Stockholder benefit officvially extended

[caribill]

CCL Corp has officially extended the benefit of OBC for stockholders who own at least 100 shares.

 

Per page 5 of the annual report:

 

The benefit is applicable on sailings through July 31, 2019 aboard the brands listed below. Certain restrictions apply. Applications to receive these benefits should be made at least three weeks prior to cruise departure date.

 

This benefit is available to shareholders holding a minimum of 100 shares of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc. Employees, travel agents cruising at travel agent rates, tour conductors or anyone cruising on a reduced-rate or complimentary basis are excluded from this offer. This benefit is not transferable, cannot be exchanged for cash and, cannot be used for casino credits/charges and gratuities charged to your onboard account. Only one onboard credit per shareholder-occupied stateroom. Reservations must be made by February 28, 2019.

 

Please provide by fax or by mail your complete legal name, reservation number, ship and sailing date, along with proof of ownership of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc shares (for example, photocopy of shareholder proxy card, a dividend tax voucher or a current brokerage or nominee statement with your brokerage account number blacked out) no later than 3 weeks prior to your sail date to your travel agent or to the cruise line you have selected.

 

PRINCESS CRUISES*

Booking Support

24303 Town Center Drive, Suite 200

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Tel 800 872 6779 ext. 30317

Fax 661 753 0180

 

*The onboard credit for Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard and Princess Cruises is determined based on the operational currency onboard the vessel.

[ontheweb]

CCL Corp has officially extended the benefit of OBC for stockholders who own at least 100 shares.

 

Per page 5 of the annual report:

 

The benefit is applicable on sailings through July 31, 2019 aboard the brands listed below. Certain restrictions apply. Applications to receive these benefits should be made at least three weeks prior to cruise departure date.

 

This benefit is available to shareholders holding a minimum of 100 shares of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc. Employees, travel agents cruising at travel agent rates, tour conductors or anyone cruising on a reduced-rate or complimentary basis are excluded from this offer. This benefit is not transferable, cannot be exchanged for cash and, cannot be used for casino credits/charges and gratuities charged to your onboard account. Only one onboard credit per shareholder-occupied stateroom. Reservations must be made by February 28, 2019.

 

Please provide by fax or by mail your complete legal name, reservation number, ship and sailing date, along with proof of ownership of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc shares (for example, photocopy of shareholder proxy card, a dividend tax voucher or a current brokerage or nominee statement with your brokerage account number blacked out) no later than 3 weeks prior to your sail date to your travel agent or to the cruise line you have selected.

 

PRINCESS CRUISES*

Booking Support

24303 Town Center Drive, Suite 200

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Tel 800 872 6779 ext. 30317

Fax 661 753 0180

 

*The onboard credit for Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard and Princess Cruises is determined based on the operational currency onboard the vessel.

 

Not a big surprise, but thanks for posting.

[Sacto Rick]

Sounds good, we got two 15 day cruises coming up! (y)

[paul929207]

Thanks for the info

[Jojiboy]

Thanks for posting this info.

 

 

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[azbirdmom]

Thanks for sharing the news!

[DrivesLikeMario]

Always good to hear. It's my favorite benefit (well, that AND the Loyalty one too!).

[familymum]

Hi, Does anyone know if you must have owned the shares a minimum number of days in order to get the OBC? I understand that you must ask for the credit at least 3 weeks before sailing but can you have bought them the week or month before? It seems to me that I read somewhere that you need to own the shares a least 90 days prior, but I can't find it now. Final payment for my upcoming cruise is Monday and I was wondering if I could still benefit if I buy the shares after that. The share price has been dropping everyday this week so I wasn't too keen on buying it, but if it continues to drop I might decide to them pick up...

[Sacto Rick]

Hi, Does anyone know if you must have owned the shares a minimum number of days in order to get the OBC? I understand that you must ask for the credit at least 3 weeks before sailing but can you have bought them the week or month before? It seems to me that I read somewhere that you need to own the shares a least 90 days prior, but I can't find it now. Final payment for my upcoming cruise is Monday and I was wondering if I could still benefit if I buy the shares after that. The share price has been dropping everyday this week so I wasn't too keen on buying it, but if it continues to drop I might decide to them pick up...

 

Nobody knows what the price will be next week or even next year. If you plan on taking cruises regularly, the OBC is where the benefit really shines. I bought when it was about $60 a share and it was at an all time high then and had the same concerns. So far, it's gone up in value nicely, it pays about a couple hundred in dividends and so far, I've earned $1000 OBC.

 

Another nice thing is you can use this benefit on all Carnival owned lines.

 

I'm not sure about the timeline though. I think others here can help with that though.

Happy cruising!

[CCFC]

No P&O?

[paul929207]

Hi, Does anyone know if you must have owned the shares a minimum number of days in order to get the OBC? I understand that you must ask for the credit at least 3 weeks before sailing but can you have bought them the week or month before? It seems to me that I read somewhere that you need to own the shares a least 90 days prior, but I can't find it now. Final payment for my upcoming cruise is Monday and I was wondering if I could still benefit if I buy the shares after that. The share price has been dropping everyday this week so I wasn't too keen on buying it, but if it continues to drop I might decide to them pick up...

