The Definitive Shareholder Benefit Thread - Read This First!

[cruise2relax]

I know you stated that the shareholder benefit may conflict with some OBCs. Do you happen to know if it conflicts with either the FCC or purchased credit from the Princess Credit Card? Thanks for your helpful information.

[paul929207]

I know you stated that the shareholder benefit may conflict with some OBCs. Do you happen to know if it conflicts with either the FCC or purchased credit from the Princess Credit Card? Thanks for your helpful information.

It does NOT conflict with the FCC OBC. You can get both.

[Mapu]

Hats off to Vibeguy! Great info all in one thread!!!!

[mii]

Now this is some valuable information. maybe Cruise Critic can put this topic up as a "Sticky".

 

Marilyn

[seacloud]

Thanks Vibeguy. By the way, are you a percussionist (vibraphone?)

[Retirement]

Does anyone know if Princess gives you a refund of any unused OBC in your account? If you don't spend your OBC, do you lose it?:confused:

[caribill]

How will I know that the credit has been applied once I'm onboard?

 

Ask the Purser's Desk for a copy of your onboard folio; there will be a credit labelled as the shareholder benefit.

 

 

Not quite. There is a line labeled "CC-COMPANY CR COMPANY CR"

 

The amount of credit on this line includes:

Stockholder credit

OBC from use of a FCC

OBC from a travel agent

 

The individual amounts are not given, just a total.

[Colo Cruiser]

Does anyone know if Princess gives you a refund of any unused OBC in your account? If you don't spend your OBC, do you lose it?:confused:

 

No you would have to withdraw it through Casino credits and then cash them in. :D

[DanJ]

Does anyone know if Princess gives you a refund of any unused OBC in your account? If you don't spend your OBC, do you lose it?:confused:

 

I believe it depends on the origin of the OBC. I thinkuUnused TA or gifted OBC gets refunded. Not sure how they prioritize the drawdown of a credit balance if you have a future booking credit, a shareholder credit, your TA gives you a credit and family members chip in and buy you a credit. If you had all those things, and they added to $500, and you spend $400, I don't know which credit they consider the remaining $100 to be, and if it's refundable or not.

[themerle]

Now this is some valuable information. maybe Cruise Critic can put this topic up as a "Sticky".

 

Marilyn

 

Exactly what I was thinking!

[VibeGuy]

Not quite. There is a line labeled "CC-COMPANY CR COMPANY CR"

 

The amount of credit on this line includes:

Stockholder credit

OBC from use of a FCC

OBC from a travel agent

 

The individual amounts are not given, just a total.

 

Thank you! I could not, for the life of me, find any of my folios from the last trip. After finding them in the least-likely place, I note that I have two CC lines, one in the amount of the Shareholder OBC and one in an amount I won in the Twitter-based contest after the Golden drydock.

[FLACRUISER99]

No you would have to withdraw it through Casino credits and then cash them in. :D

Not always true. I recieved a check from Princess last week for unused onboard credit on the Sea Princess.(it took over a month) Edited July 7, 2009 by jtutak

[Colo Cruiser]

Not always true. I recieved a check from Princess last week for unused onboard credit on the Sea Princess.(it took over a month)

 

 

I would not count on a check, once you are off your SOL. :)

Edited July 7, 2009 by Colo Cruiser

[English Tim]

No you would have to withdraw it through Casino credits and then cash them in. :D

 

My wife was quite alarmed when I said I would open a casino account and transfer several hundred dollars to it, 'til I explained the benefit!:)

[FLACRUISER99]

I would not count on a check, once you are off your SOL. :)

They did give you a credit slip on your Credit Card onboard, why they sent a check is beyond me. So you could have contacted your CC company. The last day in the morning they made an announcement that anyone not claiming their credit that it would have be forfeited to the Government.

[kimberley]

They did give you a credit slip on your Credit Card onboard, why they sent a check is beyond me. So you could have contacted your CC company. The last day in the morning they made an announcement that anyone not claiming their credit that it would have be forfeited to the Government.

 

I think the Sea Princess was different than normal due to the events that happened on our sailing.

Kimberley

[Pia1913]

VibeGuy, thank for posting the info and I do hope the sticky scenario plays out and that will be the end of it. But, I won't be holding my breath any time soon. :D

[Colo Cruiser]

They did give you a credit slip on your Credit Card onboard, why they sent a check is beyond me. So you could have contacted your CC company. The last day in the morning they made an announcement that anyone not claiming their credit that it would have be forfeited to the Government.

 

 

As long as they gave you something in writing befoe you left the ship thats all that counts. :)

Edited July 7, 2009 by Colo Cruiser

[Pia1913]

As long as they gave you something in writing befoe you left the ship thats all that counts. :)

 

I wouldn't wait for a refund. Just take it out of the casino.

[Colo Cruiser]

When was the stock down to $14 a share, last year?

[LARGIN]

When was the stock down to $14 a share, last year?

 

Never.. Lowest over the past many many years has been $15.02

[ColoRockiesFan]

Actually, on Nov. 21, 2008, CCL stock hit a low of $14.85 :p

[Colo Cruiser]

Never.. Lowest over the past many many years has been $15.02

 

Yes, on the Carnival stock link above for the website it went below $15. :)

[paul929207]

The lowest Carnival stock closed was $15.02 on November 20, 2008

The lowest it traded was $14.85 on November 21, 2008

[Pia1913]

The lowest Carnival stock closed was $15.02 on November 20, 2008

The lowest it traded was $14.85 on November 21, 2008

 

And somewhere back in 2007 (I think) we sold off some at over $50. Not a bad return for an original price of $18 and all the extra benefits we're still getting today.