Gold, Platinum, Diamond, and ...

[brigittetom]

Can I request, for those passengers in Britannia Grade, that the following perk be added to your excellent list please?

 

- no bottle of Pol awaiting you on embarkation

 

Leave my Pol Acker alone. It's the highlight of my unpacking duties and it makes me more tolerant of the pushers and shovers at the muster. Everything has some value. :D

[pepperrn]

Leave my Pol Acker alone. It's the highlight of my unpacking duties and it makes me more tolerant of the pushers and shovers at the muster. Everything has some value. :D

Hi Brigittetom,

 

Oh, that's a pity.

I'd arranged for a bottle of Dom Pérignon 1921 to be delivered to your cabin Oct 28th, but if you're happy with the Pol, I'll drink it myself... :D :D

 

Best wishes (Hic!)

[brigittetom]

Oh #^$&@?$&;@$######

[pepperrn]

oh #^$&@?$&;@$######

:) :) :)

[3rdGenCunarder]

 

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While I do think another level of Cunard World Club is actually needed, I'm not hung up about it. I do concur with several others who have pointed out how much of a hot issue loyalty tiers is with posters on other lines' forums. On Princess people get very passionate about the 'Elite' level. Princess cruisers take great pride in telling you their status. It was THE topic of conversation on the first night of my cruise last December.

 

Wow, that's amazing. In all my many, many (I am Diamond, you know. ;) Close to titanium, probably won't make it to plutonium) trips on Cunard I've never heard people talk about their world club level. In conversations about whether people have sailed before or sailed with Cunard before, I've heard people say "Yes, several times," but never "Yes, I'm Diamond with 255 days, and I get 8 hours of internet and priority boarding and a chance to hang out at Todd English before disembarking."

 

So, any takers for Titanium or Plutonium? Here's some of the perks I'm thinking:

 

Titanium (more than 300 days):

 

- a titanium pin

- express line at the Kings Court and a 30% larger plate to pile even more food on

- roped off section of the promenade deck for deck chair use

- head start of 5 squares in every bingo game

- the right to a kettle in your stateroom

- priority laundrette use / reservation of washers and driers

- 40% larger chocolates at evening turn down

 

I've heard that Royal Caribbean does have roped off areas for suite passengers. I wouldn't use the priority launderette perk for fear of being attacked by envious diamond and platinum passengers. :eek: Love the idea of larger chocolates, especially since they've been downsized in recent years.

 

 

Plutonium (more than 1000 days)

 

All of the above, plus:

 

- as a plutonium pin would be hazardous to one's health, you get a very special 'it's not as good as the QE2' complainers' memorial pin

- priority lifeboat embarkation in the event of sinking

- the right to wear whatever you like on formal evenings

- the ability to select the exact dog kennel cage for your pooch on Transatlantic crossings (new K-grade cage selection through booking website)

- the ability to not only delete all gratuities, but to demand gratuities from Cunard to the sum of $200 USD

- ability to upgrade yourself to whatever stateroom you like within your class of travel

- trumpeteers to announce your arrival on board

- guaranteed clotted cream at afternoon tea

 

Just give me the complainers' memorial pin and the clotted cream. :D

Edited August 12, 2014 by 3rdGenCunarder

[brigittetom]

[quote=3rdGenCunarder;

 

 

 

 

Just give me the complainers' memorial pin and the clotted cream. :D

 

 

The trumpeteers announcing my arrival sounds like fun.....usually the little welcoming group in the atrium are busy entertaining each other. :D

[DDBINK1]

Actually, I think that if anything substantive at all has come out of this thread it is that, by and large, people on Cunard generally don't care about it. You should take a swing by some of the other boards and you would, I would dare to suggest, be totally gobsmacked at the seriousness of the discussions on this very topic. Not only that, but you would be amazed, horrified, and depressed in equal measure by the sense of entitlement that some of the protagonists clearly harbour in their loyal little bosoms.

 

 

J

 

I feel Gobsmacked. :eek: What ever that means.

