We just did a 10 day Alaska cruise on Crown Princess. While Alaska did not disappoint, Princess did. With the exception of the room stewards, the staff was really not what one would expect. There was not 1 reservation: restaurants, excursions, pre cruise land package, that was not fouled up. The medical staff was a particular issue. My daughter on the very first day woke up with ulcers all over her throat and tongue. During office hours, we went down to get her an appointment. The door is locked, no one answered the bell, repeated knocking and a call from the phone outside the door. I could hear them chatting and laughing on the other side of the door. Finally I called 911 which caused them to open the door. The doctor was completely useless, saying “She will be better in 3 weeks”. At this point I called the doctor in NY. Who said “That’s ridiculous. I will call in a scrip right now in Juneau. She will be better in 24 hours”. To have to get off the ship to get medical treatment is outrageous. Also, on another subject, as all the Princess fleet are identical, I’d like to mention that the various elevator banks do not go to all floors. So there is only 1 bank of 4 elevators (at least 1 out of service at all times) go to the front disembarkation ramp. This lead to a 90 minute line getting off the boat on day 1. My family agrees that the ship and crew get a 65% grade. I strongly advise a different cruise line. Holland America is wonderful. Strangely, they are owned by the same corporation, but suffer none of the problems we encountered on Princess.
So sorry to hear your issues with the med staff and the other crew on your cruise. If princess wants to position themselves as a premium line, that service needs to be much better than your experience.
One thing that is tripping me out is why do they have to put crew appreciation on their like shouldn’t that just be a given because i chose that cruise line to go on vacation
It’s kind of nuts. I agree. Tips should just be included in the base fare. Raise it if need be. Do it once and rip off the bandaid. But the problem is, every line is competitive with each other and they don’t want that initial filter of price to remove them if they include tips and other lines don’t.
Thank you for sharing the information, I needed this kind of info. I’ve searched around and this has to be the best description of the beverage package I’ve heard and seen. Awesome, please continue to do what you do it helps a lot. Appreciate very much blessings…
So glad to help you. This is the reason why we made this channel. To help fellow travelers understand the ins and outs of cruising and cruising packages and promotions so they can make an informed choice.
Hey. Great video. Thanks. Family of 4 booking first cruise. I am the only 'alcohol drinker'. My wife, maybe a glass of wine here and there. My two children 18 and 14. do not drink. What package should we take. Premier or plus. Sounds like plus right? Even if the kids don't drink any type of booze?
@@CruiseSeakers Thank you. So Plus package for wifey and me... kids maybe get the soda package? and maybe wifi for their own device? If we dine restaurants where we need to pay cover, it will still be much cheaper. Did Princess ever have it so that Plus or Premier packages allowed to share the drink packages with guest 3 and 4? There is confusing info on the web. Thanks again
I have finally found a reasonable link for princess bar menus on board their ships. I hope this helps you make a decision on what is they best drink package for your cruise. profcruise.com/princess-bar-and-drink-menus-2022/
I clicked on this video wondering if I might like to upgrade from Plus to Premium on our upcoming Nov 2022 trip. The Plus Package is definitely best for our family. Thank you to the Princess phone staff who helped me book this vacation! You listened to my needs, never tried to upsell AND, most importantly, I didn't have to spend an hour on hold! Keep up the good work, Princess ❤
Thank you for finding my video and watching! And thank you for the kind words. Hawaii is a bucket list cruise for me. I’m sure you will have a great time making wonderful memories to cherish. I consider all viewers part of a growing community and I love to engage with them and answer any questions they may have. Seek the Seas!!
So we are traveling on the regal princess on February 26, the new princess plus takes affect February 20. I can upgrade for $10 a day to the new one that allows you $15 a drink instead of $12 a drink. I am trying to find drink menus that show the price of martinis, wines and bourbons to decide. Do you have any idea on the cost of these?
Unfortunately we can’t find menus with the new pricing for February 20th. Cruise lines never publish them and we are usually reliant on cruisers to share them on social media or website forums to get information out. But if other lines are an indicator the three dollar increase mean you will probably only be able to get drinks that use to be 9 dollars and under. Which is not much. Because everything on the menu will probably receive a 3 dollar bump in pricing.
