OnTheJourney

I'm sure they said they were out of them and would mail it. That was almost 3 years ago.

Hi, Not that to deny that this is something we can easily live without, but we were promised one and never got it. I'm reading that it's initially obtained when reaching 140 points? We're now at 188. I just sent a message to them about it. We attained 152 points on the Enchantment on a cruise that started March 17, 2022. Perhaps after that sailing is when we got notice that we'd be sent a block. It'd be cool to have. See if I hear anything back. I see the following: "Once you reach 140 cruise points, you will receive your first crystal block delivery during your sailing. One crystal block is awarded per relationship. It will be delivered to your cabin, often on the exact night you reach the 140 points." Well...none was ever delivered to our room. I'd remember that. Then, however we may be out of luck since I also find the following info: "Royal Caribbean states in their terms and conditions they will only honor requests for Crystal blocks that have been verified as missing for a maximum of 12 months from the date of claim submission. Any requests for missing blocks after the 12-month period cannot be accommodated." Man, that's cheap of them! So I guess no point pursuing it 2 years post-sailing. I seem to recall, however, them specifically them saying they were out of them but that it'd be mailed to us. Should have followed up on it a few weeks after we got home but there was so much going on at the time. So, according to their math, we'd be entitled to a second one at 210 points (every 70), which is doable on the next cruise if it's still 2 daily points for a suite (nothing booked at present though) but I should make a note of it. Still think I should get the first one if they promised to send it back in '22.

Don't recall ever getting one but if so no idea where it is and likely wouldn't wear it anyway. Never got our crystal block either. That was promised years ago.

LOL. Over the years I've signed up for and have membership cards for several of those and then have often forgotten which ones I'm members of cause most of the time the cards are in an envelope in a desk drawer. I don't think to take them along on a trip. Lots of hotel chains are under the same company. If the hotel asks, when checking in, if we're members - and I'm not sure - they can easily look it up. Just more different passwords to keep track of.

Ah, c'mon Jim...do tell. We're big enough to take it. This is true, and I like them for that. Having one, though, such as RCL, surely entices people to keep booking. 'One more cruise till I'm Diamond, or Diamond Plus, or (top) Pinnacle' It worked for DW and I at least. We were anxious to get to D+. Not fully sure why looking back on it!

LOL I did figure out, though, that to do 1,000,000 cruises over a 10-year period would require doing 274 cruises per day. Now THAT's some major traveling. Should be enough to arrive at the top tier level of just about any cruise line. Over a 30 year period, however, is only 91 cruises per day. Much easier I'd think.

Yeah but my 1.1 million (plus another 2500 upcoming) has you beat by a bunch 😉

Good point, but I always just do pre-paid, for any cruise. I hate to mess with trying to figure out tips for various onboard services.

Yep....so far so good. I picked up shares a bit under $28.

Picked up some shares. My advisor thought it'd pop higher after the initial opening, so we'll see where it goes. Currently around $28 - roughly 10% higher than the IPO pricing.

Yep...same here. Car / land touring is still our favorite, but we greatly enjoy cruising also. PEI is great. We spent several weeks there quite a few years ago. Cabot trail...lovely drive. The weather in summer was so nice - lower temps and humidity than here in PA. And, of course, Charlottetown is often on NE / Canada cruises for us out of Bayonne or Baltimore. We got to see part of the Holy Land with Viking on the "Cities of Antiquities" cruise.

We did one with Tauck, which was truly outstanding. I'd like to try Viking sometime for a European river cruise.

I love it! Yes, I'd gladly hang out with both of you. You did Viking ocean if I recall correctly?

Well stated! Some of my favorite trips have been those within reasonable driving distance as opposed to farther destinations out of the US. Exactly, or even alot more depending on one's experiences and means. It's all relative. As I mentioned a few years ago, we got talking to guy who worked in a gift shop in Baltimore after finishing a cruise there. He asked questions about the cruise, etc. and it became quickly evident that, for him, the idea of ever being able to go on a cruise was probably a pipe dream at best. So for a guy like that, a weekly vacation at the beach is probably a big deal. I'd rather always have more places, i.e. a "bucket list" of sorts, to look forward to maybe still getting to, than to feel like there are really few or no places left in the world that I haven't already been to. Age / health issues start to play a part for many - DW and myself included. No use trying to deny it, so it's a foregone conclusion the bottom of that list will never be reached. That's just reality. For those who feel they HAVE 'seen it all', kudos! The journey truly is the destination, I think, and not just necessarily pertaining to travel.

LOL yeah exactly! Definitely all 7 continents for sure is likely to come up, which always strikes me sort of funny in regards to that being a milestone travel goal, which in some ways it surely is - one I'll probably not be able to make a claim to - and yet when you think about it - if you only visit one or two destinations on each continent, you've only seen such a very small part of what's available. It'd be like someone coming all the way from Asia and visiting only NYC and Boston, for example, and then saying they've been to North America. Well, yeah, true enough, but only barely scratching the surface. Still, a cool accomplishment worthy of those types of 'bring and brag' conversations. When you think about it, one only need make a total of 6 trips to see all the other continents not including the one you live on! It's just that considerable distance is involved for many of them. 80 cruises, though, is really not that big a deal around CC the way it seems. I suspect many have done way more.