Shipboard Credit for Stock Owners

[estebofarr]

Does anyone have information about getting $200 shipboard credit if you own 100 shares in RCI stock? I would like to know if it is true before I purchase it. Does the cruise have to be a certain duration, only once a year or any other restrictions?

Love that shipboard credit.

[cmason]

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[joanmary]

Help
My computer can't open your information up. I tried Adobe Acrobat and I cut and pasted but it still won't let me in. Could you give us a brief summation on the information about a shipboard credit for stockholders?
Many thank
joanmary

[cmason]

RCCL Shareholder Benefit

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for this offer? Any shareholder holding a minimum of 100 RCL shares.

What is the offer?
$250 Onboard Credit per Stateroom on Sailings of 14 or more nights.
$200 Onboard Credit per Stateroom on Sailings of 9 to 13 nights.
$100 Onboard Credit per Stateroom on Sailings of 6 to 8 nights.
$50 Onboard Credit per Stateroom on Sailings of 5 nights or less.
Applicable on any Royal Caribbean or Celebrity Cruises sailings (excludes Celebrity
Xpeditions) booked by May 1, 2005.

How do I redeem this offer? Provide your name, address, confirmation number, ship
and sailing date along with a copy of the your shareholder proxy card or a current
brokerage statement showing proof of share ownership in Royal Caribbean Cruises
Lt.

Via Mail: P.O. Box 025511, Miami, FL 33102-5511.
Via Fax: 1-305-539-4645
Via Email: [email]shareholderbenefit@rccl.com[/email]

I am sailing with my family and some friends. Can they receive the offer too? The offer
is only available for the stateroom in which the shareholder (with a minimum of 100
RCL shares) is sailing. Only one credit per shareholder on any one sailing.

Can I use the offer each time I sail? Yes, you may request this offer multiple times – as
often as you sail on Royal Caribbean or Celebrity Cruises (excludes Celebrity
Xpeditions). Reservations must be booked no later than May 1, 2005.

Can this offer be combined with other offers, onboard credits and coupons? Yes, this
offer is combinable with other offers, onboard credits and coupons. The offer is NOT
available to company employees, travel agents, tour conductors, and/or others
utilizing complimentary or reduced-rate cruise fares.

Is offer transferable? No. Offer is non-transferable. Only the stateroom that the
shareholder is traveling in will be eligible for the onboard credit.

Any restrictions? Valid only for cruise vacations on Royal Caribbean International or
Celebrity Cruises. Not applicable to Celebrity Xpeditions. Offer is non-transferable
and not available to company employees, travel agents, interline rates, tour
conductors, and/or others utilizing complimentary or reduced-rate cruise fares.
Onboard credit is calculated in US dollars, but is not redeemable for cash.

Certificate value credited to onboard account at time of sail. Credit is applied on a
per stateroom basis; double occupancy. Single guests paying 200% of applicable fare
shall receive full value of certificate. Only one credit per shareholder on any one
sailing.

Benefit was originally offered 3/28/04 and valid for reservations booked by March 31,
2004. The offer has been extended for reservations booked through May 1, 2005.

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[joanmary]

Thanks so much!
Anyone know what the price of a share is now?

joanmary

[truffles2]

Closed at $41.93 today....down 0.67 [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img]

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until
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Until Grandeur Repositioning~ Bermuda to San Juan Oct. 31, 2003

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until Mariner E Caribbean~Jan. 18, 2004


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RCI 17, Celebrity 1

[BarbGar]

Is this shipboard credit for stockholders only for bookings up to May, 2005 or is it a standard discount for shareholders at all times?

Thanks.

[truffles2]

for any booking made before May 2005

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until
Serenade Inaugural Transatlantic August 3, 2003
Until Grandeur Repositioning~ Bermuda to San Juan Oct. 31, 2003

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until Mariner E Caribbean~Jan. 18, 2004


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RCI 17, Celebrity 1

[mongo]

any of the other lines offer anything similar?

1/12/02 Carnival Pride
2/22/04 Rhapsody of the Seas

[kc320]

Carnival also offer's a stockholder credit for holders of 100 shares or more. Not sure what the amount of credit is but it does apply to all their lines.

Halloween on the Serenade
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[Nitra]

So basically you pay 400 dollars to get 100 dollar shipboard credit for a 7 night cruise.

Ill save my 400 and use it for expenses on board.

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Voyager of the Seas!



Voyager 10/04
Rhapsody 10/02 03/02 1/02 11/01
Elation 10/99
Grandeur 09/97

[truffles2]

No, basically you pay $4000.00 for 100 shares

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until
Serenade Inaugural Transatlantic August 3, 2003
Until Grandeur Repositioning~ Bermuda to San Juan Oct. 31, 2003

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until Mariner E Caribbean~Jan. 18, 2004


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until Serenade S Caribbean~Feb. 28, 2004

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RCI 17, Celebrity 1

[FrankiRN]

Actually Nitra, the stock is a little down now but ours has more than doubled since we bought it. And it's not necessarity $100 credit. If you take a longer cruise, you get more credit. Last year we received $300 credit total and this year we are getting $350. Combine that with the credit for booking online and the total is pretty nice.

XOXOXO FRANKI XOXOXO
Holland America - Westerdam 12/95
Carnival Celebration 12/96
NCL - Majesty 12/97
RCCL - Grandeur 10/98
Celebrity Century 10/00
Carnival Imagination 10/01
Carnival Fascination 4/02
RCCL - Enchantment 10/02
RCCL - Voyager 5/03
RCCL - Nordic Empress 11/03
RCCL - Brilliance 4/04
RCCL - Navigator 10/04
RCCL - Legend 3/05

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14 day Panama Canal

[estebofarr]

OK, I bought the stock this am as we are planning a trip for the fall. Even $100 is a nice return for a $400 investment, plus I don't have to pay dividend interest on it.

