<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tvl4free:
I have noticed that cruises which offer points tend to be much, much higher priced than the same cruise purchased elsewhere (ie. thru a discounter).
Be sure to shop around, just to make sure those points you are desiring are really worth the additional added price.
In general, points do have a cost!</font>
Not my experience at all. My cruise miles have come from the cruise line, and they don't care what you paid. You fill out the form with your booking number and FF number and get the miles. The miles were based on length of the cruise, not dollars spent, at least in the cases where I have gotten them.