Are cruise line loyalty programs worth the effort?
In this episode of the podcast we ask the question “Is it better to stick with one line and build cruise line loyalty?” We’ll discuss major cruise line loyalty programs and questions you should ask yourself about cruise line loyalty. In the end we will hopefully have given you the information you need to determine if you should be loyal to one cruise line, or whether cruise line loyalty programs are worth the effort.
Here’re the basics
We’ll discuss 4 major cruise line loyalty programs AND 4 questions you should ask yourself about cruise line loyalty: Thanks Paula Blair Robbins for posting this question.
Our cruise line loyalty
Where are we? We are one point away from Platinum on Carnival with 74 points, Platinum and going for elite on Princess with 11 cruises and 99 days, and we’re silver on Norwegian with 30 points. On Royal Caribbean we are gold with 20 points.
What cruise lines are we covering today?
We’re talking about Norwegian, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and PRincess. I’d encourage you to check out MSC, HAL, Disney, Celebrity and more.
Questions you should ask yourself when considering cruise line loyalty
- What are the perks of the cruise lineYou’re considering building loyalty with??
- Do those perks outweigh the benefits of trying new cruise lines are going back-and-forth between cruise lines?
- What aremissing out on? Are there other cruise ships that sail from your area that you would like to try? Are there good deals?
- What would it be like if you focused on building loyalty with two cruise lines instead of just one?
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