I'm Platinum now and will hit Titanium on the SA cruise. The transfer from ship to airport in LA is worth $60.00 per couple, from my house to Ft Myers airport is worth $85.00 per couple so it can work. I've been on 4 cruises since the new tier levels started and I've never gotten a photo with the captain and really don't care about it anyway. I keep digital photos so the album doesn't matter to me. The newspapers will be a nice perk - the "daily disappointment" on the door in the morning is news from 2 days previous. The invitation to the bridge isn't a big deal because by the time most reach Platinum they have seen the bridge on more than 1 ship. Occasional Platinum events, when there are only a handful of Platinums, include being on the bridge for a sailaway. The Platinum special dinners I attended were excellent. I do like the unlimited laundry and pressing for Platinum and the dry cleaning at Titanium will be a good perk. Still, there is a lot more they can do. I would like to see some tier rewards for those of us who take a lot of shorter cruises and don't build up nights only on Grand Cruises. Free cdruises like Silver Seas would be nice.