I trade this stock all the time, several things to understand, CCL has be selling shares and diluting stock value to pay down debt.   People were planning on cruises getting going by summer at the latest.  We might see it back under $10 if more cancellations happen.  If we get a market dip in the short term it could go even lower IMHO.  Buying 100 share to get OBC is fine at any price but the money to be made is buy on a big dip then sell quickly and not get greedy when it spikes up. 

When it was $50+ a share they paid $.50 share every quarter.  They now pay zero.  There use to be 550M share outstanding now 778M shares.  I don't see the dividend coming back for years and share price returning to $50 for  decade or more.  Trade it make money, keep it and watch your cash washout to sea...

All just my2cents,

framer

On 10/22/2020 at 3:08 PM, TheOldBear said:

Previous discussions for Alaska have neglected wide angle lenses in favor of some more extreme telephoto options.

A wide angle lens [24 to 35 mm 'full frame' equivalent] might be useful for interior [on ship and on land] pictures and for stitching panorama shots. Many photographers will use a modest wide angle lens for their 'walking around' lens.

 

Your 18mm kit lens likely is similar to the angle of view of a full frame 28mm [or my MFT kit zoom14-42mm] lens. A prime [fixed focal length] lens might be much more compact, and be brighter [f/1.8] instead of a kit zoom at f/3.5 or so.

 

For SLR mounts, you may find that the size/weight/price increases radically for prime lenses wider than 24mm - very few of them will be optimized for smaller than full frame coverage. 

A 14-24mm lives on my FF body when used on ship.  24mm seems about perfect.  A 24-70 could also be a great choice. 

I'm planning to be back in AK 2021, fingers crossed.

framer

CCL is a trade only stock for the foreseeable future, IMHO.  Dividend is gone for years and when it does return it will be a fraction of what it was.  There are too many better choices for long term investments than CCL.  

framer

I've been paying it when it goes below 13.00 I put a sell 15.00 on Friday.  I was shocked when it sold Monday at opening price😁.

I can now buy my row boat...

framer

Not happy,  I booked the Star because it has Skywalkers.  The Grand should have been sent to P&O IMHO.  No ship with Skywalkers in AK in 2021?  I'll give it a couple weeks to shakeout before making changes.

Guess I'm looking for a different cruise in 2022. 

framer

What do you get when 36 people to a party in WV...?

Answer soon...

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I've been in the shoes of owning a business when, ba-bam, you hit a brick wall.  CCL has had to borrow 5-6billion and pay 11-12% on a bond issue I heard.  They are bleeding cash.  I'll take their offer to put toward a future cruise.  I hope they are able to keep things together, they like most businesses are not at fault.  I worry that cruising might not be the same.

framer

Seriously don't over look the AMD 9 x3900 as prices have come down.  I am more than thrilled with it's performance.

framer

I'd been using a 4 y/o Zenbook Pro w/ 4K touch and none of the light weight ones had a touchscreen and almost no 4K screens.  I wanted a light weight but could not compromise on raw power.  Thank the heavens that the wife's laptop was 10+ years old and a program she been using no longer will allow you to run it with Win7.  I offered her my laptop and she was thrilled to get the touchscreen.  That is how I justify getting a new one for myself. 

Stay healthy, hope to be able to cruise again.

framer

Dave,

I had not planned on getting a new laptop so soon after upgrading my desktop computer but I could not resist this one.  https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/ZenBook-Pro-Duo-UX581GV/

I can put PS tools and menus on the 2nd screen and have the whole top one to work on.  A bit heavy but only 1/2lb more that I've been using.

framer

We try never to save paperwork from cruises.  We do have our pins on a cork board in the basement.

I do have my dad's barf bag collection from the 40, 50 & 60 from old airline flights, go figure.  I had planned to frame them one day, never got around to it.

framer

L107 & 108 are also great CC mini's.  Balcony is still large has table, chairs, loungers but completely private.  M107 108 is balcony is beyond big but completely open from above.   All are super.

From LIVE Sky now...

The Captain is the most personable Captain I've see.  He all over the ship from dining rooms to the buffet area.  He'll sit down and talk with someone for a minite or two, get a photo with him.  Don't miss the Captain's party it was not the normal boring event.