Perhaps it is a sense of entitlement when I say that the focus on the level system of perks should be given in equal measure as to how much you spend on the ship for your accommodations and various other expenses. Many higher level benefits are given anyway to the Princess and Queens Grill passengers because they pay for them, but I do believe that even these fellow passengers appreciate the occasional free perk.

A new level could be created for those that spend the extra for the Princess/Queens Grill Level each time they sail. If they reach a certain number of days at sea they could receive Free Premium Wine or Free Speciality Restaurant Dinner (which is not much of a perk as the Grills Chef will cook what ever you desire), of course free spa days would be great also, or have a special tender assigned just to take them to ports where tender service is utilized instead of just having a priority on a tender utilized by others. Or a tender with attached swimming platform to just zip around the ship for a fun active day off the ship. Or maybe have one of the card dealers come to their Suite and play some Blackjack or Carib. Poker without all the worry of having OTHER passengers in the way of their bidding.

Of course a lower level of benefit/perk could be granted to those that consistently obtain inner cabins at very low cost. Once they achieved a certain number of sea days on Cunard they could perhaps be given a tour of the Queens Grill Restaurant(during off hours of course and before cleaning) or be permitted to watch high tea being served in the Grills Lounge(from the nearby hallway, perhaps behind a screen of some sort so as not to detract from the experience of the Grills Passenger). Or maybe be able to meet a Butler and ask them about their job. What fun these things would be for the lower cabin class passenger!! Can anyone thing of others??

Of course you see I have been bobslapped or whatever so I might be just typing nonsense anyway. It all gave me a good laugh ha ha.

[Cruachan]

I feel Gobsmacked. :eek: What ever that means...

 

It's British English. Google is your friend - look it up.

 

J

[Lady49Monet]

I am reminded of an episode from the sit com Frasier, called 'Door Jam' (Season 10).

 

 

 

After experiencing the silver level of an exclusive spa, Frasier and his brother Niles discover there is a gold level. They are outraged and complain endlessly. Frasier's producer Roz mocks them for their obsession with climbing the tiers:

 

 

 

Roz: It's a spa! How much better could it be? I mean, are they

 

gonna carry you around like a sultan? You gonna be massaged

 

by supermodels? And what if you do get through the gold

 

door? What next, the diamond door? And after that a

 

titanium door! And after that a plutonium door!

 

 

 

If you haven't seen the episode, you can find it online easily.

 

 

 

While I do think another level of Cunard World Club is actually needed, I'm not hung up about it. I do concur with several others who have pointed out how much of a hot issue loyalty tiers is with posters on other lines' forums. On Princess people get very passionate about the 'Elite' level. Princess cruisers take great pride in telling you their status. It was THE topic of conversation on the first night of my cruise last December.

 

 

 

So, any takers for Titanium or Plutonium? Here's some of the perks I'm thinking:

 

 

 

Titanium (more than 300 days):

 

 

 

- a titanium pin

 

- express line at the Kings Court and a 30% larger plate to pile even more food on

 

- roped off section of the promenade deck for deck chair use

 

- head start of 5 squares in every bingo game

 

- the right to a kettle in your stateroom

 

- priority laundrette use / reservation of washers and driers

 

- 40% larger chocolates at evening turn down

 

 

 

Plutonium (more than 1000 days)

 

 

 

All of the above, plus:

 

 

 

- as a plutonium pin would be hazardous to one's health, you get a very special 'it's not as good as the QE2' complainers' memorial pin

 

- priority lifeboat embarkation in the event of sinking

 

- the right to wear whatever you like on formal evenings

 

- the ability to select the exact dog kennel cage for your pooch on Transatlantic crossings (new K-grade cage selection through booking website)

 

- the ability to not only delete all gratuities, but to demand gratuities from Cunard to the sum of $200 USD

 

- ability to upgrade yourself to whatever stateroom you like within your class of travel

 

- trumpeteers to announce your arrival on board

 

- guaranteed clotted cream at afternoon tea

 

 

Take a bow. That was one of the funniest yet. I particularly like the trumpeters heralding my arrival on board[emoji3] and now you have started the clotted cream debate again[emoji33]

 

I can only dream of such delightful perks.......[emoji6]

[pmb1]

I suggested that there be a CWC level beyond Diamond so that the Diamond members would have something to look forward to as they sail on (only on Cunard of course) toward the sunset of their lives. I don't think that having another level would encourage the cruise-counting snobs; they will spew about the supreme importance of their on-board experience no matter what. Forget about them.

