There are a lot of Pinnacles that are moving away from the way RCI is headed. The company is only interested in young families, theme park mega ships. Myself included, am leaving RCI. Celebrity...eh OK as of late, but most of my future cruises are booked with Viking the last few months.
So...now it's a big game changer for us. Apparently someone at RCI had a light bulb go on over their head...and realized the loyal cruisers are jumping ship. Trying to stop the bleeding before it is too late. Smart move on their part to toss in the status match with X. 😉 Worked for me...starting to book some X cruises now.