Princess New Premier Plus

[loge23]

2 hours ago, jeno said:

Do you receive it as a perk or just pay the Plus price instead of the Basic (no frills) price? Or do you pay the no frills price and get the Plus thrown in for free? 

We booked it as complete with the (then) "premium" package, gratuities, and wifi. The premium package became the plus package when they added the premier package to the mix. 

[jeno]

7 minutes ago, loge23 said:

We booked it as complete with the (then) "premium" package, gratuities, and wifi. The premium package became the plus package when they added the premier package to the mix. 

Ok, so not a perk from the TA.  It was the purchased upgrade instead of the basic with no perks.  That’s what confused me.  We did the same. 

[omynameistaken]

I saw this yesterday on a FB post.... I'm such a sucker for this kind of stuff 🎉 

Princess premier here we come 😃

[rheathslc]

23 minutes ago, omynameistaken said:

I saw this yesterday on a FB post.... I'm such a sucker for this kind of stuff 🎉 

Princess premier here we come 😃

I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff too. 🙂 I'm really looking forward to experiencing all the parts of Princess Premier on the Diamond next month (29 days!) Most people have been fixating on the drinks but it includes other things that WE find valuable so I upgraded us. I think it'll be fun.

I also upgraded our flights to first class since this is for my big 40th B-day celebration. See, I really AM a sucker. Haha!

[Steelers36]

20 hours ago, rheathslc said:

I prefer Sauv Blanc (preferably  from New Zealand) so may have to do the same.

If a particular varietal and region was important to me, I'd bring some with me.  (Although I usually BYOW anyway).

[Steelers36]

2 hours ago, charlie murphy said:

But I just opened the door and there it was! so happy to win my prize. So glad I did the up grade on the drink package! take that you naysayers! Until I wasn't. it was a princess cruises lanyard! only problem it was for the old key card and this is a medallion ship. Went to guest services and asked for an upgrade since I paid for premium plus - premium alcohol premium prize i thought. you know what they told me? " they are just clearing out odd bits and bobs of inventory". ( i loved that quote)

Sounds more useless than a Trivia Session prize.

[Mackenzie1]

On 6/24/2022 at 10:23 PM, prmssk said:

I’m on the Caribbean Princess now and start the second leg of our B2B tomorrow. I have uploaded a lot of menus to this link (WR codes on board are already pointing to new prices).

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12whWAkXXP7K8Al6zWXT09134H-8PwZdr

 

It mostly affects wine prices although I’m still waiting to hear if Good Spirits prices increase. I couldn’t get a good answer out of the servers today. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12whWAkXXP7K8Al6zWXT09134H-8PwZdr

 

As for specialty dining, we weren’t able to use our perk specialty dining this past week because they booked out so quickly. So I wouldn’t assume that those with Princess Premier will actually get to use that perk. 
 

Furthermore, Wi-Fi seems a bit spotty. It was mostly unusable this past week but working a little better today.  

Thanks. My choice of wines brought me to upgrade to premier. In the future, I might have to think about that, then again, maybe not. Princess needs to tighten up financially, so it’s a good thing. 

[jwattle]

19 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

Sounds more useless than a Trivia Session prize.

I think he was winding us up

[omynameistaken]

1 hour ago, rheathslc said:

I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff too. 🙂 I'm really looking forward to experiencing all the parts of Princess Premier on the Diamond next month (29 days!) Most people have been fixating on the drinks but it includes other things that WE find valuable so I upgraded us. I think it'll be fun.

I also upgraded our flights to first class since this is for my big 40th B-day celebration. See, I really AM a sucker. Haha!

I changed all three of our upcoming cruises to princess premiere yesterday but I didn't change our September 1st Cruise and I'm really sad LOL. We just have so much onboard credit to spend 😆

 

We're definitely going to have to have a celebratory drink for your birthday!!🎉 

 

Congratulations on first class nothing like starting a vacation from the minute you get on the plane! 🥂

[memoak]

3 hours ago, rheathslc said:

I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff too. 🙂 I'm really looking forward to experiencing all the parts of Princess Premier on the Diamond next month (29 days!) Most people have been fixating on the drinks but it includes other things that WE find valuable so I upgraded us. I think it'll be fun.

