Originally Posted by
Ryno1234
My wife and I booked 3 couples and us last year to Turks and Caicos. I am a Diamond 1MM and we were all "under me". It was great to have my Diamond benefits extended for luggage, boarding etc. Also was great knowing in case of any issues/schedule changes etc we would all be re booked together. At least I think we would have been

. Didnt need it luckily.
I didn't mind not having the upgrade option. We all sat together in exit rows which was still fun.
OTOH, it could be very hard to get 8 seats on the same flights if there are IROPs. Splitting the PNR might get everyone to the destination faster.