Since we are not just talking about a drink package upgrade I would hesitate to do this on the ship. There are many amenities that come with premier that will need to be uploaded to your ship board account. Thanks for the complement!
There is no policy with a set time limit between drinks on Princess, but a bartender can place a discretionary time interval if they feel a person is intoxicated. Mind you though you can only order one drink at a time.
Just an update. I cruised to Alaska last with Princess. The specialty restaurants are now $35 and $39. In the premium package, more items have been added but the packages are more expensive. Maybe an updated video would be helpful. I did the premium package but would do the plus package in the future.
A group of 4 of us have booked a 21 day Mediterranean cruise April 2023i October this year.....we Booked Princess Plus and now the crew appreciation is somehow not included so we are being asked if we would like to pay for it before we board. Not thrilled about it I have to say!
If we are traveling with kids and have two cabins, how would you split the packages? 2 adults 1 kid in one cabin and 1 adult and 2 kids in second cabin. All adults drink.
Does the adults want the premier or classic beverage package? I would split rooms based on those preferences. If say one adult wants the premier beverage package, please them with the 2 kids, if 2 want the premier place then in the room with the one child. If all three want premier. Well that’s easy. No worry how to split. The main added perk with Princess premier is the drink package upgrade. You can always add additional specialty dining a La carte to the other room. Same thing with the photos (if desired)
@@CruiseSeakers All 3 adults want the package and initially I was going to get one cabin adults and the other kids (they are next to each other) but they required an adult in the second room on the reservation which is wasteful because kids wont drink and eat as much.
Yea you can. Under onboard services for your cruise planner, there is a section for photography. The 5 photo package is 89.00 and the 10 photo package is 169.00
Hey Great video some great info. Thanks 👍 QUESTIONS ❓ How soon before your cruise (Days, Weeks, Months) can you activate and start using your medallion app to book stuff?
Thanks. I’m currently booked for an Alaska cruise next year 200+ days away and I have access to the medallion app to become OceanReady and start planning my cruise with additional purchases such as excursions. I’m not sure if there is a Start day exactly. I do know, depending on your loyalty status or stateroom (such as a suite) you have priority access for reservations for dinner. And that time frame opens depending on status or cabin booked.
@@robertshinazy3055 for dinner reservations yes. That is correct, but if you want to upgrade your amenities or add a shore excursion, you should be able to at least, on line but maybe not through the app
It depends on the cruise. You can usually start making reservations and bookings 90 days (or much more) for excursions and sometimes specialty dining. If it is a regular route this is often possible many months in advance. If the route is new or if the ship is new to the route it is often less.
On the Princess website it says package only valid for first two passengers in cabin. Does that mean passengers 3&4 don’t get Wi-Fi, drinks, specialty dining or any of the other perks of the plus or premier packages? Thank you!
Princess has recently not added these special offers to guest 3 and 4. Relatively new from what I have seen. If a drink package and WiFi are important to you for the 3rd and 4th passengers, I would look at booking 2 cabins.
@@CruiseSeakers We have purchased the Premiere package but are traveling with 2 young kids. Do we still need to pay their daily gratuities? Should we be looking at a soda package for them? It was confusing saying, "those under 21 get a premier soft drink package" then stating "Premiere applies to first 1 and 2 only". Thanks!!!
@@christinedimma188 hmmm. This is an interesting question. Usually the drink package only applies to guest 1 and 2 in the room. I have never used princesses premier when there was more than 2 people in the cabin. From the looks of the Ts and Cs my guess is no drink package will be available for guests 3 and 4. Same with WiFi. As for daily service I can’t find any info on Princess. I would call them to clarify.
Going on our first ever cruise in February - from Melbourne to New Zealand, so quite different from what most of the videos talk about. Very excited, and this is interesting information. Thank you.
Thanks for the informative video. You mentioned the advantage of Wifi on Premier with 4 devices. If I only opt for the regular Princess Plus Package but have both phone and laptop, can I "switch" access between both devices? I will use the phone for most of the wifi but at times, I will need the laptop to do some work while on board so do I just log off one device and log into the other one?
@@CruiseSeakers Thanks for your response. New question if you don't mind - with the Princess Plus package, I believe we can get free bottled water (500 ml). Where do you get those on the ship? I understand you can get all the alcohol and coffee at the various bars and coffee shops but what places on the ship have bottled water?
