IECalCruiser Posted February 6, 2013 #1 Share Posted February 6, 2013 If Princess does make changes to their carry on wine enforcement policy it will be even more important to have the Wine Bottle Package available on all cruises of 10 days or more as stated by Princess. There have been posts that the package has not been available as advertised. They were doing a lot of trials early in 2012 so I only want to have people post their experiences on cruises that departed September 1, 2012 or later. We were on the Golden for B2B Alaskan cruises in early September. No package for the 7 day cruises but the Maitre d' stated it would be offered on the 14 day Hawaiian cruises. I can't verify that. On our 14 day Panama Canal cruise last month the package was available. I will start the tally with: Island Princess - 01/09/13 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted February 6, 2013 #2 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Crown: 11/20/12 - 12 day Greek Isles - No Crown: 12/2/12 - 20 day Med/TA - No Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 6, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Current tally: Crown: 11/20/12 - 12 day Greek Isles - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Crown: 12/02/12 - 20 day Med/TA - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Island: 01/09/13 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winy Posted February 6, 2013 #4 Share Posted February 6, 2013 No on Emerald 1/06/13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted February 6, 2013 #5 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Island Princess Nov/2012 14 day Panama Canal - Yes the wine packages were available. HOWEVER... we were NOT impressed with the selection offered (had the 12 bottle GOLD package). We had several wines that were quite mediocre by any standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Lady Sydney Posted February 6, 2013 #6 Share Posted February 6, 2013 We will be on the Sapphire March 9 to Hawaii--I have been told that the wine packages will be available the day of embarkation. I ?'d the small list that is on their website and was told that was only a partial list that it would be much larger on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 6, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Island Princess Nov/2012 14 day Panama Canal - Yes the wine packages were available. HOWEVER... we were NOT impressed with the selection offered (had the 12 bottle GOLD package). We had several wines that were quite mediocre by any standard. I think the Silver package is better deal. You save less per bottle, but a number of the reds in that range are quite good. You are able to apply $29 to the price of a more expensive wine and we did that several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 6, 2013 Author #8 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Current tally: Crown: 11/20/12 - 12 day Greek Isles - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Crown: 12/02/12 - 20 day Med/TA - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Emerald: 01/06/13 - 10 day Eastern Caribbean - No Island: 11/12/12 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Island: 01/09/13 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 7, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I got some information from another thread. Current tally: Crown: 11/20/12 - 12 day Greek Isles - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Crown: 12/02/12 - 20 day Med/TA - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Emerald: 01/06/13 - 10 day Eastern Caribbean - No Emerald: 01/16/13 - 10 day Southern Caribbean - No Grand: 09/04/12 - 17 day Mediterranean - No Island: 11/12/12 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Island: 01/09/13 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted February 7, 2013 #10 Share Posted February 7, 2013 We will be on the Sapphire March 9 to Hawaii--I have been told that the wine packages will be available the day of embarkation. I ?'d the small list that is on their website and was told that was only a partial list that it would be much larger on the ship. I was told the same thing by Princess HQ but that didn't happen on either cruise & hopefully it'll available to purchase for you. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted February 7, 2013 #11 Share Posted February 7, 2013 We will be on the Sapphire March 9 to Hawaii--I have been told that the wine packages will be available the day of embarkation. I ?'d the small list that is on their website and was told that was only a partial list that it would be much larger on the ship. I too, PERUSED the website list. We found the offerings on the ship to be very limited compared to the overall list. I think the Silver package is better deal. You save less per bottle, but a number of the reds in that range are quite good. You are able to apply $29 to the price of a more expensive wine and we did that several times. I agree IECC... the Silver package is probably the better deal. The higher-end reds were few and sparse in the Gold package. Was not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 7, 2013 Author #12 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I added info from Pia on the Grand Current tally: Crown: 11/20/12 - 12 day Greek Isles - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Crown: 12/02/12 - 20 day Med/TA - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Emerald: 