KK - Mariner Society - Us, too

[RevNeal]

Originally Posted by ekerr19

Well, Greg you are a lucky minority then. It usually doesn't happen unless someone knows someone who knows someone... the VIP used to be where the CD, GRM etc., could send invites to whomever they encountered who they found interesting or just wanted to invite - nowadays, it's almost exclusively limited to Suites and PS and high ranking Mariners and guests of invitees and officers.

Well ... I guess so. In a few cases I can identify precisely why I was invited, but on many cruises I can't really say why. For instance, based upon what you've written I shouldn't have been invited to a party aboard the Rotterdam on this month's crossing ... but I was. I didn't know the Captain or Hotel Manager when I boarded, I wasn't booked in a Suite, and my day-count put me in the lower half of the hardware-ranked mariner census. That didn't seem to matter ... I got an invite and also enjoyed dinner with an officer one evening.

In a few cases my day-count made me near the top of the mariner census (3rd on one ship, 5th on the other). That may have done it. In several cases I knew the Hotel Manager and/or the Captain from prior cruises ... including cruises where I had served a chaplain. On a couple of cruises I think my invites were due to what I am here on CC. But, for most of the cruises where i received invites I just can't pin down WHY I got to go. Perhaps I am just charmed?

[RevNeal]

Originally Posted by ekerr19

KK books Suites all the time. I highly doubt she is being overlooked for any Suite perks. I also doubt lower ranking Mariners are receiving anything she isn't.

I know she books suites all the time. All I remarking on is what she has said on this thread.

[ekerr19]

Originally Posted by Copper10-8

It's a brand new program which is already being revised with the whole "medal deal" Still a work in progress!

That's what we heard too. Hope you had a good time, we'd love to do that one some day soon - too many days for Sonny to be away right now.

How'd you find the crossing? Like coming up the Baja or smoother?

[Copper10-8]

Originally Posted by ekerr19

That's what we heard too. Hope you had a good time, we'd love to do that one some day soon - too many days for Sonny to be away right now.

How'd you find the crossing? Like coming up the Baja or smoother?

If you like sea days and pretty much doing absolutely nothing with extreme prejudice, awesome! First two days out of San Diego had some "movement" due to swell - not easy for the seniors/mobility impaired. Coming back was smoother with some spots of movement. I'd say a bit more movement than N-B alonside the Baja coast. Nine days at sea; can't beat it! Hope you guys get to do it some time!

[ekerr19]

Originally Posted by Copper10-8

If you like sea days and pretty much doing absolutely nothing with extreme prejudice, awesome! First two days out of San Diego had some "movement" due to swell - not easy for the seniors/mobility impaired. Coming back was smoother with some spots of movement. I'd say a bit more movement than N-B alonside the Baja coast. Nine days at sea; can't beat it! Hope you guys get to do it some time!

Ah! We'd love it! A piece of cake for Sonny, lol!! And we DO love those sea days. Baja is okay by me - heck, we did an early spring from Norfolk and the NB along Cape Hatteras had the Maasdam bobbing like a cork!

[Copper10-8]

Originally Posted by ekerr19

Ah! We'd love it! A piece of cake for Sonny, lol!! And we DO love those sea days. Baja is okay by me - heck, we did an early spring from Norfolk and the NB along Cape Hatteras had the Maasdam bobbing like a cork!

I heard that area around Cape Hatteras can get wild and crazy!

[NMLady]

Originally Posted by earl_m

... This system is good for people who can only cruise once or twice a year. but it does nothing for the people who cruise often.

It's also good for those who can afford suites and can afford to book ship's excursions and other ship services. If we want to cruise more than once every year or so, we're limited by budget to oceanview cabin and often the cheapest one. I like a system where credit is solely for days cruised, regardless of type of cabin or money spent.