Preordering Beer buckets

[Grammyluvs]

My husband likes NA Beer. The only one Princess carries is Heineken, which is ok for him. However, I wanted to preorder him the bucket and it doesn’t list the NA Heineken. Does anyone know if there is a way to order it before the cruise?Thanks

[fishywood]

According to the Gifts and Services catalog

 

https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-gifts-celebrations/gifts-and-services/ (select 'Beverage Packages and Cellars')

 

only Dos Equis, Heineken, Bud and Bud Light are available in buckets. 

 

I have never heard of the non-alcoholic beer being available in the 5-for-4 buckets. You can certainly ask either room service or at the pool bars after you board. There is no point in pre-ordering buckets even if you wanted the "real stuff" as all there would be in your cabin is a voucher, not the beer itself. And trying to get through to room service on embarkation day to redeem the vouchers is a herculean task unless you are in a suite. If you wanted to surprise him with a cold one for sailaway you will have to procure it yourself once onboard. 

[63 Super Sport]

I preorder the 5 for 4 bucket for my hubby. There will be a voucher in the cabin. I call as soon as we enter the cabin. It usually shows up by the time we are unpacked.  We are not in a suite. As stated you can always go to the pool bar when you get there.

[leck57]

23 minutes ago, 63 Super Sport said:

I preorder the 5 for 4 bucket for my hubby. There will be a voucher in the cabin. I call as soon as we enter the cabin. It usually shows up by the time we are unpacked.  We are not in a suite. As stated you can always go to the pool bar when you get there.

 

I do the same and call Room Service almost first thing. I've never had a problem getting through on day 1 and like you the beer bucket is usually delivered before we are unpacked. I would hope that with the new beers that some of them will soon be available in the buckets as well.

[Cruise Raider]

We asked this very question on our last cruise after ordering one of the few buckets that were available online pre-cruise.  The bartender told us that the buckets of your choice were available once onboard but limited if you order them ahead of time online.  So, I would just wait until after you've embarked if you want something in particular.  

[pcsunlover]

We were on the Royal last week.  They were not giving buckets with the beer. When my husband asked for a bucket of beer at one of the pool bars, he was given 5 beers to carry with no bucket and they told him they weren’t giving them out anymore.  The next day he went to a different bar by the adult pool and asked for the 5 beers.  He was charged for all 5 beers.  When he questioned the bartender, he was told he had to ask for a bucket of beer even though he wouldn’t receive them in a bucket.  He had the bartender change the order to “a bucket of beer” to get the 5 for 4. It was absolutely ridiculous.

[Cruise Raider]

17 hours ago, pcsunlover said:

We were on the Royal last week.  They were not giving buckets with the beer. When my husband asked for a bucket of beer at one of the pool bars, he was given 5 beers to carry with no bucket and they told him they weren’t giving them out anymore.  The next day he went to a different bar by the adult pool and asked for the 5 beers.  He was charged for all 5 beers.  When he questioned the bartender, he was told he had to ask for a bucket of beer even though he wouldn’t receive them in a bucket.  He had the bartender change the order to “a bucket of beer” to get the 5 for 4. It was absolutely ridiculous.

 

That does sound a little crazy!  We've always been given the deal when we've ordered the bucket of beer but then again, we've always been given a bucket.  

I guess too many of those buckets ended up disappearing ... even though the past few times, it was just a plain white bucket without any handles.  

BTW, you can order ice from room service and they bring it in a tall bucket.  It is better suited for a bottle of wine but we put a few bottles of beer into it to keep it cold.  I guess you could always take that up to the bar so you have a way to carry it back to your cabin.  Now watch .. those will also disappear.  

 

[Thrak]

Buckets of beer are limited to certain brands. We tried to get buckets of Bass Ale and weren't able to do so. The bartender ended up having to call a manager who told her that Bass wasn't available in a bucket.

[Bill B]

On my recent Sapphire cruise, I asked if I could get a bucket of Grolsch. The bartender said -

"Sure Mr. William... they're pay for five, get four." 

 

[pcsunlover]

23 hours ago, Cruise Raider said:

 

That does sound a little crazy!  We've always been given the deal when we've ordered the bucket of beer but then again, we've always been given a bucket.  

I guess too many of those buckets ended up disappearing ... even though the past few times, it was just a plain white bucket without any handles.  

BTW, you can order ice from room service and they bring it in a tall bucket.  It is better suited for a bottle of wine but we put a few bottles of beer into it to keep it cold.  I guess you could always take that up to the bar so you have a way to carry it back to your cabin.  Now watch .. those will also disappear.  

 

 

He just started using the blue Princess bag they gave us when we boarded.  I began calling it his “bag ‘o beer” haha!  He said next time he’ll bring one of those pumpkin Halloween buckets.😀