01/06/13 - 10 day Eastern Caribbean - No Emerald: 01/16/13 - 10 day Southern Caribbean - No Grand: 09/04/12 - 17 day Mediterranean - No Grand: 01/26/13 - 19 day South America - No Island: 11/12/12 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Island: 01/09/13 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy with a K Posted February 7, 2013 #13 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Island - 2/6/13 - yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 7, 2013 Author #14 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Current tally: Crown: 11/20/12 - 12 day Greek Isles - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Crown: 12/02/12 - 20 day Med/TA - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory:confused:) Emerald: 01/06/13 - 10 day Eastern Caribbean - No Emerald: 01/16/13 - 10 day Southern Caribbean - No Grand: 09/04/12 - 17 day Mediterranean - No Grand: 01/26/13 - 19 day South America - No Island: 11/12/12 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Island: 01/09/13 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Island: 02/06/13 - 10 day Panama Canal - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strummer Posted February 7, 2013 #15 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Looks like you have to sail the Panama canal to get this package :( I think i misunderstood the wine package though, I thought you bought whichever package and then you chose your bottle from the normal wine list. Is this not the case as people appear to be saying there is a better range on the silver package :confused::confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunviking Posted February 7, 2013 #16 Share Posted February 7, 2013 The wine package was available on the Ruby 9/2/12 cruise in the Med. If the wine policy is enforced why shouldn't the wine package be available on all cruises - even 7 day ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted February 7, 2013 #17 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Grand Sept 2012 17 days not available Emerald Jan 2013 20 days not available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise42112 Posted February 7, 2013 #18 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Golden Princess - 4/2012 - Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pstcrik Posted February 7, 2013 #19 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Ruby Princess 19 Day TA - not available Ruby Princess 7 Day Carb. - not available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pstcrik Posted February 7, 2013 #20 Share Posted February 7, 2013 sorry that last post for the Ruby TA and Carb. was in Oct and Nov. 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 7, 2013 Author #21 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Looks like you have to sail the Panama canal to get this package :( I think i misunderstood the wine package though, I thought you bought whichever package and then you chose your bottle from the normal wine list. Is this not the case as people appear to be saying there is a better range on the silver package :confused::confused: I made the comment about the Silver Package. The entire wine list is available to purchasers of both the Silver and Gold packages. IMHO, the selection of wines priced around $29 is better for the cost than the wines priced around $45. A nice feature was that you could buy a more expensive bottle and you would only pay the difference. There are some nice wines in the $30-$32 range and it was nice to just have to pay the up charge. (You actually pay the full price for the more expensive wine and then receive a $29 or $45 credit to your account within a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 7, 2013 Author #22 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Current tally (10 day or longer cruises): Crown: 11/20/12 - 12 day Greek Isles - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory :confused:) Crown: 12/02/12 - 20 day Med/TA - No (Reason: lack of sufficient wine inventory :confused:) Emerald: 01/06/13 - 10 day Eastern Caribbean - No Emerald: 01/16/13 - 10 day Southern Caribbean - No Grand: 09/04/12 - 17 day Mediterranean - No Grand: 01/26/13 - 19 day South America - No Island: 11/12/12 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Island: 01/09/13 - 14 day Panama Canal - Yes Island: 02/06/13 - 10 day Panama Canal - Yes Ruby: 09/03/12 - 12 day Mediterranean - Yes Ruby: 10/09/12 - 19 day TA - No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted February 7, 2013 Author #23 Share Posted February 7, 2013 The wine package was available on the Ruby 9/2/12 cruise in the Med. If the wine policy is enforced why shouldn't the wine package be available on all cruises - even 7 day ones? I fully agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunnedinva Posted February 7, 2013 #24 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I fully agree with you. I have a feeling that's going to be Part 2 of the new wine policy: Wine package available on all ships as an alternative to bringing your own. They may have to add a wing onto all the ships just for wine inventory! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetocruise Posted February 8, 2013 #25 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Package available on 1/16 Golden Princess 14day Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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