ROYAL CARIBBEAN SURPRISE

[Ashland]

I returned home from my RCI Snowbird cruise (Oct 7-20) on Adventure and just found a large heavy box on my front porch,

after unpacking it I found my next Crystal Block. How often and at what point are these given? I think I have two others.

Can't believe they went to all the trouble to mail it and label says from Bridgewater Ma. 

The others I believe were left in my cabin..at least I didn't have to lug this one home.

[Clarea]

First block is given at 140 points and then every 70 points thereafter.

[CP3o]

Interesting.  I've never paid attention to blocks references thinking they were something really rare, for those with hundreds of points, didn't realize they'd be given before even Diamond plus.  I'm D+ and have never recieved one.  Do they have something on record about whether or not you've been given one such that I could ask about it on next cruise?  Not that I need one.  

[Clarea]

8 minutes ago, CP3o said:

Interesting.  I've never paid attention to blocks references thinking they were something really rare, for those with hundreds of points, didn't realize they'd be given before even Diamond plus.  I'm D+ and have never recieved one.  Do they have something on record about whether or not you've been given one such that I could ask about it on next cruise?  Not that I need one.  

 

Call C&A to ask about your missed blocks.  They cannot do anything onboard about missed blocks for other ships.

[grapau27]

9 minutes ago, CP3o said:

Interesting.  I've never paid attention to blocks references thinking they were something really rare, for those with hundreds of points, didn't realize they'd be given before even Diamond plus.  I'm D+ and have never recieved one.  Do they have something on record about whether or not you've been given one such that I could ask about it on next cruise?  Not that I need one.  

 

[grapau27]

Just now, grapau27 said:

 

We had to ask onboard and after the LA checked the crystal block of Harmony turned up in our cabin.

 

[CP3o]

Thanks.  Looks like I'm at 211 pts so will just see if get one on next sailing.

[LBumb]

They are a nice touch

[hannibal54]

30 minutes ago, CP3o said:

Thanks.  Looks like I'm at 211 pts so will just see if get one on next sailing.

 

You should have gotten one on the cruise when you hit 210 points.

[Anton]

Just be aware that rule #4 for the C&A crystal block award has been amended sometime recently and now has a caveat that "Any gifts not accepted onboard by the member will be considered forfeited and will not be shipped to the member post-sailing". It previously only said that the gift (block) was awarded at 140, 210, 280, 350, and every 70 points after that, with no mention about the shipping.  So it depends on the meaning of "accepted onboard".  Going forward I plan to remind the LA on my block cruises.    They have shipped me one this year, which I earned on a charter cruise in 2016 that had points awarded but the LA took that cruise off and we had no other benefits on that cruise.  Just the points. 

[FOXTROT]

I like it better when they ship them. Our most recent one we were close on our luggage weight. They decided to give us each one. Normally we only get one.

[sellwingri]

We’ve gotten all of ours on board.  We once asked the LA if he could ship it to us rather than taking it home on our flight, and he said no.

[Ethanol95]

Do they give you the block of the ship that you're sailing on/recently sailed, or is it a random draw from the fleet?

[little britain]

26 minutes ago, Ethanol95 said:

Do they give you the block of the ship that you're sailing on/recently sailed, or is it a random draw from the fleet?

It is of the ship you are on when you hit the milestone. 

 

[floatel_lvr]

29 minutes ago, Ethanol95 said:

Do they give you the block of the ship that you're sailing on/recently sailed, or is it a random draw from the fleet?

They give you the block of the ship that you are sailing (and attained the required number of days).

[rucruisn2]

Can I ask what is a block?  We are diamond member  but haven't sailed on Royal in 2 years.  Thanks

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, rucruisn2 said:

Can I ask what is a block? 

[Clarea]

1 hour ago, rucruisn2 said:

Can I ask what is a block?  We are diamond member  but haven't sailed on Royal in 2 years.  Thanks

 

[Artemus]

Very nice‼️ How big is it❓

[Clarea]

17 minutes ago, Artemus said:

Very nice‼️ How big is it❓

 

Around 4-5 inches long.

[rucruisn2]

I think I can live without it.

[jr8934]

On 10/30/2019 at 5:15 PM, Host Clarea said:

First block is given at 140 points and then every 70 points thereafter.

Thank you. Clarea! I have 191 points and knew nothing about the crystal blocks. So I called C&A this morning and they looked up my info. Should have gotten it on the Serenade in 2014. Now they'll send it to me.

[Clarea]

6 minutes ago, jr8934 said:

Thank you. Clarea! I have 191 points and knew nothing about the crystal blocks. So I called C&A this morning and they looked up my info. Should have gotten it on the Serenade in 2014. Now they'll send it to me.

 

Thanks for reporting back.