Did you know that owning cruise line shares can unlock onboard perks every time you sail with Princess Cruises?
You can’t actually buy shares in Princess Cruises directly, as the cruise line is owned by Carnival Corporation. There’s no such thing as Princess Cruises stock on its own. Instead, you’d need to purchase shares in Carnival Corporation, which owns Princess Cruises along with several other major cruise brands.
The good news is that as a Carnival Corporation shareholder, you’re entitled to the same onboard shareholder benefits when sailing with Princess Cruises, as well as across the wider Carnival group.
The Benefits You Get with Carnival Shares
If you own 100 Carnival shares or more, you can enjoy Princess stock benefits of onboard credit every time you sail. The amount that you get is as follows:
- $250 (or £150) of onboard credit per stateroom on cruises of 14 days or longer
- $100 (or £60) of onboard credit per stateroom on cruises of 7 to 13 days
- $50 (or £30) of onboard credit per stateroom on cruises of 6 days or fewer
That ‘per stateroom’ part is key, because if you and your partner were both to invest in Carnival shares, and then you booked a stateroom together, only one of you could claim the Princess Cruises shareholder benefits.
There are a few other terms as well – you can’t use it in combination with any other shipboard offer, and it’s not transferable to anyone else. You also can’t use this free credit in the casino or to pay for gratuities charged to your account.
However, the perk is available on every single sailing you take, and on any cruise line that is a part of the Carnival Group. So you won’t just enjoy this on Princess Cruises sailings, but also if you were to cruise with:
- Aida Cruises
- Carnival
- Costa Cruises
- Cunard
- Holland America Line
- Princess Cruises
- P&O Cruises
- Seabourn
If you’re sailing on an Australian cruise, you get the same amount as the US dollar values but in Australian dollars. If you book your cruise in the UK, you will get £150, £60 or £30 of credit, and finally, if you’re sailing on a European cruise with either Costa or AIDA, you get €200, €75 or €40.
The amount you receive depends on both cruise length and where your cruise is booked.
| Cruise Line | 14+ Days | 7-13 Days | Up to 6 Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Cruise Line | $250 | $100 | $50 |
| UK Cruise Line | £150 | £60 | £30 |
| Australian Cruise Line | $250 | $100 | $50 |
| European Cruise Line | €200 | €75 | €40 |
Since I mentioned the benefits of buying Carnival shares in my weekly email, I’ve had lots of people email me to say that they’ve also bought shares and are happy to receive the free onboard credit. Like this one…
“We took your advice and bought 100 Carnival shares which cost £550. Two Cunard trips gave us £250 each extra onboard spend and another gave us $200 (£175) total £675, also the shares have gone up £175. Best investment I’ve ever made, thankyou, keep up the good work.”
Robert and Veronica Dennehy
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How to Buy Carnival Shares
To buy shares in any company, you’ll typically need to use a stockbroker. This can be either a human being or an online platform. There are various fees involved with this, but an online platform is usually the cheapest and easiest way.
I can’t advise you which is the best, but I personally chose to buy my Carnival shares through an investing platform called eToro. I chose this one because it is one of the most popular platforms with 20 million registered users and has great reviews and low fees.
I’ve been very happy with my share-buying experience and found it really easy to do.
(eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk.)
Read more: Should You Invest In Carnival Corp?
Claiming Carnival Shareholder Benefits on Your Princess Cruise
In order to claim your Carnival shareholder benefits for a Princess cruise, you need to provide a number of details to the cruise line, and you have to do so no later than four weeks before you sail.
The details you need to provide are:
- Your legal name
- Your booking number
- Your ship and sailing date
- Proof of your stock ownership
If you don’t provide these details in time, your account won’t be credited for your sailing, and you miss out.
Important – Whereas the Carnival brands used to let you claim the credit via fax and then later email, now it’s all handled via an app called Stockperks.
You’ll need to download the app to your smartphone, then verify the stock you own by taking a photo of the key details.
Here’s a video showing you how the Stockperks app works:
You need to do this for every Princess cruise you book, but that means that as long as you are a shareholder, you get the benefit every single time you cruise.
To Conclude
If you already cruise with Princess Cruises or another Carnival-owned line, owning shares can be a simple way to offset onboard costs over time.
Owning shares in a cruise line is not without risk. But if you want to invest your money into your favourite cruise line, or rather their parent company, then you can enjoy free money to spend every time you cruise.
If you’re already an investor in Carnival Group or you’re considering it, make sure you apply for your free spend to get your Princess shareholder benefit. Those extra funds could pay for a meal, or even your entire drinks during your voyage, so it’s worth the effort to provide your details.
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Fyi, just be aware that the Shareholder benefit doesn’t apply to every single cruise anymore. I booked a balcony for a 7 days Mexico Riviera cruise with Princess in February. I was advised that my application was unsuccessful. My travel agent emailed StockPerks and was told that this was a discounted fare not eligible for shareholder benefits.
She said that’s something new that she hasn’t heard of.