Status Match - Thinking About Jumping Ship from NCL

[alezal32]

Hello Everyone,

 

I sail on NCL casino offers and am wondering if my player status will transfer to Royal.

Also I'm Diamond based on number of cruises

Does Royal extend status match offers?

Thank You,

 

Mary

[FOXTROT]

With NCL, no

[The Scurvy Pirate]

I do not believe Royal will status match your casino player status.  What I can say is that on our last cruise my wife got to prime (2,500 points) and is now getting multiple free cruise offers (granted they are interior/ocean view) plus she gets all Prime benefits, including a free interior cruise for two we can use before next March 31, free casino drinks, 30% off intenet, etc.  On the last cruise I got all of 8 points, only 2,492 points from Prime (basically played my free credits everyone gets).  Last week I got a free cruise offer for an interior room for one person.  I was shocked I got anything.

Edited May 23 by The Scurvy Pirate

[leaveitallbehind]

Can't confirm casino match, as I would think that would depend on partner programs with each cruise line.  But I can confirm there is no individual loyalty program status match.  However, within the RCL family (RCCL / Celebrity) there is loyalty program reciprocity of tier benefits at certain tier levels when sailing on each other.

Edited May 23 by leaveitallbehind

[Weluv2cruise2gether]

We used to solely cruise with NCL (21 cruises and platinum plus) and we always booked with their casino for the perks. However, when we switched to RCL, there was no casino match or loyalty match. FYI: we feel the casino perks are better with RCL!

[mistertomatoe]

They had a match a while back that I didn't qualify for since I sailed with Royal recently. The terms are here: https://www.clubroyaleoffers.com/TermsAndConditions.asp

 

I can't seem to find the form though. Maybe they ended it. Carnival/Princess/Holland America will also do a match through an online form.

 

I have third highest status (Ruby) on NCL vs Prime on Royal and I agree with others. The perks seem better and they are way more transparent on what you get as far as offers. I have already booked 4 cruises off one cruise getting Prime and new offers keep showing up. I get emails and I can find them online with this: https://clubroyaleoffers.com/PlayerLookup.asp NCL's Casino program feels like a chore to deal with. There's that stupid NCL admin fee of $20 per person per day they charge for comp cruises too.

[Cherful59]

On 5/23/2024 at 1:39 PM, The Scurvy Pirate said:

 On the last cruise I got all of 8 points, only 2,492 points from Prime (basically played my free credits everyone gets).  Last week I got a free cruise offer for an interior room for one person.  I was shocked I got anything.

I haven't yet, but I am going to spend some additional time in the casino's on my next 2 trips and who know, maybe I will also get an offer.  

 

From what others are saying here, it does not sound like a bad deal for @alezal32 even if he can't match point for now.

[BirdTravels]

On 5/23/2024 at 1:56 PM, alezal32 said:

Hello Everyone, I sail on NCL casino offers and am wondering if my player status will transfer to Royal. Also I'm Diamond based on number of cruises. Does Royal extend status match offers? Thank You, Mary

 

No match. You would be starting from ground up. But it does not take much to attain Club Royale Prime status. Then you will get some room comps. You will also be starting over with your loyalty status.