CGinMTL

3 hours ago, Derbie said:

I appreciate the reply. We sail on Carnival and Princess (Holland as well, though they don't honor the OBC situation-I have been told) quite often.  I wanted the stock strictly for the OBC. 

 

Holland does honour shareholder obc.

Got it for 1 cruise last year

And 2 more upcoming in may 

You can buy now and sell if the benefit ends.

So close, 1998 on Veendam.

The other question I have, how late in the booking process can they hijack your room.

If you booked 2 years out and a family of 4 wants your room 2 weeks out.

How far is that.

Once final payment is made. Rooms should be locked in 

And yes, if you were told, it should appear on the booking.

If you booked before the policy change. You should not lose your room 

We know hal reads these boards, hopefully, they will clarify this 

Also, they have stats 

This policy should only apply on cruises with more families ( summer, 7 days)  

On 3/13/2024 at 7:59 PM, CGinMTL said:

@RuthC thank you. Found it at bottom of page 2.

I had only sent page 1 

I will highlight the number and try again

Will keep everyone posted

 

( Learning curve for all of us ) 

Success.

Stockperk approved today

I have now sent my request to carnival.

Great teamwork everybody.

Thank you

I was going to suggest the same thing

It tried this many years ago 

Was arriving greyhound at Port authority

I took a bus to hobokan, and then gave up and took a cab

I thought it was just me 

Talking to somebody on the ship

Person was a local from new jersey.

I was asked " but how did you get from Manhattan to here,'.

It felt like an American race.

Since I am from Montreal,

On the way home, I had met a nice couple from Burlington

Asked them if they would drop us in Albany.

Saved about 6 hours getting home that day.

I know this does not help you

But lesson learnt, I would not have booked a departure from cape liberty.

I have since discovered Yankee trails and it is a game changer. 

@RuthC thank you. Found it at bottom of page 2.

I had only sent page 1 

I will highlight the number and try again

Will keep everyone posted

( Learning curve for all of us ) 

Submitted over the weekend, just rejected

I had used the proxy card

Reason, does not show no of shares 

I guess they don't realize you only get a proxy card if you have 100 shares 

I was going to say the same thing.

Call your credit card company.

And thank you for letting people know here,

Others will think twice before using this company.

Thinking of you

Disembarkation must be even tougher with the time change

I use the proxy voter card.

It worked twice before when requested via email.

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Yesterday, I saw that I could now request for Nov cruise

Used stockperk app

Uploaded a pic of the proxy card

Got the mail ( btw, it says 2 business days) so am not expecting anything before Wednesday.

Agree, the value would be higher as cruisers like me that are booked Aug to dec are now submitting requests

The rush, I prefer to get it done and remove from my ' to do' list

Thanks for the heads up.

I always use the proxy card.

Have just uploaded to stockperk for my Nov 2024 cruise

Thanks for sharing 

Do you have pics of the rough seas.

A few years Back, I was on azamera doing a transatlantic crossing.

Had we kept course, we would have been going though hurricane Ian

Captain took us as far south as he could

But since the cruise was ending in montreal, he did have to head back north to the mouth of the st Lawrence.

It was quite a ride

He kept saying , you know, captains get a bonus if they save fuel

" My bonus is long gone".

But what matters most is comfort and safety 

My sister is on this cruise ( her first ever ) 

Looking forward to your thread.

I will look closely at you pics. Maybe I will spot her hihi 

I like to eat my meals in the dining room. Never have an issue finding a table 

I think that as long as you are actually using the space, you are not a " hog".

We each have our preferences of where we want to spend the day 

If I want to seat at a table in the pool area or solarium and " not eat" . I do not feel like I am doing anything wrong.

On 2/26/2024 at 6:22 PM, Red-Sol said:

What we usually do is to drive to Albany the day before the cruise...spend the night in an area hotel...and hop on a Yankee Trails bus in the morning...arrive at the Manhattan Cruise terminal around 10:30 am and are usually boarding around 11:30 am works well for us.

 

BTW Hi neighbor! 🙂

I am from Montreal and do the same

Love sailing out of nyc

I have never been loyal to a brand

Always look at price and itinerary to make my decsions

I would stop as you go 

Depending on how much time you have

When you are ready to turn around and come back, you will be less stressed on the timeline 

When we did it, we went about halfway and then came back 

Slight price drop. Just saved $20 / per 

I use to take the bus to sapphire beach. Very easy.

It was $2 because it was further out

Super easy

Went we went pre shutdown, we usually just took the bus.

Pretty easy and was only $2 / pers

I use the proxy vote card as proof of ownership. No issue