@@1Harryfat All bars will have bottled water. Often you can ask any of the servers who run drinks, you can request a bottled water. And with Medallion Net, you can order a bottled water and have one of the runners bring it to you wherever you are on the ship.
When you purchase the Princess Plus, is the 18% gratuity added on to the $50 per day charge? If the gratuity is added on, then the daily charge is actually $59 not $50.
There is no additional gratuity charged when you add the princess Plus to your booking. It’s one of the reasons why it’s so attractive if you normally purchase WiFi and a drink package when you cruise.
Glad you enjoyed. I will have a new video out soon. Hope you take a look when it comes out. The wife and I booked an Alaska cruise next year with Princess during their 1 dollar deposit promotion.
Hi. Thank you for your very clear explanation of the differences in the various packages offered by Princess Cruises. I have some questions, if you don't mind: 1. On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate the wifi on board the cruise ship? 2. Can we buy just a portion of the package, instead of the whole package? For instance, what if we are not interested in the photo package, but we are interested in the rest of the Princess Premier package? 3. Can you please kindly explain what the photo package includes? It seems pricey and useless to me since we can always take our own photos using our mobile phone. Thank you very much in advance.
On the newer ships. It’s about an 8. Some of the older ships it’s not that great. Also now with more people having WiFi it can get sketchy and drop to a 6 2. No. You need to purchase the whole package. Not just parts. 3. Photo package is for the onboard photography. Some of the boarding and backdrop photos are nice to have over our own photos that we just can’t replicate.
Missing info: 1) if one person in a stateroom gets plus does the other person have to get plus as well. What about person 3 or 4? 2) what specifically is the difference between a $12 drink and an $18 drink... for instance, is Johnny walker red a $12 drink and a Macallan 12 sherry cask an $18 drink? How much is a Mai Tai? 3) how do they police against drink sharing... I guess it's pretty obvious. . 4) I suppose wifi can be shared. If I have 2 devices I can "gift" 2 more accesses. You were not clear on that. 5) what is an example of a princess prize? Such a long video for about 5 mins worth of true info. Good math. And good info about 6am to 6am drink counter reset. Hmm does specialty coffee or milkshake count toward drink count?
Non alcoholic drinks don’t count to limit. Everyone needs to have the same package to prevent from sharing. I posted in one of the comments a drink menu so you can see how Princess prices their drinks. I’ll find it again and post it as a reply to you. Policing. Hard but if caught they will discontinue your package with no refund. Access can be shared. Just any device connected to one access and another then connects, the original devise gets logged out Example of a Princess prize can be from a small cash OBC prize to a free cruise. It’s completely random.
Not sure about princess plus on booking but Princess is one of the only companies that allows only one adult in the room to have drink package, not forcing all. Also if more than one adult has the drink package in the room then the drink count is pooled, so you get 30 drinks to split if 2 people have the package. This might not be well known but I've seen it in action many times.
If my husband and I don't drink alcohol, is Plus still worth it? I don't know how much it would actually save since we wouldn't be getting alcoholic drinks, just the non-alcoholic ones.
If you like specialty coffees and teas, water bottles, sodas, mocktails, and fresh pressed juices, and cruise usually with WiFi it can still be worth it for you. It depends on how you want to cruise. If you can do without the list above, and don’t have a need for WiFi then the value is really not there. At basically 35,00 a day, (I subtract the gratuities from the fee because if you don’t buy the package you still have to pay the auto gratuities), the WiFi has a 10.00 value per day, so the drink package is costing you around 25.00 per day. I can easily cover that with non alcoholic drinks a day such as bottled waters, 2 specialty coffees, sodas during lunch and dinner. A fresh pressed OJ in the AM, and maybe a mocktail or 2 during the day.
@@CruiseSeakersDoes everyone in our party have to purchase princess plus package or can only one person in your party purchase it... Traveling with Wife and 3 kids, one is already 18 years old btw. I will likely want to keep WiFi going on at least one device and thinking maybe I could benefit on an occasional drink(wife not big on alcohol) , plus bottled waters, etc. Big question is can I alone purchase plus or will it require my wife and kids to purchase as well? Appreciate your input and any other suggestions. Also is gratuity something that I can pay for separately and in cash the more traditional way and not have it automatically charged, and if so can I have it reversed when I pay it separately? Thanks again!
