coxy Posted February 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 16, 2018 just booked a cruise for later on in the year and applied for my military benefits then noticed its all changed depending on what choice of cabin you choose is the amount you get in obc just wondering when did it all change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentchris Posted February 16, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 16, 2018 just booked a cruise for later on in the year and applied for my military benefits then noticed its all changed depending on what choice of cabin you choose is the amount you get in obc just wondering when did it all change If you check the FAQ the change was effective on bookings made from 1st August last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandylennon Posted February 16, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 16, 2018 One of the many changes P&O have made this last year. I think you also have to book Select to get the extra on board credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2018 just booked a cruise for later on in the year and applied for my military benefits then noticed its all changed depending on what choice of cabin you choose is the amount you get in obc just wondering when did it all change If it is a 'Select Fare' you get the military obc, if 'Saver Fare' you miss out. Such is life.:halo: I have received it in the past as I served in both the British Army and Australian Army, buys a few bottles of vino in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amajaa Posted February 18, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Also if you have a Blue Light Card you can get only get one benefit now. Before you could get OBC with the Forces and 5% off with the Blue Light Card ( Blue Light Card also changed to OBC at the same time) . Which I think is fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Also if you have a Blue Light Card you can get only get one benefit now. Before you could get OBC with the Forces and 5% off with the Blue Light Card ( Blue Light Card also changed to OBC at the same time) . Which I think is fair enough. I agree, one should not be able to double dip the obc. Like in Australia, if you get a decent private pension you don't get a Government Old Age Pension, even though you paid for it in your working life with taxes. Nor does your wife/partner.:evilsmile: All means tested. I reckon Carnival shareholders should only get one lot of obc as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joro44 Posted February 19, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Carnival Inc & Plc is almost unique in that it is registered and traded both on the London and New York Stock Exchanges. At the time of P&O Plc (who also owned Princess Line) being combined with Carnival, its shareholders had a benefit. As part of the agreement the combined company was to be traded on both SE's and an UK shareholder benefit scheme was to be maintained. I do not know if non-LSE shareholders also have a benefit scheme. 49 cruise 17 ships 3 liners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted February 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) I reckon Carnival shareholders should only get one lot of obc as well. Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. 'One lot of obc' for their shareholding and therefore not able to qualify for obc which, say, comes with your Select Fare booking and available to all other passengers? If so that seems somewhat unfair. If you mean exclusively relating to military benefit (or blue light or whatever else P&O acknowledge) then if you qualify for that, then you shouldn't benefit from shareholder's benefit too? I'm confused. I'd appreciate it if you expanded on your reasoning. Perhaps I'm missing the point. Edited February 19, 2018 by kruzseeka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joro44 Posted February 19, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 19, 2018 The shareholder benefit is for those who own shares in Carnival Plc&Inc. It is subject to approval at each year's AGM and varies in amount depending upon the length of each cruise booked. Details of the scheme are to be found on the Carnival website. A minimum of 100 shares must be held, the current share price is listed each day in 'quality' newspapers or on-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted February 19, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 19, 2018 The shareholder benefit is for those who own shares in Carnival Plc&Inc. It is subject to approval at each year's AGM and varies in amount depending upon the length of each cruise booked. Details of the scheme are to be found on the Carnival website. A minimum of 100 shares must be held, the current share price is listed each day in 'quality' newspapers or on-line. Yes and available to anyone who chooses to purchase the requisite number of shares. That's why I was bemused by the 'double dippng' reference to obc in relation to share holders. Anyone can benefit from this (subject to approval year on year as you mentioned) so why should that preclude you from benefiting from another type of obc as well? It was the assertion that 'Carnival Shareholders should only be allowed one lot of obc' which I was querying and if that was supposed to preclude all other obc offers or just some. Imo any obc for Select fares, future cruise booking (whilst booked on board now), military benefit/Blue Light should be combinable. They're offered as separate perks and I don't see why any of those should be forfeited if you qualify for them. (It's a different argument about how/under what circumstances P&O see fit to make these sweetener offers or whether we agree with them.) And all or any of those should be payable with Shareholders obc imo - if you've invested in the Company surely you're entitled to the benefit and not be denied other types of obc on account of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted February 19, 2018 #11 Share Posted February 19, 2018 An after thought - I think it is the case now that you can't get military benefit as well as obc offered as a future cruise booking made whilst on board. So in this case these two are not combinable. Correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jones721 Posted February 19, 2018 #12 Share Posted February 19, 2018 An after thought - I think it is the case now that you can't get military benefit as well as obc offered as a future cruise booking made whilst on board. So in this case these two are not combinable. Correct me if I'm wrong. We booked on board at Christmas. Got the £50 per person OBC but had to forfeit the military credit. Tracey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted February 19, 2018 #13 Share Posted February 19, 2018 We booked on board at Christmas. Got the £50 per person OBC but had to forfeit the military credit. Tracey Thanks for that confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaywader Posted February 19, 2018 #14 Share Posted February 19, 2018 An after thought - I think it is the case now that you can't get military benefit as well as obc offered as a future cruise booking made whilst on board. So in this case these two are not combinable. Correct me if I'm wrong. You are quite right. They check to see how you got your OBC and if it involves a promotional offer e.g. booking on board than you don't get the military benefit. We have been given MB for our cruise in March because it was booked prior to August 1st 17 and of course you have to have select fare Sent from my SM-J500FN using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted February 19, 2018 #15 Share Posted February 19, 2018 You are quite right. They check to see how you got your OBC and if it involves a promotional offer e.g. booking on board than you don't get the military benefit. We have been given MB for our cruise in March because it was booked prior to August 1st 17 and of course you have to have select fare Sent from my SM-J500FN using Forums mobile app Thanks. I thought that was the case. It might be a matter of weighing up which is worth more - I would think the booking obc may work out better as they've recently reduced the military benefit and it's linked to cabin grade too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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