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 CUNARD Steamship Cube Pattern Small Milk Pitcher White $24.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 37m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE RMS QUEEN MARY 1ST CLASS DECK CHAIR C 1936 $316.14 Time Remaining: 1d 7h 59m |
 Three Postcards Cunard White Star Line Queen Mary $1.56 Time Remaining: 6h 18m |
 White Star Line RMS UK Britain Sea Steam Passenger Ship Boat Liner Cruise Patch $19.99 Time Remaining: 29d 8h 46m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR Commodore Edwin Britten QUEEN MARY Captain BEARING CORRECTOR $110.30 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 10h 31m |
 1939 RMS Queen Mary Dinner Menu Cunard White Star Line $9.45 Time Remaining: 9d 12h 23m Buy It Now for only: $9.45 |
 1930s RMSLANCASTRIA ENAMEL BRASS SHIPWHEEL PINBACK CUNARD WHITE STAR $51.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 15h 38m |
 Cunard White Star Line cube sugar bowl large size pink rose pattern $37.15 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 29m |
 Vintage 1930s Cunard White Star Line Sailing Schedule Donaldson Atlantic Line $4.99 Time Remaining: 27d 15h 23m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 1938 antique CUNARD WHITE STAR TRAVEL CLUB CARD mae connelly $42.50 Time Remaining: 13h 41m |
 RMS Aquitania Real Photo Postcard RPPC Cunard White Star Line $8.45 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 4m Buy It Now for only: $8.45 |
 1907 Cunard White Star OceanLiner Mauretania Lusitania Blue Riband History Book $15.99 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 10m Buy It Now for only: $18.99 |
 Cunard White Star Queen Elizabeth QE2 Metal Badges $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 8h 58m |
 1939 TSS Vandyck Luncheon Menu Cunard White Star Line $9.45 Time Remaining: 24d 4h 55m Buy It Now for only: $9.45 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR Lot Of FIVE Items 1894 1938 Lucania Adriatic Mauretania $55.00 Time Remaining: 15h 58m |
 Cunard White Star QUEEN ELIZABETH 1949 Ship Menu $4.99 Time Remaining: 19h 24m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR 1936 495 Cruise Ad $4.95 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 31m |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR SAILINGS MINIMUM RATES GENERAL INFORMATION SEPT 1947 $8.00 Time Remaining: 6h 58m |
 Vtg 1947 Cunard White Star Line RMS Queen Elizabeth Ship Landing Arrangements $5.99 Time Remaining: 22d 7h 12m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR RMS ALAUNIA PASSENGER LIST 1937 APRIL 24 1937 $45.00 Time Remaining: 14h 42m |
 Cunard White Star Line RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH I Brass Ashtray $19.99 Time Remaining: 26d 1h 44m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 rare original vintage Cunard White Star booklet ca 1948 Conquest North Atlantic $9.95 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 37m |
 Queen Mary Delft Salt and Pepper Shakers and Plate pretty blue and white set $5.99 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 18m |
 Important Landing Arrangements for Queen Mary Cunard White Star Line $9.99 Time Remaining: 7d 13h 45m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR MV BRITANNIC b 1930 PHOTOGRAPH $5.98 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 15h 32m |
 1950 CUNARD WHITE STAR AD HEART OF BRITAIN UK ENGLAND $6.99 Time Remaining: 27d 8h 31m Buy It Now for only: $6.99 |
 RMS Queen Elizabeth Lunch Menu from Oct1949 of the Cunard White Star Lines $5.00 Time Remaining: 18h 17m |
 TWO CUNARD WHITE STAR LUGGAGE LABELS CIRCA 1930 ONLY 99 TO OPEN NO RESERVE $0.99 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 14m |
 RMS Queen Mary 3rd Class Garden Lounge Postcard Cunard White Star Line $8.45 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 4m Buy It Now for only: $8.45 |
 SS Franconia Cunard White Star 1939 Around the World Cruise Brochure Photos $20.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 3m |
