reedprincess Posted August 7, 2019 #26 Share Posted August 7, 2019 13 hours ago, Brisbane41 said: That someone else earned by paying for them I think you mean! Lors of people cruise on another's dime, whether kids with parents or partners where only one has a paying job, or families where one pays for the multiple generations or whatever - Princess recognizes the cruiser, not the one who pays, same as hotels, airlines, and so forth Of the kid has sailed, they have earned the status.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nattie Posted August 7, 2019 #27 Share Posted August 7, 2019 21 hours ago, idahospud said: Not a glitch with the kids. Princess now recognizes the kids' loyalty status no matter the age. I didnt know that! My DS will be elite after our Dec cruise, woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierlesscruisers Posted August 7, 2019 #28 Share Posted August 7, 2019 20 hours ago, idahospud said: We were told on a webinar a few days ago that it was a brand new policy. So obviously it is a really, really new policy! Just out of curiosity, what was the occasion/source of the webinar? I'm just wondering if it was in relation to a employee/employer webinar, or a customer/business webinar or what? Not doubting your word or anything along that line, as I said, it's just out of curiosity. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahospud Posted August 7, 2019 #29 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Pierlesscruisers said: Just out of curiosity, what was the occasion/source of the webinar? I'm just wondering if it was in relation to a employee/employer webinar, or a customer/business webinar or what? Not doubting your word or anything along that line, as I said, it's just out of curiosity. Tom Straight from Princess. It was a TA training webinar presented by John Chernesky, VP of Sales at Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierlesscruisers Posted August 7, 2019 #30 Share Posted August 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, idahospud said: Straight from Princess. It was a TA training webinar presented by John Chernesky, VP of Sales at Princess. Wow, such a quick response!! Thanks for the info. Sounds like a pretty solid source, huh? 🙂 Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted August 7, 2019 #31 Share Posted August 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, idahospud said: Straight from Princess. It was a TA training webinar presented by John Chernesky, VP of Sales at Princess. Any other "hot off the presses" policy changes worth mentioning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenie082756 Posted August 7, 2019 #32 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Seems Princess finally got it right. Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahospud Posted August 7, 2019 #33 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, JimmyVWine said: Any other "hot off the presses" policy changes worth mentioning? Not that I can think of right now. That was the biggie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 7, 2019 Author #34 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, idahospud said: Straight from Princess. It was a TA training webinar presented by John Chernesky, VP of Sales at Princess. It would have been even better if it had been communicated to passengers sailing with kids! I paid for internet for my teen as I didn’t think she would get any free minutes as she never has before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahospud Posted August 7, 2019 #35 Share Posted August 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said: It would have been even better if it had been communicated to passengers sailing with kids! I paid for internet for my teen as I didn’t think she would get any free minutes as she never has before! You should be able to get a refund on the internet package. We didn't hear about it until the webinar. It's not even on their website yet, so if a TA wasn't on the webinar they wouldn't know about it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted August 8, 2019 #36 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I wonder if this would be implemented on both Medallion and non-Medallion ships? The OP was on Royal (a Medallion ship) whereas we will be on the Star next summer. As far as I know Star will not have medallions by then. I don't want to tell my daughter that she will have a Platinum card and then she still ends up with a blue one LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted August 8, 2019 #37 Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 12:37 PM, ceilidh1 said: One interesting thing was that mom returned to her room on second night and found minibar had been switched to bottle water. they could have switched to sodas and juices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roatanfans Posted August 8, 2019 #38 Share Posted August 8, 2019 My kids will be thrilled to get free internet minutes! They really want to be elites by the time they turn 18- we are working on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 8, 2019 Author #39 Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 1:22 PM, idahospud said: You should be able to get a refund on the internet package. We didn't hear about it until the webinar. It's not even on their website yet, so if a TA wasn't on the webinar they wouldn't know about it either. I’m sure we could have got a refund but it was already day 3 when we found out! Lol! It’s all good- the unlimited on-board turned out to be $79.99 for the full 2 weeks! Pre purchase it was charging that per week so glad we waited! I’m happy my kids are receiving the benefits but it was never that big a deal for us. I still think the only thing they will make use of is the internet! interestingly, the captains circle reception invitation included the kids’ names this time - never had that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 8, 2019 Author #40 Share Posted August 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Itchy&Scratchy said: they could have switched to sodas and juices. Mom was happy with the water - especially as she wasn’t expecting to get anything! DS doesn’t drink soda, etc so we didn’t need to switch it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted August 9, 2019 #41 Share Posted August 9, 2019 14 hours ago, ceilidh1 said: Mom was happy with the water - especially as she wasn’t expecting to get anything! DS doesn’t drink soda, etc so we didn’t need to switch it! my mom would also have been happy with water, but my kid would have enjoyed an occasional soda or juice - it's a vacation after all! