Princess Beverage Package Pricing

[lyndarra]

Our experience of Princess over Christmas New Year was that you could only bring wine on when embarking initially. If you had bought wine in New Zealand, for example as a souvenir, it would have been taken by security and held for you until the voyage ended. Bags were xrayed when boarding at each port. At embarkation the X-ray picked up our wine and we were directed to a table to declare it. There were no problems but you might like to check the rules and be aware they are enforced :)

In Nov 2014 on Sea Princess we stopped at Napier. We had been looking for wines from a local organic winery. We found the wine at an organic grocery store and bought 6 bottles. We declared them when we boarded, fully expecting to impounded but were allowed to take them to our cabin. Go figure as they say.

[Lanwood]

Sometimes you can bring alcohol on at ports of call and sometimes you can't. It depends on what ruling the Hotel Director has put in place. I suggest checking with the Security personnel when you disembark at the first port.

 

Really? I didn't know that...

 

Normally there has always been a manned desk to declare any alcohol when re-boarding at each port. The bottles are taken, and returned to your cabin the night before dissembarkation...(which can work in your favour if you have the same cabin on a b2b..:D).

 

You must of had a very happy Hotel Director. Perhaps just got a pay rise :D

[clairebearinaus]

My personaliser is now saying the all inclusive package is AU$64.90.

 

That's the clincher for me deciding that I won't get value out of it, not on a cruise that's 50% port days. I don't drink juice, soft drink etc so it'd all be booze, and that's a LOT of booze!

[RadioBoy]

 

That's the clincher for me deciding that I won't get value out of it, not on a cruise that's 50% port days. I don't drink juice, soft drink etc so it'd all be booze, and that's a LOT of booze!

 

This is the exact issue I face. I know that during sea days that I will get more than enough value from a package, but would I get it on port days?

 

I just dont think I am going to spend $800 on drinks (on board) in under 2 weeks.

[clairebearinaus]

This is the exact issue I face. I know that during sea days that I will get more than enough value from a package, but would I get it on port days?

 

I just dont think I am going to spend $800 on drinks (on board) in under 2 weeks.

 

I'm also factoring in my 2 'free' BYO wines, and the two bottles of bubbly I'm getting as part of other packages (vow renewal + balcony dinner), happy hour and other promotions e.g. last cruise on Golden Princess they were selling Limoncello as an after dinner treat in the MDR for a couple of bucks including a souvenir glass.

 

So I'd need to be drinking 2 x cocktails, 2 x glasses of wine, 2 x beers on top of all that, every day, just to break even on the AIBP package. I could do it, easy, but I don't think my body would love me for it!

[RadioBoy]

So I'd need to be drinking 2 x cocktails, 2 x glasses of wine, 2 x beers on top of all that, every day, just to break even on the AIBP package. I could do it, easy, but I don't think my body would love me for it!

 

That's what i am thinking too. I drink far too much soft drink... so I will probably just get that package and pay for booze as I go.

 

My wallet _and_ my liver will be better for the experience too!