Bank of America - Royal Caribbean Platinum Plus Visa Card Review

Royal Caribbean Visa Card entices you with their promises of free cruises, onboard credits, upgrades etc.but nowhere on their website does it tell how to go about collecting these rewards that you have earned. When I decided to book my cruise last month I called Royal Caribbean and asked if I could use some of my reward points. At first they told me that I could do this thru my travel agent then they said rules had changed and I couldn't do that anymore and they seemed uncertain just how these points could be redeemed.

We decided to just book our cruise with our travel agent and try to use part of our rewards as an onboard credit. We called Bank of America and were told that because our cruise was in the middle of April they would not have time to send us the coupon - have us fill it out - return it to them and have them send it to Royal Caribbean. This can't be done in 6 weeks ???? They said not. I asked how long it takes and they said that it would take a couple of months at least. Fax ? They said no. I asked how long the coupons were valid - they said 6 months.

This means that you would have to add at least another 2 or 3 months to your vacation planning process to in order for the coupons to be able to clear. There has to be any easier way.