What This Means
The top sailing is Mariner of the Seas on a 10 Night Greece, Italy & Croatia itinerary from Barcelona. It is a cruise fare for 2 guests with $1,500 FreePlay and a score of 143. That score is the best in the release, tied with the 40,000-point tier, but it comes at a lower points cost.
The tier is also broad enough to be useful. It includes 1,226 sailings, with Grand Suite as the dominant cabin type and Junior Suite still present. The region mix is still Caribbean-heavy, but the best-value outliers are in the Mediterranean and Alaska, which is where the score lifts.
25,000 points is the first tier where the certificate feels like a premium product rather than an expanded mid-tier offer. You are not just buying more free play. You are buying access to the best suite inventory without moving all the way to 40,000 points.
The 40,000-point tier matches the top score and offers $2,500 FreePlay, but the incremental gain over 25,000 points is mostly about more free play, not a better sailing. If you are choosing based on value per point, 25,000 is the cleaner stop.
If you want the strongest single tier in 2607A, start at 25,000 points. It gives you the top-scoring sailing in the release, strong Mediterranean coverage, and enough free play to matter without paying for the full VIP tier.