SymphonyNoob

We received the same email 2 days before our symphony cruise. When we got onboard we went directly to guest services and they told us the cruise was completely sold out and if they did upgrade us we would get a message on our room phone. We never received a call and the next day we received a card on the bed that stated we did not get an upgrade.

I pretty much only sail solo. I get 2 point per night in any cabin that is below a JS. Once you do JS or better it is 3pt per night. So, my last JS was during double points, and I got 6pts a night. I have another solo JS coming up in Jan and I expect 3pt a night for the 5N cruise, netting me 15pt. 

Yes, 21 points solo in a Junior Suite. Do it! My friends sail in 2 cabins (balcony's, with teen) always and the husband has the points of all the solos to be Diamond in record time. My girlfriend does not have the points but she does have the status. Her Sea Pass card now reflects Diamond and she gets the Diamond amenities albeit her points are still in the Emerald area.  @Ampurp85 I never sailed solo even though that's on my bucket list, can you confirm?

I would put whoever plans to sail more solo in the Jr suite.  If you guys plan on always cruising together than just remember who you put solo for next time.  You wouldn't want to flip flop and not get the extra points next time around.

Technically, no, you will always have a different amount of points (unless she sails alone and catches up)... but when you each login to your individual accounts, you will both see the same higher number. If you call C&A, they will tell you the actual number.
To make it clearer, I married into Emerald b/c my wife cruised as a kid and my first ever cruise was our honeymoon. She should have a bunch more points than me. Unsurprisingly, RC screwed something up and I have more points than I should.
Does any of this matter? Not really, especially when sailing together, but I figured I'd give as full of an answer as I could. I only know all this b/c I called about passing 140 pts to have our first crystal block shipped and learned I was just below 140 but my wife had 150 so technically it's her block. 🙂

not sure on the points count, but I know there is no "we" when it comes to C&A points.  Each individual person collects their own based on the situation.  For example if you booked 3 cabins, you only collect for the cabin you are staying in ( based on their system )

It doesn’t matter, spouse’s share status regardless of points. 

Definitely book you or your wife solo in the JS; and cash in on the extra 7 points. 
Assuming you both have the se number of points now, it doesn’t matter who is listed in the JS. Once onboard just get an extra key card for whomever was booked in Mom’s cabin (of course under this plan you are stealing 7 points from Mom)

Thank you for your reply. I did call royal and on our sailing it would cost around 2500 to upgrade to a guaranteed junior suite. I agree about not  booking the extra room only for the double points after reading the response above. We would rather spend that money on another royal cruise. 

Thank you for your reply. I did call royal and on our sailing it would cost around 2500 to upgrade to a guaranteed junior suite. I agree about not  booking the extra room only for the double points after reading the response above. We would rather spend that money on another royal cruise. 

Thank you for your reply. I did call royal and on our sailing it would cost around 2500 to upgrade to a guaranteed junior suite. I agree about not  booking the extra room only for the double points after reading the response above. We would rather spend that money on another royal cruise. 

Thank you for your reply. I did call royal and on our sailing it would cost around 2500 to upgrade to a guaranteed junior suite. I agree about not  booking the extra room only for the double points after reading the response above. We would rather spend that money on another royal cruise. 

A better strategy is to see what an upgrade to a JS would cost. The advantage is that you get to enjoy the JS for whatever extra cost you ate incurring. I wouldn't book a room you won't use just for points.
Note that Royal Up does not get you the double points. You would need to do it through your TA or Royal.
 

Just a reminder to qualify for the C&A double points promotion bookings were to be made by September 30, 2021 for sailings departing by December 31, 2022.

Worth is subjective and the benefits moving from Platinum to Emerald aren't as impressive as moving from Emerald to Diamond. Personally, for $1,400 I'd much rather cruise another week instead of spending $1,400 to change levels from where you're currently standing. Moving from Emerald to Diamond? I'd consider taking the plunge if I was cruising as a couple instead of solo. Switching levels above Diamond? Eh, we're back to cruising another week versus trying to fast track C&A levels.
Since you're paid in full, you'd need to call Royal and see if that particular change is possible. Most likely the answer is yes, but the difference would be refunded as on-board credit instead of a cash refund.

Personally I don't think it's worth it for Emerald.  If climbing the CAS ladder is important to you in tne long term then consider this as a strategy in the future but for existing booked cruise it's not worth it.  
Cruise because you love to cruise. Don't chase points as a reason to cruise.  

I don't believe in paying significant $$ just to get a few more points -- better to book another cruise.  Even if you get to Diamond a little faster, at $30-$50/day savings, you'd need to sail an additional 3-4 weeks' worth of cruises for "payback" on your investment.  Maybe take that money and buy RCI stock, or book another cruise, as I've stated.

Thank you for your reply. 

I believe before you are officially Gold in C&A you do NOT get the bonus point for booking in a suite, so they consider this a C&A perk for all levels.
If you look at this grid, you will see all levels get the extra point as an "ADDITIONAL BENEFIT."
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/crown-and-anchor-society-benefit-grid.pdf

That really isn't a status perk. Anyone who books a suite gets double points.

Double points in a suite applies to everyone, don’t need to be platinum to get them.  A 7 night cruise in a suite would be 14 points.

I wanted to thank everyone for their replies and give them and update. We just decided to lift and shift our cruise to April 2022 which falls within the current requirements on the lift and shift program. 

I wanted to thank everyone for their replies and give them and update. We just decided to lift and shift our cruise to April 2022 which falls within the current requirements on the lift and shift program. 

I wanted to thank everyone for their replies and give them and update. We just decided to lift and shift our cruise to April 2022 which falls within the current requirements on the lift and shift program. 

I wanted to thank everyone for their replies and give them and update. We just decided to lift and shift our cruise to April 2022 which falls within the current requirements on the lift and shift program.