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6 minutes ago, zap99 said:
Ours. K409. £3200 for 2 in a decent midships balcony. Take off the £560 OBC and that's £188 per night. I did say " About ".
Ok, lol.
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28 minutes ago, zap99 said:
We looked at a NCL, UK and Ireland 10 night cruise for this summer. £3,200 each in a standard balcony. That is a little more than P&O prices. As you say, + a few hundred for tips. IMHO folk buy a cruise at around £200 per balcony cabin per night and compare to a premier inn. Premier Inn don't include food,or entertainment, or a balcony, or a different location. If purple is your thing and you don't mind your accommodation being in a pub carpark you know where to book.
Please take a look at the P&O website and quote me a cruise number that shows a balcony for a £100 pppn (£200 per couple). I can’t find one.
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12 minutes ago, 9265359 said:
A Premier Inn price is fine for a Premier Inn, but if you choose to pay Hilton prices but book a Premier Inn…It goes to the other topic of why pay for a suite when you get very little extra for that huge extra cost.
Glad you agree it’s a Premier Inn.
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5 minutes ago, 9265359 said:
No, the people buying the overpriced drinks packages (or the overpriced drinks or the overpriced internet or the overpriced spa, etc.) are the people subsidising my cruise!Then, at the price I am paying my comment still stands, ‘there is a feeling of being in a Premier Inn at sea’
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20 minutes ago, 9265359 said:
But the prices are not even a fraction that Premier Inn charge!Deduct the cost of the flights from my current cruise to the Canary Islands and they are charging £70 per night for a couple - AND that includes three or more meals a day - so deduct the cost of those and it would be like Premier Inn paying you to stay!
Wow, you’re obviously getting a better deal than me. Our cruise to Canada in September is costing £375 per night for a couple. Hhhmm, am I paying to subsidise other cruises I wonder?
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On Aurora at the moment. Went to the Captain’s welcome party. I normally drink red wine but was told that had been stopped. Only a glass of P&O bubbly or orange juice provided. Although staff are still superb there is now a feeling of being in a Premier Inn at sea.
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This upgrade bidding lark is obviously another P&O practical joke. I received not one but two emails inviting me to bid. Then I received this message.
We just wanted to let you know that unfortunately on this occasion, we haven't been able to accept your offer for a cabin upgrade on your upcoming holiday.
so I went online and checked. They are still selling mini suites on my sailing.
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20 minutes ago, sandancer said:
That’s odd. I thought everyone got it. If you are already in a higher grade cabin or suite then there might not be anywhere to move to. We had this email for our NYE cruise on Iona even though the ship is sold out. Can only think they anticipate a few cancellations. We are waitlisted for an assistance room so didn’t bid. Our TA is of the opinion that we don’t stand much chance.
This is the first time I have received one so I have applied for a mini suite. I’ll let you know if my bid is successful.
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I have received an email from P&O regarding my forthcoming cruise:
We hope you're excited about your upcoming cruise – we can't wait to welcome you on board.
‘There's still time to upgrade your accommodation through P&O Cruises Upgrade if you'd like to make your holiday even more special. Simply place an offer below on the type of cabin you'd like to upgrade to and we'll let you know if it's accepted.’Has anyone else received one of these emails and better still, got a bargain upgrade?
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On 7/20/2023 at 11:27 AM, LifeonMars said:
Carnival UK shareholding Dept, Can Beat that, Booked yesterday through the online section of a well known TA at 3.30pm for a cruise in 90 days, received booking confirmation almost immediately, they obviously have good IT dept, at 3.45 pm emailed Carnival UK shareholders asking for shareholder benefit and at 5.30pm received email from them that it had been applied to my booking and that I should contact my TA for updated confirmation. Contacted my TA by email (Only way) and this morning had acknowledgement from them that the additional trip obc had been added and was showing in the add on section of My trip.
My experience is quite the opposite. Being a Baltic level cruiser I cruise on average 4 times a year. My carnival shares are held in certificate form and each time evidence of share ownership is required my TA just emails a Copy to the shareholders benefits dept. Last week my TA did just that and received a reply saying that the certificate was unacceptable as it was not dated in the last three months. It’s obvious that P&O staff have no idea what they are doing!
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Carnival has announced plans to raise $1billion by issuing new stock.
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NCL to remove requirement for pre cruise test on August 1st. I suspect other cruise lines will soon follow.
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It may seem a bit simplistic, but older people tend to go on cruises for several reasons e.g. travel to foreign countries without flying, having someone else do their cooking and cleaning, not using gas and electricity at home. These and other reasons will ensure that cruise lines continue to have healthy booking figures. At the time of writing this post Carnival shares are bucking the stock market trend and rising above $9 per share. Please do not write off Carnival yet, there is still a lot of mileage left in this company.
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Analysts consensus is that current target price is £12.77. CCL rose slightly on the Dow jones on Friday. Perhaps we have hit the bottom for the time being. The next few weeks will be interesting.
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6 hours ago, funinhounslow said:
We may have spoken too soon…A couple of negative analysts’ reports are being referenced in the media but such volatility is rarely a good sign…
Market insider is rating Carnival as a hold. This is based on the fact that analysts are 8 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 10 sell ratings.
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1 minute ago, PRINCESSTHE BEST said:
The dividends that we previously enjoyed have evaporated for the foreseeable future.
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11 hours ago, Harry Peterson said:
To buy now may indeed give you a chance of a nice profit down the road. I suspect there's a far greater chance of losing the lot, though, because of Carnival's huge and very expensive debt pile, and that's the much more common view amongst financial commentators.
I totally agree Harry.
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‘Always cruzin’ puts our losses into perspective 😯
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The reason I posted those links was just to highlight the risks with buying at the moment. I could see that quite a few of the posters are being drawn in by the rapid decline of the share price. I bought my 100 shares about 12 years ago for £1700. Since that time I saw them climb to £55 a share. However I kept them for the dividends and OBC. Like many others I have probably got my money back, and with further cruises in the pipeline will continue to benefit. It will probably be a different story for people who buy them at the moment. Shareholding has always been and will always be a risk, so it is up to each individual to make their own decisions.
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Analysts at Berenberg have reiterated their 16p price for Carnival stating the group's recovery was "beyond the horizon".
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One thing to bear in mind is you only lose when you sell or the business goes bust. If you hang on to them for the long haul you may make money. They used to be £55 per share.
Things that once were at P & O but are now… GONE!
in P&O Cruises ( UK )
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Just to clarify. I am not degrading Premier Inn in anyway shape or form. I use them on a regular basis and they are great and fantastic value for money. In fact I am a shareholder, so know a bit about them.