Bxmt54 Posted July 29, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 29, 2021 We have sailed on both Carnival and Princess many, many times. I have been able to request military credit and shareholders credit each time. We are now scheduled on the Carnival Mardi Gras and I was told that in order to get the military credit I had to book under a military rate. Does anyone know if that is true and if so when it went into effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFromLA Posted July 29, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bxmt54 said: We have sailed on both Carnival and Princess many, many times. I have been able to request military credit and shareholders credit each time. We are now scheduled on the Carnival Mardi Gras and I was told that in order to get the military credit I had to book under a military rate. Does anyone know if that is true and if so when it went into effect? I have never received any type of military credit for sailing Carnival. In fact, my TA specializes in cruises for the military and has never mentioned or offered any additional military credit either. The only mention from Carnival is this: https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2856/kw/military, but it only talks about them offering a military cruise rate (which tends to be only $15 cheaper than the Early Saver Rate for me). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted July 29, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bxmt54 said: We have sailed on both Carnival and Princess many, many times. I have been able to request military credit and shareholders credit each time. We are now scheduled on the Carnival Mardi Gras and I was told that in order to get the military credit I had to book under a military rate. Does anyone know if that is true and if so when it went into effect? I may be mistaken, but Princess offers a military OBC option and Carnival offers a military cruise rate. I have never received a military credit on Carnival before. Hope I haven't missed out on some benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolloman Posted July 29, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Carnival offers Military rates but going back 25 years I have never received an OBC. Princess is the only cruise line I know of that gives OBC to military vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crdtrnr Posted July 29, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Carnival only offers a military rate, no OBC for military. You have to send in a copy of your DD 214 for each booking, if not active. They do not keep it on file, for obvious security reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayGirl Posted July 29, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Carnival does offer a military rate on many sailings. Sometimes there Is bonus obc of 25-50 bucks on those rates. Husband is a vet and we usually see the obc bonus on military rates around Memorial Day, Veterans Day, 4th of July. We got 50 obc for booking a November cruise under the military rate during the Memorial Day sale. You can only get military obc if you book a military rate that includes the obc with your booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Computer Nerd Posted July 30, 2021 #7 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, CruisingFromLA said: I have never received any type of military credit for sailing Carnival. In fact, my TA specializes in cruises for the military and has never mentioned or offered any additional military credit either. The only mention from Carnival is this: https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2856/kw/military, but it only talks about them offering a military cruise rate (which tends to be only $15 cheaper than the Early Saver Rate for me). Ditto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Computer Nerd Posted July 30, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 30, 2021 52 minutes ago, crdtrnr said: Carnival only offers a military rate, no OBC for military. You have to send in a copy of your DD 214 for each booking, if not active. They do not keep it on file, for obvious security reasons. Negative. I sent my PVP a copy of my DD-214 the first time I used her and she has taken care of everything from her end on all of my sailings afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayGirl Posted July 30, 2021 #9 Share Posted July 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, Computer Nerd said: Negative. I sent my PVP a copy of my DD-214 the first time I used her and she has taken care of everything from her end on all of my sailings afterwards. My pvp had us send it to her each time as she was not allowed to save it for security and privacy purposes. We’ve asked too as it’s redundant to keep emailing it in. It’s a your mileage may vary situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailingships Posted July 30, 2021 #10 Share Posted July 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, BroadwayGirl said: My pvp had us send it to her each time as she was not allowed to save it for security and privacy purposes. We’ve asked too as it’s redundant to keep emailing it in. It’s a your mileage may vary situation. Call carnival and ask them for the special address to fax or Email your DD-214 too I only ever had to send mine one time. The regular people you call at Carnival cant see that record but it is kept elsewhere. They dont File 13 it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxmt54 Posted July 30, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) When I made the reservation thru Carnival, the lady said to send the DD-214 to interline@carnival.com and I did. When I called today to check on it I was told there is no such thing so now I’m just kind of confused. My shareholder credit was there. P.S. I did get a confirmation email that they received it. Edited July 30, 2021 by Bxmt54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailingships Posted July 30, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bxmt54 said: When I made the reservation thru Carnival, the lady said to send the DD-214 to interline@carnival.com and I did. When I called today to check on it I was told there is no such thing so now I’m just kind of confused. My shareholder credit was there. P.S. I did get a confirmation email that they received it. Yes thats it. The person you talked to might be new and doesnt know about that Email addy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted July 30, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Bxmt54 said: We have sailed on both Carnival and Princess many, many times. I have been able to request military credit and shareholders credit each time. We are now