Debmacd Posted February 19, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Just spent all evening trying to apply for status match... it won’t accept my photo/ doc... proving my status with Celebrity ... is status match worth the bother? Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted February 19, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Just spent all evening trying to apply for status match... it won’t accept my photo/ doc... proving my status with Celebrity ... is status match worth the bother? Sent from my iPad using Forums That is only a question you can answer. We saved the proof to a pdf file and it went over without a glitch. I felt that as Platinum on NCL I sure would love to be able to start off as Black on MSC. My DH and I both sent it in and had a reply back with our new MSC status in a few days. We immediately booked his birthday cruise for 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debmacd Posted February 20, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Thanks.... I’ve been trying to send prove via PDF file from my iPad but won’t accept it... maybe I need to do it from computer. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelinGert Posted February 20, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Just email it. I don't remember where but there was an address to do so on the website. If you can't find it just call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdn_tbird Posted February 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I figure there's nothing to lose by doing a status match. We're looking at trying out other lines and I keep seeing MSC itineraries that are appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin4beaches Posted February 20, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I first tried to send my Princess Elite home page as an html attachment. MSC emailed me 2 days later saying the file format was wrong and was corrupt and they didn't want to open it. So I took a screen shot and also sent it as a zip file. One of those worked because 2 days later I got an email saying I was now a black card member. It also showed on my MSC account page. I used a chromebook to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted February 20, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Thanks.... I’ve been trying to send prove via PDF file from my iPad but won’t accept it... maybe I need to do it from computer. Sent from my iPad using Forums Used my MAC - others have good suggestions. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debmacd Posted February 20, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Thanks guys will try Husbands MAC... fingers crossed Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evandbob Posted February 20, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Is the match worth it? Black card gets 5% off cruise fare, plus other perks, so yes, IMO, it is worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted February 20, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Is the match worth it? Black card gets 5% off cruise fare, plus other perks, so yes, IMO, it is worth the effort. Just to clarify, ALL levels from Classic to Black get 5% discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenb Posted February 20, 2018 #11 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I took screenshots of our login pages on Celebrity and Princess, showing our status. I saved them as jpgs and sent them off. MSC had no problem with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper35 Posted February 20, 2018 #12 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Just spent all evening trying to apply for status match... it won’t accept my photo/ doc... proving my status with Celebrity ... is status match worth the bother? Sent from my iPad using Forums Definitely worth it. Welcome aboard. Cheers. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzieanna Posted February 20, 2018 #13 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Do you have to ask for your status match before you book? I am with an agent, and they didn't seem to know about it. He led me to believe that it would be 5% off our next (ie second) booking - which didn't make sense to me? I didn't push it. I am Emerald on Royal - is that worth bothering to status match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug18 Posted February 20, 2018 #14 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Do you have to ask for your status match before you book? I am with an agent, and they didn't seem to know about it. He led me to believe that it would be 5% off our next (ie second) booking - which didn't make sense to me? I didn't push it. I am Emerald on Royal - is that worth bothering to status match? Emerald on Royal should be Gold on MSC so definitely worth it. I had booked my cruise and then did my status match months later but before final payment and received the 5% discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper35 Posted February 20, 2018 #15 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Do you have to ask for your status match before you book? I am with an agent, and they didn't seem to know about it. He led me to believe that it would be 5% off our next (ie second) booking - which didn't make sense to me? I didn't push it. I am Emerald on Royal - is that worth bothering to status match? I imagine you should ask for it if they did not give it to you. We were awarded 5% discount in our first booking after receiving the match. We did book directly through MSC. I don't know if that makes a difference. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debmacd Posted February 21, 2018 Author #16 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Thanks everyone.... mission complete!!! No problem on laptop... the count down is on[emoji7] Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted February 21, 2018 #17 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Thanks everyone.... mission complete!!! No problem on laptop... the count down is on[emoji7] Sent from my iPad using Forums Yippee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdfireman Posted February 22, 2018 #18 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Is the match worth it? Black card gets 5% off cruise fare, plus other perks, so yes, IMO, it is worth the effort. I will let you know Seems simple CCL Diamond and now I am a MSC black Booking this Yacht Club suite should be a no brainier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosebud5t Posted February 22, 2018 #19 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Just for comparison... I'm Platinum (113 points) with Carnival and just got my confirmation of gold status with MSC. Looking over their info, it's interesting that MSC accrues points based more on spending, which I have wished sometimes that Carnival did. Anyway, I called MSC and they added the status to my booking and updated the rate to reflect the 5% discount. It only took about 3 minutes. Easy Peasy! Happy cruiser here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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