I also upgraded our flights to first class since this is for my big 40th B-day celebration. See, I really AM a sucker. Haha!

This is so much a come on. Most all mixed drinks the average person drinks are included in Plus. I haven’t wanted an photos in over 10 years and I will use my casino free play to gamble rather than open and close my door all day. Over a 29 day cruise you are talking tons of extra money. If you don’t win a prize are you going to cry or sue ?

[caribill]

12 minutes ago, memoak said:

I will use my casino free play to gamble rather than open and close my door all day. Over a 29 day cruise you are talking tons of extra money.

 

Like the casino itself, the unlock-cabin-door contest is designed for the "house" to win, not the customer.

 

Look how many people bought MegaMillions tickets and did not win $1 billion.

 

Princess will come out ahead with those who upgrade to Premier as the extra cost to Princess of the alcohol used, the specialty restaurant meals, the digital photos and the prizes for unlocking your door will be far less than the extra $$ paid to Princess for the upgrade.

[rheathslc]

1 hour ago, memoak said:

This is so much a come on. Most all mixed drinks the average person drinks are included in Plus. I haven’t wanted an photos in over 10 years and I will use my casino free play to gamble rather than open and close my door all day. Over a 29 day cruise you are talking tons of extra money. If you don’t win a prize are you going to cry or sue ?

Both the ones we upgraded are only 5 days each. It LEAVES in 29 days. Anything longer than 6 days or so then it really loses value. But we do want the photos (it's a special celebration cruise) and the specialty dining and the multi-device internet package. Even with the Platinum discount on internet packages, at 5 or 6 days it's worth the extra cost for how WE cruise. I get that it's not a value for everyone.

I did the math without factoring the prizes into it at all. That's just a potential little bonus IF we happen to win anything.

But thanks for trying to, what? shame me? for my choice that doesn't affect you in any way.

2 hours ago, caribill said:

Princess will come out ahead with those who upgrade to Premier as the extra cost to Princess of the alcohol used, the specialty restaurant meals, the digital photos and the prizes for unlocking your door will be far less than the extra $$ paid to Princess for the upgrade.

They come out ahead on everything they sell. It's a business. I'm under no illusions on that point. So the real question is whether someone saves money by getting the package or finds value in the peace of mind of paying for everything up front, or any other aspect of it. There are a lot of reasons people buy what they do. That the business makes a profit on it isn't really relevant since that's the point of business. 

Are there people who will pay for this without considering the true cost and value? Sure. But, you know, buyer beware and all that.

I did the math, and for what we would pay for anyway, on a 5-day cruise, it IS a value and overall cost savings to us. 🙂 

[Happiest when cruising]

4 hours ago, omynameistaken said:

I changed all three of our upcoming cruises to princess premiere yesterday but I didn't change our September 1st Cruise and I'm really sad LOL. We just have so much onboard credit to spend 😆

 

We're definitely going to have to have a celebratory drink for your birthday!!🎉 

 

Congratulations on first class nothing like starting a vacation from the minute you get on the plane! 🥂

If you didn’t have all that OBC, would you be spending the same way? So many people are just cruising to use up FCC, etc. I wonder what is going to happen when everyone actually has to start putting in real cash again. 

[ceilidh1]

25 minutes ago, rheathslc said:

Both the ones we upgraded are only 5 days each. It LEAVES in 29 days. Anything longer than 6 days or so then it really loses value. But we do want the photos (it's a special celebration cruise) and the specialty dining and the multi-device internet package. Even with the Platinum discount on internet packages, at 5 or 6 days it's worth the extra cost for how WE cruise. I get that it's not a value for everyone.

I did the math without factoring the prizes into it at all. That's just a potential little bonus IF we happen to win anything.

But thanks for trying to, what? shame me? for my choice that doesn't affect you in any way.

They come out ahead on everything they sell. It's a business. I'm under no illusions on that point. So the real question is whether someone saves money by getting the package or finds value in the peace of mind of paying for everything up front, or any other aspect of it. There are a lot of reasons people buy what they do. That the business makes a profit on it isn't really relevant since that's the point of business. 

