did anyone notice in the RC latest newsletter that for cruises with a lot of status members they are only letting diamond plus and pinnacle members into the lounge during prime happy hour time? all others have to go during certain hours, kinda crappy.
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Third Mate
Crown & Anchor Society changes
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Staff Captain
The 2 constants currently available in the cruise industry ... increasing prices with decreasing value and declining loyalty rewards. And both for obvious reasons. Seems to be an occurrence across the board. Ah well ... I still love cruising.
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Captain
RC is NOT alone. I am reading that other lines/ships with a huge percentage of top tier cruisers are limiting the loyalty gatherings. In a way, it makes sense. If 80% of the ship has the top three tiers, an open party is unmanageable. I saw this happening when the cruise lines started allowing young cruisers and infants to accrue cruising credits. The credits did not count officially until age 18, but many 18-year olds are automatically becoming top tier cruisers for a specific line. All the major lines are increasing top tier members at a faster rate than, losing previous senior members no longer cruising.
Wait until you attend a diamond plus party with the average age in the 25-30 year old range. The times, they are a changing !!!