Cruisefriends Posted November 6, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Just wondering.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrnjlr Posted November 6, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 6, 2013 It is a "sister" company. If you have sailed one you won't get past guest discounts on the other until you sail them. There are a lot of big differences that I found between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisefriends Posted November 6, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted November 6, 2013 We have been on Carnival, not Princess. Can you tell me your thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1025cruise Posted November 6, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Carnival Corp owns many brands, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess, Holland America, Costa, and Aida (I'm sure I'm missing a couple). The lines are run independently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrnjlr Posted November 6, 2013 #5 Share Posted November 6, 2013 We have been on Carnival, not Princess. Can you tell me your thoughts... We did our second trip to Alaska on the Golden Princess. We were very happy with our trip. A few of the differences that we noticed were that on Carnival you're constantly being asked to buy something. Princess didn't hound us. My husband says that on Carnival there were always cameras in your face (during meals, etc. etc.) and he didn't recall being "harassed" like that on Carnival. There were a few others but nothing huge. The only thing about Princess that didn't "wow" us was the entertainment was more "mature". We're 40 - so we're not young 20 year olds that are looking for the crude, vulgar shows, etc. We just recall that one of the nightly shows (can't remember what they're called. I'm drawing a blank.) was a montage of music and most of it was from long before our time. I am sure that they offered great shows - but for us we weren't interested and left. We'd cruise Princess again. (We had a mini-suite going to Alaska) If we were going to Alaska again we'd actually choose NCL over Princess. That's just our experience and 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry and Lucille Posted November 6, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Sailing Princess in December. Just got a $50 casino perk from Carnival. Wonder what they will say when I present it at the cashiers desk???;) I am sure it will be a NO, however, it will be fun to try. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted November 6, 2013 #7 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Carnival Corp owns many brands, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess, Holland America, Costa, and Aida (I'm sure I'm missing a couple). The lines are run independently. Also Cunard and Seabourn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted November 6, 2013 #8 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Carnival Corp owns many brands, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess, Holland America, Costa, and Aida (I'm sure I'm missing a couple). The lines are run independently. Also Cunard and Seabourn And P&O (UK), P&O (Australia), and Ibero Cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted November 6, 2013 #9 Share Posted November 6, 2013 It is owned by Carnival Corp as are several cruise lines such as Seabourn, HAL, Cunard and a few others. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner22aa Posted November 6, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Is a publically traded company that is the parent corporation for all of the lines listed above. It is the largest such company in the world followed by Royal Caribbean who owns such brands as Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribsun Posted November 6, 2013 #11 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Carnival comprises eleven individual cruise line brands, operating a combined fleet of over 100 ships, totalling over 190,000 lower berths, and with new ships on order.[2][8] Executive control of each brand is by geographical location, with Carnival Corporation controlling operations in North America, Carnival UK controlling operations in the United Kingdom (including operations of Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, P&O Australia and Cunard Line) and Costa Cruises Group controlling operations in the rest of Europe. P&O Cruises Australia is operated by Carnival UK as a sister company of P&O Cruises. AIDA Cruises, Germany Carnival Cruise Lines, United States Costa Cruises, Italy Cunard Line, United Kingdom Holland America Line, United States Ibero Cruises, Spain P&O Cruises, United Kingdom P&O Cruises Australia, Australia Princess Cruises, United States Seabourn Cruise Line, United States The company also operated the Ocean Village brand from 2003 to 2010. In 2011 the combined brands of Carnival Corporation controlled a 49.2% share of the total worldwide cruise market.[9] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted November 6, 2013 #12 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Strictly-speaking Princess is a subsidiary of P&O, who acquired them back in the 1970's. They in turn were acquired by Carnival Corporation about ten years ago, but P&O Princess Cruises are operated as a separate entity. Like P&O, Princess ships fly the Red Ensign of the British merchant fleet on the stern mast. Certainly some loyalty perks are interchangeable between P&O and Princess, I don't know about Carnival's other lines. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcwingwalker Posted November 6, 2013 #13 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Carnival comprises eleven individual cruise line brands, operating a combined fleet of over 100 ships, totalling over 190,000 lower berths, and with new ships on order.