No more balcony/suite discount within 6 months(as of Sept 1,2016)

[jonbgd]

Sad it only took me 5 years to make Pinnacle and now time to cruise another line.

 

Do you live on the cruise ship?

 

How the heck to do make Pinnacle in 5 years

I will never make Pinnacle:confused:

[Clarea]

I finally heard back from the executive offices except I am pretty sure they sent me the wrong form letter.:eek::rolleyes:

 

Dear Mr. Beach:

 

Thank you for contacting the Executive Offices of Royal Caribbean International. We are in receipt of your correspondence to Mr. Bayley and I am pleased to respond on his behalf.

 

I regret to learn of the displeasure conveyed as a result of the experience shared, and genuinely apologize. We are currently reviewing your concerns and will follow up with you upon the completion of our review.

 

Thank you, Mr. Beach, for reaching out to us. We look forward to communicate with you in the near future.

Yep Ken, they clicked the wrong canned response button.

[internetwhiz]

Lol. Yep, that was message 24 instead of number 42. Mine was a call. I put mine on the bottom under my signature. My name, phone number, Diamond Plus member, and the last line Trying hard to stay Loyal to Royal

[internetwhiz]

Do you live on the cruise ship?

 

 

 

How the heck to do make Pinnacle in 5 years

 

I will never make Pinnacle:confused:

 

 

Me neither, Jon. Lol

[PH8]

Lol. Yep, that was message 24 instead of number 42. Mine was a call. I put mine on the bottom under my signature. My name, phone number, Diamond Plus member, and the last line Trying hard to stay Loyal to Royal

 

Maybe that's why I never got a phone call? I didn't put any contact information on it.

[Ocean Boy]

Do you live on the cruise ship?

 

How the heck to do make Pinnacle in 5 years

I will never make Pinnacle:confused:

 

Neither will I.

[John&LaLa]

Do you live on the cruise ship?

 

How the heck to do make Pinnacle in 5 years

I will never make Pinnacle:confused:

 

Maybe she meant 5 years to get from D+ to PC. Laura is on track to do that in just under 4 years. Solo is a big help

[travelgoddess1]

Maybe she meant 5 years to get from D+ to PC. Laura is on track to do that in just under 4 years. Solo is a big help

 

700 points in 5 years: 140 points per year, or 10 7-night cruises at double points. Very possible, especially if you live in Florida.

Edited August 17, 2016 by travelgoddess1

[John&LaLa]

700 points in 5 years: 140 points per year, or 10 7-night cruises at double points. Very possible, especially if you live in Florida.

 

Work gets in the way. ;)

 

Not counting the weekenders, 6 weeks is about Laura's max per year

[Ocean Boy]

Work gets in the way. ;)

 

Not counting the weekenders, 6 weeks is about Laura's max per year

 

With out work there is no money. With it there is no time. No Pinnacle for me.

[John&LaLa]

With out work there is no money. With it there is no time. No Pinnacle for me.

 

WORDS OF WISDOM

 

Edited August 17, 2016 by John&LaLa

[Paulette3028]

That is why I don't do FCC or take the OBC on the cruise I am on. I book an actual cruise and tell them to leave the OBC on the new booking, not give it to me on the current cruise.

 

 

Absolutely agree.....and the way we have been doing it.

[travelgoddess1]

Absolutely agree.....and the way we have been doing it.

 

I agree -- this is one of those "if it sounds too good to be true..." situations. And punitive strings are attached.

[Ken at the beach]

With out work there is no money. With it there is no time. No Pinnacle for me.

 

Retire early and become a cruise ship doc.:)

[John&LaLa]

Retire early and become a cruise ship doc.:)

 

NICE SHORTS

 

Edited August 17, 2016 by John&LaLa

[Paulette3028]

I agree -- this is one of those "if it sounds too good to be true..." situations. And punitive strings are attached.

 

When they came out with the book a future cruise onboard and you could choose to take the OBC for use on the cruise you are on, rather than use it on the cruise you were booking it really made no sense to me or DH. We already knew what we were spending on this cruise, any excursions were probably already paid for and even our tips were probably covered by some OBC's from somewhere....it seemed like a foolish this the do to -- but others of course feel differently.

 

Now it can be seen how using the OBC on the current cruise could negatively affect any future changes which may need to happen.

[golfpccc]

When they came out with the book a future cruise onboard and you could choose to take the OBC for use on the cruise you are on, rather than use it on the cruise you were booking it really made no sense to me or DH. We already knew what we were spending on this cruise, any excursions were probably already paid for and even our tips were probably covered by some OBC's from somewhere....it seemed like a foolish this the do to -- but others of course feel differently.