 1949 Cunard White Star Letter to Passenger Regarding Travel on the Queen Mary $27.99 Time Remaining: 9d 9h 24m Buy It Now for only: $27.99 |
 Canadian Army WW2 Cunard White Star Queen Elizabeth Troopship Xmas Menu 1945 $18.99 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 44m |
 1936 Cunard White Star Ship of the Line Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 49m |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR QUEEN ELIZABETH Luncheon Menu 1951 $4.99 Time Remaining: 1d 6h 47m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 1934 Sailing Schedules Cunard White Star Line Anchor Donaldson Line $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 29m |
 MV Georgic B Deck Dining Saloon Second Sitting Ticket Cunard White Star $5.45 Time Remaining: 20d 5h 33m Buy It Now for only: $5.45 |
 1935 Cunard White Star Cunard White Star Sunshine Cruises Print Ad $6.75 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 49m |
 1950 Cunard White Star Heart of Britain Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 54m |
 RMS Andania Postcard Cunard White Star Line $8.45 Time Remaining: 19d 12h 24m Buy It Now for only: $8.45 |
 RMS Mauretainia 2 Launch Book Cunard White Star Line $15.99 Time Remaining: 10h 40m |
 RMS AQUITANIA BUTTERFLY WING PIN of WHITE STAR CUNARD LINE STERLING SILVER $100.00 Time Remaining: 20d 21h 56m Buy It Now for only: $100.00 |
 CUNARD ENAMELLED WHITE STAR LINE RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH STRATTON COMPACT $23.69 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 10h 22m |
 VINTAGE 1935 P O BRITISH INDIA LINES CUNARD WHITE STAR LINES SAILINGS RATES $6.00 Time Remaining: 4d 16h |
 Cunard White Star Silverplate Crepes Cover with CWS Logo Very Good Condition $45.00 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 43m Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE OCEAN LINER SHIP LUNCH MENU 1937 VINTAGE RMS QUEEN MARY $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 17h 59m |
 1950 CUNARD WHITE STAR RMS MAURETANIA PASSENGER LIST $5.95 Time Remaining: 15d 7h 43m Buy It Now for only: $5.95 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE OCEAN LINER SHIP LUNCH MENU 1937 VINTAGE RMS QUEEN MARY $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 17h 59m |
 1936 Cunard White Star Aquitania Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 49m |
 Vintage 1947Cunard White Star Cruise Ship Menus Lunch and Dinner $5.25 Time Remaining: 25d 3h 29m Buy It Now for only: $5.25 |
 CUNARD LINER QE II BLUE WEDGWOOD SOUVENIER CUPAND SAUCER WITH WHITE DESIGN $15.79 Time Remaining: 23h 35m |
 1934 SAILING SCHEDULE Cunard White Star Limited LINE Fold Out RATES $24.95 Time Remaining: 6d 6h 54m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 |
 SHIPPING RP 3PCs WHITE STAR LINE RMS OLYMPIC AND DINING SALOON SMOKI $5.53 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 39m |
 Cunard White Star Line Britannic enameled pin $24.95 Time Remaining: 3d 4h 16m |
 1935 Cunard White Star Print Ad $5.25 Time Remaining: 5d 10h 26m Buy It Now for only: $5.25 |
 1936 Cunard White Star Nassau Bahamas Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 49m |
 RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH CABIN PLAN CUNARD WHITE STAR 1950s $16.99 Time Remaining: 9d 7h 56m Buy It Now for only: $16.99 |
 1936 Cunard White Star Children of the Sea Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 49m |
 1936 Cunard White Star Men that Count Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 49m |
 1920s CUNARD WHITE STAR CARINTHIA BAHAMAS NASSAU BROCHURE $29.95 Time Remaining: 14d 16h 10m Buy It Now for only: $29.95 |
 1937 RMS Carinthia ship photo Cunard White Star ad $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 23m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 1950 CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE LUGGAGE TAG NEVER USED $5.95 Time Remaining: 15d 12h 50m Buy It Now for only: $5.95 |
 1950 CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE RMS QUEEN MARY DINNER MENU SHIPPING NAUTICAL $7.89 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 47m |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR FORTUNE MAGAZINE AD VINTAGE 1937 $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 7h 52m |
