You spot a cruise line running a sale called “Birthday Savings” or “Half Birthday Celebration” and assume it means something for your actual birthday. It doesn’t. Royal Caribbean and Carnival both use “birthday” as a promotional sale name that has nothing to do with when you were born.
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No program, real cashback instead
Royal Caribbean: no birthday benefit in Crown & Anchor Society, and its “Half Birthday Celebration” and “Birthday Savings Worth Sharing” promotions are just sale names, not tied to your actual birthday. A genuine 10% Fluz cashback rate exists instead.
Carnival: no birthday benefit in the newly renamed Carnival Rewards, and a similarly named past promotion worked the same way, a sale name with no real birthday requirement. A genuine 11% Fluz cashback rate exists instead.
Disney Cruise Line: no birthday benefit in Castaway Club. Onboard birthday celebrations are real but are paid purchases. A genuine 4% Fluz cashback rate exists instead.
Princess Cruises: no birthday benefit in Captain’s Circle. Real cashback exists on two partners instead, 8% through Fluz and 3% through TopCashback.
Nothing at all
Norwegian Cruise Line: no birthday benefit anywhere in Latitudes Rewards, and no cashback route either, the only cruise line checked with neither.
More Birthday Guides
If you’re comparing more than one category, our guides to hotel chain birthday freebies, airline and booking site birthday freebies and theme park birthday freebies cover the rest of the group.
