slickmouse Posted July 23, 2013 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2013 We have a 3-night cruise booked in Jan and I'm trying to figure out the best way to get the most from my points. This cruise will bump us up to Emerald. I have 25k points on 1 card and 15k on another. We've already booked the lowest OV room. I was going to apply 25k pts to get the companion fare discount and then 15k for another $150 discount. BUT.... Then I did some research and think I might do better by downgrading to an Interior GTY room (saves $100pp). Then use 5k points to upgrade to an OV room. Then use my 25k pts for the companion fare. I'll use the rest for OBC. Doing it this way saves $70. Can you see any holes in my strategy? Will they let me do this? We booked this cruise while on board last week - so making these changes won't remove OBC will it? And - also - there is a Savings Certificate available - can I use it too? I'm trying to get it to a point where they are paying ME to cruise :-).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 23, 2013 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2013 We have a 3-night cruise booked in Jan and I'm trying to figure out the best way to get the most from my points. This cruise will bump us up to Emerald. I have 25k points on 1 card and 15k on another. We've already booked the lowest OV room. I was going to apply 25k pts to get the companion fare discount and then 15k for another $150 discount. BUT.... Then I did some research and think I might do better by downgrading to an Interior GTY room (saves $100pp). Then use 5k points to upgrade to an OV room. Then use my 25k pts for the companion fare. I'll use the rest for OBC. Doing it this way saves $70. Can you see any holes in my strategy? Will they let me do this? We booked this cruise while on board last week - so making these changes won't remove OBC will it? And - also - there is a Savings Certificate available - can I use it too? I'm trying to get it to a point where they are paying ME to cruise :-).... Here are the rules: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/en_US/pdf/bofa_program_rules.pdf Look at the section towards the end entitled "Special Reward REDEMPTION TERMS and Conditions". There are restrictions about combining certain types of rewards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachin2 Posted July 23, 2013 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Really? My true answer would get me banned from CC for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmouse Posted July 23, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Thank you Bob - this is what what I was looking for...Upgrades may not be combined with Royal Caribbean International Companion Fare Rewards. I also had read somewhere that you could upgrade from a GTY - or someone said they did it. But it clearly says you can't. I looked on the points redemption site and didn't see very clear T&Cs that covered this - or just missed it. This document is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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