Matched from a hotel program. Not sure MSC matches from other lines (could be, but as Silver wasn't interested into trying).MSC matched you to Diamond from DCL silver?? Or did you match from a hotel?
And what's the point of loyalty programs if you can just match from one to another?
Oh, I get why you would want to do it. I don't get why the companies would. I suppose they're poaching you from a competitor? But then it's not really a loyalty program.Matched from a hotel program. Not sure MSC matches from other lines (could be, but as Silver wasn't interested into trying).
Edited to add status match is common in the hospitality/airline industry, because status usually expires if you don't actually use their service. Think of it as a step ladder.
This is exactly what it is. Often they offer you a “challenge” where you need to complete X nights/trips in a short duration of time.Oh, I get why you would want to do it. I don't get why the companies would. I suppose they're poaching you from a competitor? But then it's not really a loyalty program.
A well-designed loyalty program make you feel a little pain when using other carriers, because you miss the perks. None of that exists with DCL. They must know they don't need it to fill ships, but why bother with the program then?
There seems to be some inconsistency with respect to the soufflé. On our recent cruise on the Wonder, DW started to experience some vertigo due to ship motion as she was finishing her dinner entrée at Palo. She headed back to our stateroom while I finished dinner and dessert. One of the Palo crew delivered her soufflé to the room while I was still at the restaurant. She was able to enjoy it within the hour after a short rest. Totally unexpected.I didn't experience this policy change personally, but heard enough about it (very loudly) from the table next to ours at Palo... evidently they've recently changed policy in allowing guests to take the soufflé back to their room after Palo dinner. The guy at the neighboring table literally caused a kerfuffle and said "You can bet this is my last Disney cruise... I've been able to take the soufflé back to my room every other time before this." Seriously.
He was arrogant and entitled and very loud. I felt so bad for the people he was with (or at least his wife, who looked embarrassed... his other tablemates were both saying "we're with you on this!" Ridiculous. Made OUR Palo experience not so great.
That was almost certainly a Bahamian rule. The Bahamas were pretty strict about masks. We had to wear them outdoors everywhere in Nassau last year.I think the silliest DCL policy was having to wear a mask on the OPEN AIR tram on Castaway Cay. I mean come on....you are not wearing one outside all day and then you have to wear one on an open air tram....does not make sense. If it was an enclosed tram then I could see the rationale in it. At that time all WDW outdoor transportation like ferry boats and other boats had dropped their mask policy. All I can think of is it was a Bahamas rule possibly.
MJ
That was almost certainly a Bahamian rule. The Bahamas were pretty strict about masks. We had to wear them outdoors everywhere in Nassau last year.