Just bought my CCL stocks!!

[lizbow]

[quote name='WeBeGone']And to get around the 3%, just sit at a slot machine, open a "bank", transfer $$ from your on board account into the "bank", cash out the bank. No 3% paid. I usually give ourselves $1000 OBC (which I charge to a credit card to get air miles), then we use this method to get daily spending money. That way we don't have to carry a large amount of cash.

The 3% applies only at the casino cashier when you take a cash advance against a credit card.[/quote]

So...as I dont use the casino..i am not familiar with the rules, are you saying that ANY on board credit, even what the T.A gives you for booking with them, can be turned into cash in your pocket, without a fee..?:eek: Thats far better than trying to spend on ship stuff !!

[dresch25]

[quote name='bhopal21']It is one's own personal decision. Mine is up over 50% from when I purchased in February of 2009 ($19.56) and I have received $400 of onboard credit during that time.

Mike:)[/quote]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]That is when we bought ours as well. My broker wants me to sell and take the huge gain but I keep telling him it’s like free money every time I go on a cruise. I have no plans on selling or stop cruising any time soon. [/SIZE][/FONT]

[caribill]

[quote name='lizbow']So...as I dont use the casino..i am not familiar with the rules, are you saying that ANY on board credit, even what the T.A gives you for booking with them, can be turned into cash in your pocket, without a fee..?:eek: Thats far better than trying to spend on ship stuff !![/quote]

Unless they change the rules, you can download to your casino account from your room account money with no commission and then cash it out at the casino cashier.

You download the money to a slot machine and then tell the slot machine to put it on your cruise card (it is not really on your card, that is just a means of having an ID).

The money will have come from your room account whether you have OBC or not.

[FLACRUISER99]

[quote name='jam82']For those of you who have owned stock for a while: How long have you been receiving OBC's as a benefit?

When I went to the Shareholder Benefit page, I see that the offer expires in July. Based on past experience, do they update this to continue the benefit, or will the program end in July?[/quote]
Yes it has been renewed every year for at least the last 10 years, but you could not always combine with FCC's

[jam82]

Thanks. I think I'll get some.

[MR NW GUY]

Great Program.

Here is a link with all the details:

[url]http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=140690&p=irol-sharebenefit[/url]

[KirkNC]

It has saved us over $1,500 since we bought ours.