Novicecruiser74

41 minutes ago, TN-Mountains said:

Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know, but given your screen name I'll say double-check what they gave you.  The premier drink package does NOT include tips & wifi.  The naming convention is confusing.  There is a premier drink package that just includes drinks.  Then there is Princess Premier which includes the premier drink package, tips, wifi, specialty dining, photos, etc.  In my experience, some of the folks you chat with on the phone know this and others do not.  As I said previously, I really hope they gave you and your spouse the Princess Pemier Fare and not just the drink package.  This bodes well for me and my future family cruises.  I'm also curious to hear if they'll include family pictures since your kids don't have the premier package.  I would definitely consider upgrading to the premier package for hubby and me if they would give us family photos with my kids!

No I appreciate the clarification, as I wasn’t aware of the difference. I did get the Princess Premier though that includes wifi, tips, etc..I didn’t think about that they may only allow my spouse and I in the photos. I travel at the end of July and will let you know. I do also recall when I was researching the Plus/Premier package that someone else commented on this board that they would let you do it when you got on board for just the two of us, so that was my original plan but glad I called!

2 hours ago, TN-Mountains said:

Did they give you the Princess Premier Fare or the Premier Drink Package?  Everything I've read indicates that in order to purchase Princess Plus/Premier fare, the first 2 passengers in each cabin have to get it.  It really doesn't make sense for them to penalize large families.  It is bad enough we have to book 2 cabins!  I hope they gave you the $90/pp/day fare that includes tips, wifi, etc.  

Yes it was the premium drink package. Felt it was worth it as I could hook my kids devices on the wifi and we would be using the speciality dining, plus we don’t take many family photos so I will make them do that as well! 

Just now, Russ Lomas said:

If that is the case, then we will consider it.  If they force us to take it for all 4 of us (including the kids), the answer will be a hard no.  

Yes I would call them. I actually contacted them to try and connect my two rooms for excursions (which you can’t really do) but the agent was quite helpful. She was trying to sell me on the package and I was already considering it, so I told her I would only do it if I could get for just me and my husband. On top of that, I had some refund for some reason, so it worked out great.  After I hung up with her, it was updated on my princess app rather quickly.  

I have 2 cabins for an upcoming Alaska cruise, with one parent, one kid in one room, and one parent, two kids in the other. I called Princess, and they were able to give me the Princess Premium just for the 2 adults and to split between the rooms, so that I only paid for 2 total.