mysticsailor Posted October 10, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 10, 2020 We will achieve 5 Stars with our next cruise October 2021 and curious about comped Pinnacle dinners. Often we have noticed that many of our four week or more cruises were available separately as two week(+) sailings. Will we receive two Pinnacle dinners for each cruise segment or just two for the entire cruise? I wonder if I am losing weight not being able to feed my travel bug this year? Just trying to look on the bright side! Thanks for sharing your knowledge--Chas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 10, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I am sure this will depend on if you book it as a single cruise, with one booking number, or multiple cruises booked with different booking numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted October 10, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 10, 2020 You get your dinners per booking number. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted October 10, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Exactly as Bruce and Kirk have said. For example: If you book your cruise as a Collectors (one booking number) then you are entitled to the 2 dinners. If you are booked as a B2B (2 booking numbers) then you will be entitled to 2 dinners on each segment. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANKIEDNYC Posted October 10, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, kazu said: Exactly as Bruce and Kirk have said. For example: If you book your cruise as a Collectors (one booking number) then you are entitled to the 2 dinners. If you are booked as a B2B (2 booking numbers) then you will be entitled to 2 dinners on each segment. The same goes for the Carnival stockholders benefit, one per booking 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticsailor Posted October 10, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Got it, thanks for your input. My cruises have definitely been enhanced because of insights I have gleamed from your prior experiences shared. May you all have many more happy adventures, 'cin, cin'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN59-79 Posted October 11, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 11, 2020 One other thing: It is my understanding that if you finally have enough days for 5-star status on a cruise, you may receive the medallion on that cruise, but not the benefits until your next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted October 11, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 11, 2020 6 hours ago, USN59-79 said: One other thing: It is my understanding that if you finally have enough days for 5-star status on a cruise, you may receive the medallion on that cruise, but not the benefits until your next cruise. I think you mean the 5* pin? The medallions are for the numbers of day cruising only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted October 11, 2020 #9 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, kazu said: I think you mean the 5* pin? The medallions are for the numbers of day cruising only. We received our 5 Star pins no long after our Dec, 2019 cruise by mail. Have not cruised yet as a 5 Star, with 4 cruises cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted October 11, 2020 #10 Share Posted October 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, DaveOKC said: We received our 5 Star pins no long after our Dec, 2019 cruise by mail. Have not cruised yet as a 5 Star, with 4 cruises cancelled. DH got his on board (I was already 5*) the Prinsendam. I think it depends on the ship and also if they have the pins on hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted October 11, 2020 #11 Share Posted October 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, kazu said: DH got his on board (I was already 5*) the Prinsendam. I think it depends on the ship and also if they have the pins on hand. One of the reasons we took the Dec 2019 cruise was to make 5 Star in 2019, as we figured that you never know the future of these programs and wanted to lock in our status just in case HAL decided to change the requirements. Little did we know that the virus would disrupt our 2020 plans to cruise as 5 Stars! Maybe one day........ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN59-79 Posted October 11, 2020 #12 Share Posted October 11, 2020 5 hours ago, kazu said: I think you mean the 5* pin? The medallions are for the numbers of day cruising only. You are right. I understand you get the pin when the cruising days plus the days you are given for what you spent and if you booked a suite add up to 5* status and you get the medallion when they only count the cruising days. But my point is this: Say you need six more days to become a 5* and you are on a ten day cruise. You will not get the additional benefits until you take your next cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted October 11, 2020 #13 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, USN59-79 said: You will not get the additional benefits until you take your next cruise. Absolutely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted October 11, 2020 #14 Share Posted October 11, 2020 17 hours ago, USN59-79 said: One other thing: It is my understanding that if you finally have enough days for 5-star status on a cruise, you may receive the medallion on that cruise, but not the benefits until your next cruise. In the past you would get moved up to the next star level during a cruise only Grand Voyages. Otherwise it would not happen until your next cruise. But now, in the COVID world nobody can say for sure what will happen when operations resume. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 12, 2020 #15 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 10:30 AM, FRANKIEDNYC said: The same goes for the Carnival stockholders benefit, one per booking kazu is correct We received our Platinum Medallions predicated on actual days on board without any thing extra for sailing in Neptune suites or for 'spending'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolsonxl Posted October 12, 2020 #16 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 9:08 AM, CruiserBruce said: I am sure this will depend on if you book it as a single cruise, with one booking number, or multiple cruises booked with different booking numbers. Yes, this is exactly what I was told at the front desk, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longstraw Posted October 18, 2020 #17 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Actually, I received my 4 star benefits when I was still two/three days shy after calling the Mariner Society and inquiring about this issue when booked on a cruise with two segments (only one booking number though. I wasn't expecting them on the first segment but had heard somewhere that if you called the MS, they could set it up so that the benefits were in effect on the second. Much to my surprise, they said their policy allowed me to get them on both given that I was so close. I don't remember the exact number of days short you could be but I think it was three. Worth calling and asking for sure. But comped dinners are no doubt a different matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted October 18, 2020 #18 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Longstraw said: Actually, I received my 4 star benefits when I was still two/three days shy after calling the Mariner Society and inquiring about this issue when booked on a cruise with two segments (only one booking number though. I wasn't expecting them on the first segment but had heard somewhere that if you called the MS, they could set it up so that the benefits were in effect on the second. Much to my surprise, they said their policy allowed me to get them on both given that I was so close. I don't remember the exact number of days short you could be but I think it was three. Worth calling and asking for sure. But comped dinners are no doubt a different matter. It has been mentioned many times here that it can be arranged IF you only need a couple of actual SAILING days. Not if you need spending or double days for suite booking to achieve the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido - Lanai Posted October 18, 2020 #19 Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 1:22 PM, USN59-79 said: You will not get the additional benefits until you take your next cruise. On 10/11/2020 at 2:47 PM, kazu said: Absolutely. Not totally accurate.... I reached 4* status while on the last GWV and was able to get a new key card reflecting the 4*'s and for the remainder of the cruise I received the 4* benefits.... free laundry, reduced exploration cafe prices, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted October 18, 2020 #20 Share Posted October 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, Lido - Lanai said: Not totally accurate.... I reached 4* status while on the last GWV and was able to get a new key card reflecting the 4*'s and for the remainder of the cruise I received the 4* benefits.... free laundry, reduced exploration cafe prices, etc. Grand World Voyages are listed on the website as being a special case and receive new benefits immediately 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lido - Lanai Posted October 18, 2020 #21 Share Posted October 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, richwmn said: Grand World Voyages are listed on the website as being a special case and receive new benefits immediately Exactly... hence my comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN59-79 Posted October 18, 2020 #22 Share Posted October 18, 2020 My comment was directed to the OP (You will not get...), thus it was totally correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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