Cruise Line Loyalty

ensure that their customers are coming back, the majority of cruise lines now offer some kind of loyalty program. These are vary from each cruise operator and future booking discounts, invites to VIP parties, and onboard privileges such as priority embarkation. But is that enough to keep your loyalty? Or are you really looking for cabin upgrades and onboard credit?

Here is a summary of each cruise lines membership club and benefits to try again and again and again and again. . .

Royal Caribbean International – Crown and Anchor Society

Membership of the Crown and Anchor Society is automatically granted after the first sailing. The club offers discounts and benefits on the number of “cruise will receive credits. These are calculated by the number of days at sea and the cabin class you take as its sister company, you will also receive equivalent recognition in the Celebrities Club membership. There are 4 levels within the club escalation of gold to platinum, diamond and diamond-plus. As a Gold member, you can expect rewards such as free wine tasting on board, and a small commemorative gift as well as online booking discounts. As your membership level increases you can look forward to priorities over other customers with check-in and waiting list services such as spa treatments or tours.

Celebrity Cruises – Captains Club

Celebrity Cruises Captains Club at Level 3 a somewhat more generous approach, the loyalty of a category upgrade to the basic membership level offers include that for you when you book your cruise through a travel agent.
The steps range from Classic, Select and Elite, and loyal customers can expect invitations to parties on board, you can behind the scenes and at the highest level, the guests take advantage of the complimentary use of Thalassotherapy pool, where available, and also a private departure lounge.

Norwegian Cruise Lines – Latitudes Program

As a recent guest, NCL offers some pretty good cuts on the transfer with them, apart from many of the benefits of the club, made of bronze, silver enough gold and platinum levels, which are nothing else than to inspire! Although they offer the standard past guest party, plus priority over other guests with check in, disembarkation, and by reservation only restaurant complete with 14 rides and earned your platinum status, all you really free inder restaurants ” Le Bistro “restaurant, which would normally be an additional fee. Oh, and you get a large ship pin …

Princess Cruises – Captains Circle

The Captains Circle club features gold, platinum and elite levels of membership at all levels of preferential treatment volumes on selected routes throughout the year offers. Other benefits include standard membership, exclusive events, “no doubt that another Captain’s Party will, and even a princess pass a rule that guests receive a stamp, the presentation of the Cruise Destination, which are then signed by the captain and appears in a Princess Passport.
As membership rose to platinum status, are at guests’ priority boarding, free internet minutes, and updated the right travel insurance. (If the basic level is acquired) visitors, their 16th cruise, 150 or will reach their day cruise to the Princess, the members of the elite club, the extras, such as updated in a free minibar, toiletries and a 10% discount in certain shops on board are applicable.

Costa Cruises – Costa Club

Loyal customers will be pleased that Costa offer one of the most rewarding bonus programs heard at sea. Whether you need a simple member of aquamarine, coral, or a member of its highest pearl are a member, you can 5% discount on all their journeys. In addition, the guests at Aquamarine level you will receive a generous 20% discount on wine packages, mini-bar drinks and laundry services, 10% discount on Costa commodity, and a cocktail with the captain, complete with a souvenir photo.
Membership in the club is achieved by earning points, which are collected on day cruise with Costa, onboard spending. At higher levels of membership, the guests will qualify for priority boarding and disembarking, a complimentary meal in the à la carte restaurant, a bottle of wine and a welcome gift.

P & O Cruises – Portunus Club

The Portunus Club membership is automatic upon completion of your first trip with P & O Cruises. Throughout the year, it will be selected Portunus runs to book their members a discount on standard cruise.
At a fundamental level ruby members are to a 5% discount on onboard spend entitled to these increases to 7 5%, if they can move out, Sapphire level of membership and Gold members increased by 10%. At the highest level, Gold members also receive a separate check-in service and priority disembarkation.
Members of Portunus club can also get points from sailing on Ocean Village, Princess Cruises or Swan Hellenic.

Cunard – World Club

World Club has 4 levels of membership, silver, gold, platinum and diamond. Automatic membership is granted after the first sailing with Cunard. Thereafter, the members shall be entitled to a 5% discount on future trips.
Further benefits for guests who have completed 20 days on board, a souvenir gold membership pin Cunarder, complimentary internet minutes, and cocktail party invitation. As guests reach platinum, one can then expect, in addition to lower output, pin a 20% discount on dry cleaning and laundry service, 10% discount on White Star Luggage Delivery service, additional internet minutes, and a platinum member Cunarder. Diamond members also receive priority baggage transport.

MSC Cruises – MSC Club

MSC Loyalty Club consists of 3 layers, classic, silver and gold. Membership is awarded by a points system that collects the number of days taken by a cruise with MSC.
At each level, members receive a welcome cocktail, a 5% discount on trips and 5% discount in onboard boutiques. Entitled as a classic member you receive 5% discount on most trips are silver and gold members will receive 8% decrease may be an additional 10% discount on their cruise costs.

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines – Ocean

Each night spent onboard a Fred Olsen cruise, you earn 1 point. Once you reach 30 points, you qualify for the first stage of EU membership. Obtained with this “blue” level guests 5% discount, on board spending and shore excursions booked prior to departure. How to get 31 points enter the silver level, where members receive a discount of 2% cruise, cocktail party and Oceans will normally take precedence embarkation. Once you have exceeded 100 days on board the Fred Olsen cruise, you will be rewarded with a 4% cruise cost discount, pass personal luggage labels, a welcome gift on board a free shuttle bus.

Carnival – Concierge Club

10. After your cruise with Carnival, you will be their membership club to the platinum-type layer, then the members who complete their 25th, 50th and 75 Departures will be a loan to the board on the 25 50 or 75% get their cruise price. Those impressive 100th Sailing to reach a free ride to earn up to 8 days.
In addition, all board members to the priority check in, disembarkation and restaurants waiting list into account.

So the cruise lines are really doing enough to get you again? Invite a priority check-in, early landing and a Captain’s Party, is certainly better than nothing, but as a loyal customer, this would rule the transfer with them? Or do you feel that the cruise experience they provide enough to give you is faithful?

If you have any views on loyalty programs or ideas on how the cruise lines could improve on them, get in touch. I am interested to hear your opinion.