Carnival Changes Loyalty Program, Prioritizes Mone...

Carnival Cruise Line is totally altering their loyalty program from nights spent on board their ships to how a lot you spend in your cruises and on the cruise line’s branded bank card.

Carnival is shifting their VIFP program over to a brand new Carnival Rewards program that may start in June 2026. From now till then, Carnival cruisers will proceed to earn factors based mostly on the variety of nights spent on Carnival cruise ships.

Nevertheless, that each one modifications in a single yr when Carnival Rewards rolls out. Carnival Rewards may have a dual-earning construction the place factors might be redeemed on Carnival purchases and qualifying stars will decide company’ tier standing.

Carnival cruisers may have their present VIFP standing carry over till Could 31, 2028 with an exception for Diamond members who will retain their standing by means of Could 31, 2032.

Carnival Stars:

• Crimson: Upon enroll
• Gold: 10,000 or extra stars
• Platinum: 50,000 or extra stars
• Diamond: 100,000 or extra stars

Standing can be earned over a two yr interval and can be retained for the next two years. If a cruiser fails to earn sufficient factors over a two yr interval, they are going to lose their standing.

Factors can be earned based mostly how a lot cruisers spend on their cruise fares and onboard actions (specialty eating, on line casino and many others.).

Visitors will earn three stars for each $1 spent on eligible Carnival purchases and one star for each one on line casino level.

Factors might be redeemed for nearly something Carnival Cruise Line gives together with onboard actions, spa remedies, specialty eating and even towards a future cruise.

The brand new program can even use Carnival’s co-branded bank card with Barclays, the Carnival Rewards Mastercard. Cruisers will earn factors for utilizing the cardboard to assist them earn standing quicker with Carnival. Extra particulars on this a part of this system can be introduced at a later date.

Carnival Cruise Line can even reward factors for milestone rewards. After the primary 50 nights, sailed, company will earn 5,000 factors. Each 100 nights thereafter can be an extra 10,000 factors.

Present cardmembers may have the stability of their Enjoyable Factors transformed to Carnival Rewards factors of their Carnival Rewards account.

Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, gave the next assertion concerning the new loyalty program:

“The evolution of our loyalty program to Carnival Rewards represents our dedication to creating extra significant recognition for our valued company. Our present VIFP program has served us properly for a few years and whereas we’ve loved actually extraordinary development in our loyalty base, it has turn out to be difficult to ship the distinctive expertise our Diamond and Platinum members deserve.

“By introducing a points-based system, we’re enabling better flexibility so company can personalize their rewards in ways in which matter most to them.

“This transition honors our previous whereas constructing a future the place loyalty is acknowledged by means of each cruising frequency and general engagement with the Carnival expertise, bringing Carnival Rewards into the highest tier of journey loyalty packages that present our company with methods to earn standing and factors by means of their on a regular basis spending on the Carnival Rewards Mastercard.”

For extra particulars on this new program from Carnival Cruise Line, you possibly can go to CarnivalRewards.com.