Clarea Posted September 11, 2018 #26 Share Posted September 11, 2018 No!!!! Let’s make this simple..... what is the HIGHEST C & A points # (so far) & how old is the person that has that title? Already covered in post #4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megtheblackbelt Posted September 11, 2018 #27 Share Posted September 11, 2018 She came back and clarified. So Bob's answer was right - did everyone else not see her clarification before trying to guess her meaning? The Point King is Mario Salcedo. I don't know his age, but Bob says that he's 67. ETA: Just looked it up. Depending on when his birthday is, he is either 68 or 69. [emoji4] His points are approaching 8000. I don't *think* that he has hit that number yet. My FIL and MIL have sailed with Mario a few times, and at the first time they had no idea why he was so popular amongst cruisers. So MIL walks up to him and asks “why does everyone know you?” and he explained that he lives on the ship, that he used to live in an OV balcony back when smoking on balconies was allowed, but now that it’s not, he just lives in an OV. He has a small condo in Miami where he disembarks every week to check his mail, but that’s about it. The more ya know. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 11, 2018 #28 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Already covered in post #4. Actually, post #20. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV FAN Posted September 11, 2018 Author #29 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Boy! I had no idea my question would be so confusing! Sorry ‘bout that. I have my answer.... we can all move along now. Thanks everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 11, 2018 #30 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Actually, post #20. :)Pretty sure #20 was an estimate as well [emoji6] Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 11, 2018 #31 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Boy! I had no idea my question would be so confusing! Sorry ‘bout that. I have my answer.... we can all move along now. Thanks everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Forums So were you looking for Mario or the 8 year old Pinnacle? Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted September 11, 2018 #32 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Pretty sure #20 was an estimate as well [emoji6] Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk No. Unless the articles I read were inaccurate, and the people who provided information that was accurate last month lied, my post was accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 11, 2018 #33 Share Posted September 11, 2018 No. Unless the articles I read were inaccurate, and the people who provided information that was accurate last month lied, my post was accurate.You weren't sure of age or total points. Am I missing something?[emoji6] Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbonz Posted September 11, 2018 #34 Share Posted September 11, 2018 WOW IS THIS THAT IMPORTANT :eek:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 11, 2018 #35 Share Posted September 11, 2018 No doubt. It's the 'on her own', 'in her own right' comments that I like to point out. And yes, that's coming from a Pinnacle with around 400 actual points. [emoji16] Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk John, doesn’t the “in their own right” refer to having actually sailed on the cruises and not inherited the points. Since the C&A program is purely based on nights sailed and not on who paid for the cruise I would say that an 8 YO who has sailed 700 nights or more is Absolutely a Pinnacle member in their own right. It’s those who are D, D+ Or even Pinnacle yet have only sailed a fraction of their actual points and inherited their status from parents or spouses who would fall under “not on their own right” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 11, 2018 #36 Share Posted September 11, 2018 John, doesn’t the “in their own right” refer to having actually sailed on the cruises and not inherited the points. Since the C&A program is purely based on nights sailed and not on who paid for the cruise I would say that an 8 YO who has sailed 700 nights or more is Absolutely a Pinnacle member in their own right. It’s those who are D, D+ Or even Pinnacle yet have only sailed a fraction of their actual points and inherited their status from parents or spouses who would fall under “not on their own right” Just a pet peeve. I did include a disclaimer Not based on nights anyway. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 11, 2018 #37 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Just a pet peeve. I did include a disclaimer Not based on nights anyway. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Yes, you are correct that it’s not entirely based on nights however that does not change the fact that nights/points were paid for and not inherited. I am in agreement with you on those those that are now D and D+ who have not earned the required number of points to attain that level. (Significant others and minor children should be the only exception) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted September 11, 2018 #38 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Yes, you are correct that it’s not entirely based on nights however that does not change the fact that nights/points were paid for and not inherited. I am in agreement with you on those those that are now D and D+ who have not earned the required number of points to attain that level. (Significant others and minor children should be the only exception) So you're thinking that the upper tier designation should only exist while children are minors. Interesting. I'm wondering if in this day and age, it's time to stop linking Significant Others and limit it to true spouses. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cruiseguy1016 Posted September 11, 2018 #40 Share Posted September 11, 2018 So you're thinking that the upper tier designation should only exist while children are minors. Interesting. I'm wondering if in this day and age, it's time to stop linking Significant Others and limit it to true spouses. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk I'm breaking out the popcorn. :D This is going to start a completely new conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy2cruise Posted September 11, 2018 #41 Share Posted September 11, 2018 So you're thinking that the upper tier designation should only exist while children are minors. Interesting. I'm wondering if in this day and age, it's time to stop linking Significant Others and limit it to true spouses. