Carnival Shareholder Perks

[CroozBlooz]

I am a Carnival shareholder and I have heard that Carnival provides discounts or other perks to shareholders who cruise on one of its lines. I assume there are restrictions and limitations, but can anyone point me to written information on the particulars? Thanks.

[MouseHunter]

Go to www.carnivalcorp.com . Select Annual Reports at the the top right. Then select the 2004 Annual Report. The information you are looking for is on page 4.

[West Coast]

previously posted: here

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Carnival Corporation plc is please to extend the following benefit for stockholders:

 

Onboard credit per stateroom on sailings of 14 days or longer - $250

Onboard credit per stateroom on sailings of 7 to 13 days - $100

Onboard credit per stateroom on sailings of 6 days or less - $50

 

This benefit is applicable on sailings through July 31, 2006 aboard the brands listed below. Certain restrictions apply.

This benefit is available to shareholders holding a minimum of 100 shares of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc. Employees, travel agents cruising at travel agent rates, tour conductors, or anyone cruising on a reduced-rate or complimentary basis are excluded from this offer. This benefit is not transferable, not combinable with any other shipboard offer and cannot be used for casino credits/charges and gratuties charged to your onbard account. Only one onbard credit per shareholder occupied stateroom. Reservations must be made by February 28, 2006.

Please provide your name, reservation number, ship and sailing date, along with proof of ownership of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc shares (i.e., photcopy of shareholder proxy card, shares certificate or a current brokerage or nominee statement) and the inital deposit to your travel agent or to the cruise line you have selected.

 

North American Brands:

Carnival

Princess

Holland America / Windstar

Cunard* / Seabourn

 

UK Brands:

P & O

Ocean Village

Swan Hellenic

Cunard*

 

Continential European Brands

Costa Cruises*

Aida Das Clubschiff

 

Australian Brand

P & O cruises Australia

 

*The onboard credit for Cunard and Costa Cruises is determined based on the operational currency onboard the vessel.

 

Also, each 'division' of CCL has their own contact person.

 

So, for Princess, direct your request to:

 

Liza McDaniel, Yield Management

Tel: (661) 753-0305

Fax: (661) 753-0180

[CroozBlooz]

Thanks for the info. Has anybody actually ever used this benefit? Is it real or illusory? Do you have to pay the unreasonably high brochure rate in order to get this shipboard credit, or does the reference to "reduced-rate" mean something else? When it says "not combinable with any other shipboard offer" does this mean you can't get it if you already have a shipboard credit (for example, because you got one for placing an earlier onboard advance deposit or got it from a travel agent)? Can it be added to your reservation after you already have made final payment? Thanks.

[arlenemilt]

You cannot combine it with FCC's from Princess, but you do get the greater of the two.

 

You can apply for credit as little as 3 days prior to cruising, though I wouldn't wait that long.

 

I've been a Carnival shareholder for many years; have reaped well over $1,000 in shipboard credit. Unfortunately I book most of my Princess cruises using FCC's and therefore cannot double dip.

 

Arlene (currently on board Pacific Princess)

[donna5]

Also certain special fares(they will let you know when you ask about the CCL credit) do not apply.

 

I thought it was page 7 in the stockholders annual report(the PDF one).

[West Coast]

Princess had previously allowe the Shareholder credit to be combined with other credits but this ended last October.

 

To see if you are eligible, call Liza McDaniel and she can tell you for sure if you're eligible.

Liza McDaniel, Yield Management

Tel: (661) 753-0305

Fax: (661) 753-0180

[KarenC]

Thanks for the info. Has anybody actually ever used this benefit? Is it real or illusory? Do you have to pay the unreasonably high brochure rate in order to get this shipboard credit, or does the reference to "reduced-rate" mean something else? When it says "not combinable with any other shipboard offer" does this mean you can't get it if you already have a shipboard credit (for example, because you got one for placing an earlier onboard advance deposit or got it from a travel agent)? Can it be added to your reservation after you already have made final payment? Thanks.

 

Yes, I've used it. I've never paid brochure rate so I've used it on cruises with lower rates. I'm booked on a cruise soon which had $50.00 cruise credit with the booking. They combined it with the stockholder credit and I ended up with $100.00 credit - fifty from each. They do combine them or give you the larger one. I don't think they will even look at it before you've made final payment. I'd send the information in about a month before sailing. If you send it in too early they seem to think you'll get the credit on record and then sell the stock.

[SPI_Rick]

I would echo Arlene's comments.

 

 

I recently sent in my shareholder information to Carnival for 2 upcoming cruises. I recieved a $250 shareholder benefit for my 17-day Star Princess TransAtlantic cruise scheduled for September. I was eligible for a $100 credit on a March 2006 Australia/New Zealand cruise, but since I already had a $300 shipboard credit for a Future Cruise Credit, I could not take the Shareholder Credit.

 

The process for claiming the credit is relatively painless, so if you are a CCL shareholder it is worth doing.