Rare Low Country Sandlapper Posted November 5, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Has anyone booked a cruise through American Express with a platinum card? What sort of perks did you get, if any? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Low Country Sandlapper Posted November 19, 2023 Author #2 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I can now answer my own question. Go to the Amex website and look for “Cruise Privileges Program.” The perks differ from cruise line to cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted December 3, 2023 #3 Share Posted December 3, 2023 You don't have to book through Amex to get these benefits – every travel agent I deal with is able to get them as long as I pay for the cruise using the Platinum card. But on a luxury cruise those benefits are worth comparatively little. I have a no-fee Visa card as part of my Costco club membership. When I book a cruise (no matter the TA, or direct) I get 3% cash back. Do the math on your fare and you will quickly go over the $300 Amex benefit (plus 1% cash back), and the other Amex benefits are probably already part of the fare on a luxury cruise. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobby36 Posted December 4, 2023 #4 Share Posted December 4, 2023 There are also periodic Amex “offers” under your membership tab of the Amex platinum site. Some of these are spend “$x” on certain cruise line and get bonus points. The offers vary between cruises and come and go. But if you have something booked, or are about to book they can be lucrative. I bought myself $500 worth of OBC for a celebrity cruise I was on during one such offer and ended up getting a 10,000 bonus of Amex points (or more? Can’t remember exact figure of points) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted December 7, 2023 #5 Share Posted December 7, 2023 It gets interesting to compare Chase Sapphire to AMEX Platinum. Chase gives us up to $10,000 per person cancellation/interruption insurance. AMEx is just $10,000 and comes with a lot of extra qualifying language such as insisting you book your air with AMEX. For us, the insurance benefit strongly favors Chase….in most cases. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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