Shareholders unite!

[Honolulu Blue]

A couple of provisos here:

 

* Don't count any shares held in index funds, sector funds, ETFs, or blind trusts

* Do count shares that you hold jointly with someone else

 

As always, thanks for your time.

[6rugrats]

If it was in a blind trust, how would you know?

[dorisis]

Carnival stocks give us OBCs on all the lines they own. They are combinable with other OBCs. Royal Caribbean stocks can usually not be combined, so no cruise benefit. For us, the Carnival stocks have more than paid for themselves.

[OCruisers]

I don't buy stock in companies that Float or Fly. :D

 

LuLu

[ontheweb]

My Carnival Corporation shares are held jointly with my DW. Despite the wording of your provisos, I voted that I owned the shares.

Edited September 16, 2015 by ontheweb

[14thmed]

Don't own any of the stocks listed,but intend to buy Carnival.

[twin123185]

Don't buy these stocks just to get credits! They are at their highs right now!

[rkacruiser]

I am suspicious. Why do you want to know this? What is the purpose of this poll?

Edited September 16, 2015 by rkacruiser

[paul929207]

Don't buy these stocks just to get credits! They are at their highs right now!

Part of the buying process should be consideration of why you are buying. If you sail often and will be getting OBC each time, the price is of little interest. If you plan to take a 3 day cruise every 5 years, then the investment is the main consideration.

 

I bought CCL several years ago. Since my wife and I are retired and cruise often, we get over $1000 in OBC most years. Since we only paid about $2600 for the stock, it has done great for us.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Many, many years ago we bought Carnival stock when it was about $12 a share.

When we were healthy and able to do 4 and 5 cruises a year -- nothing under 14 days -- we got shipboard credit like crazy.

So between the shipboard credit and the dividends, buying the stock was a HUGE bonus for us.

[thinfool]

Where is this information going?

 

Will you be paid for the results of this poll?

 

Can I have my share if you are being paid?

[paul929207]

Where is this information going?

 

Will you be paid for the results of this poll?

 

Can I have my share if you are being paid?

As unscientific as the poll is, I doubt there will be any compensation

[Honolulu Blue]

Thanks everyone.

 

Where is this information going?

 

Will you be paid for the results of this poll?

 

Can I have my share if you are being paid?

 

Sure, you can have my share of nothing. To quote the old song, nothing from nothing leaves nothing.

 

To answer the question upthread, I asked because I was curious about what avid cruisers do. I'm not keeping track of this info in any way other than what this thread provides. I can't control what other people do, though I rather doubt the Internet bad guys care about stuff like this.

[GrooveInWhichWeMove]

Holding shares in RCL would give a new dimension to booking an Owner's Suite, wouldn't it? :)

[twin123185]

Part of the buying process should be consideration of why you are buying. If you sail often and will be getting OBC each time, the price is of little interest. If you plan to take a 3 day cruise every 5 years, then the investment is the main consideration.

 

I bought CCL several years ago. Since my wife and I are retired and cruise often, we get over $1000 in OBC most years. Since we only paid about $2600 for the stock, it has done great for us.

 

 

Agreed, I didn't think my post through before I posted! Great point.

[MCC retired]

Carnival Corp stock is the real winner here.

The OBC benefit applies to many more cruise lines and ships without the combinability problems that RCI stock OBC has .