excitedofharpenden Posted September 1, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I see from a Facebook post from someone currently on Quest that they now work you loyalty at the Azamara Circle event on number of days cruised on Azamara rather than number of cruises. The top cruiser was recognised with more days cruised than anyone else. I think this is a fairer way of doing it. Phil 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted September 1, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 1, 2021 It’s not something that’s ever bothered me but I agree it’s much fairer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemewithyou Posted September 1, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 1, 2021 This may be a dumb question, but are they only looking at days sailed with Azamara or days sailed with Azamara and Celebrity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted September 1, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, takemewithyou said: This may be a dumb question, but are they only looking at days sailed with Azamara or days sailed with Azamara and Celebrity? As they only looked at cruises taken on Azamara in the old calculation I would assume it’s again days sailed with Azamara Edited September 1, 2021 by uktog 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel94 Posted September 2, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 2, 2021 12 hours ago, excitedofharpenden said: I see from a Facebook post from someone currently on Quest that they now work you loyalty at the Azamara Circle event on number of days cruised on Azamara rather than number of cruises. The top cruiser was recognised with more days cruised than anyone else. I think this is a fairer way of doing it. Phil You do! well between health problems and covid I waited two years for a big number. I think counting days suck.plenty of 16 days cruises in Asia, AU,NZ but,europe and Carribbean 7, bad enough not winning with a long term captain but my win been waiting since 2019 ..days mean nothing but my cruises do. Very unfair as my goal was that number. never counted days and my stack of room keys is number of cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurieb Posted September 2, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I think counting days is very fair. Not that I’ll ever be near the top regardless of how it’s counted! Not really important to me, I am just happy continuing to cruise with Azamara 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted September 2, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, laurieb said: I think counting days is very fair. Not that I’ll ever be near the top regardless of how it’s counted! Not really important to me, I am just happy continuing to cruise with Azamara Me also! Thought it might be interesting for some as this has been long discussed by the LCV staff as to which way to fairly calculate it. With the split from Royal they have obviously taken the decision to change things a little. Phil 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted September 2, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Roel94 said: You do! well between health problems and covid I waited two years for a big number. I think counting days suck.plenty of 16 days cruises in Asia, AU,NZ but,europe and Carribbean 7, bad enough not winning with a long term captain but my win been waiting since 2019 ..days mean nothing but my cruises do. Very unfair as my goal was that number. never counted days and my stack of room keys is number of cruises. This sounds very ungrateful to me. You win a race. You don't win top cruiser. It just means you've been able to cruise more than others and Azamara show their appreciation for your loyalty. Nice to be recognised, but even nicer to have taken the journey. Whether or not you "win". 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted September 2, 2021 #9 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Roel94 said: You do! well between health problems and covid I waited two years for a big number. I think counting days suck.plenty of 16 days cruises in Asia, AU,NZ but,europe and Carribbean 7, bad enough not winning with a long term captain but my win been waiting since 2019 ..days mean nothing but my cruises do. Very unfair as my goal was that number. never counted days and my stack of room keys is number of cruises. Win…. It’s not a competition and it sucks to me how ungracious people are when they are not top dog. You don’t win, it’s not a “competition” it’s a recognition- everyone wins by being fortunate enough to be able to cruise. How do you know you were even going to “win” as you put it and if you are recognised what difference does it make who the captain is? Every day I am lucky enough to cruise means something to me, can’t ever say days mean nothing especially after the last year. I’d give anything for days onboard but then I don’t cruise to be recognised at some party. Anyway, I think this change is a good move as I said before much fairer to all. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norn iron Posted September 2, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Roel94 said: You do! well between health problems and covid I waited two years for a big number. I think counting days suck.plenty of 16 days cruises in Asia, AU,NZ but,europe and Carribbean 7, bad enough not winning with a long term captain but my win been waiting since 2019 ..days mean nothing but my cruises do. Very unfair as my goal was that number. never counted days and my stack of room keys is number of cruises. I am just grateful to be on an Azamara Cruise, never mind any type recognition. So much so that on my last three AZ cruises I haven't made the effort to attend the Azamara Circle (LCV) event. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackdogmolly Posted September 2, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 2, 2021 11 hours ago, laurieb said: I think counting days is very fair. Not that I’ll ever be near the top regardless of how it’s counted! Not really important to me, I am just happy continuing to cruise with Azamara I am lucky to afford maybe 1 cruise a year, so will never be a “top cruiser” either. But on Azamara, I am still treated like one. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel94 Posted September 2, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 2, 2021 15 hours ago, laurieb said: I think counting days is very fair. Not that I’ll ever be near the top regardless of how it’s counted! Not really important to me, I am just happy continuing to cruise with Azamara It was a goal for me to make this number now I have To find 40 plus room keys to count my damn days. that goal means nothing. 40 or 50:cruises is a milestone bday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel94 Posted September 2, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 2, 2021 13 hours ago, uktog said: Win…. It’s not a competition and it sucks to me how ungracious people are when they are not top dog. You don’t win, it’s not a “competition” it’s a recognition- everyone wins by being fortunate enough to be able to cruise. How do you know you were even going to “win” as you put it and if you are recognised what difference does it make who the captain is? Every day I am lucky enough to cruise means something to me, can’t ever say days mean nothing especially after the last year. I’d give anything for days onboard but then I don’t cruise to be recognised at some party. Anyway, I think this change is a good move as I said before much fairer to all. The captain,HD and CD as I know who my firsts were. Neither would be there for my milestone cruise. So it really had lost its meaning. on Quest in wintertime with no one I know as an officer ad neither is favorite bartender as she stuck in Manila due to timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel94 Posted September 2, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 2, 2021 12 hours ago, norn iron said: I am just grateful to be on an Azamara Cruise, never mind any type recognition. So much so that on my last three AZ cruises I haven't made the effort to attend the Azamara Circle (LCV) event. I never go unless I won and missed one when in bed in North Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted September 2, 2021 Author #15 Share Posted September 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, Roel94 said: It was a goal for me to make this number now I have To find 40 plus room keys to count my damn days. that goal means nothing. 40 or 50:cruises is a milestone bday. If you are concerned about number of days you have, you don't need your room key cards. Go to the Azamara site and log in. It has a list of all your past cruises and the number of days for each one. Phil 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted September 2, 2021 Author #16 Share Posted September 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, Roel94 said: I never go unless I won and missed one when in bed in North Sea This says it all! Phil 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted September 2, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 2, 2021 26 minutes ago, Roel94 said: on Quest in wintertime with no one I know as an officer Its good to get to know the newer officers, the recent hires and promotions are all great people. Change happens, life goes on and you may be pleasantly surprised. All the bar staff are wonderful by the way......... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norn iron Posted September 2, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, Roel94 said: I never go unless I won and missed one when in bed in North Sea Do you go to the Trivia on board? You can win big there. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChucktownSteve Posted September 2, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Curious. What would she "win" by being the top cruiser? Is it a prize or ego? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted September 2, 2021 #20 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, ChucktownSteve said: Curious. What would she "win" by being the top cruiser? Is it a prize or ego? Each year there is an item that is given to all the top cruisers eg a pair of crystal glasses but only on the first cruise of the year where they are top cruiser so no gathering collections of glasses!. After that it is a bottle of bubbles. So nothing significant. I think though you can tell there is a lot of ego strutting in some guests 🙂 Edited September 2, 2021 by uktog 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissaghoti Posted September 2, 2021 #21 Share Posted September 2, 2021 “Curious. What would she "win" by being the top cruiser? Is it a prize or ego?” Yes. Some one, some the other, actually. I’ve seen some Azamara themed leather goods I believe came in a Tiffany blue bag and, of course, the bubbly. When I’ve attended, the top cruisers have generally seemed rather embarrassed and gracious about all the hoopla. Melissa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateWife Posted September 2, 2021 #22 Share Posted September 2, 2021 This thread is making me laugh. I will never be in the running for any recognition--cruising off the USA west coast is not something Azamara does regularly. Winning stuff is just giving me more stuff that I don't need. I value the joy of seeing new places, interacting with people from all over the world, being pampered and not cleaning toilets. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylandude Posted September 2, 2021 #23 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I once won the shuffleboard. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted September 3, 2021 #24 Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) I sincerely thought that maybe that first post was just tongue and cheek. Pretty damned sad that it was serious IMHO. Just WOW. Edited September 3, 2021 by Vineyard View 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excitedofharpenden Posted September 3, 2021 Author #25 Share Posted September 3, 2021 8 hours ago, uktog said: Each year there is an item that is given to all the top cruisers eg a pair of crystal glasses but only on the first cruise of the year where they are top cruiser so no gathering collections of glasses!. After that it is a bottle of bubbles. So nothing significant. I think though you can tell there is a lot of ego strutting in some guests 🙂 From the photos I saw they seem to have changed that too and there was a goodie box containing some quality skin care products. Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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