 

No, the problem is what to call the new level, without resorting to the heavy elements that might make you glow in the dark. Something that combines precious metals with precious stones is a crown. So how about Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Diadem? Perhaps with a Tiara option for the ladies?

[Lady49Monet]

I suggested that there be a CWC level beyond Diamond so that the Diamond members would have something to look forward to as they sail on (only on Cunard of course) toward the sunset of their lives. I don't think that having another level would encourage the cruise-counting snobs; they will spew about the supreme importance of their on-board experience no matter what. Forget about them.

 

 

 

No, the problem is what to call the new level, without resorting to the heavy elements that might make you glow in the dark. Something that combines precious metals with precious stones is a crown. So how about Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Diadem? Perhaps with a Tiara option for the ladies?

 

 

Tiara? Oh how lovely but can only be worn at breakfast as we don't want to frighten those passengers who find dressing for dinner 'uncomfortable' and men can wear their Diaderm pin in their tee shirt. [emoji4]

[DDBINK1]

It's British English. Google is your friend - look it up.

 

J

 

I don't have a friend named Google.

[Austcruiser84]

Leave my Pol Acker alone. It's the highlight of my unpacking duties and it makes me more tolerant of the pushers and shovers at the muster. Everything has some value. :D

 

Perhaps a bottle of Pol Acker Gold (with 23% extra paint thinner) could be offered to Titanium members.

 

Those who attain the lofty ranks of Plutonium level can select the fluorescent colour of their life jacket - neon yellow, green, pink, and fire engine red are all available. Passengers sailing on voyages of longer than a fortnight are eligible for an upsized jacket to be delivered by their steward on account of the extra 10kg one inevitably gains from all the food.

 

For those in peril on the sea, a deluxe cremation service could be offered for Plutonium members who pass away mid voyage. Their ashes could be pumped out the smokestack as a symbolic gesture to show that even in death they still rank higher than all other World Club members.

 

For Cunard's most valued passengers, those who reach the heavenly heights of Unobtainium level (5,000 nights) will be given the right to veto up to 5 guests per formal night who do not meet the dress code. The offending guests will be forced to walk the plank.

Edited August 13, 2014 by Austcruiser84

[3rdGenCunarder]

Perhaps a bottle of Pol Acker Gold (with 23% extra paint thinner) could be offered to Titanium members.

 

Those who attain the lofty ranks of Plutonium level can select the fluorescent colour of their life jacket - neon yellow, green, pink, and fire engine red are all available. Passengers sailing on voyages of longer than a fortnight are eligible for an upsized jacket to be delivered by their steward on account of the extra 10kg one inevitably gains from all the food.

 

For those in peril on the sea, a deluxe cremation service could be offered for Plutonium members who pass away mid voyage. Their ashes could be pumped out the smokestack as a symbolic gesture to show that even in death they still rank higher than all other World Club members.

 

For Cunard's most valued passengers, those who reach the heavenly heights of Unobtainium level (5,000 nights) will be given the right to veto up to 5 guests per formal night who do not meet the dress code. The offending guests will be forced to walk the plank.

