dougo in oz Posted May 8, 2013 #201 Share Posted May 8, 2013 ************************We sent ours in via email direct to Carnival Australia on Monday and within a couple of hours all our future cruise bookings were credited with the extra OBC - it was so simple. We used optionsxpress to do the trade - easy to set up account and credit funds - no ongoing fees and even the trade was free as a new account bonus. The trade was quick and the paperwork instant after the buy. It was all Princess / Carnival needed. Well done to you and packetau. I sent mine by registered mail but nothing showed up at all on my personaliser. With 3 weeks to go before our 1st of 3 cruises, I contacted Princess through their website and they sent me an email letting me know the OBC was there and that my agent had to re-send the booking confirmation to me ... which she did when I forwarded Princess' email to her. I don't know why others OBC has shown up on their personaliser and why mine didn't ... it may have been because I booked through a US agent ? I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted May 8, 2013 #202 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Dougo, did you send it to your US TA or to Princess. I'll do both I think but via email as that is what Cunard say to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaznjo Posted May 8, 2013 #203 Share Posted May 8, 2013 ************************We sent ours in via email direct to Carnival Australia on Monday and within a couple of hours all our future cruise bookings were credited with the extra OBC - it was so simple. . I thought you had to send everything via mail as they weren't accepting emails anymore... our OBC only shows up on the booking confirmation sent to our agent it is not shown anywhere on our personaliser... joanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted May 8, 2013 #204 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I think it's all over the place. Cunard definitely says email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcruizer Posted May 8, 2013 #205 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I sent mine via email after speaking to Princess Australia directly. The cruise I booked directly with Princess, showed on my personalizer. The one I booked with the agent only showed when the agent sent on the new booking confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptmacquarie Posted May 8, 2013 #206 Share Posted May 8, 2013 We should add that all our future cruise bookings were made with Princess direct, so that probably sped the issue up for us. The end results the same, just happened quicker not going via TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougo in oz Posted May 9, 2013 #207 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Dougo, did you send it to your US TA or to Princess. I'll do both I think but via email as that is what Cunard say to do. My US TA asked me to send it directly to Princess so that's what I did via snail mail as I couldn't get a fax receipt to show that I had sent it. In the end because nothing had shown on my Personaliser, I sent an email through to Princess via their website and that's when I found out that my TA had to send me an updated confirmation. I'm sure that system can be improved ... Cheers Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy and Charlie's Mum Posted May 9, 2013 Author #208 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My US TA asked me to send it directly to Princess so that's what I did via snail mail as I couldn't get a fax receipt to show that I had sent it. In the end because nothing had shown on my Personaliser, I sent an email through to Princess via their website and that's when I found out that my TA had to send me an updated confirmation. I'm sure that system can be improved ... Cheers Heather Your US TA should have done it themselves. I just send a copy of the share portfolio with it listed and they handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted May 9, 2013 #209 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Your US TA should have done it themselves. I just send a copy of the share portfolio with it listed and they handle it. It's fine either way. Sending it through the TA just adds more time and handling, and it's fine to go direct anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancuboz Posted May 11, 2013 #210 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I am doing a HAL Cruise and qualify for Carnival shareholder benefits. Do I send my share information to HAL or Carnival to get the OBC? Many thanks in advance for your help. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptmacquarie Posted May 11, 2013 #211 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I am doing a HAL Cruise and qualify for Carnival shareholder benefits. Do I send my share information to HAL or Carnival to get the OBC? Many thanks in advance for your help. Danny Send it as an email attachment to Carnival Australia at: shareholderbenefit@carnivalaustralia.com They will either process it or direct it to appropriate area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancuboz Posted May 11, 2013 #212 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Thank you very much for your help ptmcquarie. Much appreciated, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadavi Posted May 13, 2013 #213 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thanks everybody. Going to check it out today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadavi Posted May 16, 2013 #214 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Sent off our application to Etrade yesterday, so now just hope we haven't left it too late or that the shares