Steve551

On 2/11/2019 at 8:46 PM, PhillyFan33579 said:

 

I definitely don’t agree that gold members need more benefits.  If anything they should look at cutting benefits for platinums. I am a platinum, but Carnival has too many platinums, so I could live with any possible negative changes. It doesn’t make too much sense when so  many cruises have a significant number of platinums, not to mention diamonds. When you have ships with 50% or higher having priority status, you really don’t have much priority wise. 

Carnival would probably disagree with your statement that they have too many Platinum customers. Repeat business is what they strive for.

It is the rare cruise that has anywhere close to 50% P & D cruisers. Maybe on the Journey Cruises there are more, I've never surveyed the ships guests on one, maybe I will next cruise.

My guess is that if someone thinks that they are receiving too many benefits as a Platinum VIFP member Carnival wouldn't force anyone to accept them. 

Personally I like the Platinum perks and as I creep slowly toward Diamond status I'm looking forward to those additional perks as well.

Learned from my first cruise?  My motorhome is no longer my favorite vacation transportation.

Learned from several cruises:

Remember what my wife wears when we get off the ship (I take a photo now); make a note of where/when I last saw her; and when I get back to the ship after whatever we have planned (she always stays on shore to shop). I make sure that her overnight bag is packed, so that when the ships security calls asking:

(1)"IF" my wife is on-board.

(2) Where/when did I last see her?

(3) What was she wearing (I can email them the photo).

This usually ends with ship security coming to the cabin to get the bag I packed for her so that she'll have something to wear until she meets back up with me at our next port AND her passport, if she didn't take it with her, so that she can leave the country to meet up with me at the next port.

My wife is  legend on some cruise lines......