CruisinFinsUp Posted December 11, 2019 #326 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I just looked at our August 2020 cruise. The website offers 2 prices "Best sale ever" with bev, grats & wifi included, and "best fare" which is less and presumably does not have anything extra. I have to do the math to figure out which situation is best for us and our needs. One question I have not seen answered is this: --the beverage package is assigned based on drinking age for ships ported in the US (21 get the alcohol package). For cruises departing Europe the onboard drinking age is 18. So for a cruise in Europe, would the package assigned to a 20 year old be the one that fits the cruises's rules? I know the fine print does not say this. I'm not looking for speculation or opinions please - just actual info from Princess if anyone happens to have heard anything. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted December 11, 2019 #327 Share Posted December 11, 2019 If a cruise is covered. Does it show now on the website.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted December 11, 2019 #328 Share Posted December 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, cruisintoddler said: I just looked at our August 2020 cruise. The website offers 2 prices "Best sale ever" with bev, grats & wifi included, and "best fare" which is less and presumably does not have anything extra. I have to do the math to figure out which situation is best for us and our needs. One question I have not seen answered is this: --the beverage package is assigned based on drinking age for ships ported in the US (21 get the alcohol package). For cruises departing Europe the onboard drinking age is 18. So for a cruise in Europe, would the package assigned to a 20 year old be the one that fits the cruises's rules? I know the fine print does not say this. I'm not looking for speculation or opinions please - just actual info from Princess if anyone happens to have heard anything. Thanks. My advice is to post a new question on the Princess board asking exactly that. There has to be someone who has cruised with a 20 year old and a drink package in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted December 11, 2019 #329 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) I have 2 cruises for Aug 2021 with no perks. Present price cruise only $2,520.70 CDN/pp - no perks Under this sale Best Value - $2,754.70 CD with beverage, wifi, tips Best Price - $2,520.70 CDN - no perks If I add the add on of $364 ($52/dd/pp) $2,884.70 Cheaper to refare. I will wait for my agent to get back to me? I have a March 2021 booked with 1 & 2 with beverage and tips and 3rd with coffee & soda. Will wait to see if agent can add tips and wifi to the 3rd? Edited December 11, 2019 by phabric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted December 11, 2019 #330 Share Posted December 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, voljeep said: If a cruise is covered. Does it show now on the website.? Yes, there is a red banner with the sale information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T.B. Posted December 11, 2019 #331 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Well, the easiest thing for me to do was just cancel the booking I had with my TA and rebook with Princess. In the end, I'm saving almost $550 overall AND I'm getting a better vacation protection package. Best of all, the cabin I rebooked for is literally right next door to the cabin I had originally booked. I'm very glad that Princess has the courtesy hold option, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted December 11, 2019 #332 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, BoopTennis said: I checked the new BestDealEver pricing that just came out, it is not a better deal for our situation. We already have the SipnSail deal with the Bev Package. The new price to refare is higher than the $25pp per day upcharge to include grats and wifi From my read of the chart on the Retro Guidelines, anyone who has SipnSail only has the option to refare. It doesn't look like they are offering a grats and wifi package on that chart. It looks like all of the upcharge packages must include PBP. But - we all should be learning the fine details of this rollout starting today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted December 11, 2019 #333 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, dog said: I still do not see this sale. My cruise is showing a $1440 increase in the fare I have booked. Maybe later. When is your cruise? I have a cruise booked for Feb 2, 2020 and this promo doesn't apply to that one because the promo only covers cruises that sail after March 26, 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted December 11, 2019 #334 Share Posted December 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Daniel A said: When is your cruise? I have a cruise booked for Feb 2, 2020 and this promo doesn't apply to that one because the promo only covers cruises that sail after March 26, 2020. Looks like my little 5 day is not covered...7 or more in Caribbean... bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billco Posted December 11, 2019 #335 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I don't believe it would be in our best interest to rebook or upgrade. I currently have a DW Balcony booked under the Cyber Sale on a 25 day