Carnival Rewards launch got pushed back again - anyone changing plans?

Just saw that Carnival’s new Carnival Rewards program is now slated to launch September 1, 2026, not June. I read it in Carnival’s help section after all the earlier rollout chatter, and it looks like casino play is still part of the earn side alongside fare and onboard spending. What caught my eye is not just the delay, but the direction. Any time a line starts tying status more directly to spend, I start wondering how casino players will actually fit into the math once the dust settles. Could be cleaner, could be murkier. My spreadsheet brain wants the final earning tables before I judge it. Curious how the Carnival regulars here are reading this. Does the delay make you more comfortable because they’re fixing things, or less comfortable because the goalposts keep moving?

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I’m not changing plans over a delay alone. Seen this movie before. Back in the 90s, lines would roll out a “simple” casino club and six months later half the hosts were explaining it three different ways at the same bar stool. What I’m watching is whether casino play ends up being transparent or converted into some mystery formula after the fact. “Earn side” sounds nice until you need a decoder r

I’m mostly in wait-and-see mode, but the part I care about is whether the new setup ends up feeling consistent across departments. On some lines, casino, loyalty, and general guest services all answer the same question differently for the first few months, and that’s where the frustration starts. The delay itself doesn’t scare me much. A messy launch would bother me more than a late one. I’m also

I’m not changing any bookings yet. A delay doesn’t bother me near as much as a half-cooked launch where the kiosk says one thing, the Players Club desk says another, and Denise is already headed to Guy’s for a burger while I’m still asking questions. What I’m watching is the transition piece for folks already sailing on casino offers. If they flip the switch Sept 1, I’d like to know whether summer