Premier Beverage Package

[sonomaphil]

They raised the included drink price to $12. Don't you see? From a made up Princess talking points marketing memo: They did this as a benefit to you! You now can get more expensive drinks! You should be thanking Princess. This change is all about benefiting you! Pay no attention to what's behind the curtain.

[Colo Cruiser]

I'm certain that it wouldn't cover room service or liquor delivered to the cabin. I hadn't noticed the 2 rums on the list of liquors delivered to the cabin before now.

 

 

Ha! The rum is what I did not notice as new as we have ordered them both for a few years on every cruise. Coconut for sure. I have a bottle that we brought home in April from the Ruby that we did not finish. It's about the only thing we drink besides wine. ;)

[kswiss324]

how much is a martini? trying to decide if this a good deal or not?

[pjrockman]

I'm certain that it wouldn't cover room service or liquor delivered to the cabin. I hadn't noticed the 2 rums on the list of liquors delivered to the cabin before now.

 

 

 

Trust me, the Bacardi was there. We have pre-ordered bottles of rum many times before AIBP. Because we always found it odd that rum wasn't included in the Suite/Elite mini-bar. So, we had to order it, I suppose!!

 

Paul

 

 

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[Thrak]

Still no Scotch that is worth drinking neat. Scotch that has to be mixed in order to drink it isn't worth getting.

[senior lady]

someone just posted on Facebook, that drinks on the Emerald had gone up $1.50:')

[PghCruiseGrrrl]

I wonder how this will effect Princess Cays. The AIBP was able to be used because it covered all beverages under $10 while the Unlimited Sodas and Mocktails package was not because they only have cans of soda on PC, not soda guns. Will we now be back to where we cannot use any drink package on PC?

Edited September 20, 2017 by PghCruiseGrrrl

[martin jenkins]

$59aus to $86aus are you having a laugh, on my next 12 day cruise for 2 of us thats an increase of $648.

[Host CJSKIDS]

One has to suspect that the individual drink prices may well be increasing. The change from the 40% wine discount to the 25% wine discount is total poop. What a crock for those who purchased under the old discount. It's difficult to see how that would even be legal.

 

I couldn't agree more! I purchased this 3 months prior to my cruise and now I can't get the 40% off. That just doesn't seem right. Limiting the drinks is one things, but this doesn't work. And neither do the cans of soda. I don't see how they can do this.

Edited September 20, 2017 by cjskids

[goofy559]

I wonder how this will effect Princess Cays. The AIBP was able to be used because it covered all beverages under $10 while the Unlimited Sodas and Mocktails package was not because they only have cans of soda on PC, not soda guns. Will we now be back to where we cannot use any drink package on PC?

 

No. It is clearly stated that it works on the Princess Cay. Drinks have gone up in price to compensate for the increase in the package price. There is no clarity for soda on the Cay though.

[kb4683]

Guess we can assume that increases to the Gold and Silver wine packages will follow suit :wine-glass:

[ian09]

Guess I'm bringing wine onboard and I just preordered 8 4/5 buckets of beer. Only $265 for 40 beers vs $900 Canadian for our 10 day cruise. Can I bring wine on daily or just on embarkation day?

[memoak]

The reason Princess (or any line for that matter) is that they always include the phrase "Terms and Conditions subject to change". I can live with the 15 cocktails but the reduction of discount for bottles of wine is what gets to me. Plus why does it cover small waters and not large waters ? I guess we will have to get used to small waters and fountain drinks (no fizz tastes like syrup

[goofy559]

FYI, I have asked about this on the Princess facebook page. Specifically, how they can arbitrarily change what is included in what I have already paid for. I will let you know what they say.

[Funkat]

Ha! The rum is what I did not notice as new as we have ordered them both for a few years on every cruise. Coconut for sure. I have a bottle that we brought home in April from the Ruby that we did not finish. It's about the only thing we drink besides wine. ;)

 

Trust me, the Bacardi was there. We have pre-ordered bottles of rum many times before AIBP. Because we always found it odd that rum wasn't included in the Suite/Elite mini-bar. So, we had to order it, I suppose!!

 

Paul

 

 

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Guess I didn't scroll down far enough before today. Regardless, I'm just glad that I found rum that I can order for delivery to the cabin.

