More on Cruise Line Stock Benefits

I mentioned before that one of the benefits of being a Carnival Corporation (or Royal Caribbean) shareholder is the shipboard credit that is offered. To claim this credit, you generally need to own at least 100 shares of the cruise line (stock symbols: CCL, CUK, or RCL as appropriate). You will also need to mail or fax either a shareholder proxy card or a copy or your brokerage statement to the cruise line to prove that you own the stock.

An update is that for Royal Carribean share holders, the cruise credit is also available to cruisers traveling on the newly created Azamara Cruises. For those who are not familiar with Azamara, the luxury cruise line consists of a couple of ships that RCCL obtained from the now defunct Renaissance Cruises' "R-class" ship fleet.

My wife and I recently cruised Hawaii aboard the NCL America ship, Pride of Hawaii. Unfortunately, Norwegian Cruise Lines (the parent of NCLA) does not offer a shipboard credit. What a bummer!

Here is a link with more complete information about the cruise line shareholder benefits offered to CCL and RCL shareholders. Lastly, I want to put in a shameless plug for my favorite personal finance blog, PFStock.

Update on the Cruise Line Shareholder Onboard Credit

I mentioned before that one of the benefits of being a Carnival Corporation (or Royal Caribbean) shareholder is the shipboard credit that is offered. To claim this credit, you generally need to own at least 100 shares of the cruise line (stock symbols: CCL, CUK, or RCL as appropriate). You also will need to mail or fax either a shareholder proxy card or a copy or your brokerage statement to the cruise line to prove that you own the stock.

Here is a link with more complete information about the cruise line shareholder benefits offered to CCL and RCL shareholders.