Are there people who will pay for this without considering the true cost and value? Sure. But, you know, buyer beware and all that.

I did the math, and for what we would pay for anyway, on a 5-day cruise, it IS a value and overall cost savings to us. 🙂 

Can you report back on how the photo piece works out? I loved when they had the option to buy the "All Inclusive" photos and always purchased it and had TONS of photos! That's no longer offered but would almost make the upgrade to premier worth it if they still had as many photo opportunities. I just sailed Princess in April (first time post Covid) and really don't recall seeing any of the usual stations set up around the ship. Now, that could have been because I wasn't intending on getting pictures done so didn't look...lol. We did get a picture taken at sailaway but when we went to the digital picture place to find it, no one could locate it. I'm just interested to hear if there is ample opportunity to get a bunch of nice pictures.

 

I hope you enjoy the upgraded package - honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that I always sail with a kid as pax 2 I would probably do it just because I hate the thought of having a "bill" to pay at the end. I can't justify paying the extra for a kid who gets nothing extra with the upgrade...

[rheathslc]

4 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said:

Can you report back on how the photo piece works out? I loved when they had the option to buy the "All Inclusive" photos and always purchased it and had TONS of photos! That's no longer offered but would almost make the upgrade to premier worth it if they still had as many photo opportunities. I just sailed Princess in April (first time post Covid) and really don't recall seeing any of the usual stations set up around the ship. Now, that could have been because I wasn't intending on getting pictures done so didn't look...lol. We did get a picture taken at sailaway but when we went to the digital picture place to find it, no one could locate it. I'm just interested to hear if there is ample opportunity to get a bunch of nice pictures.

 

I hope you enjoy the upgraded package - honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that I always sail with a kid as pax 2 I would probably do it just because I hate the thought of having a "bill" to pay at the end. I can't justify paying the extra for a kid who gets nothing extra with the upgrade...

Absolutely! I have already agreed to report on the condition of the ship, changes to the special features that they had for Japanese market (bidets, electric kettles w tea, etc.) and the Izumi bath area. I'll provide a full report. 🙂

[rheathslc]

7 hours ago, omynameistaken said:

I saw this yesterday on a FB post.... I'm such a sucker for this kind of stuff 🎉 

Princess premier here we come 😃

Okay, it took me a while to realize this said EDward Petrie and NOT COward Petrie. I thought that was a really strange and unfortunate name. 🤣 Time to get my eyes checked.

[rheathslc]

31 minutes ago, Happiest when cruising said:

If you didn’t have all that OBC, would you be spending the same way? So many people are just cruising to use up FCC, etc. I wonder what is going to happen when everyone actually has to start putting in real cash again. 

I didn't have any OBC or FCC as I tend to go in spurts and stops and cycle through my different vacation preferences (camping, Oregon Coast, and cruising) and hadn't cruised since 2016 before the restart. I still upgraded to Premier out of pocket. Only for our two short 5-day cruises. And just to try it out. We have 5 more booked over the next two years and stuck with Plus for all of them. Honestly, probably will only ever do Premier on cruises 6 days or shorter based on the math, if then. I predict that seasoned cruisers who know how to look for value probably won't choose Premier in droves. But they may get the first timers or people who are really splurging here and there. I do like that it's a option though. Even if I don't use it often.

[Happiest when cruising]

10 minutes ago, rheathslc said:

I didn't have any OBC or FCC as I tend to go in spurts and stops and cycle through my different vacation preferences (camping, Oregon Coast, and cruising) and hadn't cruised since 2016 before the restart. I still upgraded to Premier out of pocket. Only for our two short 5-day cruises. And just to try it out. We have 5 more booked over the next two years and stuck with Plus for all of them. Honestly, probably will only ever do Premier on cruises 6 days or shorter based on the math, if then. I predict that seasoned cruisers who know how to look for value probably won't choose Premier in droves. But they may get the first timers or people who are really splurging here and there. I do like that it's a option though. Even if I don't use it often

I was wondering about this post. 
I hope they answer…

 

   5 hours ago,  omynameistaken said: 

I changed all three of our upcoming cruises to princess premiere yesterday but I didn't change our September 1st Cruise and I'm really sad LOL. We just have so much onboard credit to spend 😆

 

We're definitely going to have to have a celebratory drink for your birthday!!🎉 

Edited August 4, 2022 by Happiest when cruising

[caribill]

1 hour ago, rheathslc said:

 So the real question is whether someone saves money by getting the package or finds value in the peace of mind of paying for everything up front, or any other aspect of it.

