Anyone with "ins" at Carnival know anything about this?

[ItsAllAboutTheSass]

But my cruises in an inside have a S&S bill the will rival that of someone in a suite.

[Sargent_Schultz]

Short cruises usually cost more per day than longer cruises.

 

Carnival started as a non-elitist cruise line and that is why they are so successful - they have done a better job of capturing the mass market.

 

Other cruise lines have taken the approach of trying to woo customers with a variety of suite options and gimmicks. None of these cruise lines has a balance sheet as strong as Carnival.

[halos]

typical...changing something that is working just fine....I'll be vip in 80 some days.....why not fix what is broken....Like maybe the Destiny...LOL

 

:p

 

LMAO

Good point :)

 

A lot of you have good points.

 

I wouldn't want to be one of the people making this decision. No matter what they come up with (if they change something or if they don't) some of ya'll aren't going to be happy.

[janisutx]

So, who would you favor, if you were running a business? The customers who made you the most money, or the ones you saw the most often.

 

The answer is very clear...

 

Well put!

[CruzVinnieCruz]

Short cruises usually cost more per day than longer cruises.

 

Carnival started as a non-elitist cruise line and that is why they are so successful - they have done a better job of capturing the mass market.

 

Other cruise lines have taken the approach of trying to woo customers with a variety of suite options and gimmicks. None of these cruise lines has a balance sheet as strong as Carnival.

 

Carnival Corp does have a strong balance sheet added to by Princess, HAL, P&O, etc. The subsidiary lines do woo customers and have contributed to making Carnival Corp what it is today. It's not the same cruise line that started in 1972 nor is it the same public that is cruising. If it were Carnival Cruise Lines would not be working hard to shed it's party hardy reputation and opting to capture the family market.

 

Rewarding customers for loyalty is not elitist at all it's good business sense. Look around every where the consumer goes some business is offering a loyalty program. Just look at the typical Americans key chain and you will find some sort of perks card hanging from them.

[CruzVinnieCruz]

 

So, who would you favor, if you were running a business? The customers who made you the most money, or the ones you saw the most often.

 

The answer is very clear...

 

All depends whether I saw them once or twice a year or once every five years.

[angiegal]

If Carnival is smart, they will stop awarding perks based on the simple number of cruises taken. Instead, they should base the perks on the number of dollars spent.

 

Three or four cruises in a upper-level suite will cost as much as ten cruises in an inside cabin.

 

So, who would you favor, if you were running a business? The customers who made you the most money, or the ones you saw the most often.

 

The answer is very clear...

This really is narrow-minded thinking. While someone may be booking a suite for 2, I could be booking 2 OVs or balconies for my family of 4, 2 who are teenagers. And with each cruise, the more we tend to spend on board. So if we are getting our "perks" by the dollars spent, do we split the amount we are spending four ways? Do my children not get to achieve Platinum status because they aren't paying the bill? What do you count as far as what is spent? Is it only the room or do you add the casino, bar tabs, the entire sail and sign account? What about shore excursions booked through the ship? I'm pretty sure that my family is spending as much as a couple in a suite. Why should you, in a suite, be rewarded more than us on the exact same cruise?:rolleyes:

[vacruizer]

This really is narrow-minded thinking. While someone may be booking a suite for 2, I could be booking 2 OVs or balconies for my family of 4, 2 who are teenagers. And with each cruise, the more we tend to spend on board. So if we are getting our "perks" by the dollars spent, do we split the amount we are spending four ways? Do my children not get to achieve Platinum status because they aren't paying the bill? What do you count as far as what is spent? Is it only the room or do you add the casino, bar tabs, the entire sail and sign account? What about shore excursions booked through the ship? I'm pretty sure that my family is spending as much as a couple in a suite. Why should you, in a suite, be rewarded more than us on the exact same cruise?:rolleyes:

 

Exactly why the $$ idea, although technically the only "fair" way to do it wouldn't work along with the issues in marketing a program like that.

 

Neither of the other two options - days at sea vs. number of cruises - seems any more fair than the other to me. Both have their inequalities. With the current system those who take mostly long cruises feel slighted. If they go to the "sea day" proposal, then those who spend just as much if not more $$ to take a short cruise feel slighted. I've seen 7 days cruises for the same price as some of the 2 day CTNs I've priced.

 

And what about time of year? If you want to factor that in a summer or holiday sailing might cost triple what a September cruise would. Maybe the fall cruiseer shouldn't rack up the points as much as the prime season cruisers? :rolleyes:

[kelz66]

LMAO

Good point :)

 

A lot of you have good points.

 

I wouldn't want to be one of the people making this decision. No matter what they come up with (if they change something or if they don't) some of ya'll aren't going to be happy.

 

BTW...they seem to be taking my advice and fixing the Destiny.

LMAO :p:rolleyes:

[Nunu]

BTW...they seem to be taking my advice and fixing the Destiny.

LMAO :p:rolleyes:

 

Carnival should do commercials like windows is with windows 7. "Fixing the Destiny was my idea" :p

[gill_boo]

What about solo cruisers who have to pay 150-200% the price a person booking a cabin for 2 people.

[kelz66]

Carnival should do commercials like windows is with windows 7. "Fixing the Destiny was my idea" :p

 

hahahahahahahahahaha

 

I wonder who would play me in the "dramatization" ?

:D

[aggieastrosfan]

Just thought I'd throw this out there. Costa has a very interesting past guest program. It's mostly based on a combination of sea days and your onboard bill. The interesting part that I kind of like is that to reach the top level of their program, you have to have taken 3 cruises in the past 3 years.

 

http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/CostaClub/clubesclusivi/clubesclusivi.htm

 

Benefits:

http://www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/CostaClub/priv_soci/priv_soci.htm