

 

Likely due to your TA cancelling your first booking and creating a new booking.

[MisterBill99]

Likely due to your TA cancelling your first booking and creating a new booking.

Definitely not since I referenced the same booking number in my email.

 

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[SeaBands]

The dividend went up again. Now 45c per quarter. That's the second time this year.

[rkacruiser]

The dividend went up again. Now 45c per quarter. That's the second time this year.

 

Have not researched the reason, but an analyst downgraded NCL which also impacted RCI on the same day. Don't know about how such affected CCL, but, as an investor as well as a guest, I am pleased with CCL as an investment.

[DaveOKC]

Definitely not since I referenced the same booking number in my email.

 

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Good point, but I wonder why you lost your stockholder credit - strange.

[DaveOKC]

Have not researched the reason, but an analyst downgraded NCL which also impacted RCI on the same day. Don't know about how such affected CCL, but, as an investor as well as a guest, I am pleased with CCL as an investment.

 

I think the recent hurricanes impacted RCI more than Carnival ships, as many of the RCI ones cruise the Caribbean year round (do to their large size I suspect). It will be interesting to see on the next two rounds of earnings.

[rkacruiser]

I think the recent hurricanes impacted RCI more than Carnival ships, as many of the RCI ones cruise the Caribbean year round (do to their large size I suspect). It will be interesting to see on the next two rounds of earnings.

 

Yes, I agree with your thinking. Sound cruise lines' corporate operations ought to be little affected by what Mother Nature or King Neptune does.

[swedish weave]

Carnival Corp has managed their debt much better than RCCL and NCLH.

 

Carnival is in better position to absorb the recent weather setbacks.

 

The debt equity ratios of the three cruise companies shows how they are managing their debt.

[MisterBill99]

Good point, but I wonder why you lost your stockholder credit - strange.

Not sure. Maybe something she did to make sure I kept Explore4 on the group booking. All I care is that she told me about it so I was able to get it added back. I wouldn't have been happy if I had gotten on the ship and it was missing.

 

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[ChucktownSteve]

Carnival Corp has managed their debt much better than RCCL and NCLH.

Carnival is in better position to absorb the recent weather setbacks. The debt equity ratios of the three cruise companies shows how they are managing their debt.

 

RCL reports earning in three days. It will be interesting to see what RCL has done and how the hurricanes may have affected them. Although I suspect the real impact on their profits is still to come. CCL reports in 56 days on 12/18.

 

 

The 52 week stock return for RCL is 71.27% while CCL returned 39.58% in the same time period. But that's only a small snapshot in time.

[SHOWGUN938]

Perks? The perk is that you are an investor...and invest with the hope that the stock will increase in value and perhaps pay dividends. We bought our CCL Stock when it was about $20 per share, have received thousands of dollars of onboard credits (which more then covered the original cost of the stock) and watched our original investment triple in value. Not a bad deal.

 

As to perks on the ship (we think this is what you want to know)...other then the On Board Credit program (which could be discontinued at any time) there are no special perks.

 

Hank

 

If you are a veteran by submitting your discharge papers to Carnival Cruise Lines you may be entitled to additional shipboard credit.:)

[RuthC]

If you are a veteran by submitting your discharge papers to Carnival Cruise Lines you may be entitled to additional shipboard credit.:)

Not on HAL.

I have read that Carnival gives it, though.

[avian777]

I think the recent hurricanes impacted RCI more than Carnival ships, as many of the RCI ones cruise the Caribbean year round (do to their large size I suspect). It will be interesting to see on the next two rounds of earnings.

 

RCL reports earning in three days. It will be interesting to see what RCL has done and how the hurricanes may have affected them. Although I suspect the real impact on their profits is still to come. CCL reports in 56 days on 12/18...

 

I agree that the impact, if any, will be felt in the next couple of quarters. Interestingly, one of the serial, know-it-all Posters says (in another Thread) that she is "very uneasy that the state of HAL's finances must be pretty shaky for them to eliminate" the Cruise Log. Apparently she knows more about the likely effects of the hurricanes on HAL's finances than CCL and the stock analysts do. :rolleyes: For my money, I'm betting on HAL/CCL.

 

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[swedish weave]

Not on HAL.

I have read that Carnival gives it, though.

The military OBC.applies on Princess.