Rare nbsjcruiser Posted May 31, 2022 #1 Share Posted May 31, 2022 So got this email from Princess the other day announcing Princess Premier. With it you get the Premier drinking package, crew appreciation and 2 specialty dinners plus a bunch of other stuff I would never use. Looking at our two fully paid upcoming cruises we purchased the package that included the Premier drink package plus crew appreciation so I went and checked my reservation this morning and what do I see? They downgraded my drink package to Princess Plus which does not include specialty coffees or premier soda package. Anyone else see this? Guess who is getting a phone call this morning when they open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruzin4us Posted May 31, 2022 #2 Share Posted May 31, 2022 The Princess Plus Package is what most people have. They don't start the Premier Package until June 25th (or there about). Personally, I don't think the Premier Pkg is worth it, especially if you don't want the Photo Pkg, The Chance to win a prize game or the Wifi. Good news though, you can save yourself a phone call because the Princess Plus does include coffee and fountain soda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruzin4us Posted May 31, 2022 #3 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Here's the fine print which does say Specialty coffees (and not just coffee). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nbsjcruiser Posted May 31, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, cruzin4us said: Here's the fine print which does say Specialty coffees (and not just coffee). My bad. Should have read the fine print. I wonder if this included soda by the can as well? I think it did previously didn't it? We used to order ginger ale to the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uspearls Posted May 31, 2022 #5 Share Posted May 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, nbsjcruiser said: My bad. Should have read the fine print. I wonder if this included soda by the can as well? I think it did previously didn't it? We used to order ginger ale to the room. It does not (and did not) include soda by the can. Ginger ale is a standard mixer in the soda gun at most if not all bars I believe so you should be able to order via the Medallion app. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaLee Posted May 31, 2022 #6 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I think it said 25% off on cans somewhere I was reading… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted May 31, 2022 #7 Share Posted May 31, 2022 57 minutes ago, nbsjcruiser said: My bad. Should have read the fine print. I wonder if this included soda by the can as well? I think it did previously didn't it? We used to order ginger ale to the room. Soda by the can not included for free. It is included at a 25% discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted May 31, 2022 #8 Share Posted May 31, 2022 3 hours ago, nbsjcruiser said: So got this email from Princess the other day announcing Princess Premier. With it you get the Premier drinking package, crew appreciation and 2 specialty dinners plus a bunch of other stuff I would never use. Looking at our two fully paid upcoming cruises we purchased the package that included the Premier drink package plus crew appreciation so I went and checked my reservation this morning and what do I see? They downgraded my drink package to Princess Plus which does not include specialty coffees or premier soda package. Anyone else see this? Guess who is getting a phone call this morning when they open? You were not downgraded. Princess Plus has not changed only the name 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfamm Posted May 31, 2022 #9 Share Posted May 31, 2022 No need to worry. You were not downgraded. You have the same Princess Plus you originally had which does include specialty coffees and water. https://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/food-and-dining/beverages/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nbsjcruiser Posted May 31, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Thanks for the responses everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast357 Posted May 31, 2022 #11 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I think the point, which I agree with, is that the original Princess Plus Beverage package included the Premier Beverage package - at that time there was ONLY the Premier Beverage package. However now that there are two packages (Plus and Premier) anyone who had booked a cruise with the Plus Package (with Premier Beverage Package) has still the Plus Package but the drink aspect has been changed/downgraded to the Plus Beverage plan from the Premier Beverage plan. Hopefully any historical bookings (i.e., made before the change) will still be honored with the Premier Drink plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast357 Posted May 31, 2022 #12 Share Posted May 31, 2022 8 hours ago, nbsjcruiser said: So got this email from Princess the other day announcing Princess Premier. With it you get the Premier drinking package, crew appreciation and 2 specialty dinners plus a bunch of other stuff I would never use. Looking at our two fully paid upcoming cruises we purchased the package that included the Premier drink package plus crew appreciation so I went and checked my reservation this morning and what do I see? They downgraded my drink package to Princess Plus which does not include specialty coffees or premier soda package. Anyone else see this? Guess who is getting a phone call this morning when they open? What was the answer from Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nbsjcruiser Posted May 31, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Toast357 said: What was the answer from Princess? I didn't call. The helpful users here on CC put me on the straight and narrow. I'm good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Musky Ike Posted May 31, 2022 #14 Share Posted May 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, Toast357 said: the drink aspect has been changed/downgraded to the Plus Beverage plan from the Premier Beverage plan. How? By a name change? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare prmssk Posted May 31, 2022 #15 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, Toast357 said: However now that there are two packages (Plus and Premier) anyone who had booked a cruise with the Plus Package (with Premier Beverage Package) has still the Plus Package but the drink aspect has been changed/downgraded to the Plus Beverage plan from the Premier Beverage plan. Hopefully any historical bookings (i.e., made before the change) will still be honored with the Premier Drink plan Nothing has been changed about the beverage package that comes with Princess Plus except its name. What used to be the Premier Drink Package is exactly what the Plus Beverage Package is now. Everyone with Princess Plus still will get drinks up to $12 including specialty coffees, fountain sodas, water, etc. If they were to go back historically and honor people by giving them the Premier Drink package (which includes drinks up to $18), they would actually be upgrading everyone who booked before, something they will not do nor are people entitled to it. The only way it could be considered a downgrade is if suddenly drink prices raise enough that what used to be covered under Plus are now higher than $12 but that hasn't happened yet and no one knows if/when it might happen. Princess just made a real mess of it by choosing the using the same name that the old drink package used to be called for this new drink package. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likes2cruise Posted June 1, 2022 #16 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Can anyone clarify specialty coffees included in the packages? Does using the Plus package or upgrading to the new Premier package eliminate the need for a separate coffee card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare prmssk Posted June 1, 2022 #17 Share Posted June 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, Likes2cruise said: Can anyone clarify specialty coffees included in the packages? Does using the Plus package or upgrading to the new Premier package eliminate the need for a separate coffee card? Either package gets you unlimited specialty coffees. There would be no reason to purchase any sort of separate coffee card/package in addition to Plus or Premier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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