BettyNL Posted July 22 #1 Share Posted July 22 What is the policy / availability / policy currently on the ships …..other than plat/elite lounge ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 22 #2 Share Posted July 22 If you’re in a full suite on a Royal class ship, there is happy hour in the Concierge Lounge from 5:30 - 7:30 pm every night. We’ve been going there every night at 5:30 pm since we boarded the Sky Princess to get two free glasses of Moscato before heading to dinner. 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 22 #3 Share Posted July 22 If you are not in a Suite and on a Royal Class ship, there is no happy hour on Princess ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 22 #4 Share Posted July 22 49 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said: If you are not in a Suite and on a Royal Class ship, there is no happy hour on Princess ships. Isn't that a bit harsh? 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted July 22 #5 Share Posted July 22 With the plus & premier all day is happy hour. There are no real discounts at any specific hour. 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted July 22 #6 Share Posted July 22 The old BOGO happy hour is long gone. Either you pay per drink or have a package 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BamaVol Posted July 22 #7 Share Posted July 22 Every hour at sea is happy hour. But there is no discount on drinks. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonit964 Posted July 23 #8 Share Posted July 23 2 hours ago, memoak said: The old BOGO happy hour is long gone. Either you pay per drink or have a package That was so much fun! I think it was buy one get one for $1, when I went. It was in the WheelHouse bar. So many wonderful memories with my dad & brother doing this. I like the Plus package so much better though. 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldubs Posted July 23 #9 Share Posted July 23 You are on a cruise. Any hour you want should be a Happy Hour. 😄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samkitty1 Posted July 23 #10 Share Posted July 23 Platimum and Elite daily event 4:30-6:00 PM on our last cruise. Special drink menu @ $8.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyfat101 Posted August 4 #11 Share Posted August 4 @BamaVol Can people still pre purchase small bottles of alcohol? There’s a past post of yours where you give instructions (select beverage tab at top of website), but there is NO beverage tab. Do you know if this is still available? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 4 #12 Share Posted August 4 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Babyfat101 said: @BamaVol Can people still pre purchase small bottles of alcohol? There’s a past post of yours where you give instructions (select beverage tab at top of website), but there is NO beverage tab. Do you know if this is still available? Thanks. Yes, it is still available. It's under the "Onboard Services" tab. Then select: Princess Wine & Spirits I just got done posting the liquor pricing on another thread. Here it is again: Cognac Courvoisier VSOP 350ml bottle Item #2345 $33.04 Whiskey Jim Beam 375ml bottle Item #2335 $17.70 Crown Royal 375ml bottle Item #2333 $23.60 Jack Daniel's 375ml bottle Item #2334 $28.32 ==================== Scotch Cutty Sark (375ml bottle) Item #2341 $17.70 Johnnie Walker Red Label 375ml bottle Item #2340 $25.96 ==================== Vodka Skyy 375ml bottle Item #2353 $17.70 Absolut 375ml bottle Item #2352 $21.24 ==================== Rum Bacardi White 375ml bottle Item #2359 $17.70 Cruzan Coconut Rum 375ml bottle Item #2360 $17.70 ==================== Gin Gordon's 375ml bottle Item #2367 $17.70 Bombay Sapphire 375ml bottle Item #2366 $23.60 Edited August 4 by Thrak 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teechur Posted August 4 #13 Share Posted August 4 19 minutes ago, Babyfat101 said: @BamaVol Can people still pre purchase small bottles of alcohol? There’s a past post of yours where you give instructions (select beverage tab at top of website), but there is NO beverage tab. Do you know if this is still available? Thanks. After you log in and select your cruise, choose "EXTRAS" from the topic headings, then scroll down through the wine to liquor. To be honest, we've had no problem bringing our own onboard for drinks in our cabins. We just finished a 14-day cruise, and we carried liquor, beer, and wine on at every port. It was all scanned with no comments from Princess personnel, and no corkage fees. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyfat101 Posted August 4 #14 Share Posted August 4 @Teechur I’d like to bring on, but don’t want to get “caught” and then thrown off the ship/NOT allowed to get on. Yeah, I’m a goody 2 shoes. If you have tips to bring on, that’d be great. I assume best way is to put into reusable water bottle, but figured security will check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 4 #15 Share Posted August 4 8 minutes ago, Babyfat101 said: @Teechur I’d like to bring on, but don’t want to get “caught” and then thrown off the ship/NOT allowed to get on. Yeah, I’m a goody 2 shoes. If you have tips to bring on, that’d be great. I assume best way is to put into reusable water bottle, but figured security will check. You would not be thrown off but you might lose the booze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teechur Posted August 4 #16 Share Posted August 4 We just bought these products at liquor stores, and carried them on in shopping bags, then put the bags through the scanner. No questions asked. We carried smaller bottles in case they were confiscated, but it never happened. We saw several people carrying 1.75-liter bottles of liquor onboard. One friend brought a beer, which passed, so he began