livingonthebeach

Jason Liberty sold 50,000 shares RCL stock which was approximately $6.98 million, with a weighted-average price of $139.63 per share.

Following this sale, Liberty's direct ownership in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is 153,017 shares. So I'm not worried he's cashing out and sailing into the sunset. No other executive / director followed.  He could have myriad reasons to have taken out 6.98M. Graduation present? Gift to a family member? Who the frig knows. He does have a substantial number of shares left. I don't see this sale as an indication that the sky is falling - not for now at least. 

I'm staying in especially when the average future target price (according to analysts) is $151 with a high estimate of $174.

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

Today from what I heard virgin has a IPO, expected in the $42 range. Newly come public. I was laying in bed at the time I heard it was coming today so not sure I got the initial pricing correct, but interesting. 

Viking (VIK) is slated to go public on May 1st trading from $21 and $25 per share. 

24 minutes ago, ulcards99 said:

I read another thread that stated they were able to make all their dining reservations in the app once on board the ship.  Hoping that is at least the case as I would much prefer doing that than standing in line and making reservations manually with the staff!

I would prefer that as well! Hope the change comes soon fleet-wide.

26 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Something nice that we saw on Odyssey in March and they said it was the first week they did it was restauarant staff in the terminal prior to boarding making reservations.  It was fabulous, made all mine in yhe terminal at 10:30 prior to boarding. 

Wow - that's great! Thanks for sharing!!

Just now, Ourusualbeach said:

Seems to be a low priority.  

Must be a very low priority for them like you said, but it sure would be nice to be able to get all the reservations out of the way before boarding, instead of having to stand in a line to make them once onboard. The only problem I see with that is if you see a lower price, you would hesitate to cancel and buy back at a lower price for fear of losing those prime times,so the cancelation incentive would go away and that would leave more money in Royal's pocket. Would seem it would be a higher priority for them to change. 

21 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

The stock closed at $140.59, up $3.12 a share today.  Loving all those shares I purchased in 2020 as the priced dropped due to ships not being allowed to sail.  At least I can say something good came from the pandemic. 

 

Some people truly benefited from the Pandemic, i.e. Big Pharma, PPE suppliers (masks, sanitizer, germ killers) not to mention toilet paper and paper towel makers. Some really gauged people who were vulnerable.

But buying stock at lower prices benefited not only the stockholder but helped get Royal get back on its feet. You did very well for yourself and in a good way. Congrats!

1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said:

You must book these on board

Whatever happened to Royal's announcement earlier in the year stating that reserving specialty restaurants would be available online pre-boarding to coincide with the launch date of Icon OTS?That date has come and gone and still not able to reserve using the UDP. Did they completely scrap that idea or is it still in the works?

Unlike other cruise lines, Royal offers no bundled pricing pre-cruise or onboard. Best pricing is during sales using the cruise planner prior to boarding. Sometimes drink punch cards are available during the end of a cruise and some specialty dining offers can pop up, but don't bank on it. 

RCL trading in the $140 range - back to all time highs. Great come back from the $19 pandemic low! Got in just for the OBC and got a great price boost to boot!

While not required for a few years, I've seen some wear masks on all of my post-pandemic cruises. If one wants to wear one, it is not frowned upon. To each their own. 

Q1 earnings just came out and were stronger than expected. Stock trading up in Futures market. Earnings call set at 10:00am:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/royal-caribbean-group-reports-first-quarter-results-and-increases-full-year-guidance-on-continued-strong-demand-302127396.html#:~:text=The company also reported total,the first quarter of 2023.

https://www.rclinvestor.com/webcasts-presentations/#heading-0

IDK but these past few weeks haven't been kind to the stock market. Glad I only bought RCL for the OBC only. Not investing any more on anything until things settle. 

18 minutes ago, mafig said:

Me, tool

Is it possible he's been located, alive and well, and we just haven't heard?

Last news report was 22 hours ago. Since he’s been missing for over a week, it doesn’t seem likely that he would be found alive.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/search-missing-south-carolina-cruise-passenger-complicated-jungle-terrain-family-demands-us-help.amp

I’m hoping that they find him soon but it would be a miracle. So sad. 

