if you started cruising in the 1996 the Carnival world has change with cruising, from entertainment, you could not get a seat, when Carnival came with Diamond it was wonderful , you were treated special, at that time there would be 2 to 8 diamonds and you had lunch with the Capt and CD , or Drinks at 5 , taken to the front of the line to disembark, all kinds of items and food in your cabin and as the time went on 20 Diamonds next year 40 Diamonds then add Platinum and the special treatment was gone. Diamond is now just a white card