CCL stock on sale today!

[DaveOKC]

At the moment (morning of 6-25) the stock is at 57.75 down about 5.75.

 

Earnings were good, but they lowered the future forecast, primarily due to oil prices.

 

At this price, the stock dividend is close to 3.5%.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Thank you for the information.

Still glad we bought our stock many, many years ago when it was about $12 a share.

[cptlapcat]

Thank you for the information.

Still glad we bought our stock many, many years ago when it was about $12 a share.

 

Question. Did you buy CCL many, many years ago for the $100 OBC.;p

[drsel]

$100 OBC is a good reason to buy the CCL stock, but ONLY when the price crashes, like right now.

How many shares do you need to buy to get the $100 OBC?

Is the OBC given for all 8 cruise lines of CCL--Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Seabourn, Princess, Holland America, P&O UK and P&O Australia?

Can cruisers from all over the world buy the CCL stock and claim/get OBC? Or is the $100 OBC only for North Americans?

Edited June 25, 2018 by drsel

[boards]

or is the OBC only for shares purchased by US citizens?

[DaveOKC]

Hope this helps, sorry for the inability on my part to format correctly:

 

Carnival Corporation & plc is pleased to extend the following benefit to our shareholders:NORTH AMERICABRANDSCONTINENTALEUROPEBRANDSUNITED KINGDOMBRANDSAUSTRALIABRANDSOnboard credit per stateroom on sailings of 14 days or longer US $250 €200 £150 A$250Onboard credit per stateroom on sailings of 7 to 13 days US $100 € 75 £ 60 A$100Onboard credit per stateroom on sailings of 6 days or less US $ 50 € 40 £ 30 A$ 50

 

The benefit is applicable on sailings through July 31, 2018 aboard the brands listed below. Certain restrictions apply. Applications to receivethese benefits should be made at least two 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 agentscruising at travel agent rates, tour conductors or anyone cruising on a reduced-rate or complimentary basis are excluded from this offer. Thisbenefit is not transferable, cannot be exchanged for cash and, cannot be used for casino credits/charges and gratuities charged to your onboardaccount. Only one onboard credit per shareholder-occupied stateroom. Reservations must be made by February 28, 2018.

 

Please provide by fax or by mail your name, reservation number, ship and sailing date, along with proof of ownership of Carnival Corporationor Carnival plc shares (for example, photocopy of shareholder proxy card, shares certificate, a dividend tax voucher or a current brokerage ornominee statement with your brokerage account number blacked out) to your travel agent or to the cruise line you have selected below.

 

NORTH AMERICA BRANDSCARNIVAL CRUISE LINE*Guest Administration3655 N.W. 87th AvenueMiami, FL 33178Tel 800 438 6744 ext. 70450Fax 305 406 6102PRINCESS CRUISES*Booking Support24303 Town Center Drive, Suite 200Santa Clarita, CA 91355Tel 800 872 6779 ext. 30317Fax 661 753 0180HOLLAND AMERICA LINEWorld Cruise Reservations450 Third Ave. W.Seattle, WA 98119Tel 800 522 3399Fax 206 270 6080SEABOURNSeabourn Reservations450 Third Ave. W.Seattle, WA 98119Tel 800 929 9391Fax 206 501 2900CUNARD*Booking Support24303 Town Center Drive, Suite 200Santa Clarita, CA 91355Tel 800 872 6779 ext. 30317Fax 661 753 0180COSTA CRUISES*Guest Services Administration200 S. Park Road, Suite 200Hollywood, FL 33021Tel 800 462 6782Fax 954 266 5868CONTINENTAL EUROPE BRANDSCOSTA CRUISES*Manager of ReservationPiazza Piccapietra, 4816121 Genoa, ItalyTel 39 0 10 548 3808Fax 39 0 10 999 7019AIDA CRUISESManager of ReservationsAm Strande 3d18055 Rostock, GermanyTel 49 0 381 2027 0805Fax 49 0 381 2027 0804UNITED KINGDOM BRANDSP&OCRUISES (UK)Shareholders TeamService DeliveryCarnival UKCarnival House100 Harbour ParadeSouthampton SO15 1STUnited KingdomTel 44 0 843 374 0111Fax 44 0 238 065 7360CUNARD*Shareholders TeamService DeliveryTel 44 0 843 374 0000Fax 44 0 238 065 7360PRINCESS CRUISES (UK)*Princess Cruises Military &Shareholder Benefits TeamTel 44 0 843 373 0333Fax 44 0 238 065 7509AUSTRALIA BRANDSP&OCRUISES (AUSTRALIA)PRINCESS CRUISES*CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE*Customer Service ManagerPO Box 2006North Sydney NSW 2059Tel 61 2 8 424 8800Fax 61 2 8 424 9161

 

*The onboard credit for Carnival Cruise Line,Costa Cruises, Cunard and Princess Cruises isdetermined based on the operational currencyonboard the vessel. Please visit our corporationwebsite at http://www.carnivalcorp

[kazu]

$100 OBC is a good reason to buy the CCL stock, but ONLY when the price crashes, like right now.

