shortstop95 Posted May 25, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It was always my understanding that if you changed levels during a cruise- you would be that level at the start of the cruise. I have 197 VIFP days. Just booked a 3 night cruise. 197 + 3 = 200 so I thought his would turn me Diamond- yet when I do my online check-in it still says Platinum. Is my logic flawed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kd_chocolate Posted May 25, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I definitely don't know from experience, but saw this on the VIFP Club terms & conditions site...hopes this helps (http://www.carnival.com/loyalty/termsandconditions.aspx): Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Member books a Cruise in which such Member will attain the necessary VIFP Points to reach a new Level during or by the end of such Cruise (a “Crossover Cruise”), CCL may, in its sole discretion, offer such Member the Benefits offered to Members of the higher Level during the Crossover Cruise. I'm sure someone with actual experience will chime in on that soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted May 25, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) It was always my understanding that if you changed levels during a cruise- you would be that level at the start of the cruise. I have 197 VIFP days. Just booked a 3 night cruise. 197 + 3 = 200 so I thought his would turn me Diamond- yet when I do my online check-in it still says Platinum. Is my logic flawed? I think you might have to give it a few days after booking for your status to change. I have 197 or 198 VIFP days and when I check my boarding pass for my next cruise in June it does say Diamond. Congrats on achieving this status! Edited May 25, 2016 by evandbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin2paradise09 Posted May 25, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I my experience, it doesn't change on the VIFP screen until AFTER you've sailed. When you print your boarding docs it should have the new level listed and your S&S card will be the correct level. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSpo Posted May 25, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I my experience, it doesn't change on the VIFP screen until AFTER you've sailed. When you print your boarding docs it should have the new level listed and your S&S card will be the correct level. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app This is my experience also when I turned Platinum On the Carnival Website, go into Manage My Booking Cruise Details View Cruise Documents Print General Information Scroll down to Guest Names, next to your VIFP # should say Diamond Take a look and let us know if you see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galatz Posted May 25, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I would suggest if it doesnt say Diamond that you call and ask them to take a look. Hopefully they can change it for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinders411 Posted May 25, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) When this happened to us the old level showed on the booking (we were not diamond though) and also when we printed out our boarding passes. We had to wait until we were onboard and go to Guest Services to get it corrected. They took our old cards and gave us new ones. Edited May 25, 2016 by Cinders411 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrier1961 Posted May 25, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 25, 2016 My last cruise (two weeks ago), I wasn't Platinum until the last night; however, after I did my booking, the cruise docs showed me as platinum and I got a platinum card when I checked in at the pier. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogGroomer Posted May 25, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 25, 2016 This is my experience also when I turned Platinum On the Carnival Website, go into Manage My Booking Cruise Details View Cruise Documents Print General Information Scroll down to Guest Names, next to your VIFP # should say Diamond Take a look and let us know if you see it. Thank you for posting this! We will turn platinum on our next cruise later this year, followed your steps and our docs do show platinum!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSpo Posted May 25, 2016 #10 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thank you for posting this! We will turn platinum on our next cruise later this year, followed your steps and our docs do show platinum!! Congratulations on turning Platinum. Enjoy all the new perks, especially the past guest party.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELSwithANGLES Posted May 25, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It was always my understanding that if you changed levels during a cruise- you would be that level at the start of the cruise. I have 197 VIFP days. Just booked a 3 night cruise. 197 + 3 = 200 so I thought his would turn me Diamond- yet when I do my online check-in it still says Platinum. Is my logic flawed? Your assumption is correct. You should expect to being the correct color upon boarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneylover89 Posted May 25, 2016 #12 Share Posted May 25, 2016 This is my experience also when I turned Platinum On the Carnival Website, go into Manage My Booking Cruise Details View Cruise Documents Print General Information Scroll down to Guest Names, next to your VIFP # should say Diamond Take a look and let us know if you see it. Thanks for this! I see I am now Gold ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSpo Posted May 25, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thanks for this! I see I am now Gold ;) Congratulations on turning Gold! You will be Platinum before you know it.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccer Posted May 25, 2016 #14 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I will be turning Platinum on my Europe cruise this summer. If I go online to check my itinerary, it shows Gold. If I print my cruise documents, it shows Platinum and the boarding pass says Priority and the luggage tags have priority and FTTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volmoma Posted May 25, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I my experience, it doesn't change on the VIFP screen until AFTER you've sailed. When you print your boarding docs it should have the new level listed and your S&S card will be the correct level. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app That is correct..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSpo Posted May 25, 2016 #16 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I will be turning Platinum on my Europe cruise this summer. If I go online to check my itinerary, it shows Gold. If I print my cruise documents, it shows Platinum and the boarding pass says Priority and the luggage tags have priority and FTTF. Did you pay extra for FTTF? If you did, you get the same benefits as Platinum so you may want to cancel FTTF. Have a great time on your European cruise. I hope to do a European cruise one day. Congratulations on becoming Platinum.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillNY Posted May 25, 2016 #17 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It was always my understanding that if you changed levels during a cruise- you would be that level at the start of the cruise. I have 197 VIFP days. Just booked a 3 night cruise. 197 + 3 = 200 so I thought his would turn me Diamond- yet when I do my online check-in it still says Platinum. Is my logic flawed? We are turning Platinum on our next cruise, and the boarding pass reflects the new status. If I look at my online account, though, it still says gold. I'm guessing the account changes after the sailing, but you achieve the new status upon sailing. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcruzr Posted May 26, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Did you pay extra for FTTF? If you did, you get the same benefits as Platinum so you may want to cancel FTTF. When you turn Platinum, your docs show FTTF so Porters know to tag your bags accordingly for early delivery to your cabin. And, if you purchase FTTF, you get some of the Platinum benefits but not all. Edited May 26, 2016 by tandemcruzr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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