phoebe2m

We are on the Emerald now. Solar eclipse was amazing! The captain did an outstanding job getting us a perfect view. Passengers were respectful of others. Plenty of room even though thousands of us on the upper decks. Crew handed out wet cloths and water. We are very happy! Thanks Princess.

We went the middle of May and regretted it. The weather was fine but we saw no wildlife, none! And most of the shops were closed. Never been in September so can't comment on that time of the year.

We were on the Discovery in October and also got the invitation in our cabin. I called immediately and they asked me a few questions. Any allergies, drink wine? I said no allergies but only my husband drinks wine. She explained that the cost is the same if I drink wine or not. Ok, fine with me. She said they would let me know. Never heard another word from them.

Hooray! My OBC has finally been added to my account. I emailed Stockperks this morning (9 business days after request) to ask if I should resubmit my request. Four hours later they notified me that my OBC had been added to my account. Yep it's there. So my original request must have fallen through the crack. Hope they improve the service before my next cruise.

I have read of too many issues with the app. I have always used the Princess email to request CCL OBC in the past and it has worked very well. If my OBC isn't added soon I will call.

My OBC is still not on my account. It's been 7 business days since I sent the email to hellostockperks. The email said it would be 5 business days. I'm not worried because there is still time until my cruise but I'm wondering if they are getting slammed or my request fell through the crack.

Thanks so much for your info! Both earlier and now. I was waiting for the website submission because I don't like doing App stuff. But my cruise is getting closer so I will go ahead and email my request to them. I hope Stockperks does get a web page for OBC submission. I've got more cruises coming up. Thanks again.

I thought there was a comment on this thread that Stock Perks was adding a web page version last month so we don't have to use the app. I tried to find the comment but there are too many. So if anyone knows, please let me know. I've been waiting for the non-app version. Thanks.

We were on the Discovery in October. Free machines and products. We went early (5-6 a.m.) and were able to do our laundry. We did 3 loads in 2 weeks.

We were on the Discovery during the Magic Cruise. We booked long before the Magic was announced. There were some magic activities for all passengers and some private events for those who booked through the special Magic phone number. We had the regular productions shows (Rock Opera and Spotlight Bar) plus magic shows. BTW the magic was the best we have ever seen. We live near Las Vegas and have seen many magicians.

I am curious about my original thread being merged with another thread? I didn't know this was possible and who did it? An Admin? Can this thread be closed? Thanks for any info.

When Plus was $40 a day we bought it and figured we broke even or close to it. But $60 a day just doesn't work for us. We never use room service so that is not a factor for us. We spend as little time in our cabin as possible.

By the way, we had other expenses than tips, wi-fi, and drinks. I didn't include them because we would have had the expenses even with the Plus package. We went to Crab Shack (great but messy), Crown Grill (fantastic), several excursions. We had $750 in OBC so our final bill was only $194. We tried to get into 360 but couldn't so that saved us $298.

The amounts I added for the drinks included everything except when we bought a bottle of wine while in port at San Francisco. We were charged $4.07 sales tax for S.F. (I included this in my total). The price of the drinks varied. Beers were $8-10. Cocktails were $11-12. Bottles of wine were $47-55.

We were on the Discovery Princess for two 7-night cruises. We did not buy the Plus package but I kept track to see how much money we saved. Week One Crew appreciation $16 a day x 2 people x 7 days = $224 Wi-fi $7.50 a day x 7 days = $52.50 (we pay half price for internet, my husband doesn't use wi-fi) Wine, beer, cocktails = $168.29 Total $444.79 Plus package $60 a day x 2 people x 7 days = $840 Savings: $395.21 Week Two Crew appreciation $16 a day x 2 people x 7 days = $224 Wi-fi $7.50 a day x 7 days = $52.50 (we pay half price for internet, my husband doesn't use wi-fi) Wine, beer, cocktails = $85.16 Total $361.66 Plus package $60 a day x 2 people x 7 days = $840 Savings: $478.34 If we had purchased the Plus we would have had a few more drinks, had a few coffees at International Cafe. We wouldn't have gone to the casual restaurants or the exercise classes. We probably would have had one or two specialty desserts. So my point is, do the math before you decide.