Headline says it all. Here’s a link to the booking site and the T&C’s of the promotion.
I’m sure you all get the emails from time to time from your favorite mileage program about booking cruises with them. Most of the airlines have a similar program. Generally, you earn 1 mile per dollar paid for your cruise, with occasional bonuses like this one. Basically, the programs outsource the booking to a travel agency who books your cruise. These agencies operate much like any other online travel seller. If you are looking for a few miles, and you are going to take a cruise, this can be a good way to add a few miles to your account for something you are going to do anyway.
I prefer to book my cruises with my travel agent, a person I’ve actually met, and trust. While I’ve never used one of these programs to book a cruise, I’m not opposed to doing so. Perhaps I’ll try one in the near future as a test and report the results here! If any readers have experience earning bonus miles through these cruise programs, comment about your experience.
On November 29th, I used AA cruises to book a cruise scheduled for December 5th, nothing like last minute travel. đŸ™‚ Same process as booking with your favorite travel agency/agent. The only difference, the agency has a contract to handle the cruise bookings for AA customers. The price was exactly the same if I booked through AA cruises or directly via the cruise line. All my discounts (RCI Diamond Plus member) were applied. And the best part, I got $1 for every dollar the cruise cost, including port charges and government fees. The only hitch: after the obligatory 6-8 week… Read more »
sweet just wish I could use my Chase UR points and get both the 1.25x and this too!