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahospud Posted August 9, 2019 #42 Share Posted August 9, 2019 15 hours ago, ceilidh1 said: I’m sure we could have got a refund but it was already day 3 when we found out! Lol! It’s all good- the unlimited on-board turned out to be $79.99 for the full 2 weeks! Pre purchase it was charging that per week so glad we waited! I’m happy my kids are receiving the benefits but it was never that big a deal for us. I still think the only thing they will make use of is the internet! It sounds like they got their Elite minutes applied to the unlimited package for the onboard discount. So they technically may have got their minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toads45froggy Posted August 9, 2019 #43 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Thats really good way to retain travellesrs when they become of legal age.. if they are alreayd elite status it might help them stick around instead of starting off at blue and using that a spring board to leave for another line and work on getting elite there,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted August 9, 2019 #44 Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 hours ago, toads45froggy said: Thats really good way to retain travellesrs when they become of legal age.. if they are alreayd elite status it might help them stick around instead of starting off at blue and using that a spring board to leave for another line and work on getting elite there,. I believe that prior to this change minors indeed were accruing loyalty days and credits but were not granted thr benefits til reaching a certain age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio41 Posted August 16, 2019 #45 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/9/2019 at 7:36 PM, pms4104 said: I believe that prior to this change minors indeed were accruing loyalty days and credits but were not granted thr benefits til reaching a certain age That's what I was lead to believe, Blue cards until they turn 18 and then the appropriate card for their loyalty cruise credits with the benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 16, 2019 Author #46 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Scorpio41 said: That's what I was lead to believe, Blue cards until they turn 18 and then the appropriate card for their loyalty cruise credits with the benefits. That’s always been the case but on this cruise, both kids got black medallions, both got elite internet minutes and DS ,who was booked in a room with my mom (who is not elite) got the mini bar and bathroom amenities kit. The invite to captain circle also had the kids names, which I’ve never noticed before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryincork Posted August 16, 2019 #47 Share Posted August 16, 2019 She was told they had to remove the alcohol since the elite member was a minor. They were very apologetic but mom was fine with it since she doesn’t drink anyway and wasn’t expecting I have never taken anything from the fridge and only travelled with a minor once but is it normal policy to remove alcohol from the fridges when minors room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 17, 2019 Author #48 Share Posted August 17, 2019 5 hours ago, kerryincork said: She was told they had to remove the alcohol since the elite member was a minor. They were very apologetic but mom was fine with it since she doesn’t drink anyway and wasn’t expecting I have never taken anything from the fridge and only travelled with a minor once but is it normal policy to remove alcohol from the fridges when minors room? Previously, kids have never got any recognition for status so the only mini bar was based on my status of being elite. I have always got the alcohol set up. This time, the elite member in the room was a minor so we weren’t expecting anything. When we boarded, the regular mini bar was there but then it got switched out to water for the alcohol! Mom was told it was because the elite member was a minor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceilidh1 Posted August 17, 2019 Author #49 Share Posted August 17, 2019 5 hours ago, kerryincork said: She was told they had to remove the alcohol since the elite member was a minor. They were very apologetic but mom was fine with it since she doesn’t drink anyway and wasn’t expecting I have never taken anything from the fridge and only travelled with a minor once but is it normal policy to remove alcohol from the fridges when minors room? Additionally, there shouldn’t be anything in the fridge unless you are elite or you have pre ordered! Unless things have changed, Princess doesn’t stock the mini bar unless asked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryincork Posted August 17, 2019 #50 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Thanks for the reply I never use the mini-bar and didn't remember the fridge be empty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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