How do cruise lines reward your loyalty?

Canny cruisers know how to extract maximum enjoyment – and value – from their holidays. Those people you see wearing enamel pins, clutching exclusive invitations as they queue for the private drinks party that wasn’t in your daily programme?

They are the ones who have been collecting points. And what do points mean? Danielle Fear finds out how many you need to qualify for free internet, free laundry… or a free ice cream.

P&O Cruises – Peninsular Club

Earn 10 points per night.

• Pacific – 150-500 points
• Atlantic – 501-1000 points
• Mediterranean – 1001-2000 points
• Caribbean – 2001+ points
• Baltic & Ligurian – 2501+ points

Princess Cruises – Captain’s Circle

• Gold – After 1 Princess Cruise
• Ruby – From 4-5th cruise or 31-50 cruise days
• Platinum – From 6-15th cruise
• Elite – From 16th cruise or 151+ cruise days

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – Oceans

Earn 1 point per night.

• Blue – 1-30 points
• Silver – 31-100 points
• Gold – 101+ points

Cunard Line – Cunard World Club

• Silver – After 1 voyage
• Gold – 2 voyages or 20 nights
• Platinum – 7 voyages or 70 nights
• Diamond – 15 voyages or 150 nights

Royal Caribbean – Crown and Anchor

Earn 1 point per night.

• Gold – 3 points
• Platinum – 30 points
• Emerald – 55 points
• Diamond – 80 points
• Diamond Plus – 175 points
• Pinnacle Club – 700 points

Azamara Club Cruises – Le Club Voyage

Earn from 2-18 points per night.

• Adventurer – After 1 voyage, up to 149 points
• Explorer – 150-299 points
• Discoverer – 300-749 points
• Discoverer Plus – 750-2999 points
• Discoverer Platinum – 3000+ points

Saga Cruises – Britannia Club

• Bronze – 35-nights or more
• Silver – Cruise 75 nights or more
• Gold – Cruise 150 nights or more
• Sapphire – Cruise 500 nights or more

Celebrity Cruises – Captain’s Club

• Classic – After first sailing (2-149 points)
• Select (150-299 points)
• Elite (300-749 points)
• Elite Plus (750-2999 points)
• Zenith (3000+ points)

Oceania Cruises – Oceania Club

• Blue – Cruise Credits
• Bronze – Cruise Credits 5-9
• Silver – Cruise Credits 10-14
• Gold – Cruise Credits 15-19
• Platinum – Cruise Credits 20-39
• Diamond – Cruise Credits 40-59

You can find out exactly how cruise lines reward your loyalty at each tier in the February / March 2015 issue which is available now. If you aren’t a subscriber then click here to sign up here. You can also find back issues available here.