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14 minutes ago, marinaro44 said:

I think it's a period, not comma, between first and last name.  Erin replied promptly to my email recently.

 

15 minutes ago, marinaro44 said:

I think it's a period, not comma, between first and last name.  Erin replied promptly to my email recently.

Ok sorry fat fingers. Hopefully @Ayden knew what I meant 

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That is very strange. My viewing of post #23 definitely shows the email address as a dot, not a comma as is shown in post #24??  So possibly not a fat fingers issue after all!

 

"The CEO recognised this expiry issue in her webinar. If you lost nights and it was due to the lack of communication I’d suggest you contact the Loyalty team - the new director is Erin ODonnell. Her email was included in the webinar email (erin.odonnell@azamara.com) and  the message in the webinar was very much please tell us your issues and concerns"

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11 hours ago, Grandma Cruising said:

You have to make a booking using the free nights within a year of reaching a level - here’s the quote from the website FAQs.

 Complimentary nights must be used on a new booking made within 12 months following the sailing when the new level was reached. 

Thanks. yes, I do see that. I was mostly wondering how strict that policy is, especially given all the changes that were happening at the time we hit the points threshold. Also, since most of our points were earned on Celebrity, I imagine it's likely a moot point, though I did not see that caveat still listed when this thread inspired me to go look again. 

 

As for "Clear as mud," I see where @Ayden is coming from. 

 

Thanks to all. 

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2 hours ago, MamaFej said:

Thanks. yes, I do see that. I was mostly wondering how strict that policy is, especially given all the changes that were happening at the time we hit the points threshold. Also, since most of our points were earned on Celebrity, I imagine it's likely a moot point, though I did not see that caveat still listed when this thread inspired me to go look again. 

 

As for "Clear as mud," I see where @Ayden is coming from. 

 

Thanks to all. 

Do go ahead and reach out to Erin. I did and had my problems/questions addressed re the "free nights" and my Discoverer + status. 

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Three days ago, I emailed Loyalty asking about our four complimentary nights that recently passed the twelve-month mark for redemption.  I received a nearly immediate reply indicating that Azamara would absolutely honor our complimentary nights. Today our travel agent emailed our revised invoice for our recent booking which reflected the discount for the complimentary nights along with all other original discounts.  Not too shabby.  Thank you Azamara and @uktog for encouraging Azamara Circle Members to raise their concerns.

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10 hours ago, Mackdogmolly said:

I just emailed Erin at Loyalty. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

I’ve found her very responsive. I emailed her about a problem excursion on our last cruise. I’d emailed customer relations several times and got nowhere. Erin responded within 24 hours and resolved the issue within a week.

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On 5/25/2024 at 2:55 AM, Grandma Cruising said:

I’ve found her very responsive. I emailed her about a problem excursion on our last cruise. I’d emailed customer relations several times and got nowhere. Erin responded within 24 hours and resolved the issue within a week.

I just got a response from Erin and she said that they will apply the 4 free nights to the cruise I requested! She said she would send a confirmation when it is done. And I imagine that I will get a new invoice from my TA. I am very happy!!

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10 hours ago, Mackdogmolly said:

I just got a response from Erin and she said that they will apply the 4 free nights to the cruise I requested! She said she would send a confirmation when it is done. And I imagine that I will get a new invoice from my TA. I am very happy!!

Brilliant, so pleased for you.

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I know this is a slightly old thread, but does anyone know whether the complimentary nights, when taken, contribute loyalty points themselves towards the next level? For example, if I book a 16 night cruise with two free nights in a Veranda cabin, will I receive 80 points or 70 points for that cruise?

 

I can't find that info anywhere in the FAQ on the website.

 

Thanks

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1 hour ago, tonyl1956 said:

I know this is a slightly old thread, but does anyone know whether the complimentary nights, when taken, contribute loyalty points themselves towards the next level? For example, if I book a 16 night cruise with two free nights in a Veranda cabin, will I receive 80 points or 70 points for that cruise?

 

I can't find that info anywhere in the FAQ on the website.

 

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I'm pretty sure that you get the complete no of points, (i.e. 80) regardless of the fact that some of those are 'free' nights.

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On 5/21/2024 at 6:01 AM, Ayden said:

 

This is especially annoying since many of us can't even see our points levels online, nor could we find online assistance since the IT merger fiasco.

 

@Ayden I feel your pain!  I just became able to see my points online, after all those years, and at least 20 phone conversations and IT “escalations”. I have no idea how it happened, finally someone at Azamara took pity on me and clicked the right button!

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Based on info on this thread I also contacted Erin, she replied that even though my time for (complimentary) nights had long passed she would honor it for a new booking. She said my TA would have to be willing to apply it to my present booking (January) and they were.


I now have four free nights which sweetens a little the pain of flights from Europe to New Zealand which are way more expensive than the cruise!

 

So thanks to you all for your positive posts here about Erin all we need now is to get a Bonnie back!

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7 hours ago, cruiseaholic78 said:

Based on info on this thread I also contacted Erin, she replied that even though my time for (complimentary) nights had long passed she would honor it for a new booking. She said my TA would have to be willing to apply it to my present booking (January) and they were.


I now have four free nights which sweetens a little the pain of flights from Europe to New Zealand which are way more expensive than the cruise!

 

So thanks to you all for your positive posts here about Erin all we need now is to get a Bonnie back!

Congratulations on getting your 4 free nights! Erin helped us get ours too and they were also past their expiration date.

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Can I ask when your Loyalty Points are added as the points I earn on my next cruise will take me up a level.

 

It would be nice if they were allocated on board as I could then take advantage of the additional tier benefits, as well as utilize my free nights in conjunction with an onboard future cruise booking bonus.

 

Thank You

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Just now, Billy Butlin said:

Can I ask when your Loyalty Points are added as the points I earn on my next cruise will take me up a level.

 

It would be nice if they were allocated on board as I could then take advantage of the additional tier benefits, as well as utilize my free nights in conjunction with an onboard future cruise booking bonus.

 

Thank You

We moved up to Discoverer Plus during our immediately previous cruise.

I am not sure whether all tier benefits were applied to everything, but we certainly benefitted from the transition on the first day of the cruise when booking our next cruises.

Future Cruise Sales staff assume that you will complete your current cruise, and, therefore, progression to the next tier is inevitable.

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