 New York CUNARD White Star QE SS United States PHOTO NYC Midtown Piers 1950 $299.00 Time Remaining: 28d 19h 36m Buy It Now for only: $299.00 |
 1937 Cunard White Star Print Ad $6.00 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 43m |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE DIVINE SERVICE PRAYER BOOK C1952 $7.89 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 30m Buy It Now for only: $7.89 |
 1986 Cunard White Star Cruiseship Metal Travel Poster Sign Visit America $20.00 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 20m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 |
 Vintage May 1 1938 Cunard White Star MV Georgic Concert Program $6.95 Time Remaining: 3d 16h 12m |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR 1938 RMS AQUITANIA MENU $12.50 Time Remaining: 15d 10h 56m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 1950 Cunard White Star Print Ad $5.00 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 54m |
 1936 MV Britannic Bermuda Cruise Ship Menu Cunard White Star Lines $6.00 Time Remaining: 19d 19h 1m Buy It Now for only: $6.00 |
 Vintage Cunard White Star Baggage Sticker Baggage Ins Information sheet $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 15h 23m |
 VINTAGE CUNARD WHITE LINE SHIP SMALL SPOON BSL PLATE ENGLAND 5 LONG $8.99 Time Remaining: 5d 17h 57m |
 VINTAGE CUNARD WHITE STAR ASHTRAY FRASER GLASS LTDLONDON BRITISH MADE $4.99 Time Remaining: 7d 17h 34m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 SHIPPING RP 3 PCs CUNARD WHITE STAR RMS BERENGARIA AND DINING SALOON $5.53 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 38m |
 MSC POESIA 2 MSC Logo pens Navy Blue and White $3.99 Time Remaining: 8d 15h 32m Buy It Now for only: $3.99 |
 RARE RMS Queen Elizabeth White Star Shipping Line sliver plated spoon $35.00 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 9m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 VINTAGE ART DECO 1930S WHITE STAR CUNARD TEA STRAINER ELKINGTON SILVER PLATE $19.76 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 8d 10h 57m |
 Cunard White Star Line Third Class Rates To From America Europe 1939 $22.12 Time Remaining: 5d 13h 36m Buy It Now for only: $22.12 |
 Large handmade box orginal Ocean liner labels Cunard White Star French US Line $59.00 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 5m Buy It Now for only: $65.00 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR QUEEN ELIZABETH 1950 Breakfast Menu $4.99 Time Remaining: 12d 15h 45m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 rmsQUEEN ELIZABETH 1940 Vintage Gilt Gents Cigarette Case Cunard White Star $13.44 Time Remaining: 8d 9h 16m |
 50s Souvenir Mechanical Pencil Cunard St Louis White Star Liner Queen Elizabeth $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 15h 26m |
 S S Berengaria First Class Plan Cunard White Star 1934 $250.00 Time Remaining: 23d 3h 23m Buy It Now for only: $250.00 |
 1949 Cunard White Star Page Boy Buttons Ad $6.99 Time Remaining: 4d 18h 1m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1937 Cunard White Star Cruise Ship Aquitania Georgic Ad $10.49 Time Remaining: 25d 18h 22m Buy It Now for only: $10.49 |
 1936 Pre MaidenVoyage 60 page Magazine rmsQUEEN MARY Cunard White Star $13.44 Time Remaining: 8d 9h 26m |
 Cunard 3 QUEENS meet in Southampton Handstamp 22 4 08 White Ensign stamp $4.73 Time Remaining: 3d 9h 54m |
 1949 RMS Samaria Dinner Menu Cunard White Star Line $8.45 Time Remaining: 8d 13h 22m Buy It Now for only: $8.45 |
 RMS Mauretania Cunard White Star Accommodation guide and abstract of log $0.99 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 26m |
 1949 page boy art Cunard White Star ship travel ad $8.49 Time Remaining: 25d 16h 4m Buy It Now for only: $8.49 |
 Cunard White Star RMS CARINTHIA August 7 1939 Schedule of Activities Folder $3.50 Time Remaining: 5d 16h 28m |
 Cunard White Star RMS Ivernia Steamship Souvenir Spoon $11.79 Time Remaining: 6d 14h 28m |
