Drink Price Increase 2017

[dreaminofcruisin]

I noticed drink prices have increased in a few 'live froms' I have been reading.

Post #60 in this thread is one example:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2445700

 

If someone already posted...sorry, but I hadn't seen it.

 

I thought it might be helpful to note if someone is analyzing the AIBP as the spreadsheet used to do that doesn't have the new prices. :cool:

[easyboy]

I thought it might be helpful to note if someone is analyzing the AIBP as the spreadsheet used to do that doesn't have the new prices. :cool:

Maybe the increase is minimal and can be done by one who is affected by it and wants to consider AIBP.

[caribill]

Maybe the increase is minimal and can be done by one who is affected by it and wants to consider AIBP.

 

Price as currently listed on Princess web site is $49/day + 15% gratuity.

 

Price as listed in recently posted Patters is $52/day + 15% gratuity.

[jennybenny]

Price as currently listed on Princess web site is $49/day + 15% gratuity.

 

Price as listed in recently posted Patters is $52/day + 15% gratuity.

 

Looks like it will now be cheaper to buy before a cruise instead of on the cruise. Wonder if this is being done because so many people have OBC, and they can use it for drinks.

That's $59.80 a day if purchased on the cruise. Feels steep.

[beg3yrs]

Price as currently listed on Princess web site is $49/day + 15% gratuity.

 

Price as listed in recently posted Patters is $52/day + 15% gratuity.

 

Too bad we can't arbitrage ...

[ashley@cruisecritic]

I noticed drink prices have increased in a few 'live froms' I have been reading.

Post #60 in this thread is one example:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2445700

 

If someone already posted...sorry, but I hadn't seen it.

 

I thought it might be helpful to note if someone is analyzing the AIBP as the spreadsheet used to do that doesn't have the new prices. :cool:

 

Prices can vary according to the length of the sailing, per the front desk on Grand Princess last week. On our 10-night sailing, it was $52/day for the alcohol package.

[jennybenny]

Prices can vary according to the length of the sailing, per the front desk on Grand Princess last week. On our 10-night sailing, it was $52/day for the alcohol package.

 

 

 

Sure! If it's a 7 day cruise you multiply by 7, if it's a 10 day cruise you multiply by 10....

I've never seen a price difference on the daily rate other than the current changes underway

 

 

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[dreaminofcruisin]

Although the AIBP has increased in price also, what I was making note of is that the individual prices of drinks has gone up.....

[joepeka]

Price as currently listed on Princess web site is $49/day + 15% gratuity.

 

Price as listed in recently posted Patters is $52/day + 15% gratuity.

Carnival has been doing this on their beverage package for a while - you save $5/day (plus gratuity) if you buy pre-cruise.

[jennybenny]

Although the AIBP has increased in price also, what I was making note of is that the individual prices of drinks has gone up.....

 

 

 

Oh yeah! I had hear about that. It doesn't seem like much of an increase. Does it? Although, Princess has been "sneaky" with how they have done some price increases, a little at first and then more when there wasn't a huge squawk about it. So I wonder if they will do something similar with their drinks? [emoji57]Hope not. I don't think we will continue doing the AIBP.

 

 

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[montgomeryfamily]

Has the price of the Soda and More pkg gone up? What does the Patter state the price of this pkg is?

[easyboy]

Although the AIBP has increased in price also, what I was making note of is that the individual prices of drinks has gone up.....

Aside from mocktails, I only drink beer, not liquor nor cocktails. I only check beer prices and does not need the AIBP spreadsheet for analysis. For me, I find the increase minimal to reconsider my previous position not to buy the AIBP, nor the spreadsheet be updated.

[easyboy]

Has the price of the Soda and More pkg gone up? What does the Patter state the price of this pkg is?

Still the same at $8.05/day on my Cruise Personalizer.

[montgomeryfamily]

Yes, I have the same, but that is a pre-cruise price. Is the price still the same when booked onboard since the alcoholic pkg has increased when booked onboard. Does anyone have a recent patter that tells this price?

[riclop]

People keep buying then the price will go up.

[IECalCruiser]

Prices can vary according to the length of the sailing, per the front desk on Grand Princess last week. On our 10-night sailing, it was $52/day for the alcohol package.

At least someone else has posted the $52/day cost ($59.80/day with gratuity) but the website shows the cost at $57.45/day with gratuity which would be $49.95/day. The conflicting information is confusing.

 

 

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[jennybenny]

At least someone else has posted the $52/day cost ($59.80/day with gratuity) but the website shows the cost at $57.45/day with gratuity which would be $49.95/day. The conflicting information is confusing.

 

 

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It is!! The new Patters I've seen posted show a $52/day price plus gratuity.

The website shows the $57.45 price (including gratuity)

I wonder if they are testing the pre booking at a lower rate than on the cruise?

 

 

 

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[jonnyenglish1]

Some drinks have gone up. Guinness and grolsch were 5.95, now 6.75.

[konatyme]

I brought home a plastic drink glass from a Princess cruise a year or two ago to use in our RV. It was one of the regular "footed" ones used for sailaway drinks, I think. Brought another one home from a Jan. 2017 cruise & didn't realize until I saw them together how much smaller the newer one was! Big difference, but wouldn't have realized it if I hadn't seen the two together.

[azbirdmom]

From recollection, Margarita prices went up from $0.50 to $1.00 depending on the type. They are still under $10.00 but barely.