Carnival Shareholders OBC

[pinto18]

After getting denied for upcoming (barely discounted) cruise, ended up selling the stock. Bought 100 kind of high and 100 low so came out around even. Honestly, the OBC was the reason we bought it in the first place so..

[pinto18]

56 minutes ago, 1stin71 said:

You guys should have kept it .... I would like to think that once matters return to "normal", whatever the new normal is, Carnival may very well revert to "don't ask, don't tell" when it comes to the shareholder benefit. Plus right now is a lousy time to sell, I am confident the stock will recover.

We got our 1000+ shares when it was still trading just over a $1.....30-odd years ago.

wow well you are doing well then! We normally don't buy individual stocks and and so it really was just to get the extra perk. I guess if they every go back to giving OBC we can buy again...we didn't own enough to make or break us

[Will_Dieterich]

The current policy ends on Feb 28, so hopefully the new letter will come out with some clarification.

[guxu]

My shareholder OBC request was denied. We had more than 10 cruises with Carnival (Carnival, Princess, etc), and it is the first time the OBC was denied.

 

[Loopdan]

Data point:

 

We have never cruised on Carnival before.

Signed up for a VIFP # before booking our first cruise (12/24).

Denied shareholder OBC.

[BlerkOne]

Without knowing the rate codes and some other missing details, I'm not sure "data points" have any meaning.

 

I checked in for my fourth cruise this year, have never paid full fare, and my fourth OBC of the year still shows up on my documents.

[ninjacat123]

1 hour ago, BlerkOne said:

Without knowing the rate codes and some other missing details, I'm not sure "data points" have any meaning.

 

I checked in for my fourth cruise this year, have never paid full fare, and my fourth OBC of the year still shows up on my documents.

So far, on my third cruise since Carnival has started back up and I've received my Stockholder Credit on each one.  I'm going to wait till later in the year to ask for Stockholder Credit for my Sept 2022 cruise.  I hope it will be back to normal by then.

[Heelsdude]

I truly appreciate your post.  I have been considering purchasing the 100 CCL shares to get this benefit.  I contacted Carnival a couple months ago to ask them to verify if I would get the credit if sailing with a casino rate.  I was assured that I would get the credit.  
 

Again, thank you for this timely information.

[victory2020]

They denied mine for a "promotional rate" but I'm paying more for a 4 day cruise out of Long Beach that I could get the 7 day for . Does anyone have the phone number for the shareholder's department?

[PekingeseLady]

On 11/23/2021 at 10:48 AM, Fourkids4us said:

Was it the $40(or similar rate) sale that is going on. 

 

I was just about to submit for two. I wonder if it will be rejected.

No it wasnt 40 dollars, lol. Is that even possible? Closer to 500 each. 

[bosswench]

We have a b2b in February 2022. Do I need to make two separate requests or can I request the Shareholder OBC for both cruises together? 

[ontheweb]

16 minutes ago, bosswench said:

We have a b2b in February 2022. Do I need to make two separate requests or can I request the Shareholder OBC for both cruises together? 

Do you have one booking # or two separate ones? One booking number would equal one credit of $250  ( I am assuming it is at least 14 days) while two booking numbers (assuming each is at least 7 days) would be $200 ($100 x2).

[bosswench]

1 hour ago, ontheweb said:

Do you have one booking # or two separate ones? One booking number would equal one credit of $250  ( I am assuming it is at least 14 days) while two booking numbers (assuming each is at least 7 days) would be $200 ($100 x2).

Two booking numbers, one 6 day, one 8, but they are linked together.  

[ontheweb]

1 hour ago, bosswench said:

Two booking numbers, one 6 day, one 8, but they are linked together.  

With two booking numbers, I would think that would get you $150, $50 for the 6 day and $100 for the 8 day. But also beware several have had their requests for OBC turned down.

[Will_Dieterich]

Have 2000 shares, not sure if that matters.

 

Purchased the cruises on expedia and used the deal they had for cabin upgrade and $50 on-board cash.

 

Sent in the info on 12/10, received info on 12/19, for two seven day cruises B2B at the end of January, before sending in the request I had already called help to have them marked as B2B cruises, per the FAQ.

 

Included both info in single email with proof of stock.

 

Got $100 for first cruise and $150 for 2nd cruise.