There is no minimum time you must hold the stock. As long as you have the required proof of ownership, you are good.

[paul929207]

No P&O?

You can get the shareholder OBC for P&O cruises

[Megg]

How much $ is the shareholder benefit?

[smarks]

caribill, thank you for the update on the stock credit.

 

Sandra

[Pierlesscruisers]

How much $ is the shareholder benefit?

 

$50 for less than 7 days

$100 for 7-13 days

$250 for over 14 days

[familymum]

There is no minimum time you must hold the stock. As long as you have the required proof of ownership, you are good.

 

Thanks.Good to know, then there is still time to decide if I'll buy it. We are not loyal to one cruise line, and we we don't neccessarily cruise every year, although this year we do have two booked, but only the one with Princess, the second it with Celebrity. While the dividend is nice, it isn't particulary high. There does seem to be some better buying opportunities out there. Still, I 'll keep following it, I might be able to pick it up at a bargain and gain the 100$ OBC as well.:D:D

[Pierlesscruisers]

Thanks.Good to know, then there is still time to decide if I'll buy it. We are not loyal to one cruise line, and we we don't neccessarily cruise every year, although this year we do have two booked, but only the one with Princess, the second it with Celebrity. While the dividend is nice, it isn't particulary high. There does seem to be some better buying opportunities out there. Still, I 'll keep following it, I might be able to pick it up at a bargain and gain the 100$ OBC as well.:D:D

 

Realize that Celebrity Cruise Line is not a part of the Carnival Corporation (CCL) group and you will not be able to obtain OBC for CCL stock ownership while on that cruise line.

 

Tom

[geoherb]

Celebrity is part of Royal Caribbean. Unfortunately for those who own RCI stock, they don't allow people to combine their shareholder benefit with a lot of other promotions. My brother and his wife cruise on RCI ships a lot and get to use their shareholder benefit about half the time.

[Pam in CA]

No P&O?

The reference to the cruise lines applies to onboard currency. Those cruise lines use multiple currencies. P&O doesn’t.

[paradiselivin1]

Thanks for the update. Had read on other threads that it was being accepted for cruises after the previous cutoff but happy that they made it official. Don't know why we never looked into this before but making our purchase in the a.m. to use on our two summer cruises :D

[JRice]

Even if you only plan to take one Princess cruise per year this is still a good benefit to the passenger.

I bought 100 shares of CCL in 2012 at $34 and change.

My only regrets are that I waited until my 6th cruise to purchase the stock and that I did not buy more because it now trades for $66.

Since purchasing the stock, by the end of this year's two planned cruises I will have received $1450 in OBC's and $1080 in dividends and have almost a 100% gain in the value of the stock.

True - the stock can go down in value and true they can always change the benefit or the dividend, but there is inherent risk in any investment. If you can't stomach the risk from an anxiety or financial standpoint, certainly pass up on the opportunity.

 

We also take advantage of the Future Cruise Credits too. I have not calculated the savings there but I am sure it is even greater than the Shareholder's benefit because Shareholders benefit is one per cabin while Future Cruise Program is one per full paid guest.

 

Every little bit of OBC's helps to fund the fun!

Thank you Princess.

 

 

 

 

Nobody knows what the price will be next week or even next year. If you plan on taking cruises regularly, the OBC is where the benefit really shines. I bought when it was about $60 a share and it was at an all time high then and had the same concerns. So far, it's gone up in value nicely, it pays about a couple hundred in dividends and so far, I've earned $1000 OBC.

 

Another nice thing is you can use this benefit on all Carnival owned lines.

 

I'm not sure about the timeline though. I think others here can help with that though.

Happy cruising!

[Womble99]

So does anyone know where Princess hides their stockholders benefit form? I have seen several version posted on here over the years but have never actually found one from anywhere on the Princess website? (certainly not the AU site anyway)

[Pierlesscruisers]

So does anyone know where Princess hides their stockholders benefit form? I have seen several version posted on here over the years but have never actually found one from anywhere on the Princess website? (certainly not the AU site anyway)

 

I can never seem to find the form either, so I upload it whenever someone needs a copy. Here 'tis.

 

Tom

2018-CCL Stock OBC form-.pdf

[Womble99]

I can never seem to find the form either, so I upload it whenever someone needs a copy. Here 'tis.

 

Tom

 

I know Tom, I have a copy and keep one each year when it get posted by someone. But it has to come from somewhere? Surely someone must know where it actually comes from? A link to the source? Not even Google seems to know where it hides..............:o

[caribill]

So does anyone know where Princess hides their stockholders benefit form? I have seen several version posted on here over the years but have never actually found one from anywhere on the Princess website? (certainly not the AU site anyway)

 

You do not need to use any form.

 

Just supply the information that is needed and this is listed in post #1 of this thread:

 

Please provide by fax or by mail your complete legal name, reservation number, ship and sailing date, along with proof of ownership of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc shares (for example, photocopy of shareholder proxy card, a dividend tax voucher or a current brokerage or nominee statement with your brokerage account number blacked out) no later than 3 weeks prior to your sail date to your travel agent or to the cruise line you have selected.