RCI Stock

[SPARKY123]

How many shares of stock in RCI do you need to qualify for the on board credit benefits?

[aurelius180]

100 shares.

[aurelius180]

100 shares.

[Terpnut]

To be more specific, you must own 100 shares for each stateroom's OBC. My wife and I together own 200 shares so when we book our two connecting staterooms (each booked separately in one of our names), each stateroom gets the shareholder benefit.

[aurelius180]

To be more specific, you must own 100 shares for each stateroom's OBC. My wife and I together own 200 shares so when we book our two connecting staterooms (each booked separately in one of our names), each stateroom gets the shareholder benefit.

 

http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/10/103045/ShareholderBenefitLetter.pdf

 

Isn't it actually per person rather than per stateroom?

[powelweb]

obc for stockholder is per stateroom, but they then enter it as per person, like how the C&A discounts are entered per person even if only 1 person has the status.

 

I would think that each separate account could get stockholder's credit for one stateroom.

[sandgrand]

Can anyone give me tips on the best way to purchase the stock. It will be the first time I have attempted anything like this. Any tips will help and I do plan on doing research before buying. I have been watching the price daily. This is strickly a "fun" thing I want to do and not in it to make a "million" if you know what I mean. I just love cruising and plan to do a lot more of it with retirement in the near future. :D Thanks for any tips.

[Panda3]

Can anyone give me tips on the best way to purchase the stock. It will be the first time I have attempted anything like this. Any tips will help and I do plan on doing research before buying. I have been watching the price daily. This is strickly a "fun" thing I want to do and not in it to make a "million" if you know what I mean. I just love cruising and plan to do a lot more of it with retirement in the near future. :D Thanks for any tips.

 

If you don't already have a brokerage account, open one up. There are lots of great choices where you can trade it online easily for less than $10.00. Research minimum a/c mntc fees though. Most of these discount firms you can open your account online in a few minutes (ie schwab, ameritrade, fidelity, etrade)

[AnotherCruisingKid]

Almost every company out there will sell its stock directly to you if you call. This can avoid the need for a broker with their inactivity fees and minimum balances and such.

[Terpnut]

http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/10/103045/ShareholderBenefitLetter.pdf

 

Isn't it actually per person rather than per stateroom?

I believe if my wife and I are booked in the same stateroom, they will not give double the shareholder benefit. This makes logical sense because if they did it per person (and not per stateroom), then I could go buy another 100 shares in the name of each of my kids and get 4x the shareholder OBCs--potentially in one stateroom! Anyhow, I'm not sure because we have always booked two staterooms anyhow...

[aurelius180]

I believe if my wife and I are booked in the same stateroom, they will not give double the shareholder benefit. This makes logical sense because if they did it per person (and not per stateroom), then I could go buy another 100 shares in the name of each of my kids and get 4x the shareholder OBCs--potentially in one stateroom! Anyhow, I'm not sure because we have always booked two staterooms anyhow...

 

 

I was actually thinking that if you had 100 shares in your name and your wife had 100 shares in her name then you could have one stateroom with 2 SeaPass accounts. You would each be individual shareholders with your own OBC for your own SeaPass.

 

I wasn't refering to you owning 200 shares and doubling the OBC. I realize you need to own at least 100 shares to take advantage of the OBC benefit.

 

Just a thought...:confused:

[aurelius180]

I believe if my wife and I are booked in the same stateroom, they will not give double the shareholder benefit. This makes logical sense because if they did it per person (and not per stateroom), then I could go buy another 100 shares in the name of each of my kids and get 4x the shareholder OBCs--potentially in one stateroom! Anyhow, I'm not sure because we have always booked two staterooms anyhow...

 

 

I was actually thinking that if you had 100 shares in your name and your wife had 100 shares in her name then you could have one stateroom with 2 SeaPass accounts. You would each be individual shareholders with your own OBC for your own SeaPass.

 

I wasn't refering to you owning 200 shares and doubling the OBC. I realize you need to own at least 100 shares to take advantage of the OBC benefit.

 

Just a thought...:confused:

[aurelius180]

I believe if my wife and I are booked in the same stateroom, they will not give double the shareholder benefit. This makes logical sense because if they did it per person (and not per stateroom), then I could go buy another 100 shares in the name of each of my kids and get 4x the shareholder OBCs--potentially in one stateroom! Anyhow, I'm not sure because we have always booked two staterooms anyhow...

 

 

I was actually thinking that if you had 100 shares in your name and your wife had 100 shares in her name then you could have one stateroom with 2 SeaPass accounts. You would each be individual shareholders with your own OBC for your own SeaPass.

 

I wasn't refering to you owning 200 shares and doubling the OBC. I realize you need to own at least 100 shares to take advantage of the OBC benefit.

 

Just a thought...:confused:

[pmfan]

To be more specific, you must own 100 shares for each stateroom's OBC. My wife and I together own 200 shares so when we book our two connecting staterooms (each booked separately in one of our names), each stateroom gets the shareholder benefit.

I have always wondered if this would work. My husband and I jointly hold 200 shares. So your saying if we book 2 cabins and we are each listed in a cabin, then each cabin gets the 100 OBC. Correct?

[cruisnpat]

If you are booked in one cabin then you would get the stockholders credit in that cabin, and then your DH would get the stockholders credit in the other room.

[Terpnut]

I have always wondered if this would work. My husband and I jointly hold 200 shares. So your saying if we book 2 cabins and we are each listed in a cabin, then each cabin gets the 100 OBC. Correct?

Yes, what you describe is EXACTLY what my wife and I have done on our last five cruises. :)

 

And it's not just $100 (that's for 6-8 day cruises), it can be up to $250 per stateroom depending on the length of the cruise. For example we just got $200 per stateroom for our most recent 9 and 10-day cruises!