Elite Benefits

[kywildcatfanone]

On 9/29/2023 at 1:54 PM, cruisingrob21 said:

It's pretty hard to fit anything else in those mini-fridges beyond 1 setup with the cans of soda and bottles of sparkling and still water.

 

The mini-bar setup, free laundry, and priority line at guest services are the only real "elite' benefits anymore.  The discounted wifi is nice, but it was a sneaky way to take something that used to be free and charge for it.  The mini-bar setup is 'watered down' (pardon the pun) if you have princess plus.  The free laundry can take days on some cruises, so much so that a normal 7 day cruise isn't really worth it, and by day 7 of a 10 day cruise sometimes they stop accepting laundry or you don't get it back until the night before disembarking.

Well said.  eliminating the ability to get coffee for the mini bar swap still makes me mad because now I have to pay about $70 per cruise for something I used to could trade for, but now resign myself to about $10 worth of soda.  It is what it is though, and you have to make the best of it. 

[PescadoAmarillo]

On 9/29/2023 at 6:43 AM, Colorado Coasty said:

Actually it should be 8 bottles, 2 each gin, vodka, whiskey, and brandy. If you are elite and in a suite, everything will doubled.

I thought I remembered it was ten alcohol (the eight you stated plus two beers) and ten non-alcohol. 

 

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

Even if something was missing or out of stock, it should be replaced by something else such that the total content remains 10 + 10.  Otherwise, I'd ask for replacement.

Should have read to the end first. Yes, I’ve not read elsewhere about cutbacks.