Onboard Value Booklet

[Eddie4Paws]

I just had some Princess brochures mailed to my home, and included with a booking is a promotion for a Free Onboard Value Booklet. Does anyone know what is in it? And if so, do you also know if that can be used with an shipboard credit? I'm considering a 10 day Western Caribbean cruise, and curious about this promotion.

Single and Croozin'Carnival 10/87
NCL 4/93
NCL 4/95
Costa 5/97
RC Majesty of the Seas 11/03
Golden Princess 3/04

[Sunmail]

When we've gotten shipboard credits, the amount just came off our tab of charges on the ship. So in essence, it can be used for anything. I don't know about the content of the booklets and have wondered about that as well.

Star Princess, Mediterranean, May 2004
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Star Princess, Mexican Riviera, December 2002
RCL Vision of the Sea, Hawaii, May 2001
Golden Princess, Eastern Caribbean, November 2001
Grand Princess, Transatlantic/Mediterranean, May 2000
NCL Majesty, Bahamas, February 2000
Carnival Tropicale, Western Caribbean, April 1999
Carnival Sensation, Eastern Caribbean, February 1998
Carnival Fantasy, Bahamas, November 1992
Carnival Holiday, Western Caribbean, February 1992

[GloriaF]

Generally, the coupon/value booklet has coupons. To use the coupons requires that you still spend a good bit of money, for example: $$ off an expensive spa treatment. There may be some good values if you were planning on doing that activity anyway.

Gloria

Grand Princess, Eastern, April 2001
Grand Princess, Western,April 2002
ALMOST THERE!! Regal to Hawaii, April 5, 2004

[SWEETSEA]

My TA told me that it contained some coupons that you may actually use...like free drink & free photo. I'm getting one too, but I can't find much info about what all the booklet contains.

[srphnx]

We are also getting those on the 17th Diamond, from what I understand it is a 2fer kind of thing, buy one get one free.. as long as you were thinking about buying the first thing, that is a value. I also think there is some match play coupons for the casino which if there are two of you can both bet opposite and net the $5 or whatever. I look at it like a "Fun Book" you get when you check into a hotel in Vegas.

<FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT>
Diamond Princess 05/04
Mercury 06/02
Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98
Legend o.t. Seas 09/95
<FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT>
Diamond Princess 04/04
Sea Princess 01/02
Vision o.t. Seas 04/02
Star Princess 12/02<FONT color=red>
West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT>
Ecstacy 09/01
Vision o.t. Seas 10/02
<FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT>
Century 12/97
<FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT>
Century 9/96

[Eddie4Paws]

Thanks for your responses. I agree that if its something I was going to do/use anyway, then its an added bonus and as a solo cruiser, not really an incentive to spend additional money.

Single and Croozin'
Carnival 10/87
NCL 4/93
NCL 4/95
Costa 5/97
RC Majesty of the Seas 11/03
Golden Princess 3/04
Sun Princess 12/2/04

[Lofty]

I just returned from the Golden, and left my two Value Coupon Books in my room untouched. There were coupons for two Bloody Mary's or martini's for the price of one, but before noon. There was also a free 8 x 10 photo if you bought 3( No one bought that size photo, the ones ususally offered were 5 x 7 . There was also a $5.00 match for a bet in the casino. I should have given the coupon books away, because they were not of value to me.

[Eddie4Paws]

Lofty, thanks for filling me in. It doesn't sound like I'll be using them either.

Single and Croozin'
Carnival 10/87
NCL 4/93
NCL 4/95
Costa 5/97
RC Majesty of the Seas 11/03
Golden Princess 3/04
Sun Princess 12/2/04