Glass half full or half empty

[doubledown_58]

So close...lol

[JohnIreland]

I see only one solution.  Best you just go ahead a book something now.

[shof515]

so close yet so far

[SeaShark]

Glass half full or half empty

 

As always, depends on whether you're drinking or pouring...

 

[All-ready2cruise]

Or both...

[Nilbog]

We were in this same situation, one point away.  We have a 14-night cruise coming up and wanted to be platinum for that one, so we booked a quick 4-night cruise to push us over the edge.

[9tee2Sea]

im 3 points away from Sapphire ( next above platinum).  I guess I have to wait until my March cruise to cross the threshold

 

[julig22]

34 minutes ago, Nilbog said:

We were in this same situation, one point away.  We have a 14-night cruise coming up and wanted to be platinum for that one, so we booked a quick 4-night cruise to push us over the edge.

Did the same thing a few years back!

[GALSews]

For whatever reason*, my husband has 3 less points than I. We have only cruised together and he didn't  jump overboard and miss 3 days. 

The result - he became platinum one cruise after me because of the missing 3 points.

 

I think it was a mix up with our very first cruise as NCL did a big update years ago, now and they'd missed that first cruise. Either I got 3 extra days or he was shorted. Ah well, it is what it is.

[njkate]

1 hour ago, 9tee2Sea said:

im 3 points away from Sapphire ( next above platinum).  I guess I have to wait until my March cruise to cross the threshold

 

Not much different in percs between Platinum and Sapphire

[DorothyB]

10 minutes ago, njkate said:

Not much different in percs between Platinum and Sapphire

Yes, I realized that I could delay my next cruise a couple of months and get double points for that week and then move my Feb cruise to Dec to get double points for that and I would be Sapphire after my Jan cruise.  I almost did it, but then looked at the difference in perks.  Decided it wasn't worth changing my cruise dates from ones that were much better for me (and my Jan cruise would have moved from the Prima to the Getaway).  There were great additional perks to becoming Platinum (free laundry, 2 free dinners, etc)

[Distinctive-Destinations]

I really wish you could earn (or buy) points some other way. Like get a point when you get a NCL credit card, for example.

[schmoopie17]

Hurry up and book one of the many one-day cruises NCL offers.

[Denise72]

On 6/29/2024 at 12:16 PM, Nilbog said:

We were in this same situation, one point away.  We have a 14-night cruise coming up and wanted to be platinum for that one, so we booked a quick 4-night cruise to push us over the edge.

With Carnival if you will change status during a cruise, you get that status from the start of the cruise. Does NCL not do that?

[Nilbog]

12 minutes ago, Denise72 said:

With Carnival if you will change status during a cruise, you get that status from the start of the cruise. Does NCL not do that?

No, with NCL you get the new status after you finish the cruise.

[Denise72]

26 minutes ago, Nilbog said:

No, with NCL you get the new status after you finish the cruise.

In that case, definitely glass half empty!

[BirdTravels]

On 6/29/2024 at 12:35 PM, doubledown_58 said:

So close...lol

Time for a 3-day cruise before your next big cruise. 

[cruiseny4life]

Ya gots to take a cruise! Or, just wait. Like we did. We were at 69 points, so not as close. Now we're Platinum after a Transatlantic.

 

If you're breathing and cruising, then the glass is always full. Not half full, but full! Or, I'm just a Pollyanna. I'm good with either. 

Get that one or two or three day cruise! Have fun!

[The Traveling Man]

On 6/29/2024 at 2:13 PM, njkate said:

Not much different in percs between Platinum and Sapphire

Larger discounts on shore excursions and WiFi.

Dinner with officers.

Priority seating in restaurants and entertainment venues.

[The Traveling Man]

19 hours ago, Denise72 said:

With Carnival if you will change status during a cruise, you get that status from the start of the cruise. Does NCL not do that?

No, but if you are booked on a B2B and your Latitudes status changes as a result of the first cruise, you do get the perks of the higher status at the start of the second cruise.

[The Traveling Man]

44 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said:

If you're breathing and cruising, then the glass is always full. Not half full, but full! Or, I'm just a Pollyanna. I'm good with either.

Some folks look at the glass and say "The glass is half full."

Others look at it and say "The glass is half empty."

I look at it and say "I wonder why they didn't just use a smaller glass?"

 

As @cruiseny4life said, if your expectations are reasonable and and they are reasonably well met, your glass is always full.