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🚨 Royal Caribbean Just Changed the Loyalty Game
Right, this is big news and I wanted to break it down for you properly.🔥
Yesterday, Royal Caribbean Group officially announced the full details of Points Choice, and it is launching January 30, 2026.
The short version:
You can now earn loyalty points on ANY Royal Caribbean Group brand (Royal, Celebrity, or Silversea) and send those points to whichever loyalty program YOU want.🤩
Sail Celebrity but want the points going to your Crown & Anchor status? Done.✔️
How it actually works:
- You have 14 days after your cruise to submit a Points Choice request (through the app or website)
- If you do nothing, points stay with the brand you sailed, same as always
- You MUST already be enrolled in the loyalty program you want to send points to
The bit that matters:
- Points convert at different rates between programs. A suite on Royal might earn you 2 Crown & Anchor points, but 8 Captain’s Club points for the same sailing. So there is actual strategy here for those of you chasing specific tiers.
- Solo cruisers, Celebrity gives you double points, Royal gives you +1 per night, Silversea gives you nothing extra. Worth knowing if you are travelling solo.
Why I think this is genuinely good:
While Carnival is switching to a spend-based system (which has gone down like a lead balloon), Royal is giving us MORE flexibility. That is the opposite of what most loyalty programs are doing right now.
Combined with Status Match from 2024, this is arguably the best loyalty setup in cruising.
My advice?
If you are not already enrolled in all three programs (Crown & Anchor, Captain’s Club, Venetian Society), do it now. It is free and it means you will have options when this goes live.
Which program would YOU funnel your points into?👀
Drop your thoughts below 👇
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🚨 Royal Caribbean Just Changed the Loyalty Game
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