[estebofarr]

FrankiRN
a credit for booking online?

More info please, did I miss something?

[Nitra]

OOPS my math was wrong! 40 x 100 is 4000! No wonder they give you a little back in shipboard credits.

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Voyager of the Seas!



Voyager 10/04
Rhapsody 10/02 03/02 1/02 11/01
Elation 10/99
Grandeur 09/97

[BarbGar]

Just wondering, is there always some kind of discount for shareholders, or is this like the first time. Is it really worth it to pay $4000 for one shot at $100?
Thanks

[mikesteg]

Well, if you cruise fairly often (say 4x$100 per year) it is like getting 10% return even if the stock goes nowhere. Of course, if the stock does better (or worse) than typical the $400 could become meaningless.

I don't particularly like the idea of submitting a brokerage statement to get the money though. Anybody know if they'll accept a statement with areas blocked out (i.e. any other holdings and all account balances)?


I'd also like to know about the online booking credit that Frank mentioned.


FWIW, CCL is also around $40 right now too.

Mike

[FrankiRN]

Dany, it's not one shot at $100 unless you only cruise once for a week. You get the credit for any cruise on RCCL or Celebrity that you book. We cruise twice a year so get it twice. And if you cruise for longer than a week you get more credit.

estebofarr and Mikesteg: you get additional onboard credit for booking a RCCl cruise while on a Rccl cruise. We always book on board. This is combinable with the stock credits and your crown and anchor coupon. So for example, for our Panama cruise we will have $250 seapass credit for the stock, $200 seapass credit for booking while on the Brilliance (for a total of $450 in seapass credit) and we also get $100 our balcony cabin for being platinum and the $200 coupon in the crown and anchor magazine. It all adds up, and we do this each cruise.

XOXOXO FRANKI XOXOXO
Holland America - Westerdam 12/95
Carnival Celebration 12/96
NCL - Majesty 12/97
RCCL - Grandeur 10/98
Celebrity Century 10/00
Carnival Imagination 10/01
Carnival Fascination 4/02
RCCL - Enchantment 10/02
RCCL - Voyager 5/03
RCCL - Nordic Empress 11/03
RCCL - Brilliance 4/04
RCCL - Navigator 10/04
RCCL - Legend 3/05

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14 day Panama Canal

[BarbGar]

I guess I am asking my question incorrectly. After May, 2005, do you think there will be other shareholder discounts offered?
Thanks again.

[madforcruising]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dany:
I guess I am asking my question incorrectly. After May, 2005, do you think there will be other shareholder discounts offered?
Thanks again.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nobody knows. Actually the current shareholders benefits expired March 2004. It has been extended to May 2005 now. So who knows if it´s renewed or extended after this. I think we all have to wait.

But however. This year I´ll get back 400$ for my two cruises wich is like an additional 10% earnings. Not bad in my eyes. And as it´s already registered I can sell the stock whenever I want.

First pics of the undocking of the Jewel of the Seas:
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Jewel of the Seas left Meyerwerft Shipyard
See Photos of River Ems passage
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Jewel of the Seas - 05/28/04 Scandinavia / Russia / Baltic
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Jewel of the Seas - 09/28/04 Canada / New England
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09/2003 - Legend of the Seas Hawaii
06/2003 - Norwegian Dawn Florida and Bahamas
2002 - MS Columbus - Cruise to nowhere
2001 - Grandeur of the Seas Mediterranean and Transatlantic
2000 - Splendour of the Seas Transatlantic
2000 - Viking Star on the Danube River
1999 - Vision of the Seas Panamacanal cruise
1998 - Vision of the Seas Transatlantic
1997 - Crystal Symphonie to Mexican Riviera
1996 - Delta Queen on the Mississippi
1995 - Legend of the Seas to Alaska

[estebofarr]

Thanks for clearing that up. I recently moved and am not getting any of my cruiseline magazines. I forgot about the credits in the magazine. THANK YOU! I have the most recent one and will use it. Like they say, you can always sell the stock and it might go up.

[TexasTwoSteps]

Cuation from experience. Although is says "per stateroom" if you are a shareholder booking more than one stateroom, the benefit is limited to only one stateroom per sailing. I ran into this with RCL and I asked to have them alter their language as it was deceiving. The need not say per stateroom if in fact you only get one credit per sailing no matter how many staterooms you book. Unless other shareholders occupy those other staterooms you will only get one credit.

I am not against this, as I too feel the provided benefit is worth the stock investment and only wish I bought when the stock was in the 20's.

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[reggierail]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TexasTwoSteps:
only wish I bought when the stock was in the 20's.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I believe the stock has been under $10 at a point during the last few years.

Reggie

[cruisldy]

Mike, I see noone has as yet answered your question so I will. I have used this credit twice now, once on Celebrity and once for our upcoming RCI June cruise.

Yes, this do allow you to send it a blacked out, except for showing the RCI stock you hold, statement. I also shared your concerns about letting them see all my other info on my statement, so did this and got the credit last cruise and have been informed by my Cruise agent that it is waiting for me on my June cruise.

Also be aware that you will not know if it is credited beforehand as they don't send you a notification if they even received the paperwork you send them. I just call my cruise agent and have her call the cruise line to find out, prior to cruise. I don't like leaving anything to chance or having to deal with it when I get onboard.

Sheila
Likes to cruise twice as much for half the price.