Sox Fan Cruiser Posted March 11, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 11, 2012 We just got off the crown and they started a brand new program and the winner gets their bar tab paid for by Princess! When you get on the ship and order a drink the bartender gives you a card with thirty punches on it. As you order drinks he punches the card. When your card is used up they take it away and give you a new card. (You put your name and cabin number on the back.) at the end of the cruise they draw one card from all the ones submitted and that person's complete bar tab is free!! A beer is 1 punch, cocktails and wine are 2 punches and a bottle of wine is 6 punches. I didn't drink extra expecting to get it for free but it was fun discussing your number of punches (or cards!) completed thought the cruise. Hey, I'm going to drink anyway, so this is a fun little contest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacc Posted March 11, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Must be really new. This wasn't avaiable on the Feb 11th sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfields1814 Posted March 11, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 11, 2012 This was avalable on the Sapphire in Oct./Nov. The problem I had with it is that I kept forgetting to give the server my card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 to cruise Posted March 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 11, 2012 This was avalable on the Sapphire in Oct./Nov. The problem I had with it is that I kept forgetting to give the server my card. LOL.......same here, we kept forgetting to give the server our card! It was available when we were on the Sapphire in September, 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kineticoh20 Posted March 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lol, is it just me or is this yet another attempt to get you to spend. In this case it's a little sleazy because it promotes over drinking and spendy. A game I will not play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruzPrincess Posted March 11, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lol, is it just me or is this yet another attempt to get you to spend. In this case it's a little sleazy because it promotes over drinking and spendy. A game I will not play. It's a business. Of course they're going to try to get you to spend money. If you think it's going to be too much of a temptation....just say no. It's really not different than a liquor package on another cruise ship. They're usually pretty pricey and some will drink more to try to get their money's worth. Or, perhaps a bucket of 5 beers.....maybe someone wouldn't buy 5 to start, but they get 5 because it's a deal and drink 5. Not so much different, IMO. Not sleazy at all. It's just business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HappyCruiser Posted March 11, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Overall it's cheaper to pack your own wine & liquor that to fall for their program to spend hundreds and probably never see anything in return. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUZER2012 Posted March 11, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 11, 2012 LOL.......same here, we kept forgetting to give the server our card! It was available when we were on the Sapphire in September, 2011. One possible solution: Use a lanyard for your cruise card and attach the drink card to your lanyard on top of your cruise card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted March 11, 2012 #9 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lol, is it just me or is this yet another attempt to get you to spend. In this case it's a little sleazy because it promotes over drinking and spendy. A game I will not play. I think we're all adults and can make our own decisions. Nothing different than having a Casino on every ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansi Posted March 11, 2012 #10 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I just use up my OBC:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamster Posted March 11, 2012 #11 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I like it. Hope they're doing it on the 3/31 Sapphire Pacific Coast Cruise. I'd be playing 'fer sure'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAWS Posted March 11, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lol, is it just me or is this yet another attempt to get you to spend. In this case it's a little sleazy because it promotes over drinking and spendy. A game I will not play. That's exactly what I was thinking. Geesh what next? I won't be playing either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted March 11, 2012 #13 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I like it. Hope they're doing it on the 3/31 Sapphire Pacific Coast Cruise. I'd be playing 'fer sure'! They did it on Sapphire's Hawaii cruise, so they should be doing it on yours...have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted March 11, 2012 #14 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lol, is it just me or is this yet another attempt to get you to spend. In this case it's a little sleazy because it promotes over drinking and spendy. A game I will not play. I'm sure it is a way to increase revenue as that is what business' do. Everyone has seen specials at a grocery store buy 3 get 1 free. Same type of principle. However, I don't think it is sleazy in any way. Just looking at 2 punches per cocktail - that would be 2 cocktails a day and a 3rd on one other day. Now, in every day life that might be overdrinking. On a cruise I don't think having two cocktails a day is overdrinking. A pre-dinner cocktail and a cocktail at a show would qualify. Or a drink by the pool