Member Info for Kenswayken

Fordy, A suite or a conservatory suite?

The conservatory suites are on the Prom deck so the balconies are not private if you want to get your kit off!

Off to the Baltic on Britannia tomorrow, overnight in Helsinki where I lived and worked back in the day. K

Devil, thanks. K

Forgot I had this one, it's so inactive.

Anything positive to report?

Cheers/K

Access, I used to have one of them!
Owned by several of the banks, presume its demise was due to anti trust regulation.

Bhants, Americans have a different attitude to personal debt . Stick it the card and worry about it later so yes although a small increase it does impact folks. K

Rate hike, borrowing costs up for company and passengers. Just headwinds, it will recover. K

cantbelieveit, Most on here are "underwater" on this stock. Despite full ships, strong forward bookings etc we continue to be disappointed with the SP. You rightly identify the debt as the biggest issue but the company seem comfortable with it.
Despite that I agree with others that the SP should be higher and reckon £6.50 ish would be a good buy in level . It is a very frustrating stock but many of us are cruisers and see the potential but don't expect and easy ride. Certainly, don't expect dividends in the next year or two. K

Rpw. Several of us on here are also regular cruisers with Carnival Group lines. We see full ships, lots of spending on board and strong forward bookings so yes, things looking good.
CCL have a huge debt pile to overcome but the SP has good potential but it is a volatile stock.

Pretty sure no one will ask for your number Papp. K

Bhants, it's normal for brokers to consolidate their daily trades and report them at the close. K

It would be hard to know what was a discounted fare with P&O, their pricing is so fluid.
You can book the absolute lowest fare ever and next week, they do a "special" and cut your kegs off. To be fair it works both ways as the prices can soar. K

Parky was on the same cruise as ShrewdDude 67.
A full ship but only adult berths count, so 90% plus 800 kids, about right.

Green beans for 114 nights got a bit tedious. Lol.
Never got bored. Brilliant, big name daytime speakers, and evening ent. So many, new to us, ports , full on tours or exploring.
We looked forward to sea days for a rest. Best thing was the friends we made ( and still have)
Highlights ,Panama Canal transit and Petra in Jordan. Lowlight, PNG. K

Topo , Go for it , book a suite, we need the revenue. K

Bhants, If you look back in the RNS record you will see buybacks are a regular occurrence. Say Nov 21 the were buying daily at £15+. I have expressed my thoughts to you in an earlier private message.
Regards
Ken

Met a young Zimbabwe waitress on our recent cruise. Her brother works at the mine and reckons they are good employers. K

Bhants, Done. K

BJ, We have several friends in Finland and Sweden so looking forward to some catch ups.
I'll wave if I see QV. Lol. K

Topo, Re Caribbean, too much to say for these pages. Make contact via WhatsApp message on 07785 503096 and I'll advise. Cheers K

Not for me Bhants, I spent most of my career working for the Finns so have some understanding of the language, albeit I haven't used it for 22 years. K