Shareholder benefits
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Re: Shareholder benefits
It states in the brochure that Peninsular club discount will not start until all onboard spending money has been used so therefore you dont get a discount on gratuities which in my opinion is only fare.
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Re: Shareholder benefits
If you are right I stand corrected.
This from the P&O site:
'When on board credit is applied to your on board account, you may use this against any purchases on board. This includes items purchased from any of the shops, in the spa, salon treatments, photography services, laundry, shore excursions (when booked on board and not prior to embarkation), beverages from the bar and restaurants (where applicable), restaurant cover charges and automatic tips.
On board credit may not be used against the purchasing of shore excursions prior to embarkation, medical facilities, artwork, ad hoc gratuities, local currency, casino chips, credits or any other kind of gambling'.
This from the P&O site:
'When on board credit is applied to your on board account, you may use this against any purchases on board. This includes items purchased from any of the shops, in the spa, salon treatments, photography services, laundry, shore excursions (when booked on board and not prior to embarkation), beverages from the bar and restaurants (where applicable), restaurant cover charges and automatic tips.
On board credit may not be used against the purchasing of shore excursions prior to embarkation, medical facilities, artwork, ad hoc gratuities, local currency, casino chips, credits or any other kind of gambling'.
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- Senior Second Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Our most recent cruise was Christmas 2012 and the auto tips were taken out of the OBC at the beginning of the cruise.towny44 wrote:I would check carefully next time you cruise because my experience was exactly the opposite.oldbluefox wrote:towny, my understanding is that since gratuities are now charged against your onboard account, OBC will effectively offset those gratuities. Therefore Peninsula discounts should kick in a lot sooner.
I'm no expert on the matter but that seemed to be the situation on the last cruise I took.
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Re: Shareholder benefits
It has always been a moan by some on the P&O forum and on here that the Peninsular club discount whatever tier you are in does not kick in until you have spent all your OBC by paying for items without the discount.
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- Deputy Captain
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Noddy, I have no quibble with that at all and I have no problem with P&O not deducting peninsular discount from gratuities, but I do think it a cheap trick not to apply the gratuities immediately and not allow any OBC to be used against them.noddy10 wrote:It has always been a moan by some on the P&O forum and on here that the Peninsular club discount whatever tier you are in does not kick in until you have spent all your OBC by paying for items without the discount.
This means that P&O are now pocketing an extra £5 from every passenger with Gold status on a 14 day cruise.
John
Trainee Pensioner since 2000
Trainee Pensioner since 2000
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Re: Shareholder benefits
If that is the case towny44 then it is another recent change because we were on Azura in November last year and the gratuities were placed on our onboard account on the second day of the cruise.
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Ours were not applied until we had spent the OBC, and very precise it was as the last item had a part peninsular discount applied, the gratuities did not qualfy for peninsular discount but that seems fair to me.noddy10 wrote:If that is the case towny44 then it is another recent change because we were on Azura in November last year and the gratuities were placed on our onboard account on the second day of the cruise.
This was Azura's first cruise with the higher gratuity charge so possibly this change is new as well.
John
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- Able Seaman
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Just a quick question...
Do you buy Carnival UK shares or the US ones or doesn't it matter?
Do you buy Carnival UK shares or the US ones or doesn't it matter?
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- Senior Second Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
We will have so much OBC on our next cruise that it is doubtful we will "spend" any of our own money so the tips will have to come out of the OBC.
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Re: Shareholder benefits
I bought the ones traded ont he LSE in sterling using a sharedealing account I set up through the Halifax (took me about 15 minutes online to set up the account and complete the transaction).cruisaholic wrote:Just a quick question...
Do you buy Carnival UK shares or the US ones or doesn't it matter?
Note also that the Halifax account allows you to buy shares traded on the NYSE e.g. Royal Caribbean which offer similar benefits.
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- Third Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
A question based on arcadialover's post.
If say under vantage you end up with a load of OBC.
On our last cruise we ran out of Euros but got some more from the ships CS desk that was put against our on board bill. If you have more OBC that you are likely to spend could you get away with taking the rest as a cash advance onboard to ensure that all of your OBC is used up and it puts money in your hand.
If say under vantage you end up with a load of OBC.
On our last cruise we ran out of Euros but got some more from the ships CS desk that was put against our on board bill. If you have more OBC that you are likely to spend could you get away with taking the rest as a cash advance onboard to ensure that all of your OBC is used up and it puts money in your hand.
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- Senior First Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Can't speak for P&O but we did just that on the QE. We had OBC running into thousands and needed some cash for extra tipping. We just withdrew it from our account.
Gill
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Shares are down by more than £3 this morning
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Ken
Carnival update states
Current cruise ticket pricing for the company has driven higher booking volumes
however, at the same time, it has led to lower than anticipated net revenue
yields which has resulted in reduced earnings guidance.
Carnival update states
Current cruise ticket pricing for the company has driven higher booking volumes
however, at the same time, it has led to lower than anticipated net revenue
yields which has resulted in reduced earnings guidance.
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- Senior Second Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
are these shareholder obc benefits subject to tax? i presume the dividends are?
I just calculated that if i bought 100 shares at the current price I would get the equivalent of over 20% interest for my next few cruises!!
I just calculated that if i bought 100 shares at the current price I would get the equivalent of over 20% interest for my next few cruises!!
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- Senior First Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
No and yes, in that order.davecttr wrote:are these shareholder obc benefits subject to tax? i presume the dividends are?
I just calculated that if i bought 100 shares at the current price I would get the equivalent of over 20% interest for my next few cruises!!
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Re: Shareholder benefits
davectr, if you do multiple cruises per year the shareholder OBC should be a must have. Money for nothing
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Re: Shareholder benefits
great, must nip down to the bank and open a brokerage account or whatever.
Now what I am after is 100 x CCL shares on the LSE For Carnival plc ?
Now what I am after is 100 x CCL shares on the LSE For Carnival plc ?
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- Senior Second Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
OK, so i am now the proud owner of 100 Carnival shares via my banks stockbroker account
No share certificate of course.
I have a 14 nighter on Oceana in July, how do i claim my dosh???
No share certificate of course.
I have a 14 nighter on Oceana in July, how do i claim my dosh???
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- First Officer
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Easy just email Karen.hawkins@carnivalgroup.com give her your cruise details and ref number and details of your share certificate when you get it.
Sue
Sue
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Re: Shareholder benefits
I don't think i am going to get a share certificate?
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Re: Shareholder benefits
Just take a screen shot showing your CCL holding and send that to Karen. Easy peasey.davecttr wrote:I don't think i am going to get a share certificate?
Gill
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Re: Shareholder benefits
For those with shares - the dividend payable in June will be £16.39p...
The pesky scarfaced pirate