$25 Referral OBC Program Cancelled

[snoope]

As of February 28, 2018. Old requests will be honored but no more going forward.

 

 

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[wolfcathorse]

Wow good thing I put my request in before then. I think I submitted it on the 26th. Of course RCI hasn't made this known...just a quiet cut back.

[BlueSkySailing]

Wow! I'm glad I too just got mine in. It's only $25 but that will get you a drink by the pool now, right ;)

[Clarea]

As of February 28, 2018. Old requests will be honored but no more going forward.

Thanks for the update. That program must have been a huge drain on the bottom line.:rolleyes:

[nashirak]

I’d never even heard of it before this.

 

 

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[icsys]

The rules on that program originally said:

To reward our Crown & Anchor members, from 21 January 2011 to 30 April 2011 we will show our appreciation when you bring your friend or family member along on the same sailing as you to experience their first Royal Caribbean International cruise holiday. You will receive an onboard credit of USD 25 to spend on board (one credit per stateroom)

So cancelling appears to have been seven years overdue.

 

Yes, the $25 must really have been draining the bottom line for the shareholders.

[Clarea]

I’d never even heard of it before this.

Read this quick, it will probably be deleted soon: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/customersupport/faq/details/print.do?faqId=4736&faqSubjectId=340&faqSubjectName=Crown+%26+Anchor+Society&pagename=frequently_asked_questions&faqType=faq

[BlueSkySailing]

FYI- I know the Royal website IT dept. isn't the best. But I just checked my 12-18 Enchantment reservation. I still have the tab- Bring a Friend. Maybe if you still have the tab- you can still use that $25 OBC for a drink at the pool :)

[mcatmcat]

I no longer can find anyone to add lol

 

 

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[CAT GIRL]

The tab is still there for me but when I enter the information I get a message

that the reservation information is not correct. That stinks because I had about

10 new people coming on my upcoming cruise.

[Missusdubbya]

What a shame, I quite liked that program.

 

It is sneaky to remove it without promoting the change

 

 

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[coops]

If you are in a group booking they won't honor it.

[KiwiGal117]

That’s too bad- I had added our friends for our upcoming cruise but when I put in my brother’s reservation it wouldn’t let me (he booked on the UK site). I had planned to call - too late now I guess🤨

 

 

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[squadron]

Thanks for the update. That program must have been a huge drain on the bottom line.:rolleyes:

 

Love your humor!

[CAT GIRL]

If you are in a group booking they won't honor it.

 

 

Thanks, that could be what is happening in my particular case. I'll have to

see who I can add that isn't part of the group booking.

[Clarea]

Thanks, that could be what is happening in my particular case. I'll have to

see who I can add that isn't part of the group booking.

When we added someone from a group booking, the system accepted it, and then weeks later the status showed "denied".

[Sirap]

I just called and the supervisor was able to set us up for the bring a friend. They said they just reinstated it this morning. Good luck all.

 

Edit: The first customer rep said she had no way of adding them. Ask for a supervisor.

Edited March 4, 2018 by Sirap

[Ocean Boy]

I just called and the supervisor was able to set us up for the bring a friend. They said they just reinstated it this morning. Good luck all.

Cancelled on Feb 28 and reinstated on March 4. There have been much bigger gripes aired on CC that didn't get results that fast.:eek::eek::D:D

[snoope]

I just called in today and was told that’s it’s still cancelled. This was after speaking to a supervisor.

 

 

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[panzafit]

I put my request in last August for my upcoming April cruise. So, that SHOULD mean that it would be honored since my request was put in before. I checked on Wed. the request was still there with "pending" as it has been. So Thursday there's a new website. On the old website the "bring a friend" tab has disappeared. So I called Royal Caribbean and guess what.....they have no record of it and they can't make new requests. I asked if I could send them an email with the screen shot that showed I had requests in in pending form. Sure, I could, but it won't change anything, is what I was told.