@@davidfierro3650 everyone in the cabin must purchase the promo if purchased. If you are in 2 cabins you can split the kids and the adults to have 3 off and 2 on. Many people in your case do that. Or just go a La carte drinks for you and the wife and purchase just one WiFi device.
@@CruiseSeakers Thank you! Because my oldest still isn't of age, and my other two are 16 and under, they booked our reservation with my wife in one stateroom with 2 of the kids and, me in the other with the oldest. Not sure if that creates an issue if we opted for both H&W on plus?
@@davidfierro3650 It depends if your wife wanted a drink package or not.. Sometimes they split the kids with one parent in each if it helps with pricing because of a loyalty perk. But if the 2 rooms are next to each other you can have the kids all in one room if that is your prefered configuration and it will not cost more. I would call the cruise line if you booked with them directly or your Travel Agent and they can arrange the rooms the way you need them that would work best for you with regards to tbe promo package.
@@CruiseSeakers saw all of them. lol I was looking for one on carnival for beginners. what packages. what to choose etc. not much of a drinker. good job on the channel.
Very good video and reassuring. A very quick question, we have the Plus package for our upcoming cruise and will do some speciality dining it is 25 nights!! Do we pay gratuities on speciality dining even though we have a package?
When you purchase a dining package or Princess plus the gratuities for your dining are included. You will see a line item on the zero bill for additional gratuities. Adding any extra is up to you and 100% discretionary for exemplary service.
Tip: If there is a particular bar or decl location that you will likely spend more time, tip a few bucks cash every other time you're there and ordering, especially to the same server or bartender. Also: learn and memorize the names of your favorite servers (they have name tags but learn them anyway). Service will get even better, especially when that area is very busy. We ALWAYS do this and we ALWAYS get even better service.
@@klkruger in hindsight we had no specific bar or location or staff. We did give extra tips to the cabin steward and his accomplice. That is always the case,
My wife enjoys champagne, can find any prices that isn’t a Preseco (sp😀) looking for brut that is in drink plus package. Not a cocktail just a simple glass of champagne. Thanks
We just did a 10 day Alaska cruise on Crown Princess. While Alaska did not disappoint, Princess did. With the exception of the room stewards, the staff was really not what one would expect. There was not 1 reservation: restaurants, excursions, pre cruise land package, that was not fouled up. The medical staff was a particular issue. My daughter on the very first day woke up with ulcers all over her throat and tongue. During office hours, we went down to get her an appointment. The door is locked, no one answered the bell, repeated knocking and a call from the phone outside the door. I could hear them chatting and laughing on the other side of the door. Finally I called 911 which caused them to open the door. The doctor was completely useless, saying “She will be better in 3 weeks”. At this point I called the doctor in NY. Who said “That’s ridiculous. I will call in a scrip right now in Juneau. She will be better in 24 hours”. To have to get off the ship to get medical treatment is outrageous. Also, on another subject, as all the Princess fleet are identical, I’d like to mention that the various elevator banks do not go to all floors. So there is only 1 bank of 4 elevators (at least 1 out of service at all times) go to the front disembarkation ramp. This lead to a 90 minute line getting off the boat on day 1. My family agrees that the ship and crew get a 65% grade. I strongly advise a different cruise line. Holland America is wonderful. Strangely, they are owned by the same corporation, but suffer none of the problems we encountered on Princess.
So sorry to hear your issues with the med staff and the other crew on your cruise. If princess wants to position themselves as a premium line, that service needs to be much better than your experience.
Crown Grill Steak House is $39 pP
One thing that is tripping me out is why do they have to put crew appreciation on their like shouldn’t that just be a given because i chose that cruise line to go on vacation
It’s kind of nuts. I agree. Tips should just be included in the base fare. Raise it if need be. Do it once and rip off the bandaid. But the problem is, every line is competitive with each other and they don’t want that initial filter of price to remove them if they include tips and other lines don’t.
We are going on the ship Discovery. How much is the WiFi by itself?
15.00 per day for one device.
