Rare DandDM Posted April 10, 2017 #26 Share Posted April 10, 2017 OP - sorry for the negative responses. Seems like a pretty good plan . . .if there is a loyalty scheme available, makes sense to do your best to maximize the results. Same applies for airlines, hotels or even for skeet ball! Why not take advantage of what is being offered? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted April 10, 2017 #27 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I would enroll my Mother as living at the same address and do a status match for the spouse. I am assuming the OP is talking about her Daddy getting to Diamond level, and then also assuming Mommy lives with Daddy. Daddy's level gives Mommy the same status as long as they are living together at the same address and registered together on the same reservation in the same cabin. My sister's new husband inherited her Diamond status on our cruise in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted August 25, 2017 #28 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Perks are nice but not the reason to cruise.where you go and people you meet is number one for me.The ship and its amenities is second.How ever doing med and t/a b2b being Diamond after first half will be nice "perk". We factor these things in as well. Price, itinerary, ship, and then status. We love meeting people as well and the ports. We're still friends with a group we met on a 2009 Thanksgiving cruise. Whatever your reasons for cruising are good reasons to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILCTCRUISER Posted August 25, 2017 #29 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Diamond is ok but is not so awesome as to be preoccupied with it. When it happens it happens. Amen. We're D+ but we were just as happy as D. It's the cruise--sometimes just to lay out, sometimes to explore new destinations, We're airline so we've been....well...one helluva lot of places on this earth..;. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyllrap Posted August 25, 2017 #30 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Good for you! I am just 8 nights from Diamond, and after my Sept. 3 Oasis cruise, will just need 1 night. If I hadn't taken a few NCL cruises, I would be there, but I enjoyed them as well. I am looking forward to the Diamond lounge, as I don't buy the drink package. I am like a few others - when I reach Diamond, would like to try Celebrity and even MSC, as they match status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILCTCRUISER Posted August 25, 2017 #31 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Good for you! I am just 8 nights from Diamond, and after my Sept. 3 Oasis cruise, will just need 1 night. If I hadn't taken a few NCL cruises, I would be there, but I enjoyed them as well. I am looking forward to the Diamond lounge, as I don't buy the drink package. I am like a few others - when I reach Diamond, would like to try Celebrity and even MSC, as they match status. We're definitely looking at Celebrity...especially SA, Antarctica, and Galapagos. We've also checked out MSC and Azamara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILCTCRUISER Posted August 25, 2017 #32 Share Posted August 25, 2017 We factor these things in as well. Price, itinerary, ship, and then status. We love meeting people as well and the ports. We're still friends with a group we met on a 2009 Thanksgiving cruise. Whatever your reasons for cruising are good reasons to cruise. I believe what you've written here pretty much sums it all up. Benefits come, benefits go (hopefully, they stay around for a bit) but in the end we all look at the cruise, the itinerary, the ship, the amenities and then vote with our checkbook. We've made a number of friends on cruises and we've maintained those friendships (even fellow cruisers in Europe) and that's part of it. Even the friendships that last only during the cruise. It is, after all, what it is. If we didn't enjoy it, we'd stop in a heartbeat. As long as it offers what we need, we will pursue it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 25, 2017 #33 Share Posted August 25, 2017 when I reach Diamond, would like to try Celebrity and even MSC, as they match status. Up to their Elite level but no further until you actually earn those points on those lines. Still agree, love that they do match up to that point! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted August 25, 2017 #34 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I am like a few others - when I reach Diamond, would like to try Celebrity and even MSC, as they match status. Would go back to Celebrity, as I enjoyed cruising with X very much :D We're definitely looking at Celebrity...especially SA, Antarctica, and Galapagos. Galapagos with Celebrity Xpedition is amazing --highly recommended !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squadron Posted August 25, 2017 #35 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I am at diamond and it is not a big deal on rccl. I was traveling with my sister who was in same room and they would not let her attend anything with me because she was not diamond. That was my last cruise on rccl. When I mentioned it on here that I did not want to go to events alone and leave her in cabin by herself I was really attack in the negative. It seems to be a very touch subject for some people You have three drinks loaded onto your card that can be used anywhere during the diamond cocktail time. Choose a favorite area and use it during this time. Not sure of any other "events" . Your sister does not have to be alone in the cabin! She can do something on her own or join you at a bar for drinks. As a solo traveller I don't understand the problem of not doing what you want and your sister doing what she wants . Maybe meeting new people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted August 25, 2017 #36 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I became Diamond after just 2 cruises. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyKnott Posted August 25, 2017 #37 Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) I attained Diamond sort of the easy way, (at leas the cheaper way). My first cruise was way back in the 80s. A group of us would do the weekend Catalina/Ensenada cruise out of Long Beach every Memorial Day weekend for about 7 years. We were young and couldn't afford longer cruises. When RCL changed their loyalty point system, I suddenly found myself at Diamond. I like the drink voucher system, because my traveling companions are not Diamond so I don't tend to hang out in the Diamond lounge. Edited August 25, 2017 by WyKnott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloch24 Posted August 25, 2017 #38 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I'm Diamond, and I got it the long way, 9 cruises over 20 years. Diamond doesn't really mean anything to me. I don't drink alcohol, and I don't spend a lot while I'm onboard. Besides the diamond lounge, I don't really see much of an advantage. We book inside cabins, so the C&A Balcony discount doesn't really matter much either. Being able to "Brag" to others that we're diamond does absolutely nothing for me either. When we first started cruising and Diamond status was the top, it was cool to think that we might get there sometime. Since then, they keep moving the perks further and further away with Diamond Plus, etc.... Some of the tours of the ship that they offered for diamond members looked cool, now you have to basically be part of the crew to be able to see the "non" passenger areas. I didn't mean this to be a negative post, just how I feel about it. We still like cruising, but in the end, the C&A perks are kind of pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted August 25, 2017 #39 Share Posted August 25, 2017 We're taking a similar approach, we'll stick with RCI until we hit Diamond, before giving Celebrity try, perhaps a short taster cruise. With the benefits transferred of course ;p I said the same thing, but haven't gotten around to that X cruise yet. Friends picked out a couple more cruise till '19. I wish X had a 4 day cruise somewhere near me. To the OP, enjoy your cruises, I look forward to seeing you in the Diamond Lounge someday. We enjoy it immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted August 25, 2017 #40 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I became Diamond after just 2 cruises. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Please explain. Not doubting at all, but I think I would find this explanation interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted August 25, 2017 #41 Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) I became Diamond after just 2 cruises. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Ya married into it.:D Edited August 25, 2017 by davekathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted August 25, 2017 #42 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Ya married into it.:D Good answer but Diamond now on my own pts. Not hard to do. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted August 25, 2017 #43 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Good answer but Diamond now on my own pts. Not hard to do. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Curious minds want to know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted August 25, 2017 #44 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Curious minds want to know... Book in Suites. Two 11 days are 44 pts. Four 7 day cruises in a year are 56 pts. I said good answer on the married into. [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted August 26, 2017 #45 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Book in Suites. Two 11 days are 44 pts. Four 7 day cruises in a year are 56 pts. I said good answer on the married into. [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Forums I guess we did it the hard way...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted August 26, 2017 #46 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I guess we did it the hard way...:D What's the hard ways? Play the Hard Ways in Craps. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted August 26, 2017 #47 Share Posted August 26, 2017 What's the hard ways? Play the Hard Ways in Craps. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Non suites, fewer cruises per year and not loyal to anyone cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galavant3 Posted August 26, 2017 #48 Share Posted August 26, 2017 We weren't really concerned with becoming Diamond but my son became Diamond on his 18th birthday. And now, he and his fiancé both have Diamond status. And we paid for it. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAA75 Posted August 26, 2017 #49 Share Posted August 26, 2017 We are 11 points/nights away. We will be diamond for January anniversary cruise. No so for October one. My extended family goes once every 2 years. We all get suites, so points double. I am planning to look into X and Azmara after January with our TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley61 Posted August 26, 2017 #50 Share Posted August 26, 2017 As we're from the UK, we tend to take longer cruises. We're about to go on our 4th cruise and will hit Emerald at the end (3 x 14 night cruises plus a 13 night). That leaves us just 25 points shy of Diamond, so either 2 more cruises or 1 if I can persuade my partner to get a JS! We don't cruise to get the points, but they are an added bonus, and I look forward to being able to access the fabled "diamond lounge"!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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