ajmj Posted April 18, 2015 #26 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Just hit 80 points too for Diamond Status! Yea! Can't wait to enjoy our new status in July:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyren Posted April 18, 2015 #27 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Congrats. We are currently on 37 points but will be cruising for 39 days on the Quantum repo from Barcelona to Shanghai. That would have still required another cruise to get us over the line. When we saw a reasonable deal on a W suite gty on the first 16 day leg we jumped at it. The double points and then the 14 for the second leg will now get us to diamond before our final leg into Shanghai. We try and limit our budget so we can cruise more often and the drinks, coffee in the DL, balc discount and free internet will now add to our on board experience while saving a little cash . Reciprocal on Celebrity is a bonus as both cruise out of Australia and are our preferred cruise lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelwingsflys Posted April 18, 2015 #28 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Can't help but be a little excited. We're not drinkers, so the drinks aren't important to us but are going to like the balcony discount and other little perks. Had bad, bad weather last night, many have trees down and hail damage. We've been without electricity for about 13 hours and power company has no idea when we'll get it. Thank good for generators!!!! Seeing our little emblem change from Emerald to Diamond helps a little. Just wanted to show a little excitement around those that would understand. :D Hi packedandalready, Can you please tell me what the balcony discount is, I have diamond status,very excited too . Just booked a balcony, no discount. .?? Thanks Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaspercat Posted April 18, 2015 #29 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Congratulations! I know when I reached I also did a happy dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pean Posted April 18, 2015 #30 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi packedandalready, Can you please tell me what the balcony discount is, I have diamond status,very excited too . Just booked a balcony, no discount. .?? Thanks Deb We just booked our first cruise as Diamond and received a $372Aus discount on our balcony. I think the US rate is $325 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaspercat Posted April 18, 2015 #31 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi packedandalready, Can you please tell me what the balcony discount is, I have diamond status,very excited too . Just booked a balcony, no discount. .?? Thanks Deb Hi Deb, it does vary per country so can't say exactly what the discount is. I do know that when I booked my Liberty cruise on-line it didn't adjust the price for my D status so had to call and have it adjusted. If you didn't receive the adjust -- call C&A and have them apply it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packedandready Posted April 19, 2015 Author #32 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi packedandalready, Can you please tell me what the balcony discount is, I have diamond status,very excited too . Just booked a balcony, no discount. .?? Thanks Deb Sorry, I don't know about the Australian benefits. Did they have your crown and anchor number and level when you booked? I'd call and ask. For US residents it's $125 for Emerald and $250 (I think) for Diamond for 7 night cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packedandready Posted April 19, 2015 Author #33 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Of course and with a name like "packedandready" I would expect you are always planning and ready. What ship are you sailing on in Nov? We are going on Navigator on 11/22/15. We're on the Nov. 1 Navigator. That will be #3 for Navigator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted April 19, 2015 #34 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Congrats. We are on Navigator in 2 weeks and will be Diamond mid cruise. Unfortunately we will have to wait until we book the next one for the perks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffy116 Posted April 19, 2015 #35 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I can completely understand your excitement. My daughters, Grandson (21 years old now) and I are all Diamond and have NEVER been able to go to the Diamond lounge because we've always had someone with us that was new to cruising. We didn't want to just leave them. My daughters and I are going in June and are so excited about actually being able to enjoy the coffee and drinks in the DL. My Grandson will have a friend with him, new to cruising, but I have a feeling he will make a quick trip to the DL to enjoy a beer or two. Having the free drinks loaded onto our SeaPass cards will work out great. We love the balcony discount and we love getting even a small discount on the wash 'n fold. We use that on every cruise. We pick out our one photo and it's usually one they take at a port. We have so many photos (from excessive photo purchases on our first few cruises) that just choosing one is not a problem for us. We've used the wine discount and we love getting the little C&A treat and the little basket (that gets the complaints). We take the little snacks with us on the plane. Any little perk is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising_Tiger Posted April 19, 2015 #36 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Congrats on making Diamond. Now you too can start losing benefits and perks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelwingsflys Posted April 19, 2015 #37 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Hi everyone ,:) Thank you for all your replies,will contact the C&A and have a chat with them about a discount on my balcony cabin.:) Cheers Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted April 19, 2015 #38 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I can completely understand your excitement. My daughters, Grandson (21 years old now) and I are all Diamond and have NEVER been able to go to the Diamond lounge because we've always had someone with us that was new to cruising. We didn't want to just leave them. My daughters and I are going in June and are so excited about actually being able to enjoy the coffee and drinks in the DL. My Grandson will have a friend