Thank you for sharing the information, I needed this kind of info. I’ve searched around and this has to be the best description of the beverage package I’ve heard and seen. Awesome, please continue to do what you do it helps a lot. Appreciate very much blessings…
So glad to help you. This is the reason why we made this channel. To help fellow travelers understand the ins and outs of cruising and cruising packages and promotions so they can make an informed choice.
Steak House is $29.00 per person
Thank you for this information, I just subscribed to your channel.
Thank you for the subscription. I should have a new video up tomorrow!
We don't drink or use wyfi on vacation.
Just paying the tip.
Base!
Perfect option for how you cruise! We often do the same unless we need to remain connected or want to have a few drinks here and there.
Hey. Great video. Thanks. Family of 4 booking first cruise. I am the only 'alcohol drinker'. My wife, maybe a glass of wine here and there. My two children 18 and 14. do not drink. What package should we take. Premier or plus. Sounds like plus right? Even if the kids don't drink any type of booze?
The kids do not need to get Princess plus if they are guests 3&4 in the cabin. I would probably go with plus.
@@CruiseSeakers Thank you. So Plus package for wifey and me... kids maybe get the soda package? and maybe wifi for their own device? If we dine restaurants where we need to pay cover, it will still be much cheaper.
Did Princess ever have it so that Plus or Premier packages allowed to share the drink packages with guest 3 and 4? There is confusing info on the web.
Thanks again
I would like to see the menu for the top shelf if anyone has a chance to post or share
I have finally found a reasonable link for princess bar menus on board their ships. I hope this helps you make a decision on what is they best drink package for your cruise. profcruise.com/princess-bar-and-drink-menus-2022/
Thanks for the info. You described it better than anyone else.
Thanks for the complement!
No thinking on the plus package great value over any other ship
It is a great value. Pretty much a no brainer.
I clicked on this video wondering if I might like to upgrade from Plus to Premium on our upcoming Nov 2022 trip. The Plus Package is definitely best for our family. Thank you to the Princess phone staff who helped me book this vacation! You listened to my needs, never tried to upsell AND, most importantly, I didn't have to spend an hour on hold! Keep up the good work, Princess ❤
Such a shame it’s so much more for the plus package, most British cruise lines include alcohol in their basic fare
I always try to compare apples to apples as best as possible. But the lines make it very difficult with different inclusion and packages.
When sailing from uk you can cancel gratuity on the basic package
Thanks for posting this for our UK friends!
I believe its $65.00 per day
Yea prices have gone up. Might be time for an update.
Hi, can we buy Princess Plus package onboard the cruise? Do we pay full fare if purchase onboard?
Princess Plus can only be purchased at time of booking. If you want it you will need to reprice your reservation.
It’s a rip!
I’ve taken my last cruise with them. They charge for Alfredos pizzeria, anywhere dining and room service. Bad deal bad cruise line.
It’s getting difficult to cruise on Princess with a standard fare now. Not a good situation for people who don’t value WiFi or a drink package.
Thank you for thorough explanations. I booked princess plus for august 2023 Hawaii 🚢 . And thanks much for answering all your audience’s questions.
Thank you for finding my video and watching! And thank you for the kind words.
Hawaii is a bucket list cruise for me. I’m sure you will have a great time making wonderful memories to cherish.
I consider all viewers part of a growing community and I love to engage with them and answer any questions they may have.
Seek the Seas!!
So we are traveling on the regal princess on February 26, the new princess plus takes affect February 20. I can upgrade for $10 a day to the new one that allows you $15 a drink instead of $12 a drink. I am trying to find drink menus that show the price of martinis, wines and bourbons to decide. Do you have any idea on the cost of these?
Unfortunately we can’t find menus with the new pricing for February 20th. Cruise lines never publish them and we are usually reliant on cruisers to share them on social media or website forums to get information out. But if other lines are an indicator the three dollar increase mean you will probably only be able to get drinks that use to be 9 dollars and under. Which is not much. Because everything on the menu will probably receive a 3 dollar bump in pricing.
If we chose Plus can we change to Premier on the Ship? How hard is it to get the Specialty Dining Reservations when on the Ship? Awesome explanation.
Since we are not just talking about a drink package upgrade I would hesitate to do this on the ship. There are many amenities that come with premier that will need to be uploaded to your ship board account. Thanks for the complement!
