Hilarry1720 Posted August 23, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I have been seeing posts on other sites saying that princess no longer offers the unlimited free hot chocolate ( meaning without punching hole in the card) with the coffee card, has anyone sailed recently to please tell me these nasty rumours are not true. 😳😪😱😀😀 Hilarry1720 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carterd2002 Posted August 23, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I have been seeing posts on other sites saying that princess no longer offers the unlimited free hot chocolate ( meaning without punching hole in the card) with the coffee card, has anyone sailed recently to please tell me these nasty rumours are not true. Hilarry1720 We sailed on the Emerald the first week of July 2016 and I received free hot chocolate without them punching my coffee card. Hopefully this is not a new change to their policy since then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freshair8 Posted August 23, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I have had coffee cards left over from another ship, and they have punched a hole for ordering hot chocolate. However, I will say, that by day 3 or 4, when they realize that I only come for hot chocolate every morning, they stop punching.... That has been my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredie Posted August 23, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I don't regularly get hot chocolate, but on the Crown in January of this year, they gave my grandson some without punching my card. (I had sent him to the counter to get me a latte. They punched for that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frflatt Posted August 23, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 23, 2016 We were on the Emerald last week and got free hot chocolate without them punching the card - they didn't even really look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long cruiser Posted August 23, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 23, 2016 No problems on two princess cruises this year for hot chocolate punching on my coffee card. long cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted August 24, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2016 There is free Hot Chocolate in the HC on the Royal Princess all the time. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40yearcruiser Posted August 24, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2016 There is free Hot Chocolate in the HC on the Royal Princess all the time.Tony Yes!!! It's available in the dispensers by the coffee. Wish they would roll this out on the whole fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted August 24, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I have been seeing posts on other sites saying that princess no longer offers the unlimited free hot chocolate ( meaning without punching hole in the card) with the coffee card, has anyone sailed recently to please tell me these nasty rumours are not true. 😳😪😱😀😀Hilarry1720 They punched a hole in my card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted August 24, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 24, 2016 No problem on the CB in May. The only time I have ever had a problem is on the small ships of which only the Pacific Princess remains in the fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted August 24, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 24, 2016 On the Emerald in May, hot chocolate did not require a punch on coffee card unless another ship name is printed at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilarry1720 Posted August 24, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Thank you all for your comments, we're sailing on the emerald in November, so looks promising for this ship :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QTBabyNurse Posted August 24, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Is there free hot chocolate at the 24 hour beverage stations at the Horizon Court on the Regal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted August 24, 2016 #14 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Is there free hot chocolate at the 24 hour beverage stations at the Horizon Court on the Regal? Quick answer Yes :) Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted August 25, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I will admit that I haven't tried to get complementary hot chocolate with a coffee card for years but at that time hot chocolate was available without a punch. The current wording of the coffee card states "...with complementary brewed coffee and premium tea for the duration of your cruise." There is currently no mention of complementary hot chocolate. BTW, the Unlimited Soda and More Package does state "...complementary hot chocolate throughout your cruise." It used to be complementary and most report it still is with the coffee card. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm.b. Posted May 23, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On the golden at the moment 75 days , showed them my brand new coffee card I bought on the Emerald 4 weeks earlier , I ordered a hot chocolate but was told my card needed to be punched , so another free by gone on princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrongwaywatson Posted May 23, 2017 #17 Share Posted May 23, 2017 If you purchased your card on that cruise, you get it free without a punch, unlimited. However, if it is an older card from a previous cruise, they are supposed to punch it, the same as they do for brewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joybook Posted May 24, 2017 #18 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Just off the Sea Princess after 35 days - 'free' hot chocolate (no punch ) with the coffee card almost every day so no problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllieR Posted May 24, 2017 #19 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Can confirm, no punches on the Regal from earlier this month. Can also confirm, based on my experience, that the will punch if the cruise (not just the ship) is different from what is written on the back. We did the first Baltic but embarked from Warnemunde. After the turn around day in Copenhagen, they wanted to punch my card stating it was from the last cruise. However, they didn't punch when I said I got on in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamerfromtexas Posted May 24, 2017 #20 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I have received hot chocolate with a coffee card purchased on board and without a punch on our cruises including on the Ocean princess and the Pacific princess (last year, this year, and before then). I don't drink coffee so it was very appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted May 24, 2017 #21 Share Posted May 24, 2017 The current wording of the coffee card states "...with complementary brewed coffee and premium tea for the duration of your cruise." There is currently no mention of complementary hot chocolate. Sent from my iPad using Forums None of the last 4 iterations of the cards (going back to the "Playing Card Series") mentioned hot chocolate either. The current absence is nothing new or telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamingOfLoveBoatDream Posted May 26, 2017 #22 Share Posted May 26, 2017 We just got off the previous sailing of the Golden (15 days), and about 1 in 5 times they tried to punch it. The most often cause was ordering the hot chocolate too close to the time we got a no-punch coffee. What we found worked best to get a hot chocolate without punching is: 1) don't go to the same bar multiple times close together. 2) don't try and order multiple no-punch drinks at the same time 3) don't hand the card over. Stand a few feet from the bar and just hold the card up so they can see that you have one. Also, and I'm not sure if this is a new thing or not, but always ensure that the lid is tightly on the whole way around (it can be loose without looking loose), otherwise your no-punch hot chocolate will become a no-punch stain on your dressing gown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccruzer123 Posted May 27, 2017 #23 Share Posted May 27, 2017 The unlimited soda and more package will also get you hot chocolate at the coffee bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted May 29, 2017 #24 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The most often cause was ordering the hot chocolate too close to the time we got a no-punch coffee. Which makes complete sense, as the card benefits are for a single person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted May 29, 2017 #25 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Just come off Crown and had free tea and hot chocolate very frequently. No punching at all. We had bought the coffee card on that cruise. People were saying that if you had an old card you could use it for the coffee, paid but not for the free stuff. BTW they served the best tea on the ship in the IC. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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