Stockholder's benefit extended

[caribill]

With the release of the 2014 Annual Report comes the announcement that the stockholder's benefit has been extended another year.

 

The benefit is applicable on sailings through July 31, 2016 aboard the brands listed below. Certain restrictions apply. Applications to receive these benefits should be made at least two weeks prior to cruise departure date.

 

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, cannot be exchanged for cash and, cannot be used for casino credits/charges and gratuities charged to your onboard account.

 

Only one onboard credit per shareholder-occupied stateroom.

 

Reservations must be made by February 29, 2016.

 

For Princess:

Booking Support

24303 Town Center Drive, Suite 200

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Tel 800 872 6779 ext. 30317

Fax 661 753 0180

Edited March 5, 2015 by caribill

[ggprincess2004]

Thank you for the info. Yippee - happy onboard credit dance. :D

[paul929207]

Thanks for the update

[Fengsters]

Is there a time frame that it has to be made after? It was posted two weeks before, but we sail in December. Should I send it now or wait until it is closer?

Thanks,

Jolene

[caribill]

Is there a time frame that it has to be made after? It was posted two weeks before, but we sail in December. Should I send it now or wait until it is closer?

Thanks,

Jolene

 

The proof of stock ownership cannot be dated earlier than 90 days before the cruise, so you will need to wait until September or later.

Edited March 5, 2015 by caribill

[TwoBadKnees]

When will the proxy card be sent out this year? Last year I received mine in February...

[frankathy]

I was told they take proxy card or a brokerage statement not over 180 days old. That was from Princess and Holland America.

 

They will accept it but will not post to sailing until you make the final payment.

I love that they let us combine it with other OBC's. RCI does not so I rarely sail with them

[Thrak]

One always "expects" that this benefit will be extended for another year but it's good to see it in writing.

[paul929207]

I usually submit mone after I make final payment

[Colo Cruiser]

Good news.

[Coveguy4]

Kudos to CC for continuing this. Princess has really speeded up the system enabling the OBC to show on our personalizer, my last 4 submits took less than 36 hours to process

[christydore]

So you can't get this if your cruise is a "Reduced Rate". So it's only applicable to people that pay full price on a cruise. If Princess drops the rate you wouldn't be eligible ??

[Thrak]

So you can't get this if your cruise is a "Reduced Rate". So it's only applicable to people that pay full price on a cruise. If Princess drops the rate you wouldn't be eligible ??

 

No. The "reduced rate" refers to people who get things like the "friends" rate. You can take advantage of any advertised price or any price your TA gives you that is below the launch rate.

 

Our first use of the shareholder's OBC was to cruise to Hawaii. We sailed in a mid-ship balcony for $1,459 pp. This was far below the originally advertised rate. It was great to purchase the stock and get an immediate return of $250 in OBC.

Edited March 5, 2015 by Thrak

[Sandy R]

Tried to pull up the new benefit form on the Princess site but it still says the old date. Is it just not there yet?

[Thrak]

Tried to pull up the new benefit form on the Princess site but it still says the old date. Is it just not there yet?

 

If you do a google search for the financial report for CCL you will find a link to the report. The page you are used to seeing is a page in that report. It's not available (yet) as a separate pdf but I would guess it will be soon.

Edited March 5, 2015 by Thrak

[paul929207]

So you can't get this if your cruise is a "Reduced Rate". So it's only applicable to people that pay full price on a cruise. If Princess drops the rate you wouldn't be eligible ??

No, we always get a discount from our TA in the 15% range and always get the shareholder OBC.

[paul929207]

Tried to pull up the new benefit form on the Princess site but it still says the old date. Is it just not there yet?

I have never used the form and never had a problem. I just put the relevant info on the FAX cover sheet.

[bhopal21]

Tried to pull up the new benefit form on the Princess site but it still says the old date. Is it just not there yet?

 

It doesn't matter as you can still use the previous form.

 

Mike:)

[MicCanberra]

Good news indeed.:D

[Astro Flyer]

Tried to pull up the new benefit form on the Princess site but it still says the old date. Is it just not there yet?

 

I have never used the form and never had a problem. I just put the relevant info on the FAX cover sheet.

 

It doesn't matter as you can still use the previous form.

 

Mike:)

It takes awhile for the application form to be updated & as Mike said you can use the previous form or as Paul said none at all. Each way works however Princess created a form that answers all of the many questions asked here on CC & it ensures an accurate submission to quickly get the SOBC issued. :)

[RJ2002]

Glad to see this has been continued. :)

[HRPro]

They are very speedy giving the OBC credit these days. I faxed mine in earlier this week for our April 25th cruise, and it was showing in my Personalizer in under three hours. Love this benefit!

[frankathy]

They allowed me to have it for a deeply discounted holiday sailing but would not allow me to have my AMEX platinum (350.00) OBC.

 

I created a fax form years ago. I never knew there was a form. Could someone give me the link?

 

I remember when we used to be able to email the requests. Back than we had to send our booking confirmation.

[Astro Flyer]

They allowed me to have it for a deeply discounted holiday sailing but would not allow me to have my AMEX platinum (350.00) OBC.

 

I created a fax form years ago. I never knew there was a form. Could someone give me the link?

 

I remember when we used to be able to email the requests. Back than we had to send our booking confirmation.

Here's a link to the most recent application form & when the form with the new dates is available will post it.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=317604&d=1403910758

[Thrak]

I've done it with and without the form. Up until our last cruise I never used a form. I just printed out the relevant information and wrote my cruise info on it by hand and faxed it in. It always went through without a problem. For our last cruise I actually used the form and, of course, it worked just fine as well.

 

The shareholder OBC is one of the things that makes me want to stick with Princess...