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Out of interest, has anyone actually sailed on Carnival?

Do they deserve the reputation they get, or are they just unlucky that the incidents make the press more than other lines?

I'm tempted to do a Transatlantic with them but keep seeing scenes like this...

https://nypost.com/2025/08/20/us-news/wild-footage-captures-massive-carnival-cruise-ship-brawl-that-erupted-over-chicken-tenders/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Sorry Bot, but the reverse is actually true. An order for 100000 is more likely to move the price than if it was split up into much smaller shapes. If you have a Google of Iceburg orders.

I've seen algos go wrong and cut them into 1s rather than 1000s but the market can easily spot these trades and are easily recognised to all market participants and regulatory bodies for what they are.

Without giving too much away, as someone who has been very very close to the market in my time, I can assure you that buying and selling 1,2,3 shares really won't move the price. Especially with such a large cap stock.

Https://cruiseradio.net/two-cruise-passengers-drown-in-separate-incidents-at-carnivals-celebration-key/

Couldn't agree more OJ.

RCL / Celebrity have so much better loyalty schemes vs Carnival brands. And to think Carnival are watering them down even further.... Crazy. Don't get me started 🤣

Once people start comparing I truly believe people will start shifting across to them. Very short sighted by CCL in my opinion

And don't forget they can't use all the lifeboats for tender. When I once asked in a long queue at a tender port why they don't use more, the response was they need to keep at least enough to evacuate a full ship in case there is an incident onboard.

I guess if they took half from one side, half from another, should the boat sink on its side during a visit there would only be 50% of the lifeboats available to deploy on one side. If more than 50% of passengers are still onboard then there would not be enough space to rescue everyone. Doesn't bare thinking about.

On Key prices Bot, I've also read that they are testing how far they can push them. For example, one of those polystyrene tubes kids wrap around them when swimming could be hired for....20usd

They've now lowered it to 10usd

Yes they are only a dollar to buy, but it seems they are listening to feedback as they try to find how much they can rinse.

Going back to customers paying for drinks packages. I note Celebration Key opened this week and customers are complaining that their drinks packages are not valid ashore on the Key.

As someone who doesn't buy a package, is this common? Could it mean customers are less likely to buy an onboard drinks package on a short stop cruise covering the Key as they can't get value out of it?

They seem to be annoying the posh end now....

https://cruisepassenger.com.au/news/another-carnival-line-makes-loyalty-program-cuts/

Bit here on the new Carnival celebration key if anyone wants a peak

1m 22secs into it

https://x.com/CruiseRadio/status/1944701153209446680?t=-cYuSlU4FK8D8XO7zBWuUg&s=19

Interesting Blackjack, I've definitely got future credit allocated on cruises I've not yet paid in full. They obviously don't like the colour of your money 🤣

Hi Dave and welcome!

I'm not sure from what you say, the stage you are failing. Whether it's the provision of a broker statement, or the submission of the claim.

The gist is stage 1 you have to upload a broker statement. You should then get an acknowledgement they are processing. You should then get an email 3 or 4 days later to say completed. When you open the app, the carnival offers should be under the Eligible tab.

Stage 2 is going into the Eligible tab, selecting the company, putting in your booking reference and send.

I've submitted lots but only ever had one problem (stage 1) as you need to do this regularly to show you still hold them. When it failed to recognise my holding I emailed hello@stockperks.com who in fairness, were quick to respond (a couple of days), but didn't quite understand why I wasn't seeing the carnival perks on my eligible tab.

To resolve it I just uploaded my broker statement again, and after a couple of days they appear in my eligible tab. I guess the first person who processed it didn't press a button.

Gist is, if you are failing on stage 1, try submitting again. I've never had it fail on stage 2 (apart from the cruise being too far into the future...ie post November when the perk refreshes)

Probably up on the back of the Delta results out today?

There's a bit in the FT talking about the jump

Min of $50 per person? God I must be tight...I usually just get off, have a bit of a paddle, snap a few photos, grab a bbq burger and head back onboard 🤣

Thanks for such a detailed response Bot!

There's a lot of info there to digest!

I used to love the slot machines as a kid, but those new ones they have on the ships look like you need a degree in microcomputers 🤣

Something to ponder.

Thanks again, much appreciated

Out of interest Bot, what's the maximum amount one could lose if starting from scratch and nothing goes right. Obviously there's wins and losses in the real world, but as a cup half empty person I'd be keen to know what my maximum loss would be (on the basis that I'm aiming for free balcony cabin) and every went wrong

Don't think it was a good advert for Holland and America

Certainly didn't look luxurious and the passengers are the sort that want me to request a change of dinner table

Am I bad? 😆

Mind you, I've just boarded Queen Anne ( moved up to Platinum) and from what I've seen so far I'm not impressed either. Certainly not luxury, very cheaply furnished compared to the other Queens. Cabins are also tiny. Had lined up a few future cruises to book whilst on, but I'm really having to reconsider now.

I'm in Norway next week on Queen Anne and again with P&O at the end of July . Got to get my Norwegian travel in before the 3% cruise tax comes in next year 😄

Bot

Not sure if your are near London but lots of bureau here do bettee rates. Wouldnt want to post it. Just run your request through money-saving expert currency site to find the best gbp to usd. Then click through and you often find that firm is also offering good buyback rates . I don't use mse directly for buy back, better clicking on gbp to foreign currency then reverse engineer

Currently 30000usd will get you 21300gbp at Waterloo station with currency online group.

https://www.currencyonlinegroup.com/currencybuyback