This may not be classic “stock picking” behavior, as I chose them not based on any chart, analysis, or belief about their future, but rather for a specific shareholder perk that these particular stocks offered.
Travel was expected to be a big part of my early retirement, and cruising is a nifty way to get from one part of the world to another when you’ve got the time.
The parent companies of the major cruise lines offer additional onboard credit as a perk to their shareholders, so I had been watching the ticker symbols for a while.