Royal Caribbean in 2023 will mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the cruise line’s loyalty program with a yr’s value of festivities and new amenity rollouts. The announcement follows on the heels of the road’s resolution to finish in style frequent-cruiser perks on a number of ships.
New Gifts, Amenities for Crown and Anchor Members
The silver anniversary of Royal Caribbean’s Crown and Anchor Society loyalty program subsequent yr shall be celebrated fleet-wide, in keeping with program director Courtney Brant.
In an end-of-year notice to members, Brant hinted that new items and perks shall be forthcoming, together with a webinar collection.
Brant mentioned, “The year-long festivities kick off with our first-ever Coffee Talk, a virtual webinar to be hosted quarterly by our loyalty team, featuring special guest appearances from company leaders. Be on the lookout for an invitation in January.”
New and redesigned items and onboard facilities are also deliberate, though she didn’t elaborate on them. Brant added, “These are just a few of the ways we plan to celebrate our program’s tenure – the rest I’ll save as a surprise for the new year.”
The Crown and Anchor Society consists of six ranges. Cruisers earn one level towards loyalty standing for every night time they cruise on a Royal Caribbean ship, and factors may be earned beginning with a visitor’s first cruise. The extra factors a visitor earns, the larger the advantages. At the very best tier, friends qualify for a complimentary seven-night cruise.
The tiers are:
Gold (3-29 factors)
Platinum (30-54 factors)
Emerald (55-79 factors)
Diamond (80-174 factors).
Diamond Plus (175-699 factors)
Pinnacle Club (700-plus factors)
Line Recently Nixed a Popular Perk
Promises of recent items and facilities to mark Royal Caribbean’s loyalty program anniversary adopted the road’s announcement it’s limiting its in style Concierge Lounge entry to Pinnacle Club stage members and to suite friends solely. Access beforehand had been granted to Diamond Plus and Pinnacle Club members, and to suite friends.
Earlier this month the road mentioned the brand new coverage would take impact on sailings departing on or after December 16, 2022, on ships that would not have a Suite Lounge.
Ships with no Suite Lounge embody all Radiance-class ships, all Vision-class ships, the Voyager-class Explorer of the Seas, and the three oldest Quantum-class vessels, Quantum of the Seas, Anthem of the Seas, and Ovation of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean mentioned it wished to “standardize” lounge entry as a result of entry into the VIP areas had been variable, primarily based on the general visitor rely onboard every ship and the variety of loyalty friends crusing. Those components prevented uniformity in lounge capability and entry ranges throughout the fleet.
The Concierge Lounge is a well-liked perk for loyalty program members and suite friends as a result of the unique house affords continental breakfasts and open bar and hors d’oeuvres every night, together with sure concierge providers resembling help with specialty eating reservations, the pre-ordering of dinner wines, and the reserving of spa therapies, for instance. The non-public lounge is out there to qualifying friends 24 hours a day.