[jennybenny]

CRAP!! I didn't think it had affected my cruise since yesterday I could still purchase at the lower rate for my 15 day cruise. :(

I wasn't sure if we should do it for a cruise so long, now we will NOT be purchasing the package.

 

We have always done it for the convenience of not nickel and dime-ing ourselves. However now, I can rest assured I will not spend that much per day, or $1034.85 per person on a 15 day cruise! That's $2069.70 for two of us!! I'll still get the kids with soda package. With the decrease of the discounts on bottles of wine, and no longer including soda cans and large water bottles. The convenience of the package is gone.

 

Guess we will just enjoy it under the cruises we've booked with the Sip n Sail.

 

BOO Princess

[anniegb]

On the UK website, the price has increased to £55.19 from £45.96.

 

Annie

[martin jenkins]

On the UK website, the price has increased to £55.19 from £45.96.

 

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ex rate today thats $92 aus, maybe the uk and australia has to subsidise all theses sip and sail promo's.

[OCruisers]

Thanks for The Premier Beverage Package info!

Good to know in advance the Sip & Sail will now be under this package.

[rocky1]

The reason Princess (or any line for that matter) is that they always include the phrase "Terms and Conditions subject to change". I can live with the 15 cocktails but the reduction of discount for bottles of wine is what gets to me. Plus why does it cover small waters and not large waters ? I guess we will have to get used to small waters and fountain drinks (no fizz tastes like syrup

 

While I agree that the "subject to change" phrase gives them a perfectly legal right to make the changes, it definitely does NOT make it the right thing to do. As far as the bottled water size, give me a break - maybe they're afraid larger bottles lead to illegal sharing - of something we can buy for pennies and bring on board as much as we want. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[cherylandtk]

For grins I decided to check out the Carnival beverage package, called CHEERS! and found:

-it is priced at 49.95 per day plus 15% gratuity

-it includes alcoholic beverages up to $50 per serving

-it includes cans of soda

-it has the same 500 ml water bottles ( but not 1L) and 25% on wine bottles

 

So Princess increased the price, added the one bad thing in Carnival's program and none of the good things...

[martin jenkins]

from p&0 australia

 

PREMIUM BEVERAGE PACKAGE

 

Cruises 7 nights or more

 

 

Soda

Tea & Coffee

Juice blends

Mocktails

600ml bottled water

Beer and cider

Wine (per glass up to and including $12)

Spirits (per glass up to and including $12)

Cocktails up to and including $12

Energy drinks

 

Onboard price: AU$89.00 per person per day

 

Pre-purchase before cruising: AU$79.00 per person per day

 

 

 

 

 

THE LOT! BEVERAGE PACKAGE

 

Cruises 7 nights or more

 

Soda

Tea & Coffee

Juice blends

Mocktails

600ml bottled water

Beer and cider

Wine (per glass up to and including $15)

Spirits (per glass up to and including $15)

Cocktails up to and including $15

Energy drinks

 

Onboard price: AU$105.00 per person per day

 

Pre-purchase before cruising: AU$95.00 per person per day

[Astro Flyer]

Guess we can assume that increases to the Gold and Silver wine packages will follow suit :wine-glass:

I thought the same thing and next month will discover if the wine packages prices have also increased. :(

 

A passenger on the Royal's current cruise posted on my cruise's roll call that about 25% of the ship's wine selections are out of stock. And that it might not be replenished until the ship arrives in Ft Lauderdale in early November. :mad:

 

If they decide to increase the prices for a reduced selection of wine then we'll probably not purchase a wine package which we've done whenever it's been available.

[kaczkagirl]

I understand the change applies to sip and sail promotions for 2017, but what if you did the sip and sail LAST June for a cruise this November. Does it still apply then? That was over a year ago and that was not the package. It specifically states Sip and Sail 2017 promotions.

 

How would I find out? Does anyone know?

 

Thanks!

[Host CJSKIDS]

I understand the change applies to sip and sail promotions for 2017, but what if you did the sip and sail LAST June for a cruise this November. Does it still apply then? That was over a year ago and that was not the package. It specifically states Sip and Sail 2017 promotions.

 

How would I find out? Does anyone know?

 

Thanks!

 

I would assume so since it applies to those of us who paid for the AIBP.