Are the drinks spaced out like Carnival ( every 15 minutes)
There is no policy with a set time limit between drinks on Princess, but a bartender can place a discretionary time interval if they feel a person is intoxicated. Mind you though you can only order one drink at a time.
Just an update. I cruised to Alaska last with Princess. The specialty restaurants are now $35 and $39. In the premium package, more items have been added but the packages are more expensive. Maybe an updated video would be helpful. I did the premium package but would do the plus package in the future.
I actually have an updated video. 🙂
@@CruiseSeakers I'll look for it.
A group of 4 of us have booked a 21 day Mediterranean cruise April 2023i October this year.....we Booked Princess Plus and now the crew appreciation is somehow not included so we are being asked if we would like to pay for it before we board. Not thrilled about it I have to say!
That’s odd. Princess plus should include crew gratuity. I wonder if it’s because of the length of the cruise or the location. (Europe)
If we are traveling with kids and have two cabins, how would you split the packages? 2 adults 1 kid in one cabin and 1 adult and 2 kids in second cabin. All adults drink.
Does the adults want the premier or classic beverage package? I would split rooms based on those preferences. If say one adult wants the premier beverage package, please them with the 2 kids, if 2 want the premier place then in the room with the one child. If all three want premier. Well that’s easy. No worry how to split. The main added perk with Princess premier is the drink package upgrade. You can always add additional specialty dining a La carte to the other room. Same thing with the photos (if desired)
@@CruiseSeakers All 3 adults want the package and initially I was going to get one cabin adults and the other kids (they are next to each other) but they required an adult in the second room on the reservation which is wasteful because kids wont drink and eat as much.
Can you purchase the digital photo package on its own??
Yea you can. Under onboard services for your cruise planner, there is a section for photography. The 5 photo package is 89.00 and the 10 photo package is 169.00
Hey Great video some great info. Thanks 👍
QUESTIONS ❓
How soon before your cruise (Days, Weeks, Months) can you activate and start using your medallion app to book stuff?
Thanks. I’m currently booked for an Alaska cruise next year 200+ days away and I have access to the medallion app to become OceanReady and start planning my cruise with additional purchases such as excursions. I’m not sure if there is a Start day exactly. I do know, depending on your loyalty status or stateroom (such as a suite) you have priority access for reservations for dinner. And that time frame opens depending on status or cabin booked.
Thanks, This will only be our second time on Princess Cruise line
The way I see it is you have to be fully paid before you make any changes or add anything. I only have a deposit down
@@robertshinazy3055 for dinner reservations yes. That is correct, but if you want to upgrade your amenities or add a shore excursion, you should be able to at least, on line but maybe not through the app
It depends on the cruise. You can usually start making reservations and bookings 90 days (or much more) for excursions and sometimes specialty dining. If it is a regular route this is often possible many months in advance. If the route is new or if the ship is new to the route it is often less.
Hi, the Priemer Package includes how many meals total? Two a day? Thx!
It’s 2 specialty dining meals for the cruise. Per person.
@@CruiseSeakers That's not too many, thanks!
On the Princess website it says package only valid for first two passengers in cabin. Does that mean passengers 3&4 don’t get Wi-Fi, drinks, specialty dining or any of the other perks of the plus or premier packages? Thank you!
Princess has recently not added these special offers to guest 3 and 4. Relatively new from what I have seen. If a drink package and WiFi are important to you for the 3rd and 4th passengers, I would look at booking 2 cabins.
@@CruiseSeakers We have purchased the Premiere package but are traveling with 2 young kids. Do we still need to pay their daily gratuities? Should we be looking at a soda package for them? It was confusing saying, "those under 21 get a premier soft drink package" then stating "Premiere applies to first 1 and 2 only". Thanks!!!
@@christinedimma188 hmmm. This is an interesting question. Usually the drink package only applies to guest 1 and 2 in the room. I have never used princesses premier when there was more than 2 people in the cabin. From the looks of the Ts and Cs my guess is no drink package will be available for guests 3 and 4. Same with WiFi. As for daily service I can’t find any info on Princess. I would call them to clarify.