don't take a might leap before we can get them:rolleyes: Thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeygal54 Posted June 11, 2013 #215 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I have 100 shares of RCL and don't think I've ever reaped the benefits since they won't honor it with another promo in use. Thinking of unloading them and getting CCL as I have 3 trips booked with Princess and may do an Hal AK next year. Thoughts????? Send from device_name using Cruise Critic your_app_name App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy and Charlie's Mum Posted June 12, 2013 Author #216 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I have 100 shares of RCL and don't think I've ever reaped the benefits since they won't honor it with another promo in use. Thinking of unloading them and getting CCL as I have 3 trips booked with Princess and may do an Hal AK next year. Thoughts????? Send from device_name using Cruise Critic your_app_name App Go for it.....they are excellent shares to have if you are regular cruisers on the CCL cruise lines! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted October 2, 2013 #217 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well, I am able to use my shareholder credit for cruising. For those of you with Etrade, which documents did you actually download and send? Two cruises now - short four day Aussie one and then a 23 day Cunard cruise. Might just pay for a drink or two! Also, can the shareholder credit be used to pay for auto tipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougo in oz Posted October 2, 2013 #218 Share Posted October 2, 2013 HI Pushka In April this year, I sent a print of the page showing our names and shares on E-Trade - it is date stamped so that proves you have the shares at that date. I know that the Form requires a "Broker's" statement and the print of the page is essentially that. When I didn't see anything on my cruise personaliser, I contacted Princess via the email link on the personaliser and they told me the benefit had been applied but my agent had to refresh it or something like that in order to see it. We had OBC with our FCL and shareholder benefit and it all went into the same pot as far as we were concerned. We spent some money on board but not a huge amount and as the amount we owed was less than the of the cost of the grats for our entire cruise (about 20 days) I'm guessing that the OBC was used to pay for the grats with some extra input from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted October 3, 2013 #219 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Thanks Dougo. I have managed to download a copy of all the trades, but etrade send it as a password protected PDF! Serious overkill in security! So i can't send that. NAB online don't bother with any of this but they dont trade International shares/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougo in oz Posted October 3, 2013 #220 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Thanks Dougo. I have managed to download a copy of all the trades, but etrade send it as a password protected PDF! Serious overkill in security! So i can't send that. NAB online don't bother with any of this but they dont trade International shares/ If you log on to E-Trade, go to "My Accounts" tab then "accounts records" and "trading history", you'll see all the details about your share status ... not the dates field should automatically have today's date so that shows the record is current. From that screen, just to the right of "Trading History: View Trading History " you'll see a Print icon. Click on that and you'll get your record printed ... that's what I sent them. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted October 3, 2013 #221 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Yep. Got it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted October 10, 2013 #222 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) That worked a treat. Received a very nice email from Carnival that my OBC had been applied and wishing me bon voyage! It is showing in my personaliser. Nice. The 23 day trip in March 14 is looking even sweeter! :p Edited October 10, 2013 by Pushka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted December 23, 2013 #223 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I haven't checked the value of the 100 shares purchased a few months ago until today. I guess there is one thing about the falling Aussie dollar - the value of the CCL shares in USD increases! And the OBC of $250USD has been applied to my next Cunard cruise on March 10. So my investment has already returned over 1/4 of its value back and I've only held them for less than 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep55555 Posted February 5, 2014 #224 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Does anyone know whether the shares can be bought in a company name or do they have to be in the person's name. I was thinking of buying them through my super fund but that is not in my name??? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted February 5, 2014 #225 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I suspect it must be in your name, as that is the name the ticket is booked in. Also with our tough SMSF laws, what you would be doing is risking the fund in that you are deriving a benefit from something that the fund is investing in. That is a big No No and renders your Fund at risk of a 60% tax rate. The auditor will query why you have bought just 100 shares in an overseas company and on its own, will raise suspicion. It just isnt worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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