with him, new to cruising, but I have a feeling he will make a quick trip to the DL to enjoy a beer or two. Having the free drinks loaded onto our SeaPass cards will work out great. We love the balcony discount and we love getting even a small discount on the wash 'n fold. We use that on every cruise. We pick out our one photo and it's usually one they take at a port. We have so many photos (from excessive photo purchases on our first few cruises) that just choosing one is not a problem for us. We've used the wine discount and we love getting the little C&A treat and the little basket (that gets the complaints). We take the little snacks with us on the plane. Any little perk is appreciated. I can't say when we reached Diamond we were overly excited....we were more excited that the 'enjoyment of cruising had not waned at all'. I do love your comment about the little basket of treats, that gets so many complaints. We take advantage of the perks we get as Diamond and the balcony discount leads the way, followed by the DL -- which until our most recent cruise on Indy, I did not take advantage of much for the coffee bar that is available 24/7 and as a quiet place to read. And hopefully we will keep that feeling of excitement we had when we took our first cruise as we sail our way to Diamond +. It isn't the perks that keep us coming back -- it is the excitement and fun we have doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancruzs Posted April 19, 2015 #39 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Congrats on making Diamond, good for you! :) I'll be Diamond after the first leg of my Med B2B and was a little disappointed to find out I won't be Diamond for my Transatlantic. The C & A said it doesn't go into effect that fast! :( No worries though, I'll be Diamond for the next one. However, doing long cruises I won't be on RCI next year, probably 2017. I'm alternating between RCI and Princess. Edited April 19, 2015 by susancruzs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilkySal Posted April 19, 2015 #40 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Congrats on making Diamond, good for you! :) I'll be Diamond after the first leg of my Med B2B and was a little disappointed to find out I won't be Diamond for my Transatlantic. The C & A said it doesn't go into effect that fast! :( No worries though, I'll be Diamond for the next one. However, doing long cruises I won't be on RCI next year, probably 2017. I'm alternating between RCI and Princess. I have heard on CC that, if you meet with the Loyalty Ambassador on board when you turn Diamond, he/she can change your sea pass to reflect your new Diamond status for the 2nd leg of your B2B!:cool: Always a good idea to ask!;) Good Luck! We will turn Diamond in the middle of our October cruise this fall and plan to talk to the Loyalty Ambassador about applying the balcony discounts to our upcoming cruises and possibly even allowing us to visit the DL for the last 4 days of the October cruise!:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alohaaloha Posted April 19, 2015 #41 Share Posted April 19, 2015 We turn Diamond on our next cruise in 14 days time, and will be able to use all the perks on our September cruise round the Med. Next goal, D+! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancruzs Posted April 19, 2015 #42 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thanks for the tip about the Loyalty Ambassador onboard, I will try it. Sailing single, it will be mid-way first cruise where I reach Diamond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearette Posted April 19, 2015 #43 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I reached diamond but have yet to use it! Sailing with 4 in a room you have to really look for deals as sometimes the 3/4 is almost the same as the first two. We did do a celebrity and it was nice getting the perks there. The laundry with kids was a bonus, wish RCCl did free laundry. Sent from my KFTHWI using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlguide Posted April 19, 2015 #44 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thanks for the tip about the Loyalty Ambassador onboard, I will try it. Sailing single, it will be mid-way first cruise where I reach Diamond. The LA won't change it mid cruise, but see her/him at the start of the second cruise. She/he will manually update the system & put a Diamond sticker on your card. You'll also get all the info needed to enjoy the onboard perks - Diamond Lounge/event, 3 happy hour drinks, separate breakfast area etc.. We just did this in March on Jewel. It did take a week or two after the cruises for the change to show up on my RC profile. Celebrity also updated us to Elite - faster than RC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamFritz Posted April 19, 2015 #45 Share Posted April 19, 2015 So on your first visit to the Diamond Lounge they will show you the secret handshake, ask you to sing the Diamond Anthem, and then throw you in the Solarium Pool. At least that's what happened to me![emoji12] just thought you should be prepared. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packedandready Posted April 19, 2015 Author #46 Share Posted April 19, 2015 So on your first visit to the Diamond Lounge they will show you the secret handshake, ask you to sing the Diamond Anthem, and then throw you in the Solarium Pool. At least that's what happened to me![emoji12] just thought you should be prepared. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks for the warning... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexCruise371 Posted April 19, 2015 #47 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Congratulations and enjoy! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finz2u Posted April 20, 2015 #48 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Congrats! I definitely understand your excitement. I might not ever make Pinnacle, but Diamond is definitely in the offing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselife4me Posted April 20, 2015 #49 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Congrat's!!! Exciting stuff. Will be Emerald after next cruise then on to Diamond. :D Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14Terry Posted April 20, 2015 #50 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Just off Freedom Sunday, we're now Diamond as well! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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