How many shares do you need to buy to get the $100 OBC?

Is the OBC given for all 8 cruise lines of CCL--Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Seabourn, Princess, Holland America, P&O UK and P&O Australia?

Can cruisers from all over the world buy the CCL stock and claim/get OBC? Or is the $100 OBC only for North Americans?

 

The OBC varies by the length of your cruise.

 

Dave OKC has posted the info.

 

To get the OBC, you need to own 100 shares of CCL stock.

[rkacruiser]

As I read what Mr. Donald stated in his report today, this drop in share price is much ado about little. Positive ticket price and positive on-board revenue is encouraging news.

 

If the tariffs our 45th President of the United States are enacted and take effect, it might well be a different scenario one year from now.

 

I think that is what the Market, today, is saying as to discretionary spending.

[erewhon]

$100

Can cruisers from all over the world buy the CCL stock and claim/get OBC? Or is the $100 OBC only for North Americans?

 

We live in New Zealand, purchased the CCL shares several years ago, and receive OBC for each cruise.

[boze9999]

If you cruise a lot on CCL ships, the on board $ credit when combined with the .30 dividend (p/quarter) has given us incredible benefits! Don't hesitate to consider it at the below $60 p/share price!

[Alberta Quilter]

If you cruise a lot on CCL ships, the on board $ credit when combined with the .30 dividend (p/quarter) has given us incredible benefits! Don't hesitate to consider it at the below $60 p/share price!

 

The dividend is now $0.50/quarter.

[sail7seas]

Good advice :)

[Haboob]

$100 OBC is a good reason to buy the CCL stock, but ONLY when the price crashes, like right now.

How many shares do you need to buy to get the $100 OBC?

Is the OBC given for all 8 cruise lines of CCL--Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Seabourn, Princess, Holland America, P&O UK and P&O Australia?

Can cruisers from all over the world buy the CCL stock and claim/get OBC? Or is the $100 OBC only for North Americans?

 

If you can buy 100 US or UK shares, the PDF linked on

http://www.carnivalcorp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=140690&p=irol-sharebenefit lays it out.

 

Executive summary:

• 100x CCL stock or 100x CUK ADRs entitles SOBC on all 10 Carnival brands

• Same SOBC on all 10 brands (Carnival awards same SOBC as Seabourn)

• One award of SOBC per stateroom with a stockholder in it.

• Different SOBC amounts for under-7 day, for 7-14 day, and over 14-day cruises.

• SOBC granted depends upon the currency used onboard for a particular cruise.

• 7-day cruises award US$100 or AU$100 (US$75) or £60 (US$80) or €40 (US$88)

• Holland America brand only uses US$ as onboard currency.

• Princess, for example, uses US$, AU$, and £ as onboard currency for different homeports.

• Unlike RCI's or NCL's SOBC, stacks with most things except casino or travel agent fares.

[RDC1]

$100 OBC is a good reason to buy the CCL stock, but ONLY when the price crashes, like right now.

How many shares do you need to buy to get the $100 OBC?

Is the OBC given for all 8 cruise lines of CCL--Carnival, Costa, Cunard, Seabourn, Princess, Holland America, P&O UK and P&O Australia?

Can cruisers from all over the world buy the CCL stock and claim/get OBC? Or is the $100 OBC only for North Americans?

 

Actually it depends on how much you cruise. For example next year I have 4 Princess cruises booked, with each being over 14 days. That means $1000 in 2019 alone.

 

I purchased my stock in 2010 for $46.10. While the stock has appreciated since that time with dividends, the return rate has not been overwhelming and lagged the S&P.

 

On the other hand during those 8 years I have take 22 Cruises on CCL owned lines. 18 of which have been l 14 days or longer. 250 X 18 = 4500. 2 were for 10, and 2 were for 7. 4 X 100 = 400.

 

Total cost of stock $4610 total value of OBC since purchase = $4900 Current value with dividends reinvested = $6981.37

 

So if one cruises a lot it is a good deal pretty much at any time, if one rarely cruises, not that good of an investment.

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

The dividend is now $0.50/quarter.

It is going up:):):):D.:)

[DaveOKC]

The dividend is now $0.50/quarter.

 

Carnival has been very aggressive in increasing dividends, having doubled them over the past 3 years. The 50 cents per quarter was just paid on June 15 (declared in April), so I do not expect any more increases until next year in this quarter. Still, it is a nice yield of around 3.4%.