roundabout Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 7 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: Looks like my reckoning for the Double Points promo is wrong. As a solo cruiser in a double occupancy stateroom I was expecting 4 points per night - a total of 28 points for a 7-night cruise. They only gave me 14 points. I made it to Diamond, but still... they owe me 14 points more I'll call them tomorrow. Your reckoning is not wrong - FAQ clearly states you will get 4 points/night https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/how-many-cruise-points-will-i-earn (screenshot was also posted by Mark_A earlier in the thread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 2 minutes ago, roundabout said: Your reckoning is not wrong - FAQ clearly states you will get 4 points/night https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/how-many-cruise-points-will-i-earn (screenshot was also posted by Mark_A earlier in the thread) I'm waiting for 9am EDT to call them ... countdown timer is on... ha ha Chadster and Big Tule 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 Yay!!! All is well in the universe!!! ATTN: @Mark_A & @Chadster Chadster, AshleyDillo, Mark_A and 10 others 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 6 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said: Yay!!! All is well in the universe!!! Did you have to call them to get it done…or did it update automatically? Just wondering if the promo points are just delayed. IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 7 minutes ago, BrianB said: Did you have to call them to get it done…or did it update automatically? Just wondering if the promo points are just delayed. I called them. The agent said the system is having issues with solo cruisers and their "double-double" points. Looking back, I think the issue is not with the Double Points Promo itself. It has more to do with the double points that solo cruisers in double occupancy rooms get. I have had to call them about my double points several times in the past. BrianB, Chadster and IRMO12HD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 3 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said: I called them. The agent said the system is having issues with solo cruisers and their "double-double" points. Well then…I guess I’ll be on a first name basis with them in the coming months. Unless they get their issues corrected. WAAAYTOOO, IRMO12HD and Chadster 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_A Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 1 hour ago, BrianB said: Well then…I guess I’ll be on a first name basis with them in the coming months. Unless they get their issues corrected. me too! 5 solo cruises between now and the end of 2022! IRMO12HD, BrianB and Chadster 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_A Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 2 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: Yay!!! All is well in the universe!!! ATTN: @Mark_A & @Chadster Thanks for the update!! IRMO12HD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 8 hours ago, PG Cruiser said: I called them. The agent said the system is having issues with solo cruisers and their "double-double" points. Thanks for layin' the groundwork for those of us heading out in the next couple of months!! Chadster and IRMO12HD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 It really is a shame that they printed up the formula for us well in advance.... ..but didn't teach the "bad robot" Debsters41, BrianB, IRMO12HD and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser58 Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 On 8/29/2021 at 6:40 PM, PG Cruiser said: Have you had personal experience with this double promo since they launched it? Yes, we just got back from a Western Caribbean cruise in an OV room (never again!) We received 14 points instead of the 7 the room would normally receive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 24 minutes ago, Cruiser58 said: Yes, we just got back from a Western Caribbean cruise in an OV room (never again!) Why "never again?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser58 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 On 9/22/2021 at 4:42 PM, PG Cruiser said: Why "never again?" We tend to over pack and the every time I turned around, I was bumping into my wife. We made it work, and perhaps never again is too harsh, just I'll really think long and hard about booking one, and it will 1) be a good deal vs other balconies, and 2) it will need to be a cruise I REALLY want to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 On 9/18/2021 at 9:35 AM, PG Cruiser said: I called them. The agent said the system is having issues with solo cruisers and their "double-double" points. Looking back, I think the issue is not with the Double Points Promo itself. It has more to do with the double points that solo cruisers in double occupancy rooms get. I have had to call them about my double points several times in the past. This is quite common for solo cruisers. For as long as I’ve cruised solo there are often times the points don’t multiply automatically. It’s never been an issue to get it corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, twangster