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Spot on there Hex. I posted on my FB page reminisence of 5/6th April 2017 Dubai and Abu Dhabi as part of our World cruise, certainly a bit warmer then. Next stop Aqaba for Petra.
Never would have done that without cruising.
Snow flurries here in Kent now!

Cheers Barrie,
When times permit, fly to NY for a couple of days and QM2 back , great trip. K

Welcome Hexam, nice to see a balanced well reasoned post.
Many of us who initially invested in Carnival did so by buying the minimum 100 shares to qualify for OBC when we cruise on their brands. Later as it was clear that CCL was a growth stock paying nice dividends quarterly I personally added more and have seen it pushing £50 and last year drop to under £7 when I bought again.
So you have investors and you have cruising investors holding this stock. The cruisers usually remain loyal to the brand and probably don’t own much more than the minimum but don’t sell up.
As cruising restarts “newbies “ hear by word of mouth about the OBC benefit and buy in thus increasing the holders base.
Most are inexperienced investors , unlikely to read these pages so fortunately not exposed to the entertaining musings of Magic and Emerald.
Regards/K

Magic, your broken record needs changing.
Same old negative take , you accused Emerald of ramping you wouldn’t be doing the opposite by any chance? K

Agree but it would be nice to see blue some day soon! K

I first bought CCL at £20 when we started cruising 11 years ago. I also bought a couple of lumps under £7 this time last year so a decent average, well in the blue currently.
Not just Carnival UK are offering these UK “Seacations” Fred , Saga, Disney, RCI and MSC all have offerings and bookings are very strong. I know things will be different on board and not everyone’s cup of tea but it is a positive sign that the market is still there and there is a huge demand pending.
Many of these new bookings have been made using FCC but not all and our TA tells me many are new to cruising and folks just want a break
P&O have taken many bookings for 3 and 4 night cruises which they have now converted to 6 and 7 night cruises at no extra charge to passengers which has created goodwill .
Things on the up so I’m holding my CCL. K

Enough for a decent bottle with my dinner in the Epicurean.
Hopefully you won’t be on board.

Carnival have confirmed to me today that Shareholder Benefit , in the form of On Board Credit, will be payable on all UK “ Seacation Cruises “ K

Following guest feedback and demand for week long UK holidays, we are replacing six of Britannia’s 3 and 4-night breaks (from August 29 to September 16 inclusive), which went on sale earlier this week, with three 7-night cruises.

We have seen this week that the 7-night holidays are proving very popular so we are pleased that we are able to add three more of these to the series of UK coastal cruises this summer.

The new 7-night holidays, priced from £599 for an inside cabin* will leave Southampton on August 29, September 5 and September 12, 2021. Each of the three new cruises will also include a UK port of call and a range of new shore experiences will be available.

We apologise to the guests who had bookings on Britannia's six short breaks which have been replaced and we are contacting them directly today and advising them of the options for their holiday.

The three new cruises go on sale on Tuesday March 30, 2021 at 8.30am and will be available to book online on www.pocruises.com or telephone 03453 555 111 or through a travel agent. All other UK coastal cruises on Britannia and Iona from June to September 2021 are already on sale.

*Early Saver price of £599 is based on two adults sharing the lowest grade Inside cabin available on Britannia cruise B118Q.'

They have upset a few thousand today Prof.
They have cancelled several of the short UK cruises and substituted with 7 day trip.
They only started offering these shorter trips this week, they keep scoring own goals!

Small money but a big principle Prof. K

Whilst most of the UK cruises are being booked using Future Cruise Credits or transferring deposits already paid, the UK Carnival brands are clawing some money back by restrictions.
No booking of particular cabin or even deck, no choice of dining times, no ON Board Spend, no free parking or free bus travel . Further they are insisting on Travel Insurance including min £2 million medical and repatriation and directing you to Holiday Extras . Now we have an annual policy covering Worldwide with Staysure but this does not cover UK medical costs as the NHS would treat you and medivac would be RNLI or Coast Guard ( UK waters remember ) When you go through the Holiday Extras policy it is their European cover but they have made a deal with Carnival UK to cover UK incidents but the price remains the same as for European cover!
Finally you cannot leave the ship,on the few calls they are making , unless part of an organised tour via the ship’s expensive tours.
As a shareholder, I have asked them will they honour the shareholder benefit on these UK cruises.
So far, I got the reply , “ it’s for Corporate to decide at their next meeting “ watch this space. K

Anglo Saxony , it’s all in the name Arthur. Lol. K

Good move, Cornwall next ! K

Sorry for your loss Johnny .
They have been good shares with decent growth and quarterly dividends and I agree with you they will come good again.
Hopefully your Mum got to benefit from the shareholder perks and enjoyed cruising. K

I think they will be OK Homer.
We managed to get on the last P&O which calls Liverpool , friends tried one hour later and already sold out. We managed to use a deposit we’d paid on a roundtrip Caribbean which was handy. K

A surge in new infections in Europe has dragged CCL back.
Any leisure or travel stocks will be volatile until Covid is defeated.

Some more info on the P&O UK cruises terms and conditions.
Only “Early Saver “ fares bookable, ie No choice of cabin or meal preference, these will be allocated on boarding. No free car parking , no bus to and from port and no on board spend.
Numbers limited and enhanced safety measures onboard.
Passports and Travel Insurance required.
Filling up rapidly according to TA.

Love your optimism Emerald, hope you are right.
The P&O website crashed this morning as Brits trying to book short “ Seacaycation” cruises for Summer overwhelmed it. K

P&O Britannia a bit bigger than the Irish ferry Con.
143,000mt and 330 m long so don’t think they have the facilities or depth of water across the water.
Cheers/K