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I was wondering what people thought about loyalty programs offered by lines like Seabourn where instead of getting a long list of fixed benefits, you get a smaller list of benefits but you can choose e.g. wifi discount vs laundry discount ??

I know that the automatic answer to this will be no

But if points have an expiry, it would reward more consistently loyal cruisers and prevent top tier benefits become devalued e.g. cocktail parties, as too many people become members of that tier

Thanks so much!

Are there any transport options e.g. booking hotels / airports / transfers through My Costa?

And do they just give you links to companies to do this or will they book for you?

Can you pre book entertainment options e.g. like the cookery club for P&O?

Hi guys

I was hoping some people here could tell me which parts of your cruise you can personalize in My Costa after you have booked?

I can't see the stuff I can add because it only lets you see after you have booked and have a booking reference.

Can you only add in packages like beverages packages and shore excursions?

Or are there further personalisation options like choosing your dining time and choosing twin vs queen bed in rooms?

Any help would be great! :):):)

Hi guys

I was hoping some people could tell me which parts of your cruise you can personalize in My Costa after you have booked?

I can't see the stuff I can add because it only lets you see after you have booked and have a booking reference.

Can you only add in packages like beverages packages and shore excursions?

Or are there further personalisation options like choosing your dining time and choosing twin vs queen bed in rooms?

Any help would be great!

:) :)

What about Thompsons "loyalty programme" then? If the most important thing is just a ship's destinations and overall service then is it better to go for lines that don't have a loyalty programme at all like Thompsons - they just give champagne sometimes to loyal customers

Then maybe the money spent on a loyalty scheme goes back into making the general ship experience better?

For us, by the time we earned enough loyalty to a cruise line for the benefits to be of any value, we were tired of the product and decided to move on to experience other cruise lines.

 

So, my advise? Don't choose a cruise line based on perceived loyalty programs. By the time you earn enough, they will have changed the program twice.

I think it seems like no one chooses a cruise line on loyalty programs - will be itinerary, ship etc. but with so many lines going to similar places now it could be good to start trying to build up points with one line.

I like the idea of going to members cocktail parties and getting to have dinner with the officers, that kind of stuff you can't buy

Celebrity and Royal Caribbean have the best programs. Plus, the 2 cruise lines give reciprocity to one another, awarding you status on one that is similar to your status on the other. No other sister cruise lines do that.

Why do you think Celebrity and Royal Caribbean are the best?

Hey guys - I was wondering which cruise loyalty program you thought was the best?

I've heard that Celebrity and P&O are great for entry level membership tiers but then if you keep cruising loads Royal Caribbean and Celebrity will offer free cruises for the very highest levels! If you were going to be loyal to one cruise line to get the benefits which one is the best?