[2][8] Executive control of each brand is by geographical location, with Carnival Corporation controlling operations in North America, Carnival UK controlling operations in the United Kingdom (including operations of Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, P&O Australia and Cunard Line) and Costa Cruises Group controlling operations in the rest of Europe. P&O Cruises Australia is operated by Carnival UK as a sister company of P&O Cruises. AIDA Cruises, Germany Carnival Cruise Lines, United States Costa Cruises, Italy Cunard Line, United Kingdom Holland America Line, United States Ibero Cruises, Spain P&O Cruises, United Kingdom P&O Cruises Australia, Australia Princess Cruises, United States Seabourn Cruise Line, United States The company also operated the Ocean Village brand from 2003 to 2010. In 2011 the combined brands of Carnival Corporation controlled a 49.2% share of the total worldwide cruise market.[9] That's almost scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted November 6, 2013 #14 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Does Carnival Corp have a freight division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcwingwalker Posted November 6, 2013 #15 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Does Carnival Corp have a freight division? Well freight pays well and if they cannot fill the ship with pax makes sense to put something in those empty cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrnjlr Posted November 6, 2013 #16 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Does Carnival Corp have a freight division? Are you referring to P&O Lloyd Freight? I believe that is different, but probably the same parent company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSeattle Posted November 6, 2013 #17 Share Posted November 6, 2013 ... Certainly some loyalty perks are interchangeable between P&O and Princess, I don't know about Carnival's other lines. JB :) Pretty sure just with P&O. You can get credit for those cruises on Princess, but not HAL, Carnival, Seabourne, Cunard, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrnjlr Posted November 6, 2013 #18 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Pretty sure just with P&O. You can get credit for those cruises on Princess, but not HAL, Carnival, Seabourne, Cunard, etc. Our credit from Carnival didn't transfer to Princess, and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted November 6, 2013 #19 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Pretty sure just with P&O. You can get credit for those cruises on Princess, but not HAL, Carnival, Seabourne, Cunard, etc. .....and our credit from Princess transferred in full onto P&O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mizLORInj Posted November 7, 2013 #20 Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) While the loyalty programs on Carnival and Princess lines are independent of each other, you can get a past guest rate on Princess (and others under the Carnival umbrella) if you have cruised on a Carnival ship. I like Princess a lot. Their ships are beautiful and very elegant. Yes, it can be a more mature age demographic, particularly on cruises longer than 7 days. Enjoy--whichever you choose. Edited November 7, 2013 by mizlorinj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browneyedwoman Posted November 17, 2013 #21 Share Posted November 17, 2013 While the loyalty programs on Carnival and Princess lines are independent of each other, you can get a past guest rate on Princess (and others under the Carnival umbrella) if you have cruised on a Carnival ship. I like Princess a lot. Their ships are beautiful and very elegant. Yes, it can be a more mature age demographic, particularly on cruises longer than 7 days. Enjoy--whichever you choose. Thank you for this information. We might be looking at Princess in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfool Posted November 17, 2013 #22 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Worthy of note here is the Shareholder credit. Often discussed on these boards, it is a loyalty perk offered by the parent corporation (Carnival Corp) to passengers who hold at least 100 shares of CCL in their brokerage account. With graduated benefits, it can mean a "free" onboard credit varying from $50US to $250US, depending on length of the sailing. These credits are available on any of the cruise lines under the Carnival umbrella. US citizenship is not required for this benefit, only ownership in the name of the passenger. Holdings within a mutual fund do not qualify. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=140690&p=irol-sharebenefit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted November 18, 2013 #23 Share Posted November 18, 2013 The shareholder OBC is often combinable with other OBC you may receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted November 18, 2013 #24 Share Posted November 18, 2013 While many are under the "Carnival Corp. umbrella" all the brands are operated separately. Seems to be working. LuLu ~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted November 18, 2013 #25 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Does Carnival Corp have a freight division? While some of the "heritage" lines owned by the Carnival Corp. umbrella such as Cunard, P&O, and Holland America did have freighters in their long past, they have not had any in a long time. The P&O freighter's were separated from the cruise line long before Carnival acquired the cruise line, and even it no longer exists as it was purchased by another freight line. The only freight lines that have cruise ship divisions currently are, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, and NYK (Crystal)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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