Changes to Royal Caribbean's Crown & Anchor benefits

In order to become a member to Royal Caribbean's Crown and Anchor Society, you must have sailed on at least 1 Royal Caribbean cruise.

Afer that first cruise, you can opt to enroll in the Crown and Anchor Society and earn benefits. You are a Gold Member until you complete your 5th cruise, at which point to become a Platinum member. (Once you complete your 5th cruise on Royal Caribbean, your cruises on Celebrity and Azamara will be able to count toward bringing you to higher membership status on all 3 lines.) After 10 completed sailings, you become a Diamond Member and after 24 you become a Diamond Plus. Cruises longer than 12 days will count for 2 cruise credits instead of 1.

This info was taken from the Royal Caribbean website:

Member Benefits as of September 1, 2009
Starting September 1st, 2009 Crown & Anchor Society offers the following benefits. Crown & Anchor members continue to receive valued benefits such as discounts on cruises, savings certificates and priority boarding and departure. Our Platinum and Diamond members also will continue to receive discounts on balcony and suite category staterooms including the recently introduced upgraded services and amenities for suite guests.

For Diamond members, the changes include:
• A new exclusive nightly event for Diamond and Diamond Plus members to meet and mingle with other fellow members on ships without a Diamond Lounge. This will feature complimentary wine, champagne and a happy hour discount of 25% off beer, liquor and soda fountain drinks.
• A continental breakfast with a crew member available to provide services such as obtaining ice show tickets and other assistance.

Now we offer either the Diamond Lounge or a Diamond Event on every ship in our fleet. On ships with a Concierge Lounge, it will be limited to Diamond Plus and Suite guests.

One of the benefits that I know my clients will be very interested in is DISCOUNTS OFF BALCONY OR HIGHER CRUISE PRICES.

As a Platinum Member you will get $50 off your balcony or higher stateroom for a 3-5 nite cruise, $100 off for a 6-9 nite cruise and $200 off your 10+ nite cruise.

As a Diamond Member, those discounts increase to $100, $200 and $300 off your next cruise.

These discounts will not be taken off automatically for you. As your travel professional, I will need to know your crown and anchor status so I can ensure you receive the correct discounts on your cruise. These discounts apply to balcony cabins or higher.

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