carrying on 6-packs. It's perfectly "legal" to carry on wine, and you "could" have to pay $20 per bottle "corkage". We were never asked to do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 4 #17 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, Teechur said: We just bought these products at liquor stores, and carried them on in shopping bags, then put the bags through the scanner. No questions asked. We carried smaller bottles in case they were confiscated, but it never happened. We saw several people carrying 1.75-liter bottles of liquor onboard. One friend brought a beer, which passed, so he began carrying on 6-packs. This works much better in ports other than embarkation. That is where one is likely to have their liquor confiscated if it's going to happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teechur Posted August 4 #18 Share Posted August 4 7 minutes ago, Thrak said: This works much better in ports other than embarkation. That is where one is likely to have their liquor confiscated if it's going to happen. I agree, although a smaller bottle of rum in my checked suitcase at embarkation has never warranted a stop at the inspection room. Years ago, my friend's suitcase was flagged for a 3-liter box of wine. He had to go claim his bag, but amazingly, they didn't take the wine. Just reminded him that it was not allowed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisemeister2002 Posted August 4 #19 Share Posted August 4 At 15 drinks per day x $15 who needs happy hour. I also won't be paying $8 for a drink in the Elite Lounge, although I might partake in a few canapes. Presumably you can obtain a drink in the Elite Lounge with your Plus Package or take one through with you. Not a misery guts, but when you pay for a Package and then get a mini bar in your cabin I really cannot see the point in paying extra for drinks and if the drinks available are so bad why would anyone buy a package?. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnesterz Posted August 4 #20 Share Posted August 4 (edited) 9 hours ago, Babyfat101 said: If you have tips to bring on, that’d be great. Before the packages had the popularity they do now, I asked a liquor store worker in Juneau, AK, if he sold much to cruisers. He said his biggest seller was vodka in flat plastic 375ml bottles, indicating they fit into the front pants pocket, shirt tail out. Agree with the poster who wrote this is more a port of call thing than embarkation day. For those that drink enough to warrant bringing aboard, nowadays, the packages argue benefit, all things considered. Edited August 4 by mtnesterz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
555 Posted August 4 #21 Share Posted August 4 375ml bottles in my front pockets of my cargo shorts has always worked to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yehootu Posted August 4 #22 Share Posted August 4 13 hours ago, Teechur said: To be honest, we've had no problem bringing our own onboard for drinks in our cabins. We just finished a 14-day cruise, and we carried liquor, beer, and wine on at every port. It was all scanned with no comments from Princess personnel, and no corkage fees. 😉 I always bring back a sampling of local beers from ports to try onboard. Never been a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teechur Posted August 4 #23 Share Posted August 4 5 hours ago, mtnesterz said: Before the packages had the popularity they do now, I asked a liquor store worker in Juneau, AK, if he sold much to cruisers. He said his biggest seller was vodka in flat plastic 375ml bottles, indicating they fit into the front pants pocket, shirt tail out. Many years ago, when they did check for alcohol, my favorite get-around was to tuck a rum-filled water bottle into the hood of the sweatshirt I was wearing and walk through the metal detector. It didn't trigger an alarm and was too high up for them to see. Now we simply put alcohol through the scanner in the original containers. We also buy drinks every day using OBC. Lately, our group has occupied 3 cabins, and we gather in one for happy hour to sample regional beverages before moving down to a bar, and then dinner. The packages don't appeal to us because we would simply drink more. This way, we have lots of fun and no hangovers. Next month we embark on an Alaska cruise with 6 of us in 3 mini-suites. Oh, what fun!!! 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted August 4 #24 Share Posted August 4 6 hours ago, Cruisemeister2002 said: At 15 drinks per day x $15 who needs happy hour. I also won't be paying $8 for a drink in the Elite Lounge, although I might partake in a few canapes. Presumably you can obtain a drink in the Elite Lounge with your Plus Package or take one through with you. Not a misery guts, but when you pay for a Package and then get a mini bar in your cabin I really cannot see the point in paying extra for drinks and if the drinks available are so bad why would anyone buy a package?. Agree ….if you have a drink package the elite/platinum/full suite evening lounge is no big deal on the drinks for the people that have a package. Of course it’s a full bar. You can order anything you want and you can even go to another bar prior to PES lounge and bring it in with you. Yes, elite and suites get the minibar set up in their cabin. Platinum do not ,but they’re able to attend this lounge and for those that don’t have an alcohol package perhaps $8 drink from the list is good enough for them. So many choices out there. If you have a package, you don’t pay any extra for drinks in the PES lounge, unless you are over your limit of drinks. Not everyone that cruises ,drinks alcohol that wants to attend the elite ,platinum,full suite lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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