bigeagle12 Posted December 4, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 4, 2018 i have an old card that is probably 8 years old that has 4 coffee punches left on it .. is it still accepted onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted December 4, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, bigeagle12 said: i have an old card that is probably 8 years old that has 4 coffee punches left on it .. is it still accepted onboard? Yes...the punches are valid until 8/31/19 for a specialty or brewed coffee when all coffee cards will expire since implementing the new electronic coffee program in June 2018. Edited December 4, 2018 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 4, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 4, 2018 If it does not have an expiration date on it, I believe it is good thru August 31, 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeagle12 Posted December 4, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Great news .. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 4, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Don't spend them all in one place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlp20 Posted December 5, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 5, 2018 What I don't understand is a punch to pour a cup or do a labor intensive Latte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 5, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, jlp20 said: What I don't understand is a punch to pour a cup or do a labor intensive Latte. Both. When the card was used on the cruise it was purchased on, there was no punch required to get a cup of brewed coffee. But used on any subsequent voyage that requires a punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmets Posted December 9, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I have purchased a coffee card for upcoming cruise. As it will be attached to my account(by way of medallion) will my husband be able to use my medallion to go and get coffee for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS8 Posted December 9, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2018 We have two coffee cards we purchased while on Royal Princess in March 2018. One card has 6 punches left and the other card has not been punched at all. However, both cards have expiration dates of December 31, 2018. We planned on using them on our b2b Crown Princess cruises in March 2019. Are we going to be out of luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted December 9, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, EMS8 said: We have two coffee cards we purchased while on Royal Princess in March 2018. One card has 6 punches left and the other card has not been punched at all. However, both cards have expiration dates of December 31, 2018. We planned on using them on our b2b Crown Princess cruises in March 2019. Are we going to be out of luck? Based on their T&Cs you’re out of luck: Coffee cards are valid until the expiration date printed on the card. If NO expiration date is printed on the card it is valid until August 31, 2019. If I had cards expiring on 12/31/18 & wasn’t allowed to use a card, I would ask about using them & hopefully they’d allow them to be used. Some baristas don’t check the back of the cards so maybe you’ll get to use the punches for a brewed or specialty coffee. Edited December 9, 2018 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemis12 Posted December 9, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Astro Flyer said: Based on their T&Cs you’re out of luck: Coffee cards are valid until the expiration date printed on the card. If NO expiration date is printed on the card it is valid until August 31, 2019. If I had cards expiring on 12/31/18 & wasn’t allowed to use a card, I would ask about using them & hopefully they’d allow them to be used. Some baristas don’t check the back of the cards so maybe you’ll get to use the punches for a brewed or specialty coffee. You wouldn’t just accept that you are not entitled to those benefits even though you know that you are not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 9, 2018 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2018 3 hours ago, beachmets said: I have purchased a coffee card for upcoming cruise. As it will be attached to my account(by way of medallion) will my husband be able to use my medallion to go and get coffee for me? If he looks just like you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 9, 2018 #13 Share Posted December 9, 2018 57 minutes ago, EMS8 said: We have two coffee cards we purchased while on Royal Princess in March 2018. One card has 6 punches left and the other card has not been punched at all. However, both cards have expiration dates of December 31, 2018. We planned on using them on our b2b Crown Princess cruises in March 2019. Are we going to be out of luck? Yes you are out of luck. Card expires 12/31/2018. 🙄 It is clearly spelled out in the terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS8 Posted December 9, 2018 #14 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I may send an email to customer relations at Princess cruises and voice my displeasure. It doesn’t make sense for new coffee cards to expire after only nine months, especially when others are using cards that are “years” old. Maybe I should just blacken out the expiration date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 9, 2018 #15 Share Posted December 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, EMS8 said: I may send an email to customer relations at Princess cruises and voice my displeasure. It doesn’t make sense for new coffee cards to expire after only nine months, especially when others are using cards that are “years” old. Maybe I should just blacken out the expiration date! Well it is your cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemis12 Posted December 9, 2018 #16 Share Posted December 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, EMS8 said: I may send an email to customer relations at Princess cruises and voice my displeasure. It doesn’t make sense for new coffee cards to expire after only nine months, especially when others are using cards that are “years” old. Maybe I should just blacken out the expiration date! That would be theft. Only you can judge your tolerance for thievery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS8 Posted December 9, 2018 #17 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Then maybe I should just turn it in and ask for a refund for my unpunched card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted December 9, 2018 #18 Share Posted December 9, 2018 31 minutes ago, bemis12 said: That would be theft. Only you can judge your tolerance for thievery. 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TriumphGuy Posted December 10, 2018 #19 Share Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, bemis12 said: That would be theft. Only you can judge your tolerance for thievery. I would call Princess' change of policy to not honor something people paid good money for, "theft". Edited December 10, 2018 by TriumphGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted December 10, 2018 #20 Share Posted December 10, 2018 4 hours ago, TriumphGuy said: I would call Princess' change of policy to not honor something people paid good money for, "theft". I totally agree with you. Princess said your card would be good on your next cruise. Now they are saying all the old cards will expire at the end of August 2019. If you purchase your card last year and your next cruise is in September of 2019. Then who is the thief ? The Coffee Card Rebellion Continues. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllieinNJ Posted December 10, 2018 #21 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I have a card that has 4 punches left. I am going on a cruise that starts 8/29/19. Can I use it for the 3 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemis12 Posted December 10, 2018 #22 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Unless it has an expiration date on the back that differs - yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted December 10, 2018 #23 Share Posted December 10, 2018 YMMV We have given away a number of cards as we are mostly not being punched for teas and brewed coffee. During the five most recent cruises, we have about ten punches in 65+ visits to the IC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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