ccheng6401 Posted February 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I am a past passenger and I have been trying to refer my bf to become a member because we plan to take a cruise together. He has never cruised before. I sent him a referral link to sign up but he kept getting the message saying he is not eligiable for the offer. He tried different phone numbers and email addresses but still no luck. He even tried different browsers. Does anyone know why he is having such a hard time to validate the referral? It's too bad if we can't each get the $25 credit. He is a U.S. resident so I can't think of any reason why he is not eligiable. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafem Posted February 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I referred a friend who took her first princess cruise with us Jan 31. Neither of us received the promised $25 onboard. No I haven't called. No, I'm probably not going to, but it's disappointing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted February 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I was irritated that I had some earned right before COVID that they would not extend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 18, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Welcome to Cruise Critic! I had been thinking about doing a referral for a family member...maybe not now since it doesn't *appear* to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted February 18, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Is it possible that he reserved a cruise in the past but didn’t go? If so, he was assigned a Princess number and won’t be able to get in on that referral. That’s what happened to some friends of ours that didn’t cruise at the time they put a hold on a cabin in the past. When I tried to refer them, they couldn’t apply it because the names had older numbers assigned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccac Posted February 18, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2023 You willl even be assigned a Princess number just by signing up on the website, whether you reserve a cruise or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted February 18, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 18, 2023 If you requested anything from Princess (catalog, a fare, etc), you are assigned a Captain Circle number, I had trouble with my supinated. Further research showed she was with Holland American, but never Princess. A phone call fixed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccheng6401 Posted February 18, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I talked to a Princess rep and she said I need to have an active booking before i can refer someone. If I reserve a cruise now, my bf's name will be on that reservation and he won't be able to get the referral credit becasue the system will assign a captian circle number to him. Isn't it odd that I can't refer someone who plan to cruise with me? I was trying to get him a captain circle number through my referral link and then use that number to book his first cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted February 18, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Incorrect, you do not need to have an active booking. incorrect, do not get him/her a Captain Circle number before booking. It will negate the referral. You can book a cruise as a single or Mr. TBA and then add second passenger later 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted February 18, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I've referred people a couple of times. They got the OBC and I got the OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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