Once you sail the first time with any cruise line, you’re automatically enrolled in their past-passenger program. Each cruise line has its own system for promoting you to their next tier, which is determined by how many credits\u00a0or points you earn. Point are earned by the number of days sailed, or a number of cruises you’ve taken with that line. Hence, the more days you sail and the higher category of a room you book,\u00a0the more points\/credits you’ll earn.<\/p>\n
What are the loyalty programs offered by cruise lines?<\/b><\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a summary of three of the most popular loyalty programs– the rewards you can earn and how to earn them. We’ll review more cruise lines’ programs in future articles. For now, let’s take a look at Carnival, Celebrity<\/strong> and Holland America<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Earn a point for every day you cruise regardless of the category of room. 1 cruise day = 1 VIFP Point<\/p>\n Blue Level\u00a0<\/b>(first cruise)<\/p>\n Red Level\u00a0<\/b>(up to 24 points)<\/p>\n Gold Level<\/b> (25-74 points)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n Platinum Level<\/b> (75-199 points)<\/p>\n All of the Above +<\/p>\n Diamond Level<\/b> (200+ points)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Points are earned based on your stateroom category and length of cruise. You can earn up to 18 points per day.<\/p>\n Classic Tier<\/b> (2-149 points)<\/p>\n Select Tier<\/b> (150-299 points)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n Elite Tier\u00a0<\/b>(300-749 points)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n Elite Plus Tier<\/strong> (750-2,999 points)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n Zenith Tier<\/strong> (3,000+ points)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Earn 1 credit for each day you cruise. You can earn additional credits by dining at specialty restaurants, using the spa or booking shore excursions.<\/p>\n Star Mariner<\/b> (up to 29 credits)<\/p>\n Two-star mariner<\/b> (30+ credits)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n Three-Star Mariner<\/b> (75+ credits)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n Four-Star Mariner<\/b>, (200+ credits)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n Five-Star Mariner<\/b> (500+ credits)<\/p>\n All of the above +<\/p>\n TIP:<\/strong> Make sure to check \u201cpast-passenger\u201d loyalty member prices against the fares offered to the public\u2014sometimes the public fares are actually less. Always check on the latest terms and conditions on the loyalty club benefits as they do change and have restrictions that apply.<\/p>\n Contact Us<\/strong><\/p>\n If you want to know if you qualify for any past cruiser special offers, call a CruiseExperts.com agent today. \u00a0Contact us anytime by calling 1.888.804.CRUISE (2784)<\/a> or visiting our website\u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Join our Inner Circle or “Like” us on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n If you join our\u00a0Inner Circle\u00a0<\/a>, or “like” us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to receive information on the hottest deals offered by all the cruise lines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ATTENTION: This blog was recently updated with new information in August 2019. Cruise lines want to reward their loyal customers for re-booking with them. As a loyal cruiser, you receive points (sometimes called credits)\u00a0every time you cruise. The more points, the higher your standing on their tiered system. As you incur points, you’ll begin to … What are the benefits of joining a cruise line loyalty program? A review of Carnival, Celebrity and Holland America’s rewards (part 1 of 5)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,10,30,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-deals","category-did-you-know","category-informative","category-tips-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"carnival](\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/carnival-VIFP.gif\")
<\/picture><\/a>Carnival Cruise Lines<\/em><\/a>\u2014Very Important Fun Person (VIFP)<\/b><\/p>\n\n
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