Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
It is also important to ask yourself WHY you want to be Seven Stars, as opposed to just Diamond.
If it's for better offers/freeplay, don't bother. Being Seven Stars will not improve that. That's based upon your ADT and MDV (marketing daily value), and has nothing to do with tiers.
If it's for more room comps, don't bother. Once again, that's based on your ADT/MDV, and not your tier level.
If it's to avoid resort fees, it might be worth something. Diamond only allows you to avoid resort fees, but doesn't always get you free internet. Seven Stars avoids the resort fees AND gets you free internet (plus one movie per day).
If it's to get free room upgrades, it might be worth something. However, note that they will only upgrade Seven Stars to the best available non-suite. If you're looking for suite upgrades, being Seven Stars won't help you that much, unless your ADT/MDV are good, too.
If it's to skip lines, don't bother. Diamond will accomplish that just as well.
If it's to access lounges, don't bother in most markets. Diamond at 25k tiers or higher will get you into those lounges (except in a few places with specific Seven Stars lounges).
If it's to get the "free" cruise, I understand. However, note that the cruise is NOT free, and instead is just heavily discounted. You will probably only save about $600 or so per person on fare ($1200 total).
If it's to get the $500 in food vouchers, I understand. But be aware that it's still only worth $500 at most, so not worth losing a ton of money to earn.
If it's to get the $1200 airfare and $500 folio credit (or alternately, the 50,000 RCs) for the annual trip, I understand. However, again, be aware that this is worth at most $1700, and you have to spend it on airfare and food.
If you simply want the status where exceptions are made for you and favors are done for you sometimes, I understand. But be aware that there are limits to this, and you only can really use the "I'm a Seven Stars, help me out here" line for small exceptions to rules or small favors.
BOTTOM LINE: Do not think that earning Seven Stars is going to suddenly entitle you to lavish comps, countless free suites, and amazing offers. It won't.