Rare aborgman Posted June 10 #176 Share Posted June 10 6 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Not exactly. First, let's clarify that there are two Carnivals. 1. There's the parent company, Carnival Corporation, which trades as CCL on the NYSE. 2. There's the cruise line operator, Carnival Cruise Line, which is a subsidiary of CCL, just like GCO, Costa and Princess are (among others). To some this may appear to be semantics or technical, but to some of us who have worked for S&P 500 companies, the distinction is not blurry. I've worked at two large US companies my entire life - Marriott and Berkshire Hathaway (both headquartered here) and both drafted and assisted with corporate tax filings, 5500s, QSLOBs, etc. where the distinction between the parent company and the subsidiaries is material every day in many ways. Qualitatively, I asked a few dealers and casino supervisors who they work for and the one time a dealer said Carnival, the supervisor corrected him. So I asked who their paycheck comes from and they both acknowledged it was Global Casino, and they don't go through the same training, etc. that Carnival employees go through, nor are they hired by the same hiring teams, they have different benefits, etc. From Carnival Cruise Line's website: Carnival Cruise Line is proud to be part of a family of companies owned by Carnival Corporation, which includes sister lines Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Cunard Line, among others. There is a parent company... And everyone employed by a wholly owned subsidiary is employed by the parent organization. Carnival Corporation could decide tomorrow to shut down Carnival Cruise Lines, or to fire every Princess employee, or to move all Costa ships to Aida, or... Pretending they're separate companies (with combined finances under a single stock ticker) is 100% accounting semantics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted June 10 #177 Share Posted June 10 2 minutes ago, aborgman said: There is a parent company... And everyone employed by a wholly owned subsidiary is employed by the parent organization. Only for limited purposes (e.g., ASC718). Explain the purpose of filing QSLOBs with the IRS/DOL if the employees are to be treated the same. A QSLOB filing ensures the employees are treated as being employed by separate entities for specific purposes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aborgman Posted June 10 #178 Share Posted June 10 1 hour ago, BlerkOne said: There are many who work for Carnival units who are not employees of Carnival. The way GCS is structured, it shouldn't be difficult for Carnival to outsource should they choose. If you work for Carnival, you are an employee. If you are a sub contractor - you work for the contractor on Carnival tasks, you don't work for Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aborgman Posted June 10 #179 Share Posted June 10 5 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: Only for limited purposes (e.g., ASC718). Explain the purpose of filing QSLOBs with the IRS/DOL if the employees are to be treated the same. A QSLOB filing ensures the employees are treated as being employed by separate entities for specific purposes. Well yes... the purpose of allowing the business entity to separate is to satisfy minimum coverage rules and maintain tax benefits at the lowest cost possible to the parent corporation. It also allows minimizing the number of people in each group, thus potentially avoiding audit requirements. In the end - it's a purely beneficial to the corporation, lobbied for (by the corporations), financial fiction. If someone can do away with your job - in the end, they're the boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 10 #180 Share Posted June 10 1 hour ago, aborgman said: If you work for Carnival, you are an employee. If you are a sub contractor - you work for the contractor on Carnival tasks, you don't work for Carnival. When I did contract work, I took direction from company I worked for - not the company that signed my checks. I don't care what google says. Google will even tell you they aren't right all of the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aborgman Posted June 10 #181 Share Posted June 10 11 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: When I did contract work, I took direction from company I worked for - not the company that signed my checks. I don't care what google says. Google will even tell you they aren't right all of the time. Then "the company you worked for" was violating labor laws, and you weren't actually a contractor. It falls under "Nature and degree of control" - if the contractor does not have significant independent control of their work - they are an employee being misclassified as a contractor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 10 #182 Share Posted June 10 2 minutes ago, aborgman said: Then "the company you worked for" was violating labor laws, and you weren't actually a contractor. It falls under "Nature and degree of control" - if the contractor does not have significant independent control of their work - they are an employee being misclassified as a contractor. If true (we agree to disagree), it happens all the time. Huge corporations reduce headcount of regular employees and replace them with contract workers until profits look better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aborgman Posted June 10 #183 Share Posted June 10 37 minutes ago, BlerkOne said: If true (we agree to disagree), it happens all the time. Huge corporations reduce headcount of regular employees and replace them with contract workers until profits look better. Yes, large corporation REGULARLY violate labor laws - particularly with respect to contractors. Current estimates are about 20% of all employees in the USA are illegally misclassified. See: FedEx having to pay out $500 million, Microsoft having to pay $100 million, Flowers Foods having to pay out $50 million, and Uber... and Apple... and AT&T... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 10 #184 Share Posted June 10 1 hour ago, aborgman said: Yes, large corporation REGULARLY violate labor laws - particularly with respect to contractors. Current estimates are about 20% of all employees in the USA are illegally misclassified. See: FedEx having to pay out $500 million, Microsoft having to pay $100 million, Flowers Foods having to pay out $50 million, and Uber... and Apple... and AT&T... And foreign flagged ships are exempt from most US labor laws. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aborgman Posted June 10 #185 Share Posted June 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, BlerkOne said: And foreign flagged ships are exempt from most US labor laws. Correct, and they're all Carnival employees. Edited June 10 by aborgman 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted June 10 #186 Share Posted June 10 What is that Disney song…..? Oh I remember “let it go”. