I just got off the phone with a Crystal rep and my TA concerning redeeming our 40th milestone award. According to the rep. If We use the shipboard credit on our next cruise in January, the # of points that we now have will be reduced by 40. And since we currently have 43segments ie points, after taking the milestone we will be left with 3 points. If this is in fact the case I will wait .
This is different from OC.
Also, according to his rep. The Aquamarine and Saphire suites are not considered PH in calculating the monetary value of the Milestone awards.
At this time I will not be claiming the 40th milestone award and will discuss this Matter with Paula Jean next month. Also, anyone claiming an award needs to be aware of this apparent change before claiming the award.
FYI, the Crystal rep is Eric.