Diamond Plus boarding gifts

[Blizzard54]

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Edited November 3, 2018 by Blizzard54

[Ashland]

We usually get 4-6 bottles of water and 2 Cokes......nothing else except those darn chocolate covered strawberrries.

 

The beach towels have been on our list for several years.....nada...nothing.....those days of expecting something from the list is gone ! Congratulations to those that expect or actually get anything.

 

I don't even feel at this point it's worth the call to RCI.

[Biker19]

11 hours ago, steveru621 said:

We used to get 6 bottles of water.  That .pdf says only two?

The water quantity seems to vary  - whenever you get more than min consider yourself lucky.

[Biker19]

3 hours ago, Ashland said:

We usually get 4-6 bottles of water and 2 Cokes......nothing else except those darn chocolate covered strawberrries.

 

I don't even feel at this point it's worth the call to RCI.

Don't call RCI - go to the LA on board, they'll fix it much quicker.

[Biker19]

10 hours ago, hew2nd said:

I think this link still works

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/cas/benefits/diamond-plus-members/ 

Yes, but that doesn't help with trying to choose the free amenities - that seems to be gone.

[pstone1]

3 hours ago, Ashland said:

We usually get 4-6 bottles of water and 2 Cokes......nothing else except those darn chocolate covered strawberrries.

 

The beach towels have been on our list for several years.....nada...nothing.....those days of expecting something from the list is gone ! Congratulations to those that expect or actually get anything.

 

I don't even feel at this point it's worth the call to RCI.

 

Once onboard, you can visit the LA if there is a problem getting what you have chosen.  We have had the wrong wine a couple of times. A quick visit to the LA and voila, the correct wine was delivered!

[molly361]

10 hours ago, hew2nd said:

I think this link still works

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/cas/benefits/diamond-plus-members/ 

Not working for me.  No place to log in  All it does is show me the benefits.  

Edited November 3, 2018 by molly361

[karena1]

10 hours ago, brillohead said:

Holy crap, just realized Pinnacles get THREE gifts per week-long cruise.  I think SuperMario is paying for his cruises by selling tote bags and beach towels on ebay!  LOL

 

from what I am reading because we have more than 525 points now, we also get 3 gifts on 7 night cruises.  I have to call and get my amenities changed for our Allure cruise in December

Edited November 3, 2018 by karena1

[nelblu]

12 hours ago, steveru621 said:

We used to get 6 bottles of water.  That .pdf says only two?

 

Doesn't make any sense.  On our 12 nite Medit. a few years ago, we were surprised that we found 8 bottles of Evian upon boarding.  Had to ask our cabin steward if we had to pay for them as many of us know RCL used to display water bottles for pay.  Found out later that some were from the L.A. and others from the Concierge.

[island lady]

Yeah, the list is indeed quite a bit shorter.  Like how the 525+ list has a Cabernet Sauvignon listed under white wines.  Hah...RCI glitches as usual.  😞

[davekathy]

53 minutes ago, island lady said:

Yeah, the list is indeed quite a bit shorter.  Like how the 525+ list has a Cabernet Sauvignon listed under white wines.  Hah...RCI glitches as usual.  😞

Now that's funny but not surprised either.

[John&LaLa]

8 hours ago, Ashland said:

We usually get 4-6 bottles of water and 2 Cokes......nothing else except those darn chocolate covered strawberrries.

 

The beach towels have been on our list for several years.....nada...nothing.....those days of expecting something from the list is gone ! Congratulations to those that expect or actually get anything.

 

I don't even feel at this point it's worth the call to RCI.

 

Always get our stuff and sometimes more.  My problem is the chilled wine sweats all over the counter, and we have no idea how long the cheese had been sitting out.  

 

 

[John&LaLa]

9 hours ago, Blizzard54 said:

I just took a look at the link posted earlier in this thread, it is incomplete.  At the 525 level there are a number of different wines that can be suppled with the fruit plate.  I believe there is also a cheese assortment.   

 

Wines with baskets listed on right side of 525 list.  We cancelled all those since we never ate them.

[Blizzard54]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Wines with baskets listed on right side of 525 list.  We cancelled all those since we never ate them.

I see that now.  I just changed to the fruit and wine for our next trip and we will see how that goes.  I expect we may change it by the 3rd or 4th week.

Looking forward to seeing you and LaLa in about 5 weeks.  Depending on how thing work out we may have an abundance of WZ by the time you board.  

[Blizzard54]

5 hours ago, Biker19 said:

The water quantity seems to vary  - whenever you get more than min consider yourself lucky.

It does vary, over the last 2 years we have received 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10.  Sometimes it has varied on the same ship B2B.

[CP3o]

Thanks for posting this list.  I've only sailed once as D+ and got a bottle of wine and a beer, which was nice.  So if I call C&A I can chose beach towel or slippers instead of the bottle of wine?  

 

Are there any pictures of towels/slippers?  Is the beach towel nice to have, long?  Thanks.

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, CP3o said:

 So if I call C&A I can chose beach towel or slippers instead of the bottle of wine?  

Yes.

[island lady]

On 11/3/2018 at 10:50 AM, davekathy said:

Now that's funny but not surprised either.

 

Yeah, the ever so intellectual and savy website staff at your service.  LOL!  

[Blizzard54]

2 hours ago, CP3o said:

Thanks for posting this list.  I've only sailed once as D+ and got a bottle of wine and a beer, which was nice.  So if I call C&A I can chose beach towel or slippers instead of the bottle of wine?  

 

Are there any pictures of towels/slippers?  Is the beach towel nice to have, long?  Thanks.

The towel is better than the slippers. 

[molly361]

1 hour ago, Blizzard54 said:

The towel is better than the slippers. 

 

I agree  slippers not so good

 

Has anyone successfully updated their list via email?  Tried calling yesterday to do it and was put on hold after telling him by picks. Hung up after 10 minutes.

[island lady]

21 hours ago, molly361 said:

 

I agree  slippers not so good

 

Has anyone successfully updated their list via email?  Tried calling yesterday to do it and was put on hold after telling him by picks. Hung up after 10 minutes.

 

Asked a few months ago on the phone what my picks are, since I could no longer see them or choose them online.  I also apologized to the rep for taking her time up to do that...she said she was happy to do it for me.  But I think RCI shot themselves in the foot by taking that option out for doing it ourselves online.  Really don't like the "new and improved" website.  Gets worse every time they "improve" it.  😞 

[davekathy]

51 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Asked a few months ago on the phone what my picks are, since I could no longer see them or choose them online.  I also apologized to the rep for taking her time up to do that...she said she was happy to do it for me.  But I think RCI shot themselves in the foot by taking that option out for doing it ourselves online.  Really don't like the "new and improved" website.  Gets worse every time they "improve" it.  😞 

Sounds like another website we use. 

[Cigar King]

Ha!  😉

[island lady]

4 hours ago, davekathy said:

Sounds like another website we use. 

 

LOL!!  Yeah.  😮   Why do companies take a website that works perfectly well, no problems, and is user friendly...then change it into a complicated nightmare?  Tech Demons at work, gleefully rubbing their hands together and cackling hysterically at our frustrations.  😈😆

Edited November 5, 2018 by island lady

[davekathy]

10 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

LOL!!  Yeah.  😮   Why do companies take a website that works perfectly well, no problems, and is user friendly...then change it into a complicated nightmare?  Tech Demons at work, gleefully rubbing their hands together and cackling hysterically at our frustrations.  😈😆

Yep. Job security.