 

Ooh, I like the idea of choosing the color of my life jacket, especially if I could trade it in for a different color to match different outfits. But even better would be color-coded life jackets. That way the rescuers would know who was most worthy of rescuing. :D

 

Do I REALLY have to wait until I rack up 5000 nights before I can be on the Fashion Police Execution Squad? By that time, I'd be so old and my eyesight might be so bad that I wouldn't be able to spot the infractions. :(

Edited August 13, 2014 by 3rdGenCunarder

[Cruachan]

...Do I REALLY have to wait until I rack up 5000 nights before I can be on the Fashion Police Execution Squad? By that time, I'd be so old and my eyesight might be so bad that I wouldn't be able to spot the infractions. :(

 

Oh, that's interesting. I heard that the Fashion Police Death Squads had already been recruited and that they are actively training up in Middlesbrough using the ship shown below on which to practice their assassination skills. And could there be a more appropriately named vessel than "Tuxedo Royale"?

 

J

 

[Midsomer Madness]

This thread has had me laughing properly out loud...thank you and please keep it going....

[DDBINK1]

Perhaps a bottle of Pol Acker Gold (with 23% extra paint thinner) could be offered to Titanium members.

 

I have actually used Pol Acker at home to clean grout. I wonder if the Gold version would do well in the oven?

 

Those who attain the lofty ranks of Plutonium level can select the fluorescent colour of their life jacket - neon yellow, green, pink, and fire engine red are all available. Passengers sailing on voyages of longer than a fortnight are eligible for an upsized jacket to be delivered by their steward on account of the extra 10kg one inevitably gains from all the food.

 

OMG! The sharks will be licking their chops! Way to point out who would be the plumpest nibble after a sinking.

 

For those in peril on the sea, a deluxe cremation service could be offered for Plutonium members who pass away mid voyage. Their ashes could be pumped out the smokestack as a symbolic gesture to show that even in death they still rank higher than all other World Club members.

 

I can see it now, Greenpeace circling the Liner chanting "FOUL or UNCLEAN".

 

For Cunard's most valued passengers, those who reach the heavenly heights of Unobtainium level (5,000 nights) will be given the right to veto up to 5 guests per formal night who do not meet the dress code. The offending guests will be forced to walk the plank.

 

Now this could be part of the evening show. I like it.

[pmb1]

Some of you are diverging outrageously from the cosmic seriousness of this thread by proposing the following frivols as Diadem Level perks: massage by supermodel? larger plates? no Pol Acker? Pol Acker Gold? Priority cremation? Trumpeters? Designer life jackets?

 

Get real, folks. The principal requirement for a Diadem Level perk is that it cost Cunard next to nothing and, secondarily, that the honoree is happy to receive it (goodbye free cremation). That's why, back in the real world, I suggested a reserved seating area in Queens Grill and a nominal OBC of $1/day.

Edited August 13, 2014 by pmb1

[DDBINK1]

Some of you are diverging outrageously from the cosmic seriousness of this thread by proposing the following frivols as Diadem Level perks: massage by supermodel? larger plates? no Pol Acker? Pol Acker Gold? Priority cremation? Trumpeters? Designer life jackets?

 

Get real, folks. The principal requirement for a Diadem Level perk is that it cost Cunard next to nothing and, secondarily, that the honoree is happy to receive it (goodbye free cremation). That's why, back in the real world, I suggested a reserved seating area in Queens Grill and a nominal OBC of $1/day.

 

You are pooping on our party. ha ha

but seriously,

 

What about a reserved lounger area on the promenade with butler service??

[pmb1]

...

What about a reserved lounger area on the promenade with butler service??

I like that idea, DDBINK1. And I hope the waiter will supply hot bouillon on chilly days.

[Salacia]

I like that idea, DDBINK1. And I hope the waiter will supply hot bouillon on chilly days.

 

Gold bullion would work better for me.

[cunardaddict]

You are pooping on our party. ha ha

but seriously,

 

What about a reserved lounger area on the promenade with butler service??

 

I only require a golden towel to be arranged on my favourite deck chair by 7am:D

[DDBINK1]

I only require a golden towel to be arranged on my favourite deck chair by 7am:D

 

As opposed to the Green Towel with the Golden Cunard and Lion Crest on it? :confused:

[cunardaddict]

As opposed to the Green Towel with the Golden Cunard and Lion Crest on it? :confused:

 

Yes, I will not accept any green cloth.