@@CruiseSeakers Thanks. Yes, I think I'll have to give them a ring
Going on our first ever cruise in February - from Melbourne to New Zealand, so quite different from what most of the videos talk about. Very excited, and this is interesting information. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed!
I'm going in January!!
@@loriwetzel9429 have a great cruise!!
Thanks for the informative video. You mentioned the advantage of Wifi on Premier with 4 devices. If I only opt for the regular Princess Plus Package but have both phone and laptop, can I "switch" access between both devices? I will use the phone for most of the wifi but at times, I will need the laptop to do some work while on board so do I just log off one device and log into the other one?
Yes you can switch devices pretty easily. Once you log onto the other device the prior device gets automatically logged off.
@@CruiseSeakers Thanks for your response. New question if you don't mind - with the Princess Plus package, I believe we can get free bottled water (500 ml). Where do you get those on the ship? I understand you can get all the alcohol and coffee at the various bars and coffee shops but what places on the ship have bottled water?
@@1Harryfat All bars will have bottled water. Often you can ask any of the servers who run drinks, you can request a bottled water. And with Medallion Net, you can order a bottled water and have one of the runners bring it to you wherever you are on the ship.
When you purchase the Princess Plus, is the 18% gratuity added on to the $50 per day charge? If the gratuity is added on, then the daily charge is actually $59 not $50.
There is no additional gratuity charged when you add the princess Plus to your booking. It’s one of the reasons why it’s so attractive if you normally purchase WiFi and a drink package when you cruise.
Thank-u for posting
You are very welcome.
Princess has the best packages hands down
The celebrity package is also quite good. But I really like the options Princess gives.
Awesome info n detailed explanation!
Glad you enjoyed. I will have a new video out soon. Hope you take a look when it comes out. The wife and I booked an Alaska cruise next year with Princess during their 1 dollar deposit promotion.
Hi. Thank you for your very clear explanation of the differences in the various packages offered by Princess Cruises. I have some questions, if you don't mind:
1. On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate the wifi on board the cruise ship?
2. Can we buy just a portion of the package, instead of the whole package? For instance, what if we are not interested in the photo package, but we are interested in the rest of the Princess Premier package?
3. Can you please kindly explain what the photo package includes? It seems pricey and useless to me since we can always take our own photos using our mobile phone.
Thank you very much in advance.
On the newer ships. It’s about an 8. Some of the older ships it’s not that great. Also now with more people having WiFi it can get sketchy and drop to a 6
2. No. You need to purchase the whole package. Not just parts.
3. Photo package is for the onboard photography. Some of the boarding and backdrop photos are nice to have over our own photos that we just can’t replicate.
@@CruiseSeakers Okay, thank you very much for your reply!
Missing info: 1) if one person in a stateroom gets plus does the other person have to get plus as well. What about person 3 or 4? 2) what specifically is the difference between a $12 drink and an $18 drink... for instance, is Johnny walker red a $12 drink and a Macallan 12 sherry cask an $18 drink? How much is a Mai Tai? 3) how do they police against drink sharing... I guess it's pretty obvious. . 4) I suppose wifi can be shared. If I have 2 devices I can "gift" 2 more accesses. You were not clear on that. 5) what is an example of a princess prize? Such a long video for about 5 mins worth of true info. Good math. And good info about 6am to 6am drink counter reset. Hmm does specialty coffee or milkshake count toward drink count?
Non alcoholic drinks don’t count to limit.
Everyone needs to have the same package to prevent from sharing.
I posted in one of the comments a drink menu so you can see how Princess prices their drinks. I’ll find it again and post it as a reply to you.
Policing. Hard but if caught they will discontinue your package with no refund.
Access can be shared. Just any device connected to one access and another then connects, the original devise gets logged out
Example of a Princess prize can be from a small cash OBC prize to a free cruise. It’s completely random.
Here is that drink menu. profcruise.com/princess-bar-and-drink-menus-2022/
@@CruiseSeakers thank you! Great info!
Not sure about princess plus on booking but Princess is one of the only companies that allows only one adult in the room to have drink package, not forcing all. Also if more than one adult has the drink package in the room then the drink count is pooled, so you get 30 drinks to split if 2 people have the package. This might not be well known but I've seen it in action many times.
