I was aboard Onward for their transatlantic cruise Miami to Grand Canary, disembarking a few days ago. At the Top Cruisers Event, the top three cruisers were ranked by days (#1 was 681 days - impressive!); it was briefly mentioned that counting by days (not points) would be part of the new loyalty program for Azamara, starting on March 20th. I went the next day to ask about the new program, and was told the following:
- Cruises on Celebrity would be separated out and removed from Azamara's system, and Azamara cruises would be removed from Celebrity's system. (Note that I do not believe that Celebrity will remove Azamara cruises from their current totals, but I guess we will see.)
- Status levels would be based on days sailed on Azamara, unlike the current Azamara/Celebrity point system.
- It would probably take time for all Azamara accounts to be updated (i.e. not every account would be ready to view with accurate information on March 20th).
- They were unsure (or did not want to disclose) the number of days associated with each status level.
Has anyone else heard anything about this?