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusin okie Posted June 11 #187 Share Posted June 11 On 6/7/2024 at 11:52 AM, jimbo5544 said: I have never seen anything about a one time donation to a Diamond event for St Jude. The only thing I have ever seen done is the walk for St Jude, offered to all. Here is a link to the partnership between Carnival and St Jude. I have never seen anything close across the industry compared to what they do, https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/partner-with-st-jude/corporate-partners/carnival-cruise-lines.html And where do you think the $$ comes from? Passengers. In my opinion, Carnival's only loyalty is to the bottom line. That's OK - that is why they are in business. I believe the "new" cruisers (<10 cruises) probably spend more $$ on board than older passengers Thus, Carnival's incentive to lure the older cruisers into another cruise is diminished. Loyalty, for the most part, is a one way street and Carnival makes the rules so what should we expect? I cannot believe that the P & D will be very happy with the new loyalty program. We have a B2B booked on the Mardi Gras in Oct and then it is back to RCCL and X. I must say I am a little sad about it as I really like the XL class ship but........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49North Posted June 11 #188 Share Posted June 11 Sooo…the 3 bags of laundry on 7 day perk is still there….right!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplelife Posted June 11 #189 Share Posted June 11 On 6/9/2024 at 2:55 PM, jimbo5544 said: Can you give me an example on that? Faster to the fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted June 11 #190 Share Posted June 11 (edited) 9 hours ago, crusin okie said: And where do you think the $$ comes from? Passengers. In my opinion, Carnival's only loyalty is to the bottom line. That's OK - that is why they are in business. I believe the "new" cruisers (<10 cruises) probably spend more $$ on board than older passengers Thus, Carnival's incentive to lure the older cruisers into another cruise is diminished. Loyalty, for the most part, is a one way street and Carnival makes the rules so what should we expect? I cannot believe that the P & D will be very happy with the new loyalty program. We have a B2B booked on the Mardi Gras in Oct and then it is back to RCCL and X. I must say I am a little sad about it as I really like the XL class ship but........ Everybody speaks with their wallets. My point on St Jude is thye are walking the walk and so are their customers. The issue made on the one time donation is peanuts to the main thing all do. Every stock company’s loyalty is to their stockholders, the way is has always bee, the way it is, the way it should be. I cannot argue with much of what you say, their focus is on new customers, but focus is not on a singular thing. In regards to whether plat or diamonds will be happy…meh. The program absolutely needs change. When half the ship is going to a recognition event for their most loyal guests, then the setting of the bar needs to change. How they do it will be key. Lastly, for me, they get a lot of slack due to their financial situation (none of it due to their own doing). Enjoy your future cruising. Edited June 11 by jimbo5544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted June 11 #191 Share Posted June 11 8 hours ago, simplelife said: Faster to the fun FTTF was done as a billable option, THEN offered as a loyalty item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted June 11 #192 Share Posted June 11 (edited) 8 hours ago, 49North said: Sooo…the 3 bags of laundry on 7 day perk is still there….right!? Nothing has changed other the this item…..so far Edited June 11 by jimbo5544 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted June 11 #193 Share Posted June 11 Nobody asked, but my wish list on this topic would be to keep it rich in options and make it much more selective in how one attains it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted June 11 #194 Share Posted June 11 9 hours ago, 49North said: Sooo…the 3 bags of laundry on 7 day perk is still there….right!? https://www.carnival.com/vifp/benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nancy1031 Posted June 11 #195 Share Posted June 11 i'm allergic to strawberries so on the celebration in oct 23 i got chocolate chip cookies for the choc delight, in 22 i got the choc cake filled with choc mousse instead of the berries- i'm not a gambler but i'd love a free shuttle from the airport to the pier and then from the pier to the airport- also not many dia/plat people at the repeaters party last oct- i've gotten some great gifts- my favorite is the tote bag- it's been all over the world and is looking forward to going on the cruise in oct!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm5986142 Posted June 11 #196 Share Posted June 11 (edited) On 6/7/2024 at 4:35 AM, pe4all said: Even the separate line at Guest Services has almost become a farce. On my last few cruises the line was quite long, due to Faster to the Fun and Suite people on it. In fact, the "regular" line often moved faster as there were more available stations to help them, while the separate line had one person. Yes! We tested this out recently - my mom and I both got in line (me in the plat/diamond line and my mom in the regular line). She got through quicker. 😆 We were just trying to find something in lost and found so not a big deal, but thought it was funny. Edited June 11 by csm5986142 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VentureMan_2000 Posted June 11 #197 Share Posted June 11 Interesting thread... But a bit like the Energizer Bunny... 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted June 11 #198 Share Posted June 11 Just saw this thread - not reading 8 pages on the topic (or sub-topics, lol). My $0.02 though --- I was thrilled to have that benefit while it lasted, and was surprised that it held on as long as it did... replacing the BOGO tournament entries, which replaced the FREE tournament entry. Change is the constant Tom 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted June 12 #199 Share Posted June 12 15 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said: Just saw this thread - not reading 8 pages on the topic (or sub-topics, lol). My $0.02 though --- I was thrilled to have that benefit while it lasted, and was surprised that it held on as long as it did... replacing the BOGO tournament entries, which replaced the FREE tournament entry. Change is the constant Tom The last few years have not been for the feint of heart in the cruising world. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazil65 Posted June 12 #200 Share Posted June 12 Change is the constant THIS...like it or not... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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