said: This is quite common for solo cruisers. For as long as I’ve cruised solo there are often times the points don’t multiply automatically. It’s never been an issue to get it corrected. I cruise solo virtually all the time and I sort of expect this. Sometimes right after the cruise my points are not doubled (or tripled in a suite) when they first post on my account. Resisting the temptation to call immediately, I find that they usually auto-correct a short time later. Maybe the computer needs time to catch up. Computer techs probably forgot to feed the hamster spinning the wheel. ellcee, PPPJJ-GCVAB and twangster 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmef Posted September 28 Report Share Posted September 28 On 9/4/2021 at 7:07 PM, twangster said: I know a couple who will sometimes put the husband as a 3rd in a friends cabin and book the wife in a suite. Once on board they get an extra key from guest services. In their case they designated the wife as the ladder climber. It doesn't matter who you pick, but if one or the other has more points already, might as well designate them as the ladder climber. When they don't know a friend on board they get whatever is cheapest for him. Interior, OV, balcony, what ever, it doesn't matter. The wife gets the extra points, they both climb higher, faster. @twangsterwho are you, who are so wise in the ways of C&A. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted September 28 Report Share Posted September 28 6 hours ago, emmef said: @twangsterwho are you, who are so wise in the ways of C&A. The workings of AI are getting better and better all the time as evidenced by the twangbot. emmef, fireclan, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 How many here believe that Royal will extend the booking deadline for the Double Points Promo? It's supposed to end tomorrow. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 1 hour ago, PG Cruiser said: How many here believe that Royal will extend the booking deadline for the Double Points Promo? It's supposed to end tomorrow. I asked a similar question right before the previous expiration (June 30 I think) and was pleasantly surprised when they extended it to now. Unfortunately, my wife still isn't comfortable booking trips mostly because our son is too young for a vaccine and she won't consider leaving him with his grandparents for a whole week. I've made my peace that we'll be missing out on the Double Points promo. I'm really hoping they will extend the booking date until Dec 31, 2021 and I seriously doubt they will extend the Dec 31, 2022 sail by date. WAAAYTOOO and steverk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 Can someone clarify this for me: we’ve got a 7 night Alaska with a 3 night Royal land tour. We are in a Junior Suite. It shows up in my cruise planner as a 10 night. All 10 nights are counted as a junior suite booking correct? So total would be 40 points? Please say yes because that’s what I’ve been planning on to get us to Diamond Plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 1 minute ago, Jill said: Can someone clarify this for me: we’ve got a 7 night Alaska with a 3 night Royal land tour. We are in a Junior Suite. It shows up in my cruise planner as a 10 night. All 10 nights are counted as a junior suite booking correct? So total would be 40 points? Please say yes because that’s what I’ve been planning on to get us to Diamond Plus. Yes! We did a GS and a 7 day land tour and 7 day cruise combo in 2014 and got 28 points for that sailing. Jill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 14 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Yes! We did a GS and a 7 day land tour and 7 day cruise combo in 2014 and got 28 points for that sailing. Thank you! That’s what I thought but ya know September 30 is hours away and I got that fleeting moment of “oh did I count correctly?” We will be right at 175 points by the end of October 2022 and if I counted wrong, I’d be forced to book more in a hurry! whitsmom and AshleyDillo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 3 minutes ago, Jill said: Thank you! That’s what I thought but ya know September 30 is hours away and I got that fleeting moment of “oh did I count correctly?” We will be right at 175 points by the end of October 2022 and if I counted wrong, I’d be forced to book more in a hurry! Completely understand..I am on my D+ quest as well. My cruise card calendar is quite full at the moment but I still can't stop shopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 You people are obsessing too much on these loyalty points... I don't even pay attention to them (wink wink) cdixon22, Jill, Ken23 and 5 others 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted September 29 Report Share Posted September 29 I don't think they will be extending the double points offer, sadly. The last extension wasn't a last minute thing, it is already the 29th. Some faithful TA would have posted something in regards to the extension if it was happening. I really wanted 1 more month, Dec might have been stretching it but Oct 31st would have been a sweet spot. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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