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Even More Reasons to Cruise

Cruising with Royal Caribbean International is truly a rewarding experience, especially when you're a member of the Crown & Anchor Society. The more you treat yourself to our amazing cruises, the more we reward you with benefits and extras. And with our Crown & Anchor Society Youth Program, the entire family can enjoy the rewards!

Member Benefits Changes effective July 1, 2009

Starting July 1st there will be some changes to our Crown & Anchor Society benefits. Crown & Anchor members will continue to receive their most valued benefits such as discounts on cruises, savings certificates and priority embarkation and debarkation. Our Platinum and Diamond members also will continue to receive discounts on suite category staterooms including the recently introduced upgraded services and amenities for suite guests.

The changes include:

A new Ultimate Value Booklet with coupons for various onboard amenities.

An upgraded wine tasting event at a special price

A new special event, hosted by our ship officers for Diamond and above members to meet and mingle with other fellow members, will feature complimentary wine, champagne and hors d'oeuvres.

Due to limited capacity, the Concierge Lounge has not been able to accommodate our growing membership, challenging our ability to provide the optimum experience for our guests. Therefore the Concierge Lounge will now be accessible to our suite and Diamond Plus guests only. Diamond Members cruising on Freedom Class ships, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas will continue to be able to experience exclusive access to a dedicated Diamond Lounge on these ships, which feature a complimentary 'happy hour' from 5-8:30pm daily.

Thank you for your continued loyalty to Royal Caribbean. For the convenience of all our Crown &Anchor members, the following chart outlines all benefits, starting July 1. If you are cruising between now and July 1 and have questions about your benefits please contact the Crown & Anchor Society at 1-800-526-9723 or e-mail then at crownandanchor@rccl.com.

[JoeyandDavid]

WoW

[sailingrose]

I missed this one! This will cause one heck of an uproar with Diamond members on all the other ships. I do agree the lounges are very crowded and we don't use them as much as we used to because of it. I've been waiting to see what they were going to do about it........

[JoeyandDavid]

I've been waiting to see what they were going to do about it........

and now you know!

[sailingrose]

Yup and the uproar on the Critical board is going strong. LOL! Just had to peek..........

[JoeyandDavid]

of course... no doubt......don't you find most on the critical board just love to complain.. but are unwilling to take positive steps to initiate change..or is that just me....

[sailingrose]

of course... no doubt......don't you find most on the critical board just love to complain.. but are unwilling to take positive steps to initiate change..or is that just me....

Yes! That's why I really don't get involved in anything but the roll calls.

Howie and I rarely use the concierge on most of our trips.......we'll still have it but rarely use it.

[JoeyandDavid]

never have used it to my knowledge..

[sailingrose]

The older smaller ships don't have it anyway...........