 

Now it can be seen how using the OBC on the current cruise could negatively affect any future changes which may need to happen.

 

I use to apply the on board booking credit to the future cruise until I had to change a future cruise and my $100 OBC went down to $25. Now I always take it on the cruise I'm on, that way I never lose it and if I don't need it, I just cash it out in the Casino, granted it cost me 5%, but $95 is better then losing it or getting only $25 on the future cruise. I always take the cash and put it in my future cruise fund and have had enough each year to pay for another cruise!

 

Carla

[montecarlo0407]

My very first Royal Caribbean cruise was January 2011 on the Freedom of the Seas. January 2016 Freedom of the Seas I became Pinnacle. Yes I did a lot of cruising in those 5 years. A lot of suites. I averaged about 18 cruises a year 2 to 3 transatlantics a year. So yes I did make it to Pinnacle in 5 years. Yes I live in Florida but I have also flew to as many cruises as I took from Florida.

I am very happy they changed their minds about taking away the balcony discount for less than 6 months. I am also happy that Pinnacle gets an extra $25.00 balcony discount.

[montecarlo0407]

700 points in 5 years: 140 points per year, or 10 7-night cruises at double points. Very possible, especially if you live in Florida.

 

Double points only started about 2 years ago. So for 3 years even thought I was paying double I was getting single points and the first 7 cruises I didn't travel solo. Diamonds in December helped too. I did that twice.

[Thorben-Hendrik]

I use to apply the on board booking credit to the future cruise until I had to change a future cruise and my $100 OBC went down to $25. Now I always take it on the cruise I'm on, that way I never lose it and if I don't need it, I just cash it out in the Casino, granted it cost me 5%, but $95 is better then losing it or getting only $25 on the future cruise. I always take the cash and put it in my future cruise fund and have had enough each year to pay for another cruise!

 

Carla

The rules have changed!

You can change your future cruise as many times as you want now - if you have the OBC on your future cruise!

[nelblu]

I use to apply the on board booking credit to the future cruise until I had to change a future cruise and my $100 OBC went down to $25. Now I always take it on the cruise I'm on, that way I never lose it and if I don't need it, I just cash it out in the Casino, granted it cost me 5%, but $95 is better then losing it or getting only $25 on the future cruise. I always take the cash and put it in my future cruise fund and have had enough each year to pay for another cruise!

 

Carla

 

Loophole. I would think that they would adjust your deposit amount as the OBC has not been earned in full.

[Clarea]

The rules have changed!

You can change your future cruise as many times as you want now - if you have the OBC on your future cruise!

I believe you can also change bookings on which you took immediate OBC, however they can reduce the deposit if you downgraded the category and/or length of cruise.

[Paulette3028]

My very first Royal Caribbean cruise was January 2011 on the Freedom of the Seas. January 2016 Freedom of the Seas I became Pinnacle. Yes I did a lot of cruising in those 5 years. A lot of suites. I averaged about 18 cruises a year 2 to 3 transatlantics a year. So yes I did make it to Pinnacle in 5 years. Yes I live in Florida but I have also flew to as many cruises as I took from Florida.

I am very happy they changed their minds about taking away the balcony discount for less than 6 months. I am also happy that Pinnacle gets an extra $25.00 balcony discount.

 

Congratulations on the historical fact that you were able to make Pinnacle in five years. Clearly you had the time, and were financially able to cruise so often averaging 18 cruise a year. I would love to be able to do that, but work and finances get in my way.

 

Maybe you have all the ability in the world to plan your cruising schedule more than 6 months out, that is great. What I do find odd is how you are so happy to have the extra $25 balcony discount as a Pinnacle, but want to HURT those who choose to book a balcony cabin within 6 months. If you are only looking at what is good and nice for you, how unfair.

Edited August 18, 2016 by Paulette3028

[ChipLondon]

Sorry did I read something wrong, where was that said ? :eek:

 

.................... but want to HURT those who choose to book a balcony cabin within 6 months. If you are only looking at what is good and nice for you, how unfair.

[travelbuddies]

Double points only started about 2 years ago. So for 3 years even thought I was paying double I was getting single points and the first 7 cruises I didn't travel solo. Diamonds in December helped too. I did that twice.

 

I have had the pleasure of sailing with travelgoddess1 and am adding you and marionmom to my list of hope to meet on future cruises. Girl you are living my dream. We are moving to FL next year. Can't wait for the adventure to begin.⚓🚢🌴