I thought I had seen this come up before, but now I can't find the thread - we will become Silver members halfway through our next cruise on the PG. Do the benefits kick in mid-cruise, or not until our next full cruise?

The only reason I ask is, it SURE would be nice to have an hour's worth of complimentary phone time from somewhere as expensive as the FPs. We don't normally make phone calls while on vacation, but this time I think we'll have to. :(

Kristin, Unfortunately when you move from one tier to the next it doesn't kick in until your next cruise.

Thanks, Marcie - I figured as much!

Of course M is right - I thought there was something about back-to-backs that I remembered....

From the RSSC web...all the more reason to book a second week, K!!

Q: If I become eligible for a higher benefit tier while I'm on board, when can I take advantage of the additional benefits?

A: Your new tier benefits take effect at the conclusion of your cruise and will apply for all future sailings with us. If you are on back-to-back sailings, your new tier will take effect at the beginning of the second voyage.

Or if the trip has segments, the benefits take effect at the beginning of the NEXT segment.

Robert, we WISH! ;) Even if we could swing it workwise and financially, I am scheduled for jury duty the Monday after we get back. UGH! :ohmy:

It's a darn good reason to miss jury duty though ... "sorry judge, I'll be somewhere in the South Pacific on that trial date!" :D

Masaki

As I recall, phone calls from FP aren't horribly expensive if you make them from land with a calling card available in just about any store.

:D :D :D Masaki!

Thanks, Lauri - I appreciate the tip!

Kristin,

It was pretty reasonable to buy a SIM card from VINI (the Tahiti Cellphone company) - it worked on all the islands. You just need an unlocked phone. I travel with a t-mobile phone and it was $2.99 a minute. I need to call the office when I am away. I actually end up using my cellphone in port and save my minutes onboard for when I absolutely need to call from the ship. We will go from Silver to Gold on Cross...so we have 1 hour during the port intensive part and three hours for the crossing, but even our Cellphone will work onboard now!

Thank you, Kathy!