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Old May 5, 2016, 7:05 pm
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MSC Cruises Voyagers Club Status Match

Voyagers Club status tiers, etc. can be read here. There is a link (top left) to STATUS MATCH.

Become an Instant Member of the MSC Voyagers Club with Status Match

We are excited to introduce our new and exclusive Status Match program dedicated to the frequent travelers like you! If you belong to a loyalty program of other travel brands, you will be able to join the MSC Voyagers Club and receive the matching status card, guaranteeing you a 5% discount on any booking PLUS similar benefit status*.
Click here for the MSC Status Match page, which stipulates:

Terms & Conditions

*MSC Cruises will only consider benefit cards from other Cruising companies, Hotels and/or Tour Operators. Airline Company benefit cards are excluded.

** Matching is carried out by comparing as much as reasonably possible the level of benefits guaranteed from the external travel program benefit card with those offered by the MSC Voyagers Club cards (Conversion will be executed by MSC Cruises based on objective criteria and may only be done once per consumer).

Guests will physically receive their membership card once on board for their first cruise with MSC Cruises. It is not possible to combine MSC Voyagers Club points with points from the benefit card data of other cruise companies. If a guest has benefit cards with multiple companies, he/she will have to choose which card to use to take part in the promotion. The MSC Voyagers Club card and membership will be subject to the terms and conditions of the MSC Voyagers Club. A copy of the MSC Voyagers Club T&Cs is available on the MSC Cruises website. MSC Cruises reserves the right to reject any Status Match Request without any legal ramifications for legitimate reasons and to stop this program at any time. MSC employees may not take part in the Status Match Program.
Click here to download a benefits listing grid for all five tiers of MSC Voyagers Club.

Email: mscvoyagersclub <at> msccruisesusa.com

Updated 5 May 2016
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MSC: First Status Match by Cruise Line

Old Jul 24, 2015, 3:02 am
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Smile MSC: First Status Match by Cruise Line

WOW Flyertalkers, this is truly a first: MSC Cruise Line will Status Match for ANY NON AIRLINE Status Card. This includes Hotel, Cruise, Casino, Rent a Car etc., programs where you have travel related status.

http://www.msccruisesusa.com/us_en/M...h-program.aspx


http://www.msccruisesusa.com/us_en/homepage.aspx

Sorry, even the new ones don't seem to work, so here is the USA website and you can connect through there:


1. Click the top right, under MSC Voyager Club.
2. Choose Loyalty Match Program.
3. Fill out the online form.
4. Scan/Attach copy of Tiered Card & or Statement Showing Status.

Hopes this helps!!

George

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Old Jul 24, 2015, 8:04 am
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Gave it a try. I'm a Carnival Platinum under the old rules, achieved with 10 cruises and a total of 50 days.

I don't have a "membership card" per se, so I sent a screenshot of my status and benefits from carnival.com.

I'll let you know what happens!
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 8:56 am
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I will try my newly acquired IHG Spire status and see what happens. Probably just like the last 2 Holiday Inns I've stayed at, they won't know what to make of it.
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Old Jul 24, 2015, 10:56 am
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Europe Status Match Update.

Loyalty Match is available for:

MSC Germany:http://www.msc-kreuzfahrten.de/de_de...-Programm.aspx

MSC Italy:http://www.msccrociere.it/it_it/MSC/...tus-Match.aspx

MSC USA:http://www.msccruisesusa.com/us_en/M...h-program.aspx

MSC France:http://www.msccroisieres.fr/fr_fr/Of...tus-Match.aspx

So far those are the only regions I could find that are offering Status Match at this time.
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by gkbiiii
Loyalty Match is available for:

MSC Germany:http://www.msc-kreuzfahrten.de/de_de...-Programm.aspx

MSC Italy:http://www.msccrociere.it/it_it/MSC/...tus-Match.aspx

MSC USA:http://www.msccruisesusa.com/us_en/M...h-program.aspx

MSC France:http://www.msccroisieres.fr/fr_fr/Of...tus-Match.aspx

So far those are the only regions I could find that are offering Status Match at this time.
they are only offering status matches from other cruise lines. Airline, hotel and tour companies are excluded and will NOT be matched.
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 11:03 am
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They are all incomplete.

Correct links are:

Germany: http://www.msc-kreuzfahrten.de/de_de...-Programm.aspx

Italy: http://www.msccrociere.it/it_it/MSC/...tus-Match.aspx

France: http://www.msccroisieres.fr/fr_fr/Of...tus-Match.aspx

USA: http://www.msccruisesusa.com/us_en/M...h-program.aspx
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 4:28 pm
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Originally Posted by cruisr
they are only offering status matches from other cruise lines. Airline, hotel and tour companies are excluded and will NOT be matched.
From the small print. I think the placement of the comma and the period are important, might be hard to see in the small print though.

MSC Cruises will only consider benefit cards from other Cruising companies, Hotels and/or Tour Operators. Airline Company benefit cards are excluded
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 4:32 pm
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So, was I correct that ONLY airline cards are excluded?
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 5:07 pm
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So, was I correct that ONLY airline cards are excluded?
Well, I don't know that they would take a higher tier Chevron gas card or something lol.
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 5:39 pm
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Thanks, while I have never sailed with MSC the status match might be worth the effort in case I ever do. The only issue that I see is that the benefits are usually not that significant.
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 6:26 pm
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Sorry, even the new ones don't seem to work, so here is the USA website and you can connect through there:

http://www.msccruisesusa.com/us_en/homepage.aspx

1. Click the top right, under MSC Voyager Club.
2. Choose Loyalty Match Program.
3. Fill out the online form.
4. Scan/Attach copy of Tiered Card & or Statement Showing Status.

Hopes this helps!!

George
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 6:49 pm
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It is not a very highly regarded cruise line. They tried to up the ante a while back with a cruiseline within a cruiseline and had a separate more upscale section on the upper decks. think suites, butler, upgrades, etc. didn't work well at all, as a friend of mine said that was fine until you had to leave that area. Then you knew you were on a mass market ship. the hardware is pretty but the software is not that good.
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Old Jul 25, 2015, 10:26 pm
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They have some pretty looking ships and are very affordable. Especially if you take kids. They have some neat concept ships coming out in the next few years for North America, as well as Europe. I was tempted to give them a shot a few years ago, but I didn't really like the ship they had here at the time.
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Old Jul 26, 2015, 12:31 am
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Interesting. Just got to Cunard Gold but am not intending on cruising anytime soon with MSC.
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Old Jul 28, 2015, 7:57 am
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Wonder what level of MSC I'd get for being a SPG Platinum?
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