smokeybandit Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 Kind of sucks for me as I just opened a United card last fall. This new RC card is actually competitive against other travel cards. PhillyLady and ChessE4 1 1 Quote
Carpe Diem Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 I like this new credit card. More benefit than the previous card. Improved ability to use rewards across brands. Quote
smokeybandit Posted March 31 Author Report Posted March 31 It went from a D- to a B+ card. Though, I'm not a big fan of credit card holders clogging up the suite lines though. BigKarl and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote
Kazzy73 Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 How do the points on a Royal Caribbean card work? Does your points/$$$$ automatically show up somewhere on your Royal Caribbean account on the RC website? Can the points/$$$$ be used for booking or is it onboard credit only? If it is onboard credit, will it show up when you book a cruise like onboard credits? For instance, I have a Southwest Airlines credit card. When I earn points, it shows up on my Southwest account on the Southwest website. Will this be similar? Curt From Canada 1 Quote
Carpe Diem Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 2 hours ago, Kazzy73 said: How do the points on a Royal Caribbean card work? Does your points/$$$$ automatically show up somewhere on your Royal Caribbean account on the RC website? Can the points/$$$$ be used for booking or is it onboard credit only? If it is onboard credit, will it show up when you book a cruise like onboard credits? For instance, I have a Southwest Airlines credit card. When I earn points, it shows up on my Southwest account on the Southwest website. Will this be similar? You earn points when using your Royal Caribbean Visa. Your points balance will be listed on your monthly credit card statement and it will also be posted on line when you log in to your credit card account. When you log in to your on line credit card account, it will show you your points balance and it will have a button you can click to redeem your points. You can redeem your points for stateroom upgrades, cruise discounts, onboard credits and amenities, towards the cruise fare, as on board credit for an upcoming cruise, for a free cruise (if you have A LOT of points) for Royal Caribbean merchandise or as donations. * On board credit is REFUNDABLE, so if you don't spend it all on the cruise, you can get the remaining amount back as cash from Guest Services on the last day of the cruise. 5000 points = $50 on board credit 10,000 points = $100 onboard credit * If you redeem points for a "free cruise" be aware that that this does not include the deposit. You still have to pay that yourself before redeeming points. Terms and conditions also apply. 50,000 points = 3 or 4 night Royal Caribbean cruise, (minimum available oceanview stateroom); value of cruise vacation fare may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000 USD value) 125,000 points = 5 to 7 night Royal Caribbean Caribbean cruise, (minimum available oceanview stateroom); value of cruise vacation fare may not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500 USD value) 250,000 points = 9 to 12 night Royal Caribbean Caribbean cruise, (minimum available oceanview stateroom); value of cruise vacation fare may not exceed three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600 USD value) 350,000 points = 7-night Royal Caribbean Caribbean cruise, (minimum available balcony stateroom); value of cruise vacation fare may not exceed seven thousand dollars ($7,000 USD value) Cactus527, Kazzy73 and PhillyLady 3 Quote
CruiseGus Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 4 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Though, I'm not a big fan of credit card holders clogging up the suite lines though. Yes and it waters down my Pinnacle/Zeneth boarding benifit immensely With plus card I haven't done the calculations on all usage as using for cruise purchase just 7 day, it could return 1.15 cents per dollar spent if you can squeak out the $3600 value On OBC it's at .04 cents per dollar spend Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 4 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Though, I'm not a big fan of credit card holders clogging up the suite lines though. Quote
smokeybandit Posted March 31 Author Report Posted March 31 Maybe people just won't notice that perk. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Carpe Diem Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 1 minute ago, smokeybandit said: Maybe people just won't notice that perk. People will notice that perk. For a $99 annual fee you will get early boarding with Suite/Pinnacle guests without paying for a suite on ALL of your sailings. If you cruise more than a couple of times per year that is a bargain! You are right, though, it will clog up the Suite/Pinnacle boarding line and it will dilute the Suite/Pinnacle benefit. I suspect it will take no more than 4 minutes before Royal Caribbean realizes what a mistake this is. SebagoSue, CruiseGus and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote
smokeybandit Posted March 31 Author Report Posted March 31 They should lump card holders in with The Key, not suites/pins. CruiseGus, SebagoSue, TessFromFlorida and 3 others 6 Quote
Jim Fusco Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 I was considering signing up for the current card to get the $300 onboard credit. Should I do that while that card is still available or will the new card (either one of them) also have that sign-up bonus perk? Quote
Ditchdoc Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 https://money.usnews.com/credit-cards/articles/bank-of-america-sets-sail-with-new-royal-caribbean-credit-card More points...more perks WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Crusin Joel Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 I just saw a Page on the website for new Royal credit card. The page referenced 2 new cards coming. Royal ONE™ Visa Card | Cruise Rewards & Bonus Points Quote
fritfrat Posted April 2 Report Posted April 2 So disappointing. I was hoping they would come up with something to actually replace the old Sapphire Reserve for cruise spend. I guess I'll keep using the Altitude Connect for 4% back. $99 a year for essentially just the "suite entrance" and priority luggage, which is pretty vaguely worded. Even if you go right after suites + the Key, you'd have to board a lot of cruises a year for that to be worth it. Cakemeister 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted April 2 Report Posted April 2 not gonna lie, i’d be thrilled with the priority boarding and luggage handling at $99 a year. that’s cheaper than the key or celebrity’s premium access per trip!!! Carpe Diem, CruiseGus and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote
Carpe Diem Posted April 2 Report Posted April 2 1 hour ago, asquared17 said: not gonna lie, i’d be thrilled with the priority boarding and luggage handling at $99 a year. that’s cheaper than the key or celebrity’s premium access per trip!!! Ditto! Not to mention 4X points on purchases with Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea 2X points on groceries, gas, EV charging, plus air, hotel, and dining 1X point on all other purchases Sign me up! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Lucky Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 Apologies if this is a dumb question, but what exactly does "priority luggage boarding" mean? WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
barjpoe Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 Just received info on the card Royal One from BoA. It states after June 2 the new card should arrive. No info on + card. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Carpe Diem Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 I got that letter too. I called B of A. They said after new card arrives you can call to request upgrade to Plus. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted April 3 Author Report Posted April 3 Don't you guys read Matt's articles? "Royal Caribbean Group says current cardholders will be automatically converted to the new Royal ONE card. From there, they’ll have the option to upgrade to the Royal ONE Plus version if they want the additional perks." WAAAYTOOO and Matt 2 Quote
BigKarl Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 The new Royal One Plus card offers up to $120 reimbursment if you purchase your TSA precheck or Global entry once every 4 years as well. You must pay with the New Royal One Plus Card. From the letter I received it sounds like there will be an additional Priority line for Royal One and Royal One Plus Cardholders: Their words: "Priority boarding through the Royal One Rewards designated access line on boarding day." This is the information from Royal One letter as I do not have any Royal One Plus info yet. Ogilthorpe and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 i am just wondering now if the priority boarding is an RC only perk or if they will extend to celebrity as well Quote
smokeybandit Posted April 4 Author Report Posted April 4 55 minutes ago, asquared17 said: i am just wondering now if the priority boarding is an RC only perk or if they will extend to celebrity as well All three RCG lines get it Cactus527, asquared17 and Ogilthorpe 2 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 51 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: All three RCG lines get it IM IN!!! Cactus527, Ogilthorpe and Ampurp85 3 Quote
asquared17 Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 guys… we can’t get it yet this is gonna be the longest couple of weeks of my life. mworkman and Ampurp85 2 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 5 Report Posted April 5 We got our letters today from BoA. I guess you will have to call them to upgrade to the higher level tier ($99/year) as that isn't even discussed in the form letter we got. asquared17, Ogilthorpe and Cactus527 2 1 Quote
Hoppy2BHere Posted April 5 Report Posted April 5 So… Will cruise statement purchases (eg room charges… Casino..) be included in the 3/4x points credit? Or will they exclude those out? We really miss the points from our Chase Reserve… J&S Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 5 Report Posted April 5 45 minutes ago, Hoppy2BHere said: So… Will cruise statement purchases (eg room charges… Casino..) be included in the 3/4x points credit? Or will they exclude those out? We really miss the points from our Chase Reserve… J&S I certainly have no idea what the new card will do, but for the existing Royal Caribbean visa card, ANYTHING that is charged through Royal Caribbean garnered 2X points. I sure hope that doesn't change with the new card. 4X on all RCI charges sounds awesome ! Ampurp85, Xaa, Hoppy2BHere and 1 other 4 Quote
Cgeorge Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 I am reading in the FAQ that the OBC cannot be used for taxes fees or gratuities. We use our OBC for the automatic gratuities all the time. That will be a negative. Will we need to pick what category we use it for ie wifi or specialty dining? I liked where we had no restrictions on what we could use the OBC on. Quote
CruiseGus Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 On 4/5/2026 at 6:49 PM, WAAAYTOOO said: 4X on all RCI charges sounds awesome ! But it all depends on the redemption value of those points. If the redemption value is only 1/2 what current card is it's still a wash Jjohnb 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 11 hours ago, Cgeorge said: I am reading in the FAQ that the OBC cannot be used for taxes fees or gratuities. We use our OBC for the automatic gratuities all the time. That will be a negative. Will we need to pick what category we use it for ie wifi or specialty dining? I liked where we had no restrictions on what we could use the OBC on. Currently the OBC from the card just gets applied as a credit against your onboard account. It doesn't matter what you charge to your account; the credit offsets the total. I'm not sure if that will change with the OBC from this card, but I believe the Terms & Conditions on the current card states the same. Snotarni 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted April 7 Author Report Posted April 7 12 hours ago, Cgeorge said: I am reading in the FAQ that the OBC cannot be used for taxes fees or gratuities. Where do you see the part about gratuities? Taxes and fees, yes, but I can't find anything about gratuities. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 11 hours ago, CruiseGus said: But it all depends on the redemption value of those points. If the redemption value is only 1/2 what current card is it's still a wash Yes. This is unclear as of yet Jjohnb 1 Quote
Cgeorge Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 2 hours ago, smokeybandit said: Where do you see the part about gratuities? Taxes and fees, yes, but I can't find anything about gratuities. Cactus527 and smokeybandit 1 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 I'm not sure how they could prevent you from paying your gratuities with the redemption OBC since it just goes into your account to be used on whatever you want it to be used for. Obviously, if you prepay your gratuities, that's a different story, but if you pay your gratuities onboard, you will be able to use your redemption OBC for grats if you want. Quote
AshleyDillo Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 I note that FAQ doesn't exclude casino charges Cactus527 and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 6 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: I note that FAQ doesn't exclude casino charges Yep, if they did, the card would be useless to us ! AshleyDillo 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted April 7 Report Posted April 7 Just now, WAAAYTOOO said: Yep, if they did, the card would be useless to us ! Same here. If the redemption exchange stays the same, the 4X points would beat my 3% cash back travel card that I typically use for Royal. Then I'd actually dust off the card for more than the signup bonus. Quote
smokeybandit Posted April 7 Author Report Posted April 7 Agreed, there's no way their system would be smart enough to discern between on board charges UNLESS they are talking about directly applying points, not by way of OBC first. Quote
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