stock options

[lele100]

I have 100 stocks of ncl.  i booked a cruise how do I use my obc benefits

[ChiefMateJRK]

Shareholder Benefits :: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) (nclhltd.com)

 

If you still have time to edit, you may wish to change the thread title to Stock owner benefits, or something more descriptive.  Stock options are something entirely different.

Edited December 30, 2023 by ChiefMateJRK

[MeHeartCruising]

https://www.nclhltd.com/investors/shareholder-benefits
 

[complawyer]

lele100: if you have filled out the paperwork correctly, and sent them along with proof of stock owner ship, your reservation will show as on board credit. how much obc you receive is contingent upon the length of your cruise.

 

once you have the obc, you may use it as you wish, with some minor exceptions (ie cannot be used to pay some/all of DSC)

[destar]

Once you email form and proof of 100 stock ownership, your account will update, you will see the $$ onboard credit, you can use it on anything you purchase. I use mine to get my morning coffee at Starbucks.

[TheDawg79]

That’s not what a stock option is. Not even close

[complawyer]

hey dawg, no need to be critical, we all know the cruise itself doesnt offer stock options, merely onboard credit to shareholders of 100 or more shares. op was just trying to get some info on obc for the shareholders.

 

but thank you for your very unsolicited explanation. remember, "a rose by any other name "etc.

[lele100]

Sorry for the header, stock options, I have a question regarding the form.  Seems like you cannot type on the form.  Do you have to print it, hand write it and then scan it and email it?  Seems like so much work,  I do not have a scanner.

[shof515]

use a pdf editor like adobe acrobat,foxit or many other pdf programs to add text boxes to type in the form and depending on the pdf software you use you can also digital sign the document

[laudergayle]

2 hours ago, lele100 said:

Sorry for the header, stock options, I have a question regarding the form.  Seems like you cannot type on the form.  Do you have to print it, hand write it and then scan it and email it?  Seems like so much work,  I do not have a scanner.

You can also print it, fill it out.  Take a picture of it.  Take a picture or screenshot of your statement which shows your name and 100 shares of NCLH stock.  Start your email to shareholder benefit.com then insert/add the pictures.
 

also, be sure to read what you cannot use the non-refundable for…there are several exclusions.

Edited December 30, 2023 by laudergayle

[complawyer]

lele100.

 

it's really not that much work, and certainly worth the effort. we've owned ncl stock sine right after covid hit and have gone on over half dozen cruises since ncl started sailing again. usually, i didnt bother with the obc. next april, we're on the 17 day trans atlantic, and the obc was $250. for a free $250 extra, i figured i could get off my tushie, fill out just 2 forms and get the credit. it appears on my reservation.

 

on the other hand, there's never been much on board that i want to purchase, but one never knows.

 

even if you dont use the credit, or use it all at once, you havent lost anything but a few minutes of your time filling out the forms. print them out, and take them to fed-ex or ups. im pretty sure they can scan them for you. we got the notification with in 24 hours.

 

GO FOR IT!!!

[ChiefMateJRK]

35 minutes ago, complawyer said:

next april, we're on the 17 day trans atlantic, and the obc was $250. for a free $250 extra, i figured i could get off my tushie, fill out just 2 forms and get the credit. it appears on my reservation.

Why did you have to fill out two forms?  I have a 16 day in the future, and a single form got both DW and I $125 OBC each.

[dbrown84]

It really wouldn't take much time or effort for NCL to make this a fillable form and/or an online submission.  Wish they would make it so

[ChiefMateJRK]

18 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

It really wouldn't take much time or effort for NCL to make this a fillable form and/or an online submission.  Wish they would make it so

I agree.  That said, I just entered my signature, scanned it as a photo and inserted it into a Word document with a text box overlay.  For every new booking, I just need to change the reservation number/ship/date and print to PDF.  I can (and have) spit out a half dozen of those in a matter of minutes.😎

[destar]

16 hours ago, TheDawg79 said:

That’s not what a stock option is. Not even close

He meant Shareholder benefits

[BirdTravels]

7 hours ago, lele100 said:

Sorry for the header, stock options, I have a question regarding the form.  Seems like you cannot type on the form.  Do you have to print it, hand write it and then scan it and email it?  Seems like so much work,  I do not have a scanner.