 1936 Cunard White Star Steamship Liner Queen Mary Visit America Poster $9.25 Time Remaining: 16d 5h 24m Buy It Now for only: $9.25 |
 CUNARD WHITE STAR MENU for RMS QUEEN MARY 1949 $4.73 Time Remaining: 6d 6h 38m |
 SS Titanic Olympic Cunard White Star Line Ocean Liner Handcrafted Funnel $55.00 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 18m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 COLLECTION OF CUNARD WHITE STAR ITEMS PROGRAMMES BAGGAGE LABELS ETC $7.89 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 6m |
 1949 PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA EUGENE ORMANDY PROGRAMME CUNARD WHITE STAR ADVERT $7.11 Time Remaining: 8d 10h 4m |
 1948 Lunch Menu Cunard White Star MV Britannic $12.25 Time Remaining: 26d 3h 30m Buy It Now for only: $12.25 |
 CUNARD RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH SHIP BUTTERFLY WING BROOCH WHITE STAR LINE PIN c1938 $99.99 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 9m |
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Cruise Line Loyalty
To keep their customers coming back, the majority of cruise lines now offer some kind of customer loyalty scheme. These vary from each cruise operator and can include future booking discounts, invites to VIP parties, and onboard privileges such as priority embarkation. But is this enough to keep your loyalty? Or are you really looking for cabin upgrades and onboard credit?
Here is a summary of each cruise lines membership club and benefits to tempt you to come back time and time again...
Royal Caribbean International - Crown and Anchor Society
Membership to the Crown and Anchor Society is automatically granted after your first sailing. The club offers discounts and benefits according to the number of "cruise credits" obtained. These are calculated by the number of days at sea and the cabin grade you sail in. As their sister company, you will also receive equivalent recognition in Celebrities membership club. There are 4 tiers within the club escalating from gold to platinum, diamond and diamond plus. As a gold member, you can expect onboard bonuses such as complimentary wine tasting and a small commemorative gift, as well as online booking discounts. As your membership level increases you can look forward to priorities over other customers with check in, and waitlisted services such as spa treatments or shore excursions.
Celebrity Cruises – Captains Club
Celebrity's 3 tier Captains Club offers a slightly more generous loyalty scheme which involves a one category upgrade at the most basic membership level, which is also applicable when booking your cruise through a travel agent.
The tiers range from Classic, Select and Elite, and loyal customers can expect invitations to onboard parties, behind the scenes tours and at the highest level, guests can take advantage complimentary use of the Thalassotherapy Pool, where available, and also a private departure lounge.
Norwegian Cruise Lines – Latitudes Program
As a past guest, NCL do offer some pretty good reductions when rebooking with them, aside from this, many of the benefits of their club, which ranges from bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels, are nothing to get too excited about! Whilst they offer the standard past guest party, plus priorities over other guests with check in, disembarkation, and reservation only restaurants, having completed 14 cruises, and earned your platinum status, all you really get is complimentary dining inthe "Le Bistro" restaurant, which would usually incur an additional charge. Oh and you get a latitudes ship pin…
Princess Cruises – Captains Circle
The Captains Circle club features gold, platinum and elite levels of membership with all levels receiving preferential pricing offers on selected itineraries throughout the year. Further standard membership benefits include, "exclusive events", no doubt that will be another captain's party then, and also a Princess Passport, a scheme whereby guests receive stamps, depicting the cruise destination which are then signed by the captain and displayed in a Princess Passport.
