monakayk Posted April 12, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Do I have to make my own reservations for the Elite benefits- Wine tasting....or will I get an invitation ? What day will it be held on 14 days Caribbean cruise ? Thanks in advance . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukesubsailor Posted April 12, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 12, 2018 You will get an invitation in your cabin that will give the date and time. Which day of your cruise it will be held can vary. Most likely to be on a sea day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted April 12, 2018 #3 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Early in the cruise you will get an invitation. Hold on to it . You will need to present it and your cruise card at the event. It will be on a sea day towards the end of the cruise. If your cruise is also offered as 2 seven day cruises, there will be a Grapevine wine tasting on both and you will get an invitation to each. They will arrive at the beginning of each leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monakayk Posted April 12, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Thanks everyone for this info . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted April 12, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 12, 2018 When there are a large number of elite level passengers sometimes there has been a Princess Grapevine tasting only for elite passengers. That wasn’t listed in the Patter so if your invitation is different than in the Patter, there could be a tasting for elites only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pris993 Posted April 12, 2018 #6 Share Posted April 12, 2018 usually it is late in the cruise... just another way to promote selling wine...lol, we never go.f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawlaw1526 Posted April 13, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I will be going on my first Elite cruise in May and traveling with my sister in law who is NOT elite. Will she be able to join me for the wine tasting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboyle Posted April 13, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I will be going on my first Elite cruise in May and traveling with my sister in law who is NOT elite. Will she be able to join me for the wine tasting?Yes, but she will have to pay the admission fee, which is about $9.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted April 13, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2018 usually it is late in the cruise... just another way to promote selling wine...lol, we never go.f I totally agree with you. I haven’t attended it in years. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawlaw1526 Posted April 13, 2018 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Yes, but she will have to pay the admission fee, which is about $9.50. Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted April 13, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2018 We have not been lately. When we first attained Elite, Princess was still giving away the cute frosted glasses with pewter-like medallions on them at the wine tasting. That stopped a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted April 13, 2018 #12 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Pretty ordinary wines at the Grapevine tasting. We don't bother going these days.:rolleyes: And as has been said...no little glasses to take home anymore, cutbacks. Plastic disposable glasses soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted April 13, 2018 #13 Share Posted April 13, 2018 We always go since it is free for us. The wine is not the greatest but it is drinkable and the company can be a lot of fun. It is on a seaday towards the end of the cruise and anyone can go by paying the small fee. They usually have another wine tasting early in the cruise for $25 which does have better wine being poured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted April 13, 2018 #14 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I'm waiting for them to use paper cups. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted April 14, 2018 #15 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I'm waiting for them to use paper cups. :D :rolleyes:Or even one straw between two if the Carnival Corporation bean counters get their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted April 14, 2018 #16 Share Posted April 14, 2018 We always go since it is free for us. The wine is not the greatest but it is drinkable and the company can be a lot of fun. It is on a seaday towards the end of the cruise and anyone can go by paying the small fee. They usually have another wine tasting early in the cruise for $25 which does have better wine being poured. Just drinkable, sometimes. They don't give you much in the way of cheese and crackers these day either at the Grapevine tasting. Remember..'Free' is not always good and nothing is free on a cruise ship, you have paid for it in your fare or in loyalty, all those thousands of bucks to get Elite. I have been to the Maitre'D wine tasting @$25 or whatever. Much smaller crowd as no freebies and far superior wines. I prefer to sometimes do that rather than take the 'freebie Grapevine one, although as you say, fills in an hour or so and a bit of fun.:halo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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