Print it. Fill it out. Sign it. Take a photo of your form and of your redacted brokerage statement. Email it to the address on the form. $100 will be added to your reservation in a day or two. Takes about 5 minute. 

[complawyer]

hey chief, i made a goof! only need to fill out the 1 form the other was the proof of stock ownership

[ChiefMateJRK]

1 hour ago, complawyer said:

hey chief, i made a goof! only need to fill out the 1 form the other was the proof of stock ownership

Sounds like you just cut your work in half!  Good job!

[IAcruising]

8 hours ago, dbrown84 said:

It really wouldn't take much time or effort for NCL to make this a fillable form and/or an online submission.  Wish they would make it so

 

But d, if you hide it at the bottom of the page, in an obscure link, and make it an actual process to be followed -- many will just give up -- saving how many $100 OBC's? Not a terrible thing. If you want a credit, put in the work.

 

 

[socston]

On 12/30/2023 at 7:03 AM, lele100 said:

Sorry for the header, stock options, I have a question regarding the form.  Seems like you cannot type on the form.  Do you have to print it, hand write it and then scan it and email it?  Seems like so much work,  I do not have a scanner.

 

I’ve had the same problem. Twice I’ve handled it by putting the answers from the form into the body of the email, explaining that I couldn't type into the form. I received the OBC fine each time.

[genian_travels]

What has other's people's experience been using their shareholder benefit obc? On my last cruise I had $250 and found I was refused the use of it on a number of occasions. The terms on the shareholder benefit website only say it "may not be used toward onboard service charges or pre-purchased activities" - so I understood this to mean I would be able to use my credit for anything else I wished. But no.

 

 

First I was told I couldn't use it in the casino. Two days before the end of the cruise I purchased a future cruise deposit and then a day later, when it hadn't been deducted from my credit, was told by guest services I couldn't use it for that either. It seemed ironic that I couldn't use the benefit given for investing in NCL, to continue my loyalty with the company and place a deposit on a future sailing...

 

As it was by then the last full day of the cruise, I was told it was too late for me to use the credit by cancelling and re-booking an excursion I had pre-booked for disembarkation day. 

 

This meant I was left with a reasonably large amount of credit I had to use, or it would be forfeited. As I had already had a drinks and meal package, free internet, been to the spa, used the arcade, bought a souvenir in the shop and spent other sums, there was nothing else I needed - or wanted - to purchase.

 

To avoid totally losing the credit we ended up playing bingo for the sake of it - which seemed contradictory to not being allowed to use it in the casino as it was still gambling, and winnings were paid out by the casino...

 

Guest services told me the reason I couldn't use my credit any way I wished was because I had been given "non-refundable" onboard credit. I showed them the terms on the shareholder benefit site, but they just shrugged and said they didn't know anything about it.... It was generally a frustrating experience. I emailed investor relations when I came back to query it and they never responded, even after a follow-up email.

 

Has anyone else come unstuck using their benefit?

Edited January 3 by genian_travels

[shof515]

non refundable onboard is always used first so that should of covered the arcade, shop spending, bingo and other things including the spa if you did not book it in advance 

[genian_travels]

7 minutes ago, shof515 said:

non refundable onboard is always used first so that should of covered the arcade, shop spending, bingo and other things including the spa if you did not book it in advance 

 

I was lucky and won the spa raffle, so I didn't have to pay for my treatment (nor did I want to pay over-inflated prices for anything extra). I spent $100 on the arcade and stuff in the shop, so was left with $150 still to spend on the last day that I kept being refused. Ended up buying 2 of the most expensive bingo packages just to not forfeit it...

[julig22]

On 12/30/2023 at 9:20 AM, dbrown84 said:

It really wouldn't take much time or effort for NCL to make this a fillable form and/or an online submission.  Wish they would make it so

Form is fillable if you open it in Adobe with editing capabilities.  I use the same form, with a scanned signature, each time, just change the cruise info. Then resend an email, using the previously sent email but changing the attachment and cruise info.

[dbrown84]

3 hours ago, julig22 said:

Form is fillable if you open it in Adobe with editing capabilities.  I use the same form, with a scanned signature, each time, just change the cruise info. Then resend an email, using the previously sent email but changing the attachment and cruise info.

that's not a fillable form.  You wouldn't have to have that with a fillable form.