Sally French

It varies by cruise line, of course, but some of the perks of cruise elite status can include discounts on some of those extras we talked about earlier, like drinks packages, Wi-Fi, spa treatments, and then sometimes some benefits like early access to book cruises and exclusive discounts. Nice. So I was able to talk to Adam Malone. He is the chief marketing officer of Norwegian Cruise Line.

It varies by cruise line, of course, but some of the perks of cruise elite status can include discounts on some of those extras we talked about earlier, like drinks packages, Wi-Fi, spa treatments, and then sometimes some benefits like early access to book cruises and exclusive discounts. Nice. So I was able to talk to Adam Malone. He is the chief marketing officer of Norwegian Cruise Line.

Adam told me about some of those cruisers with elite status and why he is opposed to putting an expiration date on those benefits.

Adam told me about some of those cruisers with elite status and why he is opposed to putting an expiration date on those benefits.

Adam told me about some of those cruisers with elite status and why he is opposed to putting an expiration date on those benefits.

Oh, Megan, it is surprisingly not difficult to find people who have been on 100 or more cruises. And I very easily did that. For example, I met this wonderful woman. Her name is Melissa Cady. She was solo cruising on the Aqua and just having the time of her life.

Oh, Megan, it is surprisingly not difficult to find people who have been on 100 or more cruises. And I very easily did that. For example, I met this wonderful woman. Her name is Melissa Cady. She was solo cruising on the Aqua and just having the time of her life.

Oh, Megan, it is surprisingly not difficult to find people who have been on 100 or more cruises. And I very easily did that. For example, I met this wonderful woman. Her name is Melissa Cady. She was solo cruising on the Aqua and just having the time of her life.

Now, she previously worked as an entertainer on a few different cruise ships, but she loves cruising so much that she still does it for fun. She had some neat insights on solo cruising, so here's what she said about it.

Now, she previously worked as an entertainer on a few different cruise ships, but she loves cruising so much that she still does it for fun. She had some neat insights on solo cruising, so here's what she said about it.

Now, she previously worked as an entertainer on a few different cruise ships, but she loves cruising so much that she still does it for fun. She had some neat insights on solo cruising, so here's what she said about it.

Exactly right. All right, let's cruise on over to a listener question. This one comes from Colleen in Minnesota.

Exactly right. All right, let's cruise on over to a listener question. This one comes from Colleen in Minnesota.

Exactly right. All right, let's cruise on over to a listener question. This one comes from Colleen in Minnesota.

Ooh, hitting us up with a Costco question, Colleen, just when I professed my love for Costco sheet cake last week.

Ooh, hitting us up with a Costco question, Colleen, just when I professed my love for Costco sheet cake last week.

Ooh, hitting us up with a Costco question, Colleen, just when I professed my love for Costco sheet cake last week.

But this one is tricky since Delta cards are issued by Amex and Costco only accepts Visa if you want to pay with a credit card. I would say go with a cashback card and just use that money to either pay for a Delta flight in cash or just save that money to pay for any old everyday expense.

But this one is tricky since Delta cards are issued by Amex and Costco only accepts Visa if you want to pay with a credit card. I would say go with a cashback card and just use that money to either pay for a Delta flight in cash or just save that money to pay for any old everyday expense.

But this one is tricky since Delta cards are issued by Amex and Costco only accepts Visa if you want to pay with a credit card. I would say go with a cashback card and just use that money to either pay for a Delta flight in cash or just save that money to pay for any old everyday expense.