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If my husband and I don't drink alcohol, is Plus still worth it? I don't know how much it would actually save since we wouldn't be getting alcoholic drinks, just the non-alcoholic ones.
If you like specialty coffees and teas, water bottles, sodas, mocktails, and fresh pressed juices, and cruise usually with WiFi it can still be worth it for you.
It depends on how you want to cruise. If you can do without the list above, and don’t have a need for WiFi then the value is really not there.
At basically 35,00 a day, (I subtract the gratuities from the fee because if you don’t buy the package you still have to pay the auto gratuities), the WiFi has a 10.00 value per day, so the drink package is costing you around 25.00 per day. I can easily cover that with non alcoholic drinks a day such as bottled waters, 2 specialty coffees, sodas during lunch and dinner. A fresh pressed OJ in the AM, and maybe a mocktail or 2 during the day.
@@CruiseSeakersDoes everyone in our party have to purchase princess plus package or can only one person in your party purchase it... Traveling with Wife and 3 kids, one is already 18 years old btw.
I will likely want to keep WiFi going on at least one device and thinking maybe I could benefit on an occasional drink(wife not big on alcohol) , plus bottled waters, etc. Big question is can I alone purchase plus or will it require my wife and kids to purchase as well?
Appreciate your input and any other suggestions.
Also is gratuity something that I can pay for separately and in cash the more traditional way and not have it automatically charged, and if so can I have it reversed when I pay it separately?
Thanks again!
@@davidfierro3650 everyone in the cabin must purchase the promo if purchased. If you are in 2 cabins you can split the kids and the adults to have 3 off and 2 on.
Many people in your case do that. Or just go a La carte drinks for you and the wife and purchase just one WiFi device.
@@CruiseSeakers Thank you!
Because my oldest still isn't of age, and my other two are 16 and under, they booked our reservation with my wife in one stateroom with 2 of the kids and, me in the other with the oldest. Not sure if that creates an issue if we opted for both H&W on plus?
@@davidfierro3650 It depends if your wife wanted a drink package or not.. Sometimes they split the kids with one parent in each if it helps with pricing because of a loyalty perk. But if the 2 rooms are next to each other you can have the kids all in one room if that is your prefered configuration and it will not cost more.
I would call the cruise line if you booked with them directly or your Travel Agent and they can arrange the rooms the way you need them that would work best for you with regards to tbe promo package.
Rob can you do one on Carnival? I have never been..
I have done a beverage package video on carnival about two weeks ago. Check it out.
@@CruiseSeakers saw all of them. lol I was looking for one on carnival for beginners. what packages. what to choose etc. not much of a drinker. good job on the channel.
@@snprmilitary ahh. Ok. I will make a Carnival cruise lines tips for first time cruisers this month.
@@CruiseSeakers Thanks Rob. FYI this is Kev. :)
@@snprmilitary haha! How’s things going on the East Coast Kev!
Very good video and reassuring. A very quick question, we have the Plus package for our upcoming cruise and will do some speciality dining it is 25 nights!! Do we pay gratuities on speciality dining even though we have a package?
When you purchase a dining package or Princess plus the gratuities for your dining are included. You will see a line item on the zero bill for additional gratuities. Adding any extra is up to you and 100% discretionary for exemplary service.
Tip: If there is a particular bar or decl location that you will likely spend more time, tip a few bucks cash every other time you're there and ordering, especially to the same server or bartender. Also: learn and memorize the names of your favorite servers (they have name tags but learn them anyway). Service will get even better, especially when that area is very busy. We ALWAYS do this and we ALWAYS get even better service.
@@klkruger in hindsight we had no specific bar or location or staff. We did give extra tips to the cabin steward and his accomplice. That is always the case,
I would rather go with Celebrity.
Each primer line has a focus and target. That’s the beauty of cruising. The choices!
@@CruiseSeakers thats why I chose Celebrity.
Is the princess plus package usable while you are in port?
The bars and buffet are open when in port. So you can use it still.
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My wife enjoys champagne, can find any prices that isn’t a Preseco (sp😀) looking for brut that is in drink plus package. Not a cocktail just a simple glass of champagne. Thanks
@@bobbarringer4746 Me as well. Have the premium package. Hope we can get Nicolas F by the glass without the other liquors added