Cruise lines, Princess included, love it when passengers pay for everything they can up front.

 

Turns out that people who have done that psychologically feel free to spend more once on board so that the cruise lines get more total income than if much of it had not been prepaid.

[Happiest when cruising]

Just now, caribill said:

Cruise lines, Princess included, love it when passengers pay for everything they can up front.

 

Turns out that people who have done that psychologically feel free to spend more once on board so that the cruise lines get more total income than if much of it had not been prepaid.

So true…

[rheathslc]

1 minute ago, Happiest when cruising said:

I’m sorry I asked  the wrong poster. 
I was wondering about this post. 
 

 

 

   5 hours ago,  omynameistaken said: 

I changed all three of our upcoming cruises to princess premiere yesterday but I didn't change our September 1st Cruise and I'm really sad LOL. We just have so much onboard credit to spend 😆

 

We're definitely going to have to have a celebratory drink for your birthday!!🎉 

You asked the right poster. I jumped in and answered a question that wasn't asked to me directly. Sorry! 🙂 

[Happiest when cruising]

Just now, rheathslc said:

You asked the right poster. I jumped in and answered a question that wasn't asked to me directly. Sorry! 🙂 

No problem, enjoy your upgraded package…I’m a pay as you go cruiser and a non drinker, but I hope it works out for you. 

[rheathslc]

1 minute ago, caribill said:

Cruise lines, Princess included, love it when passengers pay for everything they can up front.

 

Turns out that people who have done that psychologically feel free to spend more once on board so that the cruise lines get more total income than if much of it had not been prepaid.

• Sure. I get that many if not most people do that. I have to budget very carefully in advance and know EXACTLY what we can spend onboard and am very careful not to overspend. I even book any spa treatments in advance. We don't gamble so the casino isn't a draw for us. Basically the only thing I spend onboard is the Sanctuary if we can get it. I even use elaborate excel spreadsheets to plan and track every dollar. Haha! But I realize I'm the odd one. 

[rheathslc]

8 minutes ago, rheathslc said:

14 minutes ago, caribill said:

Cruise lines, Princess included, love it when passengers pay for everything they can up front.

 

Turns out that people who have done that psychologically feel free to spend more once on board so that the cruise lines get more total income than if much of it had not been prepaid.

• Sure. I get that many if not most people do that. I have to budget very carefully in advance and know EXACTLY what we can spend onboard and am very careful not to overspend. I even book any spa treatments in advance. We don't gamble so the casino isn't a draw for us. Basically the only thing I spend onboard is the Sanctuary if we can get it. I even use elaborate excel spreadsheets to plan and track every dollar. Haha! But I realize I'm the odd one

I lied. I also do stock up on a few of the Elemis products we like. They're essentially the same cost on board as anywhere else and SOMETIMES they discount them or give you a buy one get one kind of deal. But I do budget for that as well. 🙂 

[omynameistaken]

52 minutes ago, Happiest when cruising said:

If you didn’t have all that OBC, would you be spending the same way? So many people are just cruising to use up FCC, etc. I wonder what is going to happen when everyone actually has to start putting in real cash again. 

Yes, we actually had this cruise booked before Princess cancelled another of our cruises and allowed us to use that "goodwill" OBC onto this cruise which was great.

We have already cruised in October and February. We had some OBC in October but none in Feb. 

Our normal OBC is just from purchasing FCC, stock holder & sometimes casino.

If I would have thought about it sooner I would have asked if I could use that OBC to purchase the premier beverage package 🤷🏼‍♀️