Celebrity Captain's Club: Tiers, Points and Perks

Captain's Club counts nights and stateroom category, not dollars. The higher the stateroom, the more points per night. Points post to your account after the sailing, and Celebrity says that once they are in your account, they do not expire.

• Solo travelers: double points when you book a stateroom and pay the full fare. A solo guest in a Veranda earns 6 points a night.
• Go Green: opt into reduced housekeeping and earn 1 extra night of points on the voyage. These points are forfeited if you move the sailing's points to another brand through Points Choice.
• Power Up Points: earned at home through activities such as surveys and webinars. 10 Power Up Points = 1 Club Point.
• Galápagos and river cruises: their own tables, from 8 to 18 points per night. Celebrity says benefits on these sailings may vary.

Sources: Celebrity's Captain's Club page and Royal Caribbean's Points Choice FAQ. Per-cruise totals are a CruiseLookup calculation (points per night × 7).

Six tiers, set by your total Club Points: Preview (from the moment you enroll or book), Classic 2 to 149, Select 150 to 299, Elite 300 to 749, Elite Plus 750 to 2,999 and Zenith 3,000 and up. Classic arrives once your first sailing's points post, since every stateroom earns at least 2 points a night. The table also shows the milestone levels inside Elite Plus and Zenith.

Sources: Tier ranges and earning rates from Celebrity's Captain's Club page and benefit brochure (PDF), updated June 16, 2026.

Classic and Select are mostly offers and discounts. Elite is where the daily cocktail hour and complimentary laundry arrive, and Zenith adds lounge access and complimentary drinks and Wi-Fi. All members can get a one-category stateroom upgrade at booking, based on availability.

Sources: Celebrity's Captain's Club page and benefit brochure (PDF). The cocktail hour times and the Zenith Lunch and Cocktail Party come from the brochure. Perks are paraphrased; check the brochure for the full conditions.

Since mid-2026, Elite Plus and Zenith members unlock extra rewards at set point levels inside their tier. The 6,000 and 9,000 levels are milestones within Zenith, not separate tiers; cruise press has called them "Double Zenith" and "Triple Zenith".

• The complimentary cruises at 6,000 and 9,000 points are one time only, and taxes and fees apply, per the brochure.
• At 3,000 points: cruise press reported in 2026 that Zenith members get 35% off the specialty dining cover charge and 3 digital photos. The brochure shows 35% and three entries at 3,000 points, but its layout does not label them clearly. The brochure also shows a Veranda entry at 3,000 points; Celebrity's web page lists complimentary cruises only at 6,000 and 9,000, so we have not counted a cruise at 3,000.

Sources: Celebrity's Captain's Club page and benefit brochure (PDF). The 35% and 3-photo figures and the tier nicknames come from the press report linked above.

Four typical patterns, all 7-night sailings with no promotions, for one member. "Year" is the year you complete the cruise that crosses the threshold.

The takeaway: Select and Elite are within reach for a regular Veranda cruiser or anyone in Concierge Class, AquaClass or a suite. Zenith is realistic only with years of suite sailing. For comparison, Royal Caribbean's matched tier, Diamond (80 points), takes 12 seven-night balcony cruises (80 ÷ 7 = 11.4, a CruiseLookup calculation); see our Crown & Anchor guide.

Sources: Earning rates and thresholds from Celebrity's Captain's Club page; the Diamond threshold from Royal Caribbean's Crown & Anchor Society page.

Your tier matches its equivalent tier at Royal Caribbean and Silversea. On both official tables, one Select cell covers both the Platinum and Emerald rows and reads "Match w/ Platinum": a Royal Caribbean Platinum or Emerald member gets Select, and a Select member gets Platinum, not Emerald. A match can take up to 7 days to apply.

Silversea's Venetian Society matches too, from 1 VS Day at Classic up to 500 at Zenith. The brochure notes that status-matched members' access "varies by sailing", and that The Retreat Sundeck and Luminae are excluded. Celebrity's page also lists a tier match with MGM Rewards.

Sources: Celebrity's Captain's Club page and benefit brochure (PDF), and Royal Caribbean's Crown & Anchor Society page.

For sailings departing on or after January 30, 2026, Points Choice lets you apply the loyalty points from a sailing to Captain's Club, Crown & Anchor or Silversea Venetian Society, instead of the program of the line you sailed. Celebrity's page still says members will "soon" have more freedom, but it already carries a request button, and Royal Caribbean's FAQ confirms the January 30, 2026 start.

• One request per sailing, any time before the cruise up to 14 days after it.
• A request cannot be changed, and points can only be transferred once between brands.
• You must be 18+ and already enrolled in the program you move points to.
• Allow up to 30 days after the cruise for the points to post.

Celebrity nights into Crown & Anchor (2026 rates)

Royal Caribbean nights into Captain's Club (2026 rates, per night)

A 7-night Royal Caribbean balcony cruise earns 7 Crown & Anchor points or 7 × 3 = 21 Club Points, the same as a 7-night Celebrity Veranda.

Sources: Royal Caribbean's Points Choice FAQ and Crown & Anchor Society page, and Celebrity's Captain's Club page.

Because Elite, Elite Plus and Zenith match their equivalent Crown & Anchor tiers, the question is which program gets you to the matched tier in fewer Celebrity nights. On paper, inside, Veranda, Concierge Class and AquaClass nights reach the matched tier faster in Crown & Anchor; Celebrity Suites and above reach it faster in Captain's Club; Sky Suites are close either way.

The trade-offs: points you move to Crown & Anchor leave your Captain's Club balance, so they do not build toward the milestones at 1,500 points and up (including the complimentary cruises at 6,000 and 9,000), Go Green points are forfeited, each request is final, and the brochure says matched members' access varies by sailing. If you sail both lines, check the terms on both program pages before you move points.

Sources: Exchange rates from Celebrity's Captain's Club page; Crown & Anchor thresholds and status match from Royal Caribbean's Crown & Anchor Society page; transfer rules from the Points Choice FAQ.

Captain's Club is earned by nights and stateroom category. Celebrity's casino has its own program, Blue Chip Club, and casino play points cannot be moved through Points Choice. The loyalty points you earn for the nights of a casino sailing still count, and can be moved like any other sailing's points.

See our Celebrity Blue Chip Club guide for casino tiers and offers, and the cruise casino programs comparison for other lines.

Sources: Royal Caribbean's Points Choice FAQ.

Comparing programs across lines? See our cruise loyalty programs comparison, the Crown & Anchor guide and the Carnival Rewards guide.