Carnival & Royal Caribbean Stockholder Benefits: Free Onboard Credit

Looking for a way to get up to $250 in onboard credit on every cruise vacation that you take?  It is as easy as owning just 100 shares in Royal Caribbean or Carnival Cruise Line stock.  While these are the only 2 cruise lines to offer this great deal, it can lead to significant savings for those who cruise regularly or for those who are current share holders.

Royal Caribbean includes any cruises taken on the Royal Caribbean, Celebrity (except Celebrity Xpeditions), and Azamara cruise brands.

• $250 On board credit for sailings of 14 nights or longer, per stateroom.
• $200 On board credit for sailings of 10-13 nights, per stateroom.
• $100 On board credit for sailings of 6-9 nights, per stateroom.
• $50    On board credit for sailings of 5 nights or less, per stateroom.

You can book your cruise through your favorite travel agent or directly with Royal Caribbean.  After you book your cruise, simply sending in some info to RCCL and you will receive the credit.  You must include a copy of your current brokerage statement.  You can email RCCL with any questions  shareholderbenefit@rccl.com

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Carnival includes all cruises taken on Carnival, Cunard, Costa, Holland America, P&O, Princess and Seabourn cruise brands.

• $250 Onboard credit for sailings of 14 days or longer per stateroom.
• $100 Onboard credit for sailings of 7-13 days, per stateroom.
• $50 Onboard credit for sailings of 6 days or less, per stateroom.

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With the current stock prices (April 23, 2012) at $31 for Carnival (Ticker symbol CCL) and $26 for Royal Caribbean (Ticker symbol RCL), you can not only make an investment for the future, but save money on all the cruises you take on the Carnival and Royal Caribbean brands.  A 100 shares of Royal Caribbean stock can be purchased for $2,600.  Not only do you save on future cruises, but both currently also pay dividends.  Carnival currently pays $1.00 in dividends a year (3.2%) and Royal Caribbean $0.40 (1.40%) a year per share.

Combined with the fact that SpeedTrader charges as little as $.39 to purchase 100 shares of a stock, you do not have to pay large brokerage fees to pick up the shares to get the great savings.  Of coarse, always use the brokerage of your choice and one that you are familiar with.  Investing in the stock market is not for everyone and the shares can lose value at anytime.

This is just another way that Cruise Fever wants to help you get the most out of your next cruise.  If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to email us or simply leave a comment below.