Micahs Grandad Posted September 30, 2016 #451 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I just spoke to a porter who knows a guy who does laundry on a ship who heard from a fellow county man that works in the engine room that they are doing away with all programs but diamond I heard the same thing last cruise from asst room steward:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Lanai Posted October 4, 2016 #452 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I just spoke to a porter who knows a guy who does laundry on a ship who heard from a fellow county man that works in the engine room that they are doing away with all programs but diamond I love this!! Heard it through the grapevine Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpoollovely Posted October 4, 2016 #453 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Oh dear lol I think they will add another category between platinum and diamond .. Or increase the amount of days .. I believe they will possibly remove some platinum perks to the newer level in between such as the party, wash and fold service. I think the free water will be removed from gold .. The last cruise I went on it was quicker to stand in the non platinum line for guest services .. Whilst it would be a bad thing for a lot of people (myself including) as I really want to get to diamond it might be fun to see what precious gemstone level they create ... Tanzanite? Sapphire? Emerald? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdfireman Posted October 4, 2016 #454 Share Posted October 4, 2016 if they change the perks I am fine with it As long as they don't give free wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh2360 Posted October 4, 2016 #455 Share Posted October 4, 2016 if they change the perks I am fine with it As long as they don't give free wifi I can only imagine what people did on cruises before wifi.... Sent from my SM-G920V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdfireman Posted October 4, 2016 #456 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I can only imagine what people did on cruises before wifi.... Sent from my SM-G920V using Forums mobile app Actually it was prettynice people actually taked to each other and did not have their face in the phone. We sat at dinner a few trips back and 3 ladies all they did the whole night was play on the phone.. I work in social media and i am glad not to have the phone with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullMan Posted October 4, 2016 #457 Share Posted October 4, 2016 The last change screwed me. I used to get a party. This time, all I got was a stupid pin which had a nice tonal quality as it hit the bottom of the trash can. I'll start over with another line's program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree.critter Posted October 4, 2016 #458 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I'll guess 200 days diamond remains the same, platinum to 100 days, gold to 50, red to 25 days and anything less is blue. Add 400 days for black diamond, all current perks are moved up to next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullMan Posted October 4, 2016 #459 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I heard the same thing last cruise from asst room steward:eek: Is that the guy that is supposed to bring ice, turn down the bed, leave chocolate and basically be visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted October 4, 2016 #460 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Is that the guy that is supposed to bring ice, turn down the bed, leave chocolate and basically be visible. Now he wears the cloak of invisibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamon Posted January 4, 2017 #461 Share Posted January 4, 2017 It has been 6 months since John Heald mentioned on his FB that the beards are working on changing the loyalty program somewhat and over two years since Arnold Donald mentioned that plans were in the works for a program that would cut across the nine brands and still nothing...why do they even mention anything about it and then apparently do nothing over such a long period and keep everyone guessing forever...better not to have mentioned anything until they were close to starting it...that's all I'm saying.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted January 5, 2017 #462 Share Posted January 5, 2017 It has been 6 months since John Heald mentioned on his FB that the beards are working on changing the loyalty program somewhat and over two years since Arnold Donald mentioned that plans were in the works for a program that would cut across the nine brands and still nothing...why do they even mention anything about it and then apparently do nothing over such a long period and keep everyone guessing forever...better not to have mentioned anything until they were close to starting it...that's all I'm saying.. Unfortunately this is how it's worked for a while. Last time John Heald kept saying the changes were to be "brilliant" but in reality most lost perks. Nothing "brilliant" about that....at all! [emoji35] Thank goodness we don't cruise for the loyalty perks!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted January 5, 2017 #463 Share Posted January 5, 2017 It has been 6 months since John Heald mentioned on his FB that the beards are working on changing the loyalty program somewhat and over two years since Arnold Donald mentioned that plans were in the works for a program that would cut across the nine brands and still nothing...why do they even mention anything about it and then apparently do nothing over such a long period and keep everyone guessing forever...better not to have mentioned anything until they were close to starting it...that's all I'm saying.. Unfortunately they promise a better loyalty program everyone gets excited and than nothing happens for a long time. Last time it consisted of taking things away from all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted January 5, 2017 #464 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) [quote=Micah's Grandad;51906814 Last time it consisted of taking things away from all of us. Exactly. In this case, no news may be good news! Edited January 5, 2017 by pe4all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted January 5, 2017 #465 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Exactly. In this case, no news may be good news! But sure would be nice to have some benefits that cross into their other cruising companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamgela Posted January 13, 2017 #466 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'm hoping they don't change it. I'd like to see a better program but the last time I was really upset. I know most of you say you don't cruise for the perks. And neither do I however, it was a nice little bonus I had been working for and they ripped it away. So I'm thinking no news is better than bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted January 13, 2017 #467 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I'm hoping they don't change it. I'd like to see a better program but the last time I was really upset. I know most of you say you don't cruise for the perks. And neither do I however, it was a nice little bonus I had been working for and they ripped it away. So I'm thinking no news is better than bad news. People can say they do not cruise for the perks but perks do make it better and more reason to stay within the Carnival family when perks come with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted January 13, 2017 #468 Share Posted January 13, 2017 It has been 6 months since John Heald mentioned on his FB that the beards are working on changing the loyalty program Only 9 more months to go then before we hear another word about it, roger that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamgela Posted January 13, 2017 #469 Share Posted January 13, 2017 People can say they do not cruise for the perks but perks do make it better and more reason to stay within the Carnival family when perks come with you. Agreed. Our next two cruises are with NCL. I love Carnival but there's no reason to stay loyal especially if I'm getting better deals elsewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted January 13, 2017 #470 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Agreed. Our next two cruises are with NCL. I love Carnival but there's no reason to stay loyal especially if I'm getting better deals elsewhere... This! We have been going back and forth between CCL and NCL. NCL has been giving us better deals as of late, and after 5 cruises with NCL we are almost at their highest loyalty level - and that is with booking regular balconies - no suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrpar Posted January 13, 2017 #471 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This! We have been going back and forth between CCL and NCL. NCL has been giving us better deals as of late, and after 5 cruises with NCL we are almost at their highest loyalty level - and that is with booking regular balconies - no suites. The problem with the NCL program is that so many people are at the highest level and it means less. You will feel that way if and when you have 20 cruises, the benefits won't feel like much. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanyon71 Posted January 13, 2017 #472 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I was honestly very bummed when they change how you get beyond Gold. I was 1 cruise off when it changed. Now I need 2 fulls plus a short one to move up. Yes they said hey if you cruise in the next X months (I think it was 12) we will grandfather you in but it was at a time when we couldn't do from a family or financial state. Hasn't changed that I've stuck with Carnival since then but I really would have liked to have the status. I will keep cruising them and within the next 1-2 years I will probably make it but in the meantime I still think what could have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hribal Posted January 13, 2017 #473 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This! We have been going back and forth between CCL and NCL. NCL has been giving us better deals as of late, and after 5 cruises with NCL we are almost at their highest loyalty level - and that is with booking regular balconies - no suites. Really? I might have to start looking into NCL then. Thanks for that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted January 13, 2017 #474 Share Posted January 13, 2017 This! We have been going back and forth between CCL and NCL. NCL has been giving us better deals as of late, and after 5 cruises with NCL we are almost at their highest loyalty level - and that is with booking regular balconies - no suites. We found that we liked Princess for European cruises, kind of like CCL used to be and do miss the perks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglinc@msn.com Posted January 13, 2017 #475 Share Posted January 13, 2017 You can bet they are trying to figure out what to cut back on and convince us it's a great deal.....Carnival is nothing like it used to be, what a shame!! Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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