and a drink at dinner, etc. If it's something someone doesn't want to participate in then they shouldn't but I am sure there are alot of cruisers who drink on their cruise and might want to give a shot to getting their bar tab covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amuse Bouche Posted March 11, 2012 #15 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lol, is it just me or is this yet another attempt to get you to spend. In this case it's a little sleazy because it promotes over drinking and spendy. A game I will not play. I think it would take a pretty stupid person to start slamming drinks on the slim chance they will be free. If someone is that stupid...well, emptying their OBC for a game is the least of their problems. Would'nt over drinking be a personal choice with or without a game of chance??? Also, since it's so cheap to buy liquor to have in your cabin, maybe they are finding that less people are having cocktails in the public bars. Maybe they are trying to encourage people to come off their balconies? DH and I love having a cocktail or two while enjoying the lounge entertainment, or while having dinner. If we happen to fill up one or two cards (on a 15 day cruise), I'm definitely dropping it in the draw! I'd be stupid to not let luck happen to me for doing what I will normally do anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windsor26 Posted March 11, 2012 #16 Share Posted March 11, 2012 We enjoy a bottle of wine between two dinners so on a long cruise it soon mounts up at 6 punches a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted March 11, 2012 #17 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Lol, is it just me or is this yet another attempt to get you to spend. In this case it's a little sleazy because it promotes over drinking and spendy. A game I will not play. This is just a marketing ploy that will get some people to purchase drinks they might otherwise not, all in an effort to get people to spend more money onboard. It's marketing that will work on some...which makes it a win for Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted March 11, 2012 #18 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Does each individual have his or her own card, or can two people in the same cabin use the same punch card :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyvalley Posted March 11, 2012 #19 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Seems to be one more way to separate cruisers from their money. Hope it won't mean we'll see more intoxicated ones.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SugarStar00 Posted March 11, 2012 #20 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I think this is really a great idea. I seriously doubt people will start ordering expensive drinks they wouldn't otherwise get just to get punches on a card. Its just a little added bonus to those who do plan on drinking a lot on board and I"m sure between two of us we can fill at least one card. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUZER2012 Posted March 12, 2012 #21 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Does each individual have his or her own card, or can two people in the same cabin use the same punch card :confused: OR If you buy drinks for yourself and others, will they punch your card for all the drinks you purchase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginnyfyr Posted March 12, 2012 #22 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We just got off the crown and they started a brand new program and the winner gets their bar tab paid for by Princess! When you get on the ship and order a drink the bartender gives you a card with thirty punches on it. As you order drinks he punches the card. When your card is used up they take it away and give you a new card. (You put your name and cabin number on the back.) at the end of the cruise they draw one card from all the ones submitted and that person's complete bar tab is free!! A beer is 1 punch, cocktails and wine are 2 punches and a bottle of wine is 6 punches. I didn't drink extra expecting to get it for free but it was fun discussing your number of punches (or cards!) completed thought the cruise. Hey, I'm going to drink anyway, so this is a fun little contest! My hubby loves his wine and often splurges on pricey bottles when we cruise, so this could really pay off for us, lol! Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted March 12, 2012 #23 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I'm OK with Princess trying to earn money by offering optional services as this helps keep the base price of a cruise lower so I can afford a longer cruise or to cruise more often. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie2pies Posted March 12, 2012 #24 Share Posted March 12, 2012 If you drink anyway, it's dumb not to get a card and have it punched. If you drink more in order to get punches, it's stupid. One cruiser out of an average of 3,000........ HUGE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathercop Posted March 12, 2012 #25 Share Posted March 12, 2012 As oppose to this card and drawing, I wish Princess would offer a "spirits" package. I've heard people talk about a couple of ways to do this. It could be similar to the Princess Coffee Card, which I am not sure how that works since I do not drink coffee. The other way I heard is that you could purchase a package for the cruise at a set price and it would entitled the bearer to unlimited drinks, with the guidelines being, one drink at a time and for drinks that are $6.00 and under. I am sure there probably would need to be more details then that, but at least the concept is appealing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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