Can I keep the menus as souvenir?

[dfwguy]

I am a collector of menus. My collection is primarily from various airlines. May I take the daily menu from the MDR home for my collection? We travel on the Coral Princess this Spring. Any one else have experience with this? Thank you .

Edited February 8, 2015 by dfwguy

[RickEk]

I am a collector of menus. My collection is primarily from various airlines. May I take the daily menu from the MDR home for my collection? We travel on the Coral Princess this Spring. Any one else have experience with this? Thank you .

 

You can always ask... the worst they can say is "no". Talk to the head waiter and explain that you're a collector. That might have some sway...

[partybarbie]

On one seven-day Mexico cruise, many years ago, the waiter gave us all of the dinner menus as a going away present. It doesn't hurt to ask.

[paul929207]

Ask your waiter. It should not be a problem

[MustangGT]

I spoke with a head waiter early in our cruise and he had them ready for me on the final night. Hope you have the same experience:)

[shredie]

Let us know how it turns out. That isn't a bad idea for a souvenir, really. :)

[Coral]

While it has been years since I have done this, I also asked the Head Waiter and he delivered them to my table on the last night of the cruise.

 

My mom has some menus from the 80's from her Sun Princess cruise and they have water color pictures on the front - very beautiful!

Edited February 8, 2015 by Coral

[Loonbeam]

The head waiter or MD can make this happen easily. I requested a set while at the Chef's Table, when we got back to the cabin they were in the room...

[Libertarian]

I am a collector as well.I asked on the Emerald recently and they said the couldn't give me the menus.I was really disappointed.

[shredie]

I am a collector as well.I asked on the Emerald recently and they said the couldn't give me the menus.I was really disappointed.

 

I guess it's like everything else on Princess. Sometimes you can do a thing and sometimes you can't. It all depends on the personnel there at the time.

[Loonbeam]

And probably how many copies they have left. I suspect under a code red they may go thru quite a bit.

 

I guess it's like everything else on Princess. Sometimes you can do a thing and sometimes you can't. It all depends on the personnel there at the time.

[Essiesmom]

I have never had a problem getting a set of menus. I just ask nicely. I don't collect, but take them to my TA, who files them away. I usually sail lines that she does not sell a lot of