Itchy&Scratchy

and for my normal drinking pattern $80 would cover the entire week's worth of cruising. 🙂

you are not mathing right. Plus/Premier package only covers grats for the person with the package, not everyone else in the cabin. The first two people in the cabin must both have Plus/Premier package. Not just one. So, if there are 2 people in the cabin, Plus is $120 per day: $32/36 for grats, $50 Wifi (unless Platinum/Elite, in which case it's half off) and the rest is for drinks/desserts/casual dining. If there are 4 people in the cabin, of which only 2 have Plus/Premier, then you must pay separate grats for the second 2. I know this for a fact because we've just traveled with a Premier package for each adult, while our minor kid cruised without a Package. We paid $112 for his gratuities.

for Platinum as well. plus unlimited sodas, waters, mocktails, specialty coffee and premium teas. There are other perks as well.

depends on the cruise, but in general - yes.

yeap, at least one other adult must have the same package, unless you move into a cabin of your own. If you convince the other adult to have it, have you bumped up to the second name on the list, so that you and the first person have the Plus, and the third doesn't.

as an accessory included with Premier, we were given bright blue clips like the crew wear. We didn't like them. We kept using the airtag bands we got on Amazon, airtag clips we got on amazon and the free carrier on a free lanyard.

I am sure they'll give you a medallion at the terminal. I was worried that ours wouldn't arrive in time, so I picked them up at the terminal instead. Sometimes USPS is very slow.

do not do the Caribbean Princess. IMHO.

imho, both ships are extremely similar, so I'd choose the better itinerary/price.

so are the bartenders.

I don't mean tipping extra. But if you cancel CA, and only plan to tip your cabin steward and bartenders, what about MDR staff where you still plan to eat? Are they not deserving of a tip even if you don't ask for extra butter or a baked potato?

yes and yes

you don't eat on a cruise at all?

many on our cruise 2 weeks ago got their assignments literally 3-4 days before the cruise. However, they paid $499 pp for a minisuite guarantee, whereas I paid a lot more for an inside cabin, so they weren't complaining too loudly. They said they saved a ton of money by booking a guarantee compared to booking an assigned cabin. 🙂

We just did cave tubing with Butts up first week of June 2024. Here is my review: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3013301-enchanted-princess-review-june-1-2024-western-caribbean-with-food-pics-dailies-and-more/page/2/#comment-67514678 we had a good time (but it was VERY HOT).

We did Butts up first week of June. Here is my review: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3013301-enchanted-princess-review-june-1-2024-western-caribbean-with-food-pics-dailies-and-more/page/2/#comment-67514678

should booked the cabin you wanted and then added Plus.

that's not good. Both of ours were around all the time.

well, DH now got covid on 3 out of 7 cruises, so...

yes, of course, but it's been more than a year and a half since the last booster, so it won't make any difference.

neither our cabin attendant, nor my parents cabin attendant made any towel animals. I am assuming they are very busy and have no time for this.... But Enchanted had a demo last year and a demo this year, and it's still fun.

I saw the same last month. Plus was $70 and Premier was $90. I even asked here when the price increased. I looked directly on Princess website. An hour later it was back to normal. Glitches... It was for a cruise out of Ft Lauderdale, and I am in the US.

and we got $25 total in Princess Prizes (between 4 of us).

last week on Enchanted it was ALL cans. Once in a while a bar didn't have cans or cold cans, but had a fountain soda machine. What I found more interesting is that they didn't charge us for Red Bull, San Pelegrino or Perrier, but the app said we only get 25% off of them with premier package.

most likely. The current one is a lot lighter. April one was like our bout in 2022 - with rib-wrenching cough and misery.