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk How exactly does the “significant other” status work? I’m assuming addresses must match. Are IDs actually checked? What happens in case of a break up (or, for that matter, divorce from a “true” spouse)? Does unlinking remove the status? Another question: our daughters didn’t cruise with us until our third cruise when both were over 18 (way back in 1998) so they are both gold. Had we been Diamonds and they cruised with us before reaching their 18th birthdays, I think they would have inherited our status. If that is correct and they cruised now with their families, would their spouses and children be automatic Diamonds? It seems improbable that one cruise with Diamond parents would yield 7 additional Diamonds twenty years later. Please tell me that I’m reading this incorrectly. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 11, 2018 #42 Share Posted September 11, 2018 How exactly does the “significant other” status work? I’m assuming addresses must match. Are IDs actually checked? What happens in case of a break up (or, for that matter, divorce from a “true” spouse)? Does unlinking remove the status? Another question: our daughters didn’t cruise with us until our third cruise when both were over 18 (way back in 1998) so they are both gold. Had we been Diamonds and they cruised with us before reaching their 18th birthdays, I think they would have inherited our status. If that is correct and they cruised now with their families, would their spouses and children be automatic Diamonds? It seems improbable that one cruise with Diamond parents would yield 7 additional Diamonds twenty years later. Please tell me that I’m reading this incorrectly. Thanks. Significant other requires the same residence address and a simple declaration of "significant other". No ID checked. Unlinking does not remove C&A level. You are correct about the second part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Researcher Posted September 11, 2018 #43 Share Posted September 11, 2018 All I know is that we're not in the running for these "distinctions" but I do have a question about "inherited" status. We've cruised RCI with and without our kids, and all three have their own C&A numbers. At the rate we have been cruising my wife and I will reach Diamond before one or two of our kids turn 18. Once we reach Diamond, and before they are 18, do we need to cruise together for them to inherit the Diamond status as well, or do I just need to call C&A and let them know that we've reached Diamond and then they will reciprocate it to the kids? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy2cruise Posted September 11, 2018 #44 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Significant other requires the same residence address and a simple declaration of "significant other". No ID checked. Unlinking does not remove C&A level. You are correct about the second part. Thank you. So, a Diamond could cruise with a different person every cruise, declare that person to be his/her significant other, and each one would automatically become a Diamond? Wonder if this has been tested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 11, 2018 #45 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thank you. So, a Diamond could cruise with a different person every cruise, declare that person to be his/her significant other, and each one would automatically become a Diamond? Wonder if this has been tested... You have to set up the linking with C&A on the phone, prior to the cruise. I would bet that changing the significant other several times in a short period of time would ring some alarm bells, and eventually they would put some rule into place (furnish a utility bill proving residence address, etc.) to cut down on fake significant others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy2cruise Posted September 11, 2018 #46 Share Posted September 11, 2018 You have to set up the linking with C&A on the phone, prior to the cruise. I would bet that changing the significant other several times in a short period of time would ring some alarm bells, and eventually they would put some rule into place (furnish a utility bill proving residence address, etc.) to cut down on fake significant others. Thanks. Please know that I’m happily married and not personally plotting ways to overflow the Diamond ranks with significant others. (Although it would have been nice to have provided our daughters, their spouses, and children with Diamond status, we started cruising far too late to do so.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longhorn Cruiser Posted September 11, 2018 #47 Share Posted September 11, 2018 My over 18 son achieved Diamond Status recently by being the 3rd person in a suite with us. The cost was only around $1,000 but he received 14 nights. Do you consider this status earned? Is there a cost per point ratio that must be met for it to be valid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 11, 2018 #48 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) Thanks. Please know that I’m happily married and not personally plotting ways to overflow the Diamond ranks with significant others. (Although it would have been nice to have provided our daughters, their spouses, and children with Diamond status, we started cruising far too late to do so.) I'm happily married as well but could be persuaded to trade him in if the right Pinnacle member comes along:eek::evilsmile: Edited September 11, 2018 by molly361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 11, 2018 #49 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I'm happily married as well but could be persuaded to trade him in if the right Pinnacle meber came along:halo::halo: Somehow I don't see that halos are appropriate for that post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 11, 2018 #50 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I'm happily married as well but could be persuaded to trade him in if the right Pinnacle member comes along:eek::evilsmile: Somehow I don't see that halos are appropriate for that post! Is that better?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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