Happy Hour Specials

[wsw]

Just curious, but has anyone ever heard of happy hour specials for Princess?

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[BurBunny]

Sorry, Happy Hour Specials are exclusive to Royal Caribbean/Celebrity.

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[wsw]

Amber, thanks so much for the quick response. wendy

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[brucejr]

Hey Amber, how would one find out about the RCI/X happy hour specials anyway?

I really did like my Princess cruise, but if I got a good deal, I'd go on a voyager class ship or an X ship.

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[todd-r]

No Happy Hour specials but they do have "the drink of the day" specials.

Buy one and they put a special sticker on your card. And each one after that is at the lower price, I believe.

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[Rosieo]

todd-r,
I never heard of that. I wish I would have because I would have saved a lot of $$$ last week!

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[mandiecandie5]

Friends of mine, who have cruised Princess, said there were $10 pitchers of beer on Island Night and also $5-7 martini specials between 5-8pm or something (but only at a specific bar). They said it was listed in their Patters. Can anyone else confirm that??? Especially those from the Car.Princess that have patters! Thanxs. Amanda

[wsw]

todd-r, thanks for the great tip! I hope that it applies to matinis!! wendy

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[CaptData]

I've seen drink of the day for either $3.95 or $4.95 listed in the Platter good all over the ship. But they always try to sell you the larger drink which is not on special. You can also buy it in a souv glass but that isextra so take the glass with you.

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[AngelaC]

No happy hour? I'm so depressed.

Btw, $5-$7 for a martini is not a special unless they are using premium vodka or gin.

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[mandiecandie5]

Actually I just found their patters they gave me (from the Diamond and Grand) and it was $3.50 martinis from 6-8pm, some nights till 10:30pm, always at specific bars. They went to this several times on various ships and the bartenders never used 'rail' vodka/gin. So this would be a pretty good deal considering the "martini of the day" usually runs $8. It also lists 5 Dos Equis (XX) beers for $14.00 as a daily special...I'm guessing this is a pool-side thing. By the way can you tell I'm a college student? LOL!

[wsw]

mandiecandie5, you have just made my day if not my week! That is a great deal on martinis and beer seems pretty cheap as well! Woohoo!! wendy

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[Coral]

WSW - Princess has "flash promotions" which are normally last minute specials for new bookings only.

Not sure if the other cruise lines have flash promotions or not.

[BurBunny]

Bruce, you can always ask your friendly travel agent http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

By the way, the "Happy Hour Specials" asked about in this post was about special fares offered on Tuesdays by RCCL/Celebrity. Nothing to do with drink prices.

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[MTS]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mandiecandie5:
Actually I just found their patters they gave me (from the Diamond and Grand) and it was $3.50 martinis from 6-8pm, some nights till 10:30pm, always at specific bars. They went to this several times on various ships and the bartenders never used 'rail' vodka/gin. So this would be a pretty good deal considering the "martini of the day" usually runs $8. It also lists 5 Dos Equis (XX) beers for $14.00 as a daily special...I'm guessing this is a pool-side thing. By the way can you tell I'm a college student? LOL!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>



This sounds much more like it! $7 bucks for a martini, is by no means a "special" deal. Now $3.50? That's a deal!

I'll be having my share in Alaska! ;-)

MTS

[Mrs_R]

burbunny - where does Princess and the other cruise line offer these new booking Tuesday specials? On their web sites? If not, are there other places to find them online?

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[BurBunny]

Donna, the cruise lines send out the specials (Flash fares, Tuesday Happy Hour Specials, etc.) directly to travel agents. Many of the fares are not allowed to be posted on the internet. However, you can always ask your agent to be on the alert for a particular special for you - either specific ship or time frame for example. A good agent will watch and let you know when something comes out.

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[Commodore Suzy]

I just want to reinforce what Amber is saying. RCL and X "Happy Hour Specials" are usually MOST awesome in pricing and only advertised to TAs.

If in the back of your mind you would go on "XYZ ship out of PDQ port on any day if the price was right"... you need to communicate that thought to your TA. Only by them being on the lookout for something particular for you will you know these are happening.

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[wsw]

Coral, Burbunny and Suzy Cruisy, thanks so much for the info. I can't believe how much I learn everytime I come onto these boards. wendy

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[Lill]

LMAO, you can tell where everyone's minds are at. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif I immediately thought of drinks also. Thanks for clearing that up Burbunny!

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[sprinkles]

We had "happy hour specials" quite a few nights last year on the Sea Princess. They were advertised in the patter and they were usually two for one margaritas, etc. They would be in a specific bar and usually before dinner.

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[mandiecandie5]

Bunny- Thanxs for info on the other "happy hour". Two very interesting topics in one!

[todd-r]

Interesting the way this topic has turned out - you can sure tell what different people think of when they hear the term 'happy hour'.

For those of interest, if you do a search on google for: "Princess Happy Hour Specials" or "Royal Caribbean Happy Hour Specials"

There are a number of good sites that come up that seem to update their website each week. Find a couple and bookmark them and then check back every Tuesday.

Have fun... and Enjoy!

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[GloriaF]

I have always wondered if the travel happy hour specials meant 2 travel on 1 cruise for the price of 1 OR 2 pay their fare for 1 cruise and get another cruise for 2 free. Both are 2 for 1, but the first option is much more attractive to the cruiser. Suzy Cruisy, since you are in the business, please clarify this for me.

Thanks!!

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[BurBunny]

Gloria - since Suzy hasn't answered, I'll jump in here http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Many alcohol-related happy hours are not 2-for-1, but instead are discounts off drinks. For example, if a call brand drink is normally $6.50, they might be $4 at happy hour. Same for Royal Caribbean/Celebrity's Happy Hour Specials. They are a significant discount over their "regular" rates on certain ships and sailings. Once in awhile they may actually be half price over the price they were the day before (and the day after), but more often not quite that much of a savings.

I've never seen it advertised as a 2-for-1 pricing. That type of advertising tends to be off the brochure rate, and is rarely much of a deal overall on most lines.

Hope that helps!

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[CruiseFever]

On the Golden last month they had an early morning Blood Mary special from 8AM to Noon I think where they sold them at a discounted rate.

Kind of a "happy morning" rather than "happy hour"

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[BurBunny]

Chris, those Bloody Mary specials are my favorites! Perfect for a sea day... just be sure to add extra tabasco http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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