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RFerrington

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22 minutes ago, mike45orlando said:

Thanks, this is the first time with Prime status and didn't know if maybe brand new ships were exempt from the free annual cruise.

I'm pretty sure that new ships ARE exempt from the Prime annual complimentary cruise.  I believe the ship must be at least 1 year old (not sure if that is sail date or booking date) to be eligible...but maybe something has changed...

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5 hours ago, RFerrington said:

I'm pretty sure that new ships ARE exempt from the Prime annual complimentary cruise.  I believe the ship must be at least 1 year old (not sure if that is sail date or booking date) to be eligible...but maybe something has changed...

I think I found the technical answer to this question and found this other stuff as well. I don't know when this changed, but it looks updated to me. The Casino Benefits Grid shows benefits I don't recognize. The EFFY Boutique one caught my eye because on Symphony of the Seas last month, I learned that Royal Caribbean changed vendors for their onboard shops. As such, "Royal Caribbean's" (not really since it's a third party) relationship with Diamonds International is over, having been replaced by EFFY.

 

Anyway, on there it lists the terms for the free cruise thusly: "Complimentary Cruise applies to select ships, not applicable to sailings longer than 7 nights, limited to one (1) per year and based on double occupancy."

 

"Select ships" is certainly vague. 🙂

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On 4/13/2022 at 6:34 PM, Daghis said:

 

 

Anyway, on there it lists the terms for the free cruise thusly: "Complimentary Cruise applies to select ships, not applicable to sailings longer than 7 nights, limited to one (1) per year and based on double occupancy."

 

"Select ships" is certainly vague. 🙂

Does the “double occupancy” mean you and a companio both complimentary?

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On 4/13/2022 at 2:28 PM, RFerrington said:

I'm pretty sure that new ships ARE exempt from the Prime annual complimentary cruise.  I believe the ship must be at least 1 year old (not sure if that is sail date or booking date) to be eligible...but maybe something has changed...

Thanks! I missed that in the small print.

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On 4/13/2022 at 10:17 AM, Vera/Lee said:

I'm still getting free offers. I had thought about using my free Prime cruise for the President's Cruise, but that sailing was included in one of my offers. I booked it. Then I checked for air and was surprised to see those prices have doubled. 

I believe the free Prime Cruises are for any cruise up to 8 nights, so Wonder should be available.

 

As posted above by Daghis, my understanding of the free annual tier cruises is that they are now limited to a maximum of 7 night sailings.

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9 hours ago, OHCruisinDad said:

As posted above by Daghis, my understanding of the free annual tier cruises is that they are now limited to a maximum of 7 night sailings.

Yes, I just saw that when I was doing research on the free annual cruise. That is a new change. 

My points have been reset to zero on "clubroyaleoffers", but my free cruise for being Prime has not been posted yet. I do have 4 offers which range from $500 off select cruises to free oceanview or balcony cabins on select sailings. As I said earlier, I just booked one of my free offers for an interior cabin for the President's Cruise.

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On 4/13/2022 at 7:34 PM, Daghis said:

The EFFY Boutique one caught my eye because on Symphony of the Seas last month, I learned that Royal Caribbean changed vendors for their onboard shops. As such, "Royal Caribbean's" (not really since it's a third party) relationship with Diamonds International is over, having been replaced by EFFY

I got excited when I read this until I saw the discount is for purchases of $2000 or more 😞

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On 4/16/2022 at 4:23 PM, NRWPA said:

I got excited when I read this until I saw the discount is for purchases of $2000 or more 😞

Yeah and I am still unsure of that. I saw that it was $2000 or more for "white tag" items. Then it goes on to say not available on best buys. Why would it have to say that additionally if it was only for white tag items. It almost reads as if the white tag items have the 2k requirement. I will check this Friday so that I understand it better.

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On 4/16/2022 at 4:23 PM, NRWPA said:

I got excited when I read this until I saw the discount is for purchases of $2000 or more 😞

It's the same thing they tried to do with the same benefit with Park West before abandoning it.

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We just received our prime free cruise certificate.  It is our first time as prime.  The offer code is 22Tier3. There are no restrictions listed. I had figured that Wonder would be off the table and 8 day cruises would be a no no.  It just states free interior room.  I know you all are more experienced, so where do I find out about the fine print?  I would hate to call Club Royale and wait on hold and waste their time just to find out any restrictions. TIA

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31 minutes ago, RFerrington said:

Although it was expected, I was still relieved to see mine and my husband's Prime comp show up on the website.  Since we haven't cruised since Feb 2020, I am grateful that we have not fallen out of the program.

WE have not sailed since Jan 2020. Had March and other dates booked. 18 cancels with RCCL and 2 with Carnival. Vax passport needs to end.

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14 minutes ago, texasreb said:

WE have not sailed since Jan 2020. Had March and other dates booked. 18 cancels with RCCL and 2 with Carnival. Vax passport needs to end.

23 cancellations for us so far.  SOOOOO agree about the vax (and testing).  GOT.TO.GO

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