HakunaMatada Posted April 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2022 do they still have this, and if so is it still the last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted April 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Last sea day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted April 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, HakunaMatada said: do they still have this, and if so is it still the last night? I don't know if it's Covid related or just that the number of Platinum/Diamond has become too numerous, results may vary. I've seen posts that said they got a glass of wine and a drink coupon, may or may not have any food. Think I saw a post where they had a Diamond luncheon? Could vary by ship and number of D/P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted April 21, 2022 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Yep, it varies from ship to ship. But mostly the reports I have seen for the glass of wine and drink coupon are coming off the MG. Just too many P& D's running aboard that ship. and you still have to run around the ship to pick up your pin and amenities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemjam Posted April 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4 day Sunrise two weeks ago. No joint party but they had a diamond "party" around 10:30 on sea day. Passed a few sweets around and had free drinks. Some officers came in introduced themselves as a group and left right away. No captain, eas like housekeeping, food service, hotel director, etc. There was like 10 of us there and a few of us talked amoung ourselves for a half out and left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted April 21, 2022 #6 Share Posted April 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, wemjam said: On 4 day Sunrise two weeks ago. No joint party but they had a diamond "party" around 10:30 on sea day. Passed a few sweets around and had free drinks. Some officers came in introduced themselves as a group and left right away. No captain, eas like housekeeping, food service, hotel director, etc. There was like 10 of us there and a few of us talked amoung ourselves for a half out and left. Is this new ? I have never did a Joint party on a ship 😲. But I have smelled it walking around the ship.😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm5986142 Posted April 21, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2022 We were on Mardi Gras in August and April and it was exactly the same both times - given a glass of wine (choice of red or white) or soft drink upon entering the theater (no food trays). Short presentation/introductions, and a video presentation. They tell you that a free drink "coupon" was loaded onto your card 1 hour prior to the party (and it was, we used ours before the party at Fortune Teller Bar). The free drink does have a value limit, I think I had to pay like $1.50 towards it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Shoes2Go Posted April 21, 2022 #8 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Plat/Diam Reunion on cruises 5 days and up. No nibbles. Sometimes, two scheduled, if large number of attendees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredmedic Posted April 21, 2022 #9 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, BasicSailor said: Is this new ? I have never did a Joint party on a ship 😲. But I have smelled it walking around the ship.😆 Least they could do is be nice and share it. Don't Bogart that joint my friend (as the song goes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted April 21, 2022 #10 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On Ecstasy 5 day cruise there was both a Diamond gathering and a Platinum/Diamond reunion. Both had unlimited drinks of your call for the duration. The Diamond gathering had appetizers. On Ecstasy, no free drink was loaded onto the S&S cards - really didn't need any after the party. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ledges1 Posted April 21, 2022 #11 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I was at the Ecstacy party also. I had two beers and could have had a 3rd, but two was enough. The beers were already poured in a glass. It was not a large crowd and we were not rushed. Actually, the CD made comments that we should all drink up and enjoy. This was a much different atmosphere than on the Valor where we seemed to be an inconvenience and we had a booking conflict for the Theater and we had to be out in 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHARTWICK Posted April 21, 2022 #12 Share Posted April 21, 2022 2 hours ago, BasicSailor said: But I have smelled it walking around the ship.😆 Agreed - and I'm sick of it!!!🤢 To the OP's question - On our DEC 2021 Glory cruise and our Dream cruise last week, the Platinum/Diamond party was held on the last night (which was the last sea day), and it was for both groups. No food, but complimentary drinks that were already made OR you could order something else, also complimentary. According to the P/D perks info, supposedly there are also free drinks pre-loaded to your S&S card to be used in the dining room, but we've found it to be too much trouble to use. We end up having to go to Guest Services to get our account adjusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Shoes2Go Posted April 21, 2022 #13 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Beverage Manager has influence. Suhas is on Ecstasy. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted April 21, 2022 #14 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Vista and Horizon in the last few months, both had the full P&D party in the Liquid Lounge with unlimited free bar service, drink trays going around, and the big beer and wine tub iced down for the duration. Awesome times for sure... only changes I noticed from pre-'VID were the lack of food and no more little games for plaques/group photos. Also, I don't believe the captain attended on Horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted April 21, 2022 #15 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaHawkeye Posted April 21, 2022 #16 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Was on Magic April 3rd , unlimited drinks, no snacks. Lasted about 45 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampabrat22 Posted April 21, 2022 #17 Share Posted April 21, 2022 There was a Diamond/Plat party on our Apr 4th Paradise sailing (5 day). Unlimited drinks were flowing, no food and the head of each dept was there but no captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princess76021 Posted April 22, 2022 #18 Share Posted April 22, 2022 On the March cruising of the dream it was last evening. Drinks flowed, no food! Hugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HakunaMatada Posted April 22, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted April 22, 2022 thanks for all your reply's, looks like it's as it was in the old days except for the little snacks, but on the new ships looks like it has been scaled way back. pity because on the perks page it still lists the full party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckF Posted April 22, 2022 #20 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Carnival Miracle 5-day earlier this month had P&D party on last sea day. No food, but more than enough alcohol. Relatively small group ~ 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHARTWICK Posted April 22, 2022 #21 Share Posted April 22, 2022 19 hours ago, TxTeach79 said: Awesome times for sure... only changes I noticed from pre-'VID were the lack of food and no more little games for plaques/group photos. Also, I don't believe the captain attended on Horizon. We've also noticed no more games. Captain wasn't in attendance on Dream last week either. Guess the Captains don't attend any more??? 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCruise48 Posted April 22, 2022 #22 Share Posted April 22, 2022 7 hours ago, LHARTWICK said: Captain wasn't in attendance on Dream last week either. Guess the Captains don't attend any more??? 😞 We were told that the Captain cannot attend this and similar functions due to Covid protocols that limit the Captain's exposure to others in order to minimize his chance of catching Covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted April 23, 2022 #23 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On Sunshine end of March the drinks were on trays and waiters passed them out liberally. If you wanted something specific, they would try and get it. No food, had a duo singing for the first 30 minutes. We enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knights on the Beach Posted April 23, 2022 #24 Share Posted April 23, 2022 23 hours ago, HakunaMatada said: thanks for all your reply's, looks like it's as it was in the old days except for the little snacks, but on the new ships looks like it has been scaled way back. pity because on the perks page it still lists the full party. Mardi Gras is the only ship (at this point) that has the scaled back party - there's no bar in the theater and I don't think servers would be able to easily move about in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemjam Posted April 23, 2022 #25 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Guess our little group got lucky on the Sunrise. Had free drinks AND desserts they passed around - the little bite size ones they normally do. Chocolate Strawberries, Macaroons, etc. Will be on the Conquest next weekend so we will see what they do or don't do there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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