As membership increases to platinum status, guests are entitled to priority boarding, free internet minutes and upgraded travel insurance. (If the basic level is purchased) Guests that reach their 16th cruise, or their 150th cruise day with Princess will be members of the elite club, where extras such as a complimentary mini bar, upgraded bathroom amenities and a 10% discount in certain onboard shops will be applicable.
Costa Cruises – Costa Club
Loyal customers will be pleased to hear that Costa offer one of the most rewarding loyalty schemes at sea. Whether you are a basic aquamarine member, coral member or their highest pearl member, you can receive a 5% discount on any of their cruises. In addition, guests at aquamarine level will receive a generous 20% discount on wine packages, mini bar drinks and laundry service, 10% off Costa merchandise, and a cocktail with the captain complete with a souvenir photo.
Membership to the club is achieved through earning points; these are accumulated through cruise days with Costa as well as onboard spending. At higher levels of membership, guests will qualify for priority boarding and disembarkation, a complimentary meal in the a la carte restaurant, a bottle of wine and welcome gift.
P&O Cruises – Portunus Club
Membership to the Portunus club is automatic after completing your very first sailing with P&O Cruises. Throughout the year, there will be selected Portunus sailings, which give members reductions on standard cruise prices.
At a basic level, ruby members are entitled to a 5% discount on onboard spend, this increases to 7.5% when you reach sapphire level of membership, and gold members can take off an extra 10%. At the highest level, gold members will also get a dedicated check in service and priority disembarkation.
Members of the Portunus club can also gain points from sailing on Ocean Village, Princess Cruises or Swan Hellenic.
Cunard – World Club
World Club has 4 levels of membership; silver, gold, platinum and diamond. Automatic membership is granted after your first sailing with Cunard. After this, members are entitled to a 5% discount of further sailings.
Further benefits for guests who have completed 20 days onboard include; a souvenir gold membership Cunarder pin, complimentary internet minutes, and cocktail party invitation. As guests reach platinum level, they can expect, in addition to lower level benefits, a 20% discount on dry cleaning and laundry service, 10% off White Star Luggage Delivery service, additional internet minutes and a platinum member Cunarder pin. Diamond members will also receive priority luggage delivery.
MSC Cruises – MSC Club
MSC's loyalty club consists of 3 tiers; classic, silver and gold. Membership is awarded by a points system which accumulates with the number of cruise days taken with MSC.
At each level, members will receive a welcome cocktail, a 5% discount on excursions and 5% discount in onboard boutiques. As a classic member, you are entitled to a 5% discount on most cruises, silver members will receive 8% and gold can take off an additional 10% off their cruise cost.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines - Oceans
Each night spent onboard a Fred Olsen cruise will earn you 1 point. Once you reach 30 points, you will qualify for their first level of membership. At this "blue" level, guests will receive 5% off both onboard spending and shore excursions booked prior to departure. As you reach 31 points you enter the silver level where members will receive a 2% cruise discount, Oceans cocktail party and usually priority embarkation. Once you have exceeded 100 days onboard a Fred Olsen cruise, you will be rewarded with a 4% cruise cost discount, personalized luggage labels, a welcome aboard gift plus a complimentary shuttle bus pass.
Carnival – Concierge Club
After your 10th cruise with Carnival, you will enter their membership club at the platinum level, then, those members who complete their 25th, 50th and 75th sailings will receive a shipboard credit representing 25, 50 or 75% of their cruise fare. Those who reach an impressive 100th sailing will earn a complimentary cruise of up to 8 days.
In addition, all platinum members are eligible for priority check in, disembarkation and dining waitlists.
So are the cruise lines really doing enough to keep you coming back? Priority check in, early disembarkation and a captain's party invite is certainly better than nothing, but, as a loyal customer, would this sway you to rebook with them? Or do you feel that the cruise experience they offer is enough to keep you loyal?
If you have any views on customer loyalty schemes or any ideas on how the cruise lines could improve on them, get in touch. I'd be interested to hear your opinions.
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INTERNATIONAL ONLY
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