Just curious: How low (or high) is your VIFP #?

[CollegeCruizer11]

I'm not asking for the exact number of course. I just found it interesting that while reviewing my cruise docs that my VIFP # is in the low 700,000s while my cruise buddy's # is in the 97,000,000s!

 

I assume that each new Carnival cruiser just gets the next available number. My first cruise was in 1997 & my cruise buddy's was in 2011. It's crazy that there are about 96 million cruisers between us.

 

So... are my assumptions about the way the numbers are assigned correct?

 

Do you have a really high number? Or a really low one? When was your first cruise?

[emelvee]

Wow they must really have had a lot of cruisers...my number is ~6,600,000,000. Over six billion! :)

 

Wife's number is ~700,000,000. Daughter's is ~900,000,000. The three of us have all been on the same cruises.

[CENTEX CRUISER]

We have 9 cruises sailed, plat on next one because of new rules and my # is 52,xxx,xxx.....

[JaniceB]

Interesting, mine is 7,xxx,xxx,xxx. Probably no rhyme or reason

[TakeMeAway1001]

5,XXX,XXX,XXX cruising since 2001~

[mississauga]

Sorry to disillusion you but your theory is way off. DH and I started cruising in 1977 with Carnival. Sometime in the 90's, we realized that Carnival did not have all my cruises under one file and DH's were all there. After many calls, they finally got it right and our #'s are way off from each other. Now you may think since his was right all along that his would be a lower # and I got a new one years later when everything was all sorted out, mine would be a higher #. Wrong. Both are 10 digits but his starts with a 9 and mine with 005.

[nancyfancy40]

Mine is 0123xxxxxx, DHs is 016700000 and DS's is 01590000

 

We took our first cruise in 2000 on Carnival.

 

Nancy

[CollegeCruizer11]

Sorry to disillusion you but your theory is way off. DH and I started cruising in 1977 with Carnival. Sometime in the 90's, we realized that Carnival did not have all my cruises under one file and DH's were all there. After many calls, they finally got it right and our #'s are way off from each other. Now you may think since his was right all along that his would be a lower # and I got a new one years later when everything was all sorted out, mine would be a higher #. Wrong. Both are 10 digits but his starts with a 9 and mine with 005.

 

Darn! That's what I get for trying to think of a rational explanation. :p Seems like the number should have some significance....

[Unknotted]

Ours are 61,xxx,xxx but mine and DH's numbers are almost 200 apart even though we got them at the same time on the same cruise in the same cabin in the same bed. Oh, and our first Cruise on a Carnival ship was 2006.

[mississauga]

LOL...so far from all the postings, DH's # is the highest and he has had his from forever. They probably did not start issuing #'s in the 70's or maybe even in the 90's but he was in the system when they started and his is higher than any of those posted. 9,xxx,xxx,xxx :eek:

[lovebelle]

Ours are 61,xxx,xxx but mine and DH's numbers are almost 200 apart even though we got them at the same time on the same cruise in the same cabin in the same bed. Oh, and our first Cruise on a Carnival ship was 2006.

 

I first cruised with Carnival in 2006 as well and my number is 61,xxx,xxx. Our numbers are fairly close, So perhaps it has something to do with the year?

[barbatkins]

I'm not asking for the exact number of course. I just found it interesting that while reviewing my cruise docs that my VIFP # is in the low 700,000s while my cruise buddy's # is in the 97,000,000s!

 

I assume that each new Carnival cruiser just gets the next available number. My first cruise was in 1997 & my cruise buddy's was in 2011. It's crazy that there are about 96 million cruisers between us.

 

So... are my assumptions about the way the numbers are assigned correct?

 

Do you have a really high number? Or a really low one? When was your first cruise?

 

not sure about your theory.....my first cruise was on Mardi Gras in the early 80's yet my

number is in the 700,000's.......

 

and Ihave 32 Carnival cruises and am a Diamond cruiser

[tef43]

Carnival did not even have a past guest program until sometime in the 1990's.

 

I've been cruising Carnival since 1983 and my number is 8xxxxxxxxx

 

Kathy's first cruise on Carnival was in 2004, her number is 005xxxxxxx

 

The algorithm to assign each number is far from random, but I do not have enough data points to decipher it, yet. We have two first time cruisers joining us in January, so I may be able to crack the code after that. Maybe.

[Unknotted]

I first cruised with Carnival in 2006 as well and my number is 61,xxx,xxx. Our numbers are fairly close, So perhaps it has something to do with the year?

 

Ahaaa, thanks. That makes sense for our numbers, but some of the other ones sure don't seem to make sense.

[Katty891]

I'm 92514---. My first cruise was in 2010.

[DGP1111]

Wow they must really have had a lot of cruisers...my number is ~6,600,000,000. Over six billion! :)

 

Mine is a 10-digit number as well.

9726xxxxxx (9+ billion)

 

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[mapsmith]

Mine starts with a 9 then a bunch of zeros, then a 4 digit number.

 

However, Mapwife's is still her old Past Guest number.

 

Logic seems to go out of the window with Carnival anyway.

[BigDfromTN]

mine is 0052,xxx,xxx.

 

First cruise was 2004. DW # is one digit off from mine.

 

DD was on same cruise her # starts 0054,xxx,xxx

[momto2inkc]

Mine is 9,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx haven't cruised Carnival yet (Feb 2013)

[ferfoodle]

They must be totally random. My first cruise was in 1997 and am 0777,xxx,xxx. DH had his first in January 2012 and is 0108,xxx,xxx. Both are our past guest numbers that rolled into the same VIFP #.

[tonit964]

My first carnival cruise was April 1999, my number starts with 8*******.

[Essiesmom]

First Carnival cruise June 1999, #6,438,xxx,xxx. VIFP remained the same. EM

[daijayx2]

My first cruise was March 2007 and my past guest VIFP # has 10 numbers beginning with 0065******

 

 

Melissa

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[kingoftheicedragons]

I'm in the 64 million numbers, and we've been cruising since 2007.

[RWolver672]

First cruise was in 1999 with DW and myself.

Mine is 839XXXXXXX

DW's is 813XXXXXXX

 

In 2003, sons cruised with us.

One is 826492XXXX

Other is 826490XXXX