 

[slimknyzer]

On 11/23/2021 at 9:49 AM, PekingeseLady said:

So I just wanted to say I am a bit disappointed. I bought my 100 shares of carnival because I cruise mainly on Carnival and Princess. I thought the OBC was a nice benefit.   It seems that it only applies if you pay full regular fair.   Well my rates are always better under the VFIP rates. Far less then the regular rate less 100 dollar obc for shareholders. 

 

I just wanted to share incase anyone else is considering buying Carnival stock for the obc benefit. 

 

Attached is a copy of email from Carnival. 

We are also Shareholders and have used the benefit several times in the past...usually with sale or discounted fares.  We received the same email as you.  It is very dissapointing!  We have been proud Carnival Stock investors for several years, and will likely continue to be.   But, this "revelation" really makes you think you are just not important in their eyes.

[pe4all]

While I am happy for those who have received the stockholder OBC I just wish they were consistent with what they were doing. 

[PacnGoNow]

On 11/25/2021 at 1:00 AM, cruizinisthebest said:

The rejections for the shareholder onboard credit benefit is relatively new in terms of being enforced. The guidelines always said discounted rates don't qualify, but they never enforced for most rates even if VIFP or casino. Then they started denying it for casino rates. Now for rates that are exclusively tied to ones VIFP #. Early saver and any rate you get without plugging in your VIFP # is still eligible. I've had several approvals too for bookings with VIFP rates. Just three weeks ago we sailed Mardi Gras with the cheers included promo and had the shareholder OBC. That same rate now would be rejected.

 

In time they will probably bring it back along with the dividend payments. But for now, they have really restricted the benefit. Sucks, but I can understand why. 

Do you know if you can put several cruises, b2b on one form, when you request the obc?

 Thanks 

[Will_Dieterich]

On 12/27/2021 at 4:48 PM, PacnGoNow said:

Do you know if you can put several cruises, b2b on one form, when you request the obc?

 Thanks 

I did.

In the text I said they were B2B and gave the codes and dates and ship.  Both got approved.

[PacnGoNow]

54 minutes ago, Will_Dieterich said:

I did.

In the text I said they were B2B and gave the codes and dates and ship.  Both got approved.

Thank you!

[tlj3071]

Here's another twist...in November we booked a 7-day on H/A with a casino deal, and - after including some future cruise credit - ended up just having to pay for taxes and port expenses of $175/pp, which I paid on the spot.  The same day, I applied for and within the week got confirmation of my shareholder OBC.  Fast forward to 12/31 when I get another email from H/A informing me that I needed to make a final payment of $283 by 1/10 (room fare was increased by $166/pp minus additional $24/pp FCC).  When I called, I was told that because we applied for and were granted the $100 shareholder OBC, the rate reverted to the non-casino special rate (but because I called they decided to go ahead and revert everything and still allow the additional OBC as a good will gesture). So, in this case, rather that informing me that the $100 OBC was going to be denied, they instead increased the cruise cost by $283!

[Gin-soaked bar-room queen]

What kind of turn-around time are you seeing between your request and your approval/denial?

[ontheweb]

18 hours ago, tlj3071 said:

Here's another twist...in November we booked a 7-day on H/A with a casino deal, and - after including some future cruise credit - ended up just having to pay for taxes and port expenses of $175/pp, which I paid on the spot.  The same day, I applied for and within the week got confirmation of my shareholder OBC.  Fast forward to 12/31 when I get another email from H/A informing me that I needed to make a final payment of $283 by 1/10 (room fare was increased by $166/pp minus additional $24/pp FCC).  When I called, I was told that because we applied for and were granted the $100 shareholder OBC, the rate reverted to the non-casino special rate (but because I called they decided to go ahead and revert everything and still allow the additional OBC as a good will gesture). So, in this case, rather that informing me that the $100 OBC was going to be denied, they instead increased the cruise cost by $283!

That is incredible. Good thing you called. And thumbs up for the good will gesture.

[BlerkOne]

15 hours ago, Gin-soaked bar-room queen said:

What kind of turn-around time are you seeing between your request and your approval/denial?

Two weeks or less for my approvals.

[tlj3071]

On 1/4/2022 at 11:18 AM, BlerkOne said:

Two weeks or less for my approvals.

Ditto