Leveling Up with the 2021 C&A double point promotion

[cruisegirl1]

1 minute ago, John&LaLa said:

 

It's almost always lunch on the last sea day in my experience 

Often yes, so we decline, unless we are on B2B.  Then we decline the  second week.   For a few itineraries that have had 2 sea days at the end, the lunch was scheduled for first of the two final days.    That is perfect for us.

M

[Ourusualbeach]

8 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

 

I'm confused, I thought it was 340. Only thing at 350 is your 4th block

 I Guess I was the one confused.  Just shows that I have a long way to get there 

[John&LaLa]

21 minutes ago, bouhunter said:

This is all assuming that 2021 cruises happen as scheduled.  For the first 2-3 months at least, many of them won't.

 

I'm not counting any pre April

[Ourusualbeach]

15 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Sorry - didn't mean to be so aggressive.  For some reason this is a sore spot for me.  To me, it is so  stupid when people make up categories and  call themselves double Pinnace, Diamond ++ or whatever.   I sort of feel sorry for them.   I guess they have a need to feel important.

 

M

No worries, that’s why I just said unnamed. I’m with you on people trying to name them. 

[John&LaLa]

21 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I think everyone here knows exactly what I meant.  There are two different milestones in which you can accrue additional perks which does make them an unnamed level.  

 

That solo supplement perk is the biggest of the bunch in my opinion 

[RFerrington]

25 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

yikes - gotta stop hitting submit reply

I do the same thing all the time....very easy mistake to make !

[John&LaLa]

21 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Guess you meant make.  It is really hard for those of us  who don't  live in a port city.  Travel time, hotel costs, airfare etc. add a good bit to the  cruise fare.  

 

We had over 500 pts before moving to the Beach🏖 as I recall

[Ourusualbeach]

Just now, John&LaLa said:

 

That solo supplement perk is the biggest of the bunch in my opinion 

For those that travel solo it’s huge. Even works for some that travel as a couple. 😉

[John&LaLa]

20 minutes ago, molly361 said:

Unless I am missing something (don't care and never have accepted the meal with an officer invitation) unless it's a ship that has Coastal Kitchen there really isn't all that much advantage to being Pinnacle. Or is there other than bragging rights?

 

And you wonder why a family ship is so popular with Pinnacles😉

[John&LaLa]

21 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Sorry - didn't mean to be so aggressive.  For some reason this is a sore spot for me.  To me, it is so  stupid when people make up categories and  call themselves double Pinnace, Diamond ++ or whatever.   I sort of feel sorry for them.   I guess they have a need to feel important.

 

M

 

Like I said, I included the dbl to give Pinnacle members a way to play along.

 

And who knows, 1400 may be the new 700😉

There was a lot of discussion about that a couple years ago as Oasis CK/SL got more and more overwhelmed 

[John&LaLa]

6 minutes ago, RFerrington said:

I do the same thing all the time....very easy mistake to make !

 

Especially when the server is acting up

[John&LaLa]

12 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

Often yes, so we decline, unless we are on B2B.  Then we decline the  second week.   For a few itineraries that have had 2 sea days at the end, the lunch was scheduled for first of the two final days.    That is perfect for us.

M

 

Haven’t seen that many 2 at the end lately. I did like those. Very relaxing end. 

 

I prefer it on 1st sea day because you often meet new people. But that almost never happens

[RFerrington]

We have 101 days booked in 2021, all in suites.  We have 14 suite-days booked in December but I don't expect those to sail.  Of course, I realize that some or all of the 2021 sailings might not happen, either.  We just have to move forward and hope for the best !

 

IF they all sail (doubtful), we would make P on our May Serenade Alaska trip.  If not then, my hope is that we achieve P before our Ovation NZ/TP in April 2022.  We're only in a JS on those cruises and while I understand that P amenities can be adjusted on the long cruises, it will still be nice to be "in the club".

[GEORGIEGIRL]

None of the above. We are already D+ and will still be very far away from reaching "Pinnacle". Nice to think about however.

[little britain]

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

Was there something at 350 for reduced solo supplement.. 700 sorry but omg.

 

 

Its 340 for reduced single supplement- the code DP340 actually works when you price up a cruise online too!

[A&L_Ont]

25 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I'm not counting any pre April

 

That is why I am not paying for March. 

[orville99]

Double points in 2021 will get us back to where we would have been if 2020 hadn't been trashed. Based on our current cruising patterns (providing ships actually start sailing again soon), that will get us to Pinnacle in late 2021/early 2022.

[orville99]

31 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I'm not counting any pre April

We're not either. We have a final payment coming up in late December for a late March Harmony cruise that we're holding off on until the last minute. If ships are cruising by December, the cruise lines demonstrate that they can cruise safely, and there's viable vaccine/theraputics available, we might take a chance on the March cruise. But quite honestly, our May Allure cruise will probably be the first one we actually take in 2021.😵

[Jeff13]

We were going to be Diamond after April already.  So this really doesn't change anything for us.

 

[Vera/Lee]

5 hours ago, molly361 said:

Can you add a choice for too far from the next level to get there? (aka On the long road between D+ and P)   If you are D+ between 175-600 points or so it's a pretty lofty goal even solo at 4 or 6 points per night to reach Pinnacle

I'm in the category of "too far from the next level to get there" anytime soon, so I can not vote. This is an interesting thread because I think it shows "the amount of new Lounge Eligible cruisers" is not as big of a problem as feared. Going from D to D+ is easier, but will not change your lounge eligibility. I think the problem comes in for the diamond lounge because it's too easy to get 80 points. I've never been in the SL, so if it's already overcrowded with Suite Guests and Pinnacle members that may be a problem. If people are determined to get to the next level, this will only speed it up by a year or so and they have probably been working on it for awhile now.

[xpcdoojk]

6 hours ago, molly361 said:

Can you add a choice for too far from the next level to get there? (aka On the long road between D+ and P)   If you are D+ between 175-600 points or so it's a pretty lofty goal even solo at 4 or 6 points per night to reach Pinnacle

Yep

[twangster]

Once again, I got a lump of coal from this promo.  

 

Oh how I could have used it in 2019...

 

You really needed a "Does nothing for me" category to capture the true picture of what this promo means to CC users.

[Milwaukee Eight]

1 hour ago, molly361 said:

Unless I am missing something (don't care and never have accepted the meal with an officer invitation) unless it's a ship that has Coastal Kitchen there really isn't all that much advantage to being Pinnacle. Or is there other than bragging rights?

I’ve never understood the obsession by some regarding the meal with an officer. 
 

They should be asking to eat with us. 😂

 

M8

[Milwaukee Eight]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

We had over 500 pts before moving to the Beach🏖 as I recall

Dang Florida P’s!!!!!  Lol

 

Sarcasm/Joke. Please forgive me. 
 

M8

[Milwaukee Eight]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Haven’t seen that many 2 at the end lately. I did like those. Very relaxing end. 

 

I prefer it on 1st sea day because you often meet new people. But that almost never happens

Our 11 night Serenade Southern Caribbean had two Sea Days on the tail.