Travelfiend

I'm Loyal because Royal has the best compromise of fun and luxury. Its ships are also more innovative then others. My second choice would be Carnival because it's fun and more affordable.

December 8th on Independence

Ive cruised enough on Royal to achieve Diamond Plus status in the Crown and Anchor Society.  Im fascinated by cruisers loyalty to the brand.  I think the tier levels and rewards has something to do with it, even though some of the perks are really no big deal.  Super Mario and a few like him are anomalies . These people live on ships and I know Royal is very good to Mario.   I personally like the suites on Royal and the Coastal Kitchen cuisine. I have never eaten at any of the specialty restaurants to date. Sometimes I switch it up and go to MDR if I see some specialty items I like. Since I am a gambler and member of Casino Royale Signature status, all of my Royal cruises are comped. Most of them suites., along with free play. My next cruise comes with $1,000 free play. or OBC whatever I choose.  The Oasis class of ships have the biggest casinos, and that makes a difference too.  So I would like to know why other people are loyal to Royal?  And if Royal ceased to exist , what would be your second choice of cruise line?

They are definitely some people like that. The first cruise that we ever took on Royal after we had been cruising Norwegian we met a couple in the coastal kitchen day 1 of the cruise. We saw them a number of times after that and over that week the wife must have said “Diamond Plus” 10 million times (and we definitely knew every possible benefit that came with being a diamond plus before the week was done because she mentioned them all a few times). 🤣

Look at me, Im special?  LOL.  Whats the point?  Perhaps to make aware to staff  your relevance?   I notice more Pinnacle really like to show off their pins. Im Diamond Plus. I don't wear the pin., I 63 years old,   If I ever reach Pinnacle by age 90, I just might wear that pin!

Does anyone know if Royal ships have challenge coins and if so, would staff be willing to trade them to guests? Have a cruise coming up and was thinking about bringing a couple of my coins from work to potentially trade if it was a thing to do..

Navigator on November 11, 2022
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