cruise on the Sky Princess nest April. Princess cost under the Cyber Sale is $7675, but we would have to pay $725 in Gratuities. However, we get $400 in Air Discount and $400 in OBC for a total of $7600. Also, we get 4 devices WiFi. Princess cost under the Best Sale Ever is $9258, but we get $725 in Gratuities and the Premium Beverage Package. However, we only get 1 device wifi and don't get OBC or Air Discount. Difference is $1658 between As I understand, we could add Premium Beverage Package and Gratuities for $30 per day per person for $1500. Not likely that we would drink $1500 or $1658 in beverages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCbmwmom Posted December 11, 2019 #336 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Has anyone called Princess and been able to add this yet? I booked online, so no travel agent to handle this for me. I was unsure when to call and what to say. We are booked under 3for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone19 Posted December 11, 2019 #337 Share Posted December 11, 2019 It looks like not all cruises that should have Best Sale Ever pricing have them yet. We're booked on the 1/17/21 Ruby Princess Hawaii cruise out of San Francisco and it is not showing BSE pricing even though it's on the list of BSE cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfamm Posted December 11, 2019 #338 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I just called and was told we are not eligible for the Gratuities and Beverage Package add on because we had a casino discount applied to our Cyber Sale fare. Anyone else have any experience with not being able to do an add-on to an existing booking? Refaring is not going to save us anything on the cruise we have booked for December, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abercrombie2019 Posted December 11, 2019 #339 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I'm on the phone now with a Princess Representative that hasn't heard about the add ons. She is saying that I can only refare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser_1977 Posted December 11, 2019 #340 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) Figured it out LOL Edited December 11, 2019 by JennyB1977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffybunny22 Posted December 11, 2019 #341 Share Posted December 11, 2019 This is a no go for us. We have Sip and Sail and the new sale the price went up $700. I'll keep an eye out because we did see 2 fare reductions while the S&S ran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted December 11, 2019 #342 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Holy moly! Our June 2020 cruise would be the Worst.Sale.Ever with this promo. They raised our fares by $198pp and by a whopping $400pp for the 3rd and 4th passengers (yikes). That wouldn't pencil out at all with our current 3 for Free bookings. Bummer but not shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahagan Posted December 11, 2019 #343 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I don't see anywhere the $25, $30 or $35 add-on options. I did a mock booking for my transatlantic April 19, 2020 - there was a banner on it for Best Sale Ever, but no mention that you could just add these on to your existing booking. Also, it very clearly states that ALL persons over 21 in a cabin must pay for the PBP, unlike their normal stipulation that only one person may buy the beverage package. My final payment is this week and I'd really like to add the $30 package if possible, but where are these options hiding?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 11, 2019 #344 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, flahagan said: I don't see anywhere the $25, $30 or $35 add-on options. I did a mock booking for my transatlantic April 19, 2020 - there was a banner on it for Best Sale Ever, but no mention that you could just add these on to your existing booking. Also, it very clearly states that ALL persons over 21 in a cabin must pay for the PBP, unlike their normal stipulation that only one person may buy the beverage package. My final payment is this week and I'd really like to add the $30 package if possible, but where are these options hiding?!!! I think the add on options maybe for existing bookings. I think. There maybe several prices with one where you don't get amenities sort of like there are promos where you can pay less for a non-refundable and pay more for a refundable deposit. Part of this program is to help travel agents "upsell" their current bookings as opposed to re-faring. So staring with a fresh booking may have a different experience. Just speculating as I haven't looked. Edited December 11, 2019 by Coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palolake Posted December 11, 2019 #345 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, flahagan said: I don't see anywhere the $25, $30 or $35 add-on options. I did a mock booking for my transatlantic April 19, 2020 - there was a banner on it for Best Sale Ever, but no mention that you could just add these on to your existing booking. Also, it very clearly states that ALL persons over 21 in a cabin must pay for the PBP, unlike their normal stipulation that only one person may buy the beverage package. My final payment is this week and I'd really like to add the $30 package if possible, but where are these options hiding?!!! Just talked to our TA and she can add them on. She hasn't yet though because she's VERY busy. For an existing booking. Edited December 11, 2019 by palolake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperSniper4 Posted December 11, 2019 #346 Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, JennyB1977 said: I don't have the banner and it's not under "Cruise Deals". Tried Chrome and Edge. Logging in and not. 