Alas, one of our cruises, New Years on the Navigator is a 0% discount. However, since we will be booking prior to 30 April 2005, we are grandfathered with a 5% discount.

For those contemplating particular 2006 cruises, I recommend finding out if your cruise is a 0% or 5% discount?

Also, having learned the hard way, it is better to use goldpoints on those cruises without SSS, onboard booking, and/or group discounts. All of those discounts eat into how much you actually save.

edited to add:

Bill, Radisson does need to change SSS benefits. Currently, unlike other luxury lines and mainstream lines alike, Radisson does not give additional benefits as your history with the company (whether in days sailed, dollars spent, or both) evolves. If they were trying to make it a zero cost add to provide these benefits, something had to be taken away. I don't mind them using different discounts for different cruises to increase or decrease rates at the margin. After all, they probably leave a lot of money on the table on some sailings and others they have to add benefits to anyway. Free laundry, free cruises, etc are worth more than the one cruise where I may choose to take a 0% discount cruise vs one with 5 or 10.

Marc