Ship's perfect, go 1 hour before the two major shows.  The door were closed 30 minutes before last nights show as all seats were filled. 

Have fun, 

framer

There is a stock 2032 coin battery in each one also.  Couldn't resist cutting it open. 

framer

1 hour ago, HappyCruiserettu said:

It is a one-for-one swap. You can exchange anything for anything, except, you may not have more than the eight bottles of liquor. You can even get some things not in the "original package' (Wheel of Fortune fans?) We like to get some ginger ale, and additional water, etc.

I trade in the 2beers + 6 liquor keep the 2-Dewars and get all Dewar's every time.  That 10 Dewar's.  Done that 8 times. 

framer

I originally had an OEM  Win 7 home but bought a Pro upgrade  $100 online with Microsoft.  I found out it was then considered a retail version.  I then had used their free upgrade to 10 and was able to download the Win10 media from Microsoft.  I never had a 10 code.  I used that media and used my above install procedure with my Win 7 Pro Upgrade Code and it worked perfect. 

framer

Tip on transferring Win 10.  If you have and old retail 7 or 8 you can install 10 and select below the enter code page a link to skip the code and enter later.  You can then update everything and when running correct goto SETTING -> Update and Security -> Activation ( enter your retail number for 7 or 8.  If you old OS was pro then it activates as pro.  

Retail software is King...

framer

Been setting up the new x570 build today.  I just loaded XPlane11 in and turned everything to MAX.  My old i7 4thgen would not be usable even with my Nvidia 1080.  Using the same 1080 with the settings maxed out it cruised at 40fps.  Wow, it looked wonderful.  XPlane11 IMHO is a good test because  you need serious computer power plus a great graphic card to run good.

I can't wait to try huge pano stiching in photoshop. 

I spend around $1200 and reused the rest of my old system.  I had to buy just the CPU, MB, NVME drive, and 32GB memory.

I had a good case, PS, water cooler, a couple of 6TB SATA HD's, 

framer

Dave

You put the upgrade bug in me and after speeding hours reading reviews and specs I bought an ASUS

AMD AM4 ROG Strix X570-E, w/AMD RYZEN 9 3900X 12-Core , G.SKILL Trident Z Neo (For AMD Ryzen) Series 32GB (4 x 8GB)DDR43200, Patriot Viper Gaming VP4100 M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen4 x4, NVMe 1.3

Reason 8-SATA plus two M.2 Gen4X4 slots, all fully usable.  Front USB3.2 gen2 + 2-gen1 usb3 ports. 

It will be water cooled using a Corsair Hydro Series H100i PRO 240mm.  I never thought I would get the AMD but it just made sense.  I did get the 3900X for $499.  It was bought 1st when I could snag it.  

For now my old case, 750wPS and 1080 Nvidia GTX1080 video card will be used with the new.  I also have several 6GB SATA drives that will be transfered into the new system. 

So, thanks Dave for making me spend my hard earn SS check this month.  So much for the wife's xmas gift this year...

framer

1 hour ago, frugaltravel said:

I have been on both. Royal Princess is a great ship but IMHO not for Alaska. No public forward viewing areas, no wraparound promenade deck etc. Not even a forward lounge with a view. For Alaska I want an open forward viewing area. The Star has multiple options for that. Star hands down for me in Alaska.

Seriously, any Grand Class ship w/a clam shell up front is premium.  The wrap around deck is also perfect for Alaska. 

Here's  the wife and my sister on promenade 

framer

AK2021 or bust...

December 16th for Elites, 17th for everyone else I was told.

framer

17 hours ago, TenneSea said:

"Who is John Galt " ?

If you are not being funny...

John Galt

John Galt is a character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. Although he is not identified by name until the last third of the novel, he is the object of its often-repeated question "Who is John Galt?" and of the quest to discover the answer.Wikipedia

 

framer

2 hours ago, john_galt said:

Robert & Linda

It's a cool handle.

framer

6 minutes ago, john_galt said:

Concierge Lounge

 

 

 

 

 

Is John Galt a handle or your real name?

Sorry for asking...

framer