😞 Ditto as of 0830 CT 11 Dec 2019. However, I used an old online standby to get an idea of the price and it worked. It APPEARED I'd save about $200 over the price on a 10 day Mexico cruise, catagory MD cabin I have booked for Jan 2021. That is NOT including the subjective value of the Beverage Package. We drink only 1-2 drinks max a day and usually only in our cabin. Doug PS - If we only order our drinks from cabin service, are those included in the Beverage Package? Or would we have to go to one of the bars to do that? We generally much prefer our drinks on our balcony before dinner. Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahospud Posted December 11, 2019 #347 Share Posted December 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, flahagan said: I don't see anywhere the $25, $30 or $35 add-on options. I did a mock booking for my transatlantic April 19, 2020 - there was a banner on it for Best Sale Ever, but no mention that you could just add these on to your existing booking. Also, it very clearly states that ALL persons over 21 in a cabin must pay for the PBP, unlike their normal stipulation that only one person may buy the beverage package. My final payment is this week and I'd really like to add the $30 package if possible, but where are these options hiding?!!! The add-ons can't be done at Princess.com. You have to go through your TA or give Princess a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted December 11, 2019 #348 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 minute ago, idahospud said: The add-ons can't be done at Princess.com. You have to go through your TA or give Princess a call. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted December 11, 2019 #349 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 minute ago, PaperSniper4 said: Ditto as of 0830 CT 11 Dec 2019. However, I used an old online standby to get an idea of the price and it worked. It APPEARED I'd save about $200 over the price on a 10 day Mexico cruise, catagory MD cabin I have booked for Jan 2021. That is NOT including the subjective value of the Beverage Package. We drink only 1-2 drinks max a day and usually only in our cabin. Doug PS - If we only order our drinks from cabin service, are those included in the Beverage Package? Or would we have to go to one of the bars to do that? We generally much prefer our drinks on our balcony before dinner. Anyone know? It says Beverage Package cannot be used for Room Service 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 11, 2019 Author #350 Share Posted December 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, Torfamm said: I just called and was told we are not eligible for the Gratuities and Beverage Package add on because we had a casino discount applied to our Cyber Sale fare. Anyone else have any experience with not being able to do an add-on to an existing booking? Refaring is not going to save us anything on the cruise we have booked for December, 2020 That restriction is not shown on the "Retro" guidelines document which is pretty lean on terms and conditions. However, the TA flyer for the sale includes this fine print which I would think would apply to the buy ups as well. Guessing that they don't have their act together yet, actually hoping that is the case and they didn't change their position re: those of us with casino discounts! "Gratuities: Gratuities are based on the pre-payment, by Princess Cruises, on behalf of the guest for the suggested gratuities in the U.S. dollar amounts of $14.50 per person per day for Interior, Oceanview, and Balcony staterooms, $15.50 per person per day for Mini-suite and Club Class staterooms and $16.50 per person per day for Suites. is amount is paid on the behalf of all guests in a stateroom only. Free gratuities do not include gratuities added to bar charges, dining room wine accounts or Lotus Spa services. Gratuities are not transferable, nonrefundable, have no cash value and may not be combinable with other select offers or other onboard credit. Combinability: Offer is combinable with Standard Groups (including amentiies and counts toward TCs) and for guests 1 and 2 on existing groups, Cruise Sales, and Casino Discounts, Geo-targeted and recipient-only offers and Captain Circle Launch Savings. Offer is not combinable with any other promotions. e promotion is subject to capacity control and is not transferable. is offer is available to residents of the 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Bermuda and the District of Columbia. Please refer to princess.com for terms, conditions and defi nitions that apply to all bookings. Air & Transfers: e standard transfer program and EZair is available for eligible cruises. Offer Expiration: February 29, 2019 (11:59 pm PST) Promo Codes: NZ*/KZ* ©2019 Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. Ships of Bermudan and British registry" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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