scheduled on the Carnival Mardi Gras and I was told that in order to get the military credit I had to book under a military rate. Does anyone know if that is true and if so when it went into effect? Military OBC never offered on a Carnival cruise. Princess is the only one that offers veterans OBC. It will be the same amount you get if you have at least 100 shares of Carnival stock, in addition to the stock OBC. As for any credit on board other then that. Nothing! From time to time Carnival does offer discounted military prices. No veterans OBC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayGirl Posted July 30, 2021 #14 Share Posted July 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: Military OBC never offered on a Carnival cruise. Princess is the only one that offers veterans OBC. It will be the same amount you get if you have at least 100 shares of Carnival stock, in addition to the stock OBC. As for any credit on board other then that. Nothing! From time to time Carnival does offer discounted military prices. No veterans OBC. Sometimes the military rate has bonus obc with it. I have 50 dollars obc for my november cruise from the Memorial Day military rate promo. They usually have military bonus obc attached to the military rate around patriotic holidays…like 4th of July and Veterans Day. Otherwise it’s just a military rate unless you hit one of those special obc military promos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WhaleTailFlCruiser Posted July 30, 2021 #15 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Carnival doesn't offer Military OBC just the Rate which only saves you like $15. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted July 30, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Just now, WhaleTailFlCruiser said: Carnival doesn't offer Military OBC just the Rate which only saves you like $15. What they do offer sometimes is OBC but not often which can be at the same time they offer a military discount. Not military, the OBC does not change only the price. As you mentioned. No a lot at all. Princess is better all the way around. Except for the steak house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted July 30, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Does Carnival still have the "Friends and Family" special promo? It is usually around Veterans Day. You can offer your military rate to another booking, also. We have done it several times before, but haven't seen it recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC retired Posted July 31, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 10:29 PM, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: Military OBC never offered on a Carnival cruise. Princess is the only one that offers veterans OBC. It will be the same amount you get if you have at least 100 shares of Carnival stock, in addition to the stock OBC. As for any credit on board other then that. Nothing! From time to time Carnival does offer discounted military prices. No veterans OBC. Princess and Cunard are the only ones offering the Military OBC . Carnival does not . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted July 31, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, MCC retired said: Princess and Cunard are the only ones offering the Military OBC . Carnival does not . Correct. Cunard is also owned by Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclue Posted July 31, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Princess is the only one that offers the OBC for military - I requested it from Carnival after sending in the DD 214 and never heard back. Princess is our line of choice and they have always given the OBC without even asking anywhere from $100 to $250 for longer cruises. They are the BEST. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 1, 2021 #21 Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 hours ago, eclue said: Princess is the only one that offers the OBC for military - I requested it from Carnival after sending in the DD 214 and never heard back. Princess is our line of choice and they have always given the OBC without even asking anywhere from $100 to $250 for longer cruises. They are the BEST. Yes Princess but so does Cunard Line which is owned by Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 1, 2021 #22 Share Posted August 1, 2021 4 hours ago, eclue said: Princess is the only one that offers the OBC for military - I requested it from Carnival after sending in the DD 214 and never heard back. Princess is our line of choice and they have always given the OBC without even asking anywhere from $100 to $250 for longer cruises. They are the BEST. The reason you do not have to submit or ask for the military discount. The first time you applied they keep it on record for future sailing's. It is entered in your information for any cruises you may take. As for stock OBC. You must request that every time from any cruise line that offers OBC for owning the minimum stock required.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonD1234 Posted August 1, 2021 #23 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I couldn't find the address to send in the documents for the Veterans ship board credit as I've done for years. Finally i got a phone number to call and the guy implied that Carnival doesn't do the credit. He made sound like they never did. Oh well, I understand they've got to cut somewhere. HOWEVER, Princess, as stated above still does the credit and you only do it once and your set. They even have an area on their site to see if your still on the list. Semper Fi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 1, 2021 #24 Share Posted August 1, 2021 8 hours ago, DonD1234 said: I couldn't find the address to send in the documents for the Veterans ship board credit as I've done for years. Finally i got a phone number to call and the guy implied that Carnival doesn't do the credit. He made sound like they never did. Oh well, I understand they've got to cut somewhere. HOWEVER, Princess, as stated above still does the credit and you only do it once and your set. They even have an area on their site to see if your still on the list. Semper Fi. Just go here and you will be all set. Military personnel benefit onboard credit program (princess.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted August 1, 2021 #25 Share Posted August 1, 2021 1 minute ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: Just go here and you will be all set. Military personnel benefit onboard credit program (princess.com) This might be easier. https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/faq_answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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