Eurodam Club 21 VIP cruise as I write this and it should arrive in a week or so. It was terrific!! I'm waiting for my invitation to the Nov. Lauderdale, a free dinner at the Pinnacle Grill (HAL specialty restaurant) and other perks I don't recall at the moment. DH and I had free drinks all 7 days in the casino, I received $250 in cash the first night in the casino, there was a cocktail party for all the VIP cruisers (63 of us on that cruise) as we were leaving Ft. I received the invitation in June and booked right away. In Oct., 2009, DH and I went on a Club 21 VIP cruise on the Holland America Westerdam. When I return from the cruise, I always send a thank you email.
I usually receive 4 free drink coupons, a bottle of champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, a free photo ually the package is worth $50. For me, the offer was 100 for up to a balcony with 100 OBC on a couple dozen cruise options - everything from a short 3-4 day up to a 19 day transatlantic repos. This is EXACTLY the type of information and perspective I was looking for. I send an email to the Ocean Players Club several weeks before each cruise and ask if there are any perks available for me on the upcoming cruise. It is actually 2.50 per point not 1 per point. I received the $10 back three times, but didn't quite reach the 4th time. DH and I were just on a 5-day Carnival cruise and I almost hit 4,000 points.
