kywildcatfanone

Only seen coke, diet coke, sprite and oddly sprite zero. I think they have an orange drink and root beer.

Last year we had a flight out of FLL changed on us by Delta from 10:05 to 9:30. Didn't concern me much. Then, our last port we were 3 hours leaving because of wind. We were late back to FLL, and it took forever to disembark. We were near front of the line, and left the ship at 8:40am. Through security and ar FLL at 8:45. Delta did have someone flagging people down on the 9:30 flight and they did get our bags checked quickly and we boarded the flight at 9:10. Whew. 10am doesn't bother me at all, and 9am wouldn't either if the ship is scheduled for 6am arrival. Things can happen sure, but for us it's worth the risk to get home earlier in the day than we would normally. Our flight this Saturday home is 10am.

If they are onboard a ship, tbey are representing Princess. I never said they were employees. Many TA's will package pricing so packages are included, but the cost is built in. Buyers need to beware of "free" items.

I think some view that the food is not that noticeably better in SD vs MDR for the upcharge. Food is subjective. We want to CG every cruise on formal nights for years, but noticed over time the quality changing and when the price increased we no longer thought it was a good value for what you get. I doubt budget is the reason people don't pay for the upcharge restaurants.

Yes Princess is trying to upsell. It's what tbey do with everything.

We are onboard too. We got to the pier from the airport at 11:15 (waited 45 minutes on checked bags) and boarding at that time was delayed a few minutes because of the gangway issue. But we got onboard about 11:45 dropped our bags and went and ate. Not terrible, bit slower than usual. What do the gift cards do for you? Comedy duo were good. Great pics!

10:15 is easy, especially if you disembark by 8am. We have a 10 am flight our next disembarkation.

They have items not found in the DR or buffet. The question is, "is it worth the upcharge."

They didn't say, but I see the top of the truck is damaged. Doesn't appear to have hurt the gangway

Waiting to board. A truck hit a gangway, And boarding is backed up

That's what they value it at with plus, but actually probably less since the drinks total includes other items. I never said plus wasn't a good deal for those who partake of all the available drink options, but it doesn't work for us because we don't drink what they offer. I was refuting the underlying comments from some that think everyone that isn't buying the package is somehow missing out.

It's why I bring mine. The hugely inflated prices onboard are why I keep my onboard purchase to a minimum. But, people who go out to restaurants, bars, etc are used to paying a huge multiplier for drinks, so it's just sort of expected by most. I've tried before to comment on cost vs price, but it's not worth the time. Again, everyone perceives the value of things in their own way, and that is okay.

You will board in deck 5, but you can't use it prior to boarding for specialty dining. It's a hook, if you will. You should be able to use OBC in the casino, but I'm not certain.

I have always said the the value is the perception of the individual. Princess sells a shot of Jim Beam for $10, but if you have the package, you can get 15 of them for $30. I was recently on a 10 day Enchanted cruise, no package. Tips were $320, wifi was $200, so $520 for 2 people. Cost of the plus for 2 people would be $1200. It also helps that we don't do the sugary drinks anymore, so no interest in mocktails or ship carried soda. I brought on my own soft drinks (because for whatever reason they don't have coke zero) which cost me $20, so $540. To me the Lavazza coffee is fine, so I don't buy coffee either. The difference in my cost basis was $660. That is not insignificant to me simply because I feel I would be wasting most of it even getting a couple of coffees/cokes a day. In fact, I'm getting back on the ship tomorrow, and that $660 paid for 1/2 my cabin. I don't feel I'm missing out at all, in fact, I use that savings for my next vacation or other toy I want. I would not assume that someone who doesn't get a package is missing out, even though it appears many respond that way. Princess would not market the product if they were not making a lot of profit from it, and if the people who purchase it think they are getting good value then to me it's a win/win/win for everyone involved.

It doesn't matter if you do drink the limit, they have it priced so they make money regardless. They value the alcoholic drinks at less than $2 each by their own pricing, and soft drinks and coffee cost them pennies to provide. What people forget about is that they are also selling wifi to everyone even if they don't use it, and eliminating tips from being removed, which probably happens less, but still eliminates that. We don't either. I do pay for the tips and wifi, but we don't drink and avoid all sugary drinks in general, so nothing for us. I bring what drink I want onboard with me, and then drink whatever is included and available. Works great for us and I save a lot of money from how I view it. Everyone has to decide for themselves about value, but I am glad a lot are taking the packages because that might be helping to keep cruise fares lower.