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. 🙂
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 wait post sailing for my miles to post they hadn’t. One quick call last week and the next day my miles were posted.
I’ll definitely be booking all my cruises through AA Cruises. 🙂
sweet just wish I could use my Chase UR points and get both the 1.25x and this too!