focusIR May 2024 Investor Webinar: Blue Whale, Kavango, Taseko Mines & CQS Natural Resources. Catch up with the webinar here.
Wasn't aware of this...!
So Barcelona now gets added to Venice, Amsterdam, Norwegian Fjords etc as hostile to cruise ships.
https://www.cruisehive.com/partial-barcelona-cruise-ship-ban-to-begin-in-october/109202
Seems NCl took a bit of a hammering yesterday. This also out from Spain obviously didn't help.
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/09/22/spanish-cruise-holiday-warning-as-guests-told-all-inclusive-drinks-will-be-taxed
Cheeky bugger 😜
I'll have you know the catalogue price was 1400 based on 2 in a cabin 😉
Booked via costa Germany!
Interesting indeed botbot
Don't think all brands are selling out though. I just booked a 7 night Costa, trieste to Istanbul solo cabin for 300 quid
Seeing this coming through as updated in my newswire. Apologies if its old or already seen.
P&O Cruises weathers the storm as holidaymakers splash out on winter getaways
https://mol.im/a/12532707
I wouldn't it will have no impact, but a bit of extra cash may sway some to book, or at least spend more onboard.
Interestingly, I take part in market research (what technology i use, political views, etc). One i was sent over the weekend was obviously being conducted by a cruise line. Don't know what one. Various questions about brand awareness, which ones I've used, brand perception and future plans eg spend, number of trips etc. Whoever had commissioned it was obviously keen to work out whether people are tightening their belts....
Sun, unless I'm missing something CCL closed down today and yesterday? But you're right, it didn't take a hammering like some of the airlines listed overseas today. Which can only be a good thing. Maybe like Bhants said, carnival is moving more and more away from oil...
Mind you when has carnival ever been a logical stock!!
Just listening to Bloomsbury. US airlines to get hammered today due to oil price surge following announcement yesterday re oil supply. Guess that will feed through to all travel stocks...
No problem. I'm a bit of a rate tart and flirt with most brands. Celebrity probably my preferred. Only tried p&o last year and already booked onto my 3rd ! (Arvia in October).
I'll shout if i see any p&o credit card offers!
Also worth checking your credit card offers. Me and the OH put a deposit down whilst on celebrity, got the perks etc. Then noticed amex were giving £100 cashback on celebrity cruises. We called celebrity and paid a lump sum onto the outstanding balance with the amex cards. That knocked £200 off. Amex recently had a generous seaborne offer on their cards, so they do crop up.
For what it's worth, i have no actively managed funds. 100% passive. I appreciate i will never beat the market, but I can't justify paying people 1% to get me a 0.5% better performance than the market average! Particularity in efficient markets like the US.
Maybe I'm telling you how to suck eggs, but i find moneyvator a good starting place when it comes to funds/ cheap trackers https://monevator.com/
Particularly helpful for the passive side of investing and choosing brokers/funds. It won't excite like single stocks, but it can help smooth the risks and costs.
https://monevator.com/the-slow-and-steady-passive-portfolio-update-q1-2023/
https://monevator.com/compare-uk-cheapest-online-brokers/
Don't forget you will then have to pay tax on the dividend, which may be at a higher rate than cgt if they had not paid a dividend and used it for growth.
Botbot, you never know, you may well be on the right side of history if Burry's bet comes true...
https://news.sky.com/story/the-big-short-investor-michael-burry-bets-1-6bn-on-stock-market-crash-12940826
hi bot. sorry, wasn't having a dig. i too was sceptical about them. can't say too much about my past life, but i've done a lot of financial snooping on financial institutions and people. but freetrade categorically don't take a cut on commission from spreads. don't get me wrong, i'm not plugging them over any other. they may not be the best for all types of trading. i also use hsbc, hl, lloyds, xo and vanguard!
bit more here if interested
https://help.************/en/articles/2029770-what-are-spreads-and-does-freetrade-make-money-from-them
Not sure that is fully correct. When i was comparing the CCL spread they were quoting vs my fidessa terminal, they were actually extremely competitive. I appreciate that they make commission on forex related trades, but they have to adhere to best execution rules if dealing on exchange.
Sounds like you've got yourself in a pickle. That must cause you no end of problems. There was no need to set your Play to Turkey. I pay 97.99 TKL each month for my netflix and have a UK play account. I keep a very keen eye on TKL/GBP :-) This is probably not the board to explain how to do it though!
If you do sign up Roadie, they also give you a free share. I had some US LPG stock. Think it was about £15 when i sold it. Shameless plug.... referral link here for us both to get a free share if you do decide to go down that route.
https://tinyurl.com/32fae8jf 😀
I've toyed with using them to buy RCL but I'm not sure about their exchange rate charges.
I've been using Freetrade. No problems so far. Only bought UK listed securities though.
It's not the official webcams you should be worried about 😮
https://www.cruisehive.com/royal-caribbean-guest-arrested-for-planting-hidden-camera/101010#:~:text=A%20guest%20aboard%20Harmony%20of,hidden%20camera%20in%20a%20restroom.&text=A%20guest%20aboard%20a%20recent,of%20the%20ship's%20public%20restrooms.
Don't forget to check out the fish and chip shop on deck 8 👍