2 cruises a year

Here is link to Princess Ship Facts: https://www.princess.com/downloads/pdf/ships/Princess-ship-facts.pdf

I never used a coffee card myself, but I seem to remember long conversations here on CC that "technically" coffee cards were only good for the one cruise. But not strictly enforced. They were supposed to be dated on the back. I may be wrong. Any previous coffee card users have any input. My question has just been answered. Thank you voljeep. "abuseable" being the key word. Is that really a word? 😆

But 15 pages and counting? But I should talk, I'm wasting my Friday reading this stuff. 🤪

In writing, this looks not so nice. But I don't mean to be mean. So, what else is new! LOL

We need an "Agree" button. I don't like what you've said, but I darn well agree!

Time to get this thread going again. What is going on? The share price pretty much fell after this post, peaked at $19 again in July, and dropped again. Ships have been sailing full since this post, package sales are up, but the price can't seem to get back to even this. Any thoughts?

Exactly, cable TV uses the same tactic. Who watches all of those channels?

But you are on Vacation, you should be able to enjoy what you want without guilt. You can be conscientious about waste (and waist) the rest of the year.

Interesting idea, but in reality, I wonder if Princess would nullify the whole package, not just the desserts?

I would. I was raised under the "clean your plate, there are children going hungry around the world". 🙃

Perfect for saving your lounge chair while you go back to your cabin for a nap, 😁

What about the men and women that keep the triangle fold on the toilet paper in the restrooms? We always lay a couple of bucks on them also. Just a personal preference.

https://www.princess.com/en-us/faq/onboard-experience Anything else you read here is rumor, speculation, innuendo, personal preference, and... Need I go on?

I agree about the wake being a bit loud. Not a deal breaker, but I enjoy sipping a top shelf whisky before bed and I do find the higher up, the more relaxing the wake is. If that is the only wake view left, it is still better than any non-wake view cabin.

I've done the same exact thing. Right down to the middle of the day. An no, alcohol was not involved. When my card didn't work, I knocked on the door and wondered why my wife (who I knew was our cabin) wouldn't let me in. Luckily, no one was else there either.

I also believe that there is a huge amount of ego involved. Gotta be seem handing out cash. There isn't any self satisfaction tipping using the CA method. Sorry if this sounds denigrateing, but that is how I feel about people that buck the system.

Plus, all of our bills are paid online. They need to be kept an eye on.

I agree completely. But reading this forum, most posters seem to believe that they represent 99% of cruisers. 🙂

But not the same Medallion. You need both the Medallion and birth date tied to that Medallion. If you lose your Medallion, and someone found it, unless they know that it is yours, and know your birth date, they can't abuse it.

It took some doing. Under FAQ and Onboard Experience It really is pretty fair in my opinion. For example, It keeps the poor bartender at the least popular bar from feeling bitter (somewhat). It balances between popular busy cruises and less busy (profitable) cruises. Everyone can't work the busy cruises and bars. This spreads the pain and keeps crew from moving on. Spread this thought to all other "TIP" dependent jobs. The crew know what they signed up for and how it works. They keep coming back, so it can't be all bad. All of the Crew Appreciation and Service Charge payments made by all guests on all ships in our fleet are pooled, net of credit card transaction fees. The pooled funds are distributed throughout the year in the form of compensation, including bonuses, to crewmembers fleetwide who interact directly with guests and/or behind the scenes throughout every cruise, including those in the Bar, Dining, Entertainment, Housekeeping, Guest Services, Galley and Onboard Revenue areas.

Pong, Frogger?

There's a Blast from the past. Talk about the Good Old Days. That was a great ship!

Great point! I like it. I never thought about that. The only time, before now, that I was concerned about which side is Tran-Ocean (east to west, or west to East) sailings. POSH is the sunny side for that trip. For north/south sailings through the tropics, POSH is the cooler side.

You don't have to choose a package. Anything you like can be selected individually.

I haven't read through this whole thread AGAIN. This has been discussed ad infinitum. First of all, in life tips don't go directly to who ever you are tipping. This includes restaurants, bars coffee shops, what ever. It always goes into a pool that includes who served you, the dishwasher, the buss boy, bar-back, the salad maker, who ever. Princess is no different. They pool the Gratuities, and divy them out. They tell you this, it isn't a secret. But withholding Gratuities cheats everyone. Divying them out as you see fit is bucking the system and doesn't accomplish anything. They have to turn your tip in to the pool if you don't contribute to the pool with the daily Gratuities. Don't try to tempt them to keep it for themselves, they will only get into trouble. It is not worth it to them. If you do pay the daily Gratuities and tip them, they can keep the extra above the daily Gratuity. Maybe it is a shell game, but so what, the crew has to be paid, and you are going to pay them, one way or another. AND LASTLY, the crew knows better than we do, what they signed up for. It is none of our business how, or how much they get paid. Do you sit down at the bar and ask the person next to you how much money they make?