Shareholder benefit continues unchanged

[Host Walt]

I am a shareholder of Carnival Corporation & PLC (CCL) stock and just received my 2016 annual report, proxy statement and proxy ballot.

 

Carnival renewed the shareholder benefit that applies to all cruises with sailings through July 31, 2018. Reservations must be made by February 28, 2018. The details and limitations appear on page 5 of the 2016 Annual Report (not the notice of meeting book)

 

If you hold 100 or more shares of CCL be sure to run a photocopy of the Proxy ballot as proof of ownership and file it with your important papers. You will need to provide proof of ownership to obtain the credit after booking your cruise.

 

The benefit is:

 

North America brands:

6 or fewer sailing days - $50.00 OBC per cabin

7-13 sailing days - $100.00 OBC per cabin

14 or more sailing days - $250.00 per cabin

Continental Europe brands:

6 or fewer sailing days - 40.00 Euro OBC per cabin

7-13 sailing days - 75.00 Euro OBC per cabin

14 or more sailing days - 200.00 Euro OBC per cabin

U. K. brands:

6 or fewer sailing days - 30 UK pounds OBC per cabin

7-13 sailing days - 60 UK pounds OBC per cabin

14 or more sailing days - 150 UK pounds OBC per cabin

Australia brands:

6 or fewer sailing days - A$50.00 OBC per cabin

7-13 sailing days - A$100.00 OBC per cabin

14 or more sailing days - A$250.00 per cabin

 

North America brands:

Carnival Cruise Line*

Princess Cruises*

Holland America Line

Seabourn

Cunard*

Costa Cruises*

 

Continental Europe Brands:

Costa Cruises*

Aida Cruises

 

UK Brands:

P&O Cruises (UK)

Cunard*

Princess Cruises (UK)*

 

Australia Brands:

P&O Cruises (Australia)

Princess Cruises*

Carnival Cruise Line*

 

* The onboard credit for Carnival, Costa, Cunard and Princess is determined based on the operational currency on board the vessel.

Edited March 8, 2017 by Host Walt

[kruzseeka]

Thanks for that update Walt.

 

I'm a bit disappointed though that they haven't adjusted the Dollar/Sterling conversion. There seems to be a much better deal on € too if you compare £150 and €200.

[terrierjohn]

Thanks for that update Walt.

 

I'm a bit disappointed though that they haven't adjusted the Dollar/Sterling conversion. There seems to be a much better deal on € too if you compare £150 and €200.

Agree with you on this kruzseeka, I was hoping for £200 for 14 nts plus if they had used todays exchange rate to the dollar.

Edited March 8, 2017 by terrierjohn

[tartanexile81]

Agree. Disappointed that they haven't take note of the weak pound, but delighted that the shareholders' benefit is continuing. Best investment I've ever made

[kruzseeka]

Agree. Disappointed that they haven't take note of the weak pound, but delighted that the shareholders' benefit is continuing. Best investment I've ever made

 

Yes you are right tartanexile - a great investment.

Feeling a bit like the poor relations re OBC though.

[daiB]

Yes you are right tartanexile - a great investment.

Feeling a bit like the poor relations re OBC though.

 

 

Yes the exchange rate for the OBC with the shares is - £1 = $1.67

 

The rate today is £1 = $1.21.

 

On today's fate we should be getting over £200

 

 

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[Esprit]

Well I'm very happy with the $250 OBC for our Princess cruises. The current share price is great too.

 

Buying P&O Princess Cruises PLC shares was the best financial decision I ever made.

[jackieo]

 

Buying P&O Princess Cruises PLC shares was the best financial decision I ever made.

 

 

If anyone is interested in purchasing - the name of the stock in UK is

Carnival plc (CCL) its part of the Carnival Corporation.

 

 

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[insanemagnet]

Buying shares just to get the shareholder benefit is a risky business, particularly when the shares are sat at the highest point ever.

 

Potential buyers should remember shares not only go up, as Carnival shares have, doubling in value between 2014 and now, but they can go down, as they did when they halved in value between 2005 and 2008.

[daiB]

Buying shares just to get the shareholder benefit is a risky business, particularly when the shares are sat at the highest point ever.

 

Potential buyers should remember shares not only go up, as Carnival shares have, doubling in value between 2014 and now, but they can go down, as they did when they halved in value between 2005 and 2008.

 

 

Not when you cruise as much as we do. I have paid for mine twice over and there worth double what I paid.

 

But yes they can go down.

 

 

 

 

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[BrianI]

And don't forget the first quarterly dividend £28.41 for 100 shares to be paid 17 March

Brian

 

 

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[jackieo]

Not when you cruise as much as we do. I have paid for mine twice over and there worth double what I paid.

 

But yes they can go down.

 

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Quite agree. Our stock has doubled since we bought in 2013.

 

We bought them with a view that we could lose the money, but goodness me we have had a shed load of OBC back plus dividends

 

 

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[CCFC]

It really is a gift that keeps giving:

 

Carnival Corporation today confirmed a 14 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.40 per share from the previous dividend amount of $0.35 per share.

[terrierjohn]

It really is a gift that keeps giving:

 

Carnival Corporation today confirmed a 14 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.40 per share from the previous dividend amount of $0.35 per share.

With the devaluation in the pound that equates to a 33% increase in sterling terms from last year, that's quite a good dividend increase.

Just a shame they didn't increase the OBC to take account of sterling's fall.

[brillo]

They should cancel all shareholder benefits and use the money to improve food standards !

[yorkshirephil]

We bought the shares mainly for the OBC as we cruise a fair bit, fully aware that the shares could go up as well as down, just as any share can. The dividend is an added bonus plus the almost trebling in share value since we bought. Clearly the value in the share increase is only relevant if you sell.