18 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Well also it's about oil. Because rcl is a heavy user of oil products and the price is creeping up again. Iran told biden yesterday he needs to get israel in hand or they "could " totally stop traffic in the red sea. I really like last call on CNBC and this threat was discussed on last nights show, though seems it isnt being well covered except in stock news. But iran threatened us yesterday.

 

The price of oil turned green again which also pressures rcl stock price. Some are calling for $90 oil. It's close. So I'd add oil to the mix. Its inflationary .. but also particularly bad for stocks like rcl with heavy debt. 

I agree with your assessments - the good news is it’s up just a tad this morning. I’ll take that - still up ahead by much from where I bought it.

Thinking I should invest in blue chip dividend stocks like you to add to my portfolio of highly volatile stocks that keep me awake at night. 🤣

Anyone know why RCL stock price went down by 5% yesterday? I know the market was a bit lower yesterday in anticipation of today's CPI announcement but not by that much.

I read some analysts are attributing the sudden dip to a drunk teenager jumping off a ship between the Bahamas and Cuba and a man with dementia wandering off in Cozumel, Mexico.

I don't see how that could be RCL's fault.  They did have to pay to settle a law suit for a Jazz cruise that was cancelled during Covid but enough to lower the stock by that much? **Confused** 

I remember the days of uber-crowded Diamond lounges during happy hour. Now with the anytime drinks loaded on the sea pass card, I haven't seen over crowding at the former Diamond / now Crown Lounges.  The anytime / anywhere free drinks is the most positive change I've seen to the loyalty program that most people have embraced. Not so much for the other changes, i.e. Diamonds not allowed during cocktail hour in the Crown lounge on SOME sailings and Pinnacles and Diamond+s losing some of their benefits as well. 

I've been there a few times, and each time I take an excursion outside of Falmouth, i.e. Dunns River Falls, Green Grotto Caves, etc. The small port area in Falmouth includes shops and vendors -- safe enough but expect to be hassled by hustlers. Just say "NO"

Whether you are Diamond, Diamond Plus or Pinnacle on RCI, you automatically receive Elite Status.  I am Diamond Plus on RCI but only Elite on X with 58 Captain's Club points. If I want to get to Elite Plus or Zenith on X then I have to earn the required points on X - they are not interchangeable with RCI.  

The same is true if you are Elite, Elite+ or Zenith on X, then you only get Diamond status on RCI unless you earn the required points on RCI for Diamond+ or Pinnacle.

3 hours ago, aborgman said:

 

San Miguel is small. Total developed area on the island is about 15 square miles.

 

The island itself is 185 square miles. Lots and lots and lots of jungle.

One would think that after several days someone from that island would have spotted him. Doesn’t look too promising after being missing for almost a week. 

What's surprising is he's been missing since April 3rd - that's four days ago. Cozumel is a small island and Americans stick out like sore thumbs. He apparently had no money on him and gave a taxi driver a watch for payment.....doesn't look like he could have gone very far.

I've done it on Allure and it was well worth it! Lots of guac + food + Margarita. 

Congratulations!!!

You can either be very private and propose on your balcony or do it on the Love & Marriage show for the whole world to see!

13 hours ago, MrCruze said:

The Apr 30th'24 sailing on Ovation from Honolulu to Vancouver is a crazy good deal right now.

 

Guarantee Balcony is about $1321 all-in for two.  Add in a kid under 12 for an extra $111.  This would work out to an astonishing $52pppn.

 

Without a kid it comes to around $73 per night. It's still a great deal for a balcony. I just did a mock booking and was very tempted. Have you checked out the airfare pricing? 

On 3/21/2024 at 5:04 PM, tauntoncheer said:

Purchased my air through Royal Caribbeans land to sea to Barcelona. Does anyone know if I can upgrade my seats for a price before flight?Has anyone ever done it before? Thanks in advance. 

Yes -- once you've paid and have a ticket locator number you are able to upgrade. 

Just happened to come across this sale while booking in my planner for upcoming sailings. I know there are "sales" going on all the time but this one piqued my fancy. Some interesting beverage packages and excursions going on -- wouldn't hurt to check them out.