gothcrsr77 Posted October 20, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I just sailed on Serenade and did not receive my usual paper invitation to the platinum and above top tier C&A loyalty event. We're emerald. I heard from a Diamond member that these top tier events are Diamond and above now. Is this true or was that person speaking out of turn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pspercy Posted October 20, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Website still shows Top Tier Event for Emerald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted October 20, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Sailed on Oasis last month - still had the top tier event for platinum and above. The "welcome back" reception for all tiers was eliminated. It is not uncommon to experience a mix up with invites and/or welcome back gifts...etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Dancer Posted October 20, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Sailed on Oasis last month - still had the top tier event for platinum and above. The "welcome back" reception for all tiers was eliminated. It is not uncommon to experience a mix up with invites and/or welcome back gifts...etc. What is the welcome back gift? In the past we've gotten tote bags etc. On Anthem we received nothing :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 20, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2016 What is the welcome back gift? In the past we've gotten tote bags etc.On Anthem we received nothing :confused: It's been years since we received any gifts. Even the kids have not received gifts lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Dancer Posted October 20, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It's been years since we received any gifts. Even the kids have not received gifts lately. So it's not just us :o We used to have free wine tastings too:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurschick Posted October 20, 2016 #7 Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) It's been years since we received any gifts. Even the kids have not received gifts lately. Ken, I know when we went Spring Break we were told no more kids gifts. I saw after that they removed from website. I did notice that recently they added on the benefits page on the website that gifts for kids were back for those D and above only:confused: I'll be interested to see if DD gets anything when we go on Liberty. Edited October 20, 2016 by Spurschick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 20, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Ken, I know when we went Spring Break we were told no more kids gifts. I saw after that they removed from website. I did notice that recently they added on the benefits page on the website that gifts for kids were back for those D and above only:confused: I'll be interested to see if DD gets anything when we go on Liberty. Thanks Nikki, I hadn't seen that. Let me know how that works out...maybe the kids will get another backpack tote on Allure in January. Liberty....finally a cruise you don't have to fly to.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurschick Posted October 20, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) Thanks Nikki, I hadn't seen that. Let me know how that works out...maybe the kids will get another backpack tote on Allure in January. Liberty....finally a cruise you don't have to fly to.:) :D we will let you know. Glad we aren't flying for this one. Hoping you manage to sort your flights for Adventure. Would be great to meet up again. Say hi to Vicki and the kids for us. Edited October 20, 2016 by Spurschick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 20, 2016 #10 Share Posted October 20, 2016 :D we will let you know. Glad we aren't flying for this one. Hoping you manage to sort your flights for Adventure. Would be great to meet up again. Say hi to Vicki and the kids for us. The last I checked on the flights it could be done but it would mean an 8 hour layover in NYC and our flight would arrive in SJ at 4am the day we sail.:(. I am going to look at some other possibilities as we would really like to go to some different islands. Hi to Graham and Abigail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodtime Cruizin Posted October 20, 2016 #11 Share Posted October 20, 2016 We are Emerald & we received our invitation to the Top Tier event while on the Adventure a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF_Knight Posted October 20, 2016 #12 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Platinum and Emerald were still invited to the Top Tier event on Oasis this month. BTW... there were no printed invitations for this event as we've gotten in the past. It was just a message on the stateroom TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted October 20, 2016 #13 Share Posted October 20, 2016 On the allure it was plat and above to top tier party. Have not seen a welcome back party since this past june for sure. I don't remember if there was one this past feb or not. Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted October 20, 2016 #14 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It's been years since we received any gifts. Even the kids have not received gifts lately. I was referring to the current gifts we have been getting as diamond level- choice of water or soda, prepackaged shortbread cookies. Occasionally they bring a fruit plate mid-cruise. D+ get a bottle of wine and some other "non-essentials", but the list has been cut on that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted October 20, 2016 #15 Share Posted October 20, 2016 So it's not just us :o We used to have free wine tastings too:( Have not seen the free wine tasting in years ( we are diamond for years, will be diamond plus after next year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothcrsr77 Posted October 20, 2016 Author #16 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Well, that's a bummer they missed us on the top tier invite on Serenade. We really enjoy those things. The cabin gift was cheap water and some kind of shortbread cracker. I bugged the loyalty ambassador and received some chocolate covered strawberries, we usually get them without asking. On Anthem we got a pillowtop mattress cover option, but I'm not sure if that's what everyone gets. It was comfy. We also got a bottle of champagne and the strawberries without asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsail Posted October 20, 2016 #17 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Since you were on the cruise, you should have asked and gotten your answer there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothcrsr77 Posted October 20, 2016 Author #18 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Since you were on the cruise, you should have asked and gotten your answer there. If you look at my OP, I did ask and was told by a Diamond member that Platinum and Emerald were eliminated. I did not receive a clear answer from the loyalty ambassador other than it was in the Compass. I assume she was referring to the Welcome Aboard party and not a top tier event, which would not be in the compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsail Posted October 20, 2016 #19 Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) If you look at my OP, I did ask and was told by a Diamond member that Platinum and Emerald were eliminated. I did not receive a clear answer from the loyalty ambassador other than it was in the Compass. I assume she was referring to the Welcome Aboard party and not a top tier event, which would not be in the compass. A diamond member:rolleyes: Same question, diamond members don't run the ship, really You must not have believed the D member because you are asking here,lol Edited October 20, 2016 by setsail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted October 20, 2016 #20 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Always check the compass - they usually show the C&A events Sept Oasis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBlackDress Posted October 20, 2016 #21 Share Posted October 20, 2016 last month on Anthem (as Platinum) we received a cheese and fruit plate as well as a bottle of wine. I wasn't sure if it was from the TA or from C&A, especially since I didn't think platinum received wine, beer or ??. I did find out it was from C&A... We never received our pins but I could careless about that! :eek: (sorry if that offends anyone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted October 20, 2016 #22 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I'm Diamond now so no personal stake but think it would be a big mistake to eliminate the top tier event for Platinum and Emerald. Of course they don't mirror my opinions; I felt eliminating the Welcome Back party was a mistake, it's especially bad if they have nothing for anybody below Diamond. That would be a whole lot of loyalty that goes largely unrewarded. Notice seems to be very inconsistent. I think I've seen it both as a message on the TV screen on the newer ships and buried in a letter from the Loyalty Ambassador but haven't recently seen a real invitation to any party for some time. On both my Diamond boardings 10/15 and 6/16 I got shortbread cookies. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garavar Posted October 20, 2016 #23 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I'm Diamond now so no personal stake but think it would be a big mistake to eliminate the top tier event for Platinum and Emerald. Of course they don't mirror my opinions; I felt eliminating the Welcome Back party was a mistake, it's especially bad if they have nothing for anybody below Diamond. That would be a whole lot of loyalty that goes largely unrewarded. Notice seems to be very inconsistent. I think I've seen it both as a message on the TV screen on the newer ships and buried in a letter from the Loyalty Ambassador but haven't recently seen a real invitation to any party for some time. On both my Diamond boardings 10/15 and 6/16 I got shortbread cookies. Roy I have to agree. Eliminating Plat and Emerald from Top Tier is a waste. The whole point in event is to hype up the tiers and get people to cruise more to climb the ranks. Making it only Diamond and Above is just Diamond Lounge event 2.0 Sent from my STV100-1 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted October 20, 2016 #24 Share Posted October 20, 2016 last month on Anthem (as Platinum) we received a cheese and fruit plate as well as a bottle of wine. I wasn't sure if it was from the TA or from C&A, especially since I didn't think platinum received wine, beer or ??. I did find out it was from C&A... We never received our pins but I could careless about that! :eek: (sorry if that offends anyone) Not a fan of cheese and fruit plate. It's always warm by the time we discover it. 😱 Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubrrick Posted October 21, 2016 #25 Share Posted October 21, 2016 The last Top Tier party that I attended on the Allure of the Seas, last month, included Platinum and up. It was the Presidents cruise, and the party was held in the theater, and was well received. I know nothing of Platinum or Emerald being cut off from the parties. Royal Caribbean has stopped holding the "Welcome Back" party, but that only affects Gold members. We received an invite, but it was also in the daily Compass and a reminder was on the TV. On another note, I was saddened last week to hear of the passing of the male member of the 3rd top cruisers. May he rest in peace. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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