The Crown and Anchor perks you should use on every cruise!

I think you're making a huge mistake if you don't take advantage of these Rogue for being crowd and anchor Customer Loyalty perks I've got a list of them up next [Music] hey everyone it's Matt from welcome blog.com I think Crown and Anchor society which is Royal Caribbean's Customer Loyalty program is the best in the cruise industry I mean no other Cruise Lines giving you things like free drinks when you get to a certain level among other benefits but there are certain discounts vouchers even freebies that I think everybody should be taking advantage of while on a cruise and you'd be surprised how few of these people actually use so today I've got the Crown and Anchor perks everybody should be using no matter which status you're at or I'll Define if it's for a higher status in today's video we'll start off with beverage coupons which is available to everybody across all tiers of crowd and anchor Society whether you're gold or Pinnacle you'll get coupons pre-loaded on your CPAs cart every selling for drinks if you don't have a real Korean drink package these beverage coupons can save you money on alcohol coffees and more there's a 50 off coupon for any glass of wine beer or soda 25 off coupon off any coffee beverage and 10 off any wine beer or soda by the glass now higher tiers beginning with Platinum will get a free non-alcoholic specialty coffee with the purchase of especially restaurant dinner all you have to do is inform the waiter or bartender that you'd like to use the drink coupon and they can apply it on the spot there's no actual physical coupon it's just load it on your zpass you need to tell the waiter or Bartender Hey I've got my Crown and Anchor discount I want to be able to use it by the way every person at that status gets their own coupon so if it's you and your spouse and you're both at whatever status you each get these coupons and this is true for all the benefits by the way next up is casino free play again available to all tiers I couldn't believe when somebody first told me I could play a few dollars in the casino every Cruise for free but it's true crowd and anchor members get a range of free play to enjoy and the exact amount depends on a few factors it's available for the full cruise but if you go for the first couple days you get an extra two dollars all you have to do is go to any slot machine in the casino enter your C pass create a pin and then transfer the money to your personal bank or Casino account the pin you needed first is your birth month and birthday in four digits month and then date and it'll prompt you to create a new pin the process of the machine needs to transfer the free play money is not completely intuitive I freely admit that but once you figure it out it's the same from ship to ship you can't cash out the free play you must play through until you use up all the free limit any winnings you make along the way are yours to keep and cash out next on my list of perks everybody should take advantage of is the free or discounted super veneer photo available for all tiers while there's no cost to take a photo with the ship's photographers on board a single photo is going to set you back about 19.99 but depending on your tier you're entitled to either a free photo or a big discount from gold through Emerald you'll be entitled to a buy one get 150 off photo at Diamond you get one free photo these are wonderful keepsakes for the cruise especially if you get everybody dressed up and while I don't usually buy photo packages because we don't take the time to stop and take a whole lot of photos I often find that like one or two photos is worthwhile and the fact you can get a big discount or even a free photo if you hit diamond is huge especially for families out there next up is the balcony discount available for platinum and above so one of the big debates people always have about which cabin to book is should you book an inside cabin or is it worth it to move up to a balcony room if there's a discount on the balcony this discount might sway your decision Platinum emerald diamond diamond plus and Pinnacle Crown and Anchor Society members will receive an increased discount from making a reservation for a sale date outside of six months on a balcony room once you achieve Platinum Status you can get an automatic discount on any balcony or Suite you book you can see here on the screen the different discounts starting from 75 dollars a platinum for a short Cruise all the way up to 375 dollars for a cruise that is 10 nights or longer at The Pinnacle Club level that's a lot of money to get off of the cost of your cruise and it's free I mean take advantage of it all you have to do is let your travel agent know that you're that status and you want to apply it in most cases a good travel agent should know enough to apply that because they know your Crown and Anchor Society number but just in case you want to make sure they have that in there in many cases this discount can save a lot of money but the key is to book a cruise more than six months in advance or these particular discounts drop so you want to plan an advancement by the way one of my best strategies for planning a cruise book as early as you can 6 8 12 16 months ahead of time it really makes a difference let's go back to drinks because my absolute favorite best perk of any real creepy interior has to be the free beverage vouchers now these are only available for diamond and above so that's Diamond Diamond Plus and Pinnacle but my goodness it's incredible how valuable this benefit is because guess that are diamond or above get free drinks alcohol or not every night of the cruise if you're diamond diamond plaster Pinnacle you can get a set amount of complimentary beverages every day of your cruise which does include alcoholic beverage it's like your own little drink package if you will it's really easy to redeem all you have to do is when you talk to a bartender you'd like to use your diamond drink voucher and you pay nothing for the drink even kids actually get free non-alcoholic drinks if they're a diamond member or higher now there is one thing while the drink is free you should tip on top of that because unlike a drink package gratuity is not part of the diamond drink so do yourself a favor and make sure you give that bartender a dollar or two for their service now frankly I'm not aware of any other cruise line that offers free drinks at this level at this length this every day of the cruise this many free drinks to its loyal customers because alcoholic drinks are usually a major Revenue source for a lot of the cruise lines and I think only real Caribbean does it and it's really almost like a de facto drink package people that don't drink a ton and don't want to get a full drink package it's incredible and there's no limitations other than what limitations would be for a drink package up to 14 in value and you use it for almost every kind of alcohol out there except for super top tier stuff but it is really incredible the next crowd and anchor benefit you should absolutely take advantage of is free internet access available for diamond and above Diamond guests get one free day of Wi-Fi while Diamond Plus gets two free days of surf and stream internet per sailing now if you make it to Pinnacle you actually get a free internet package for the duration of your cruise wow the only catch is you can't pre-books you must wait to use it until you get on board the ship what this really means is if you see a discount available for an internet package on your cruise you can't combine that pre-cruise discount with your diamond discounts you either purchase before the cruise or you activate the discount once you get on board but hey a free day or two or more of Wi-Fi is another incredible value it really adds up and just like the other benefits as I mentioned yes it's per person not per cabin so if it's you and your spouse you each get one free day or two free days however it works out there another really cool benefit to getting Diamond Plus is the buy one get one especially restaurant meal the jump from diamond and Diamond Plus isn't huge but there are some lucrative benefits to enjoy but my favorite by far is the buy one get one cover charge at especially restaurant for dinner on the first or second night of the cruise it's like the free Wi-Fi offer you can't pre-book but I found it really easy to redeem all you have to do is go to a restaurant once you get on board the ship make a reservation let them know that you're going to be using your BOGO offer for being Diamond Plus this is also great to use with family and friends as you can apply the BOGO offered to other guests that are dining with you so that way you get some extra value and everybody saves a buck another awesome benefit of reaching Diamond Plus is free laundry on the cruise yeah so I always have to remind myself of this benefit but Diamond Plus and Pinnacle get a free wash and fold laundry bag on cruises that are five nights or longer Royal crane offers a wash and fold offer to all guests by the way but that comes at a cost of 34.99 per bag and allows you to put as many small pieces of laundry in the bag as you can for that fixed rate this is really good for t-shirts underwear socks and bathing suits and use it either mid Crews to replace your clean clothing or at the end of the sailing to ensure you're coming home with less laundry but the bottom line is if you're Diamond Plus or Pinnacle free laundry offered to take advantage of why not and the last Crown and Anchor benefit that everybody should be taking advantage of if you're at this level would be the Diamond Lounge access of course available for Diamond Diamond Plus and Pinnacle it's fairly impressive that Royal Caribbean reserves a place on every single ship for its top tier members and the Diamond Lounge is part social part functional at its heart it's a place for these Diamond Diamond Plus and Pinnacle club Cruisers if you go for a private Enclave a lot of Cruisers enjoy the social aspect of the lounge especially in the evening time this is when guests can meet other guests and perhaps make a friend along the way in addition there's complimentary Beverages and hors d'oeuvres served in the Diamond Lounge there's a 24-hour coffee an espresso machine available to use which can really save you money on specialty coffees compared to buying them elsewhere on the ship and in the evening there are finger foods they have that are absolutely delectable and there's a free breakfast bed too earlier in the day you won't get a meal here but it's enough to tide you over now you might be wondering well Matt those are some of the benefits but how do I know what my benefits are and what's the full list of benefits that are out there now there are two kinds of Crown and Anchor Society benefits on board and all around prior to your cruise you can take advantage of certain benefits simply by associating your loyalty number with your reservation assuming you put your loyalty number in the reservation when you booked your cruise you'll receive a letter in your stateroom with your Crown and Anchor Society benefits so it's super important you make sure you do that the letter you get on board the ship lists more benefits that you can use there's some benefits you see on the rookerman website are like the all-around benefits as opposed to the onboard benefits that you'll get a list of when you get in your cabin now again they'll be separated out by tier for gold Platinum emerald diamond diamond Plus in Pinnacle and by the way if you've never cruised before all you have to do is take one Cruise in order to qualify for the gold status and as you can see here there are some pretty good Ben benefits I mean they're giving you a lot for taking just one cruise I mean the end of the day I'll take you know a 50 off coupon off a drink or a discount on the Bingo package or free play in the casino it's really nice heck discounts on the spot as well there's a lot of rewards you can use but which ones truly Stand Out are definitely the ones that made this video here but depending on your cruising style you might find that Spa discount or Bingo offer super lucrative for you the bottom line is number one you got to be aware of them number two you need to make sure you let the person know the crew member know when you want to use it they won't automatically use it so if you just go to the bar and order a drink they're not gonna automatically use your discount on a buy 50 off drink coupon it's up to you to say hey I'd like to get a beer and by the way I have my Crown and Anchor discount for this that's the really important one let me know in the comments below what are your favorite perks of being a Crown and Anchor Society member can't wait to read about them all down there below and while you're down below our video hit the like button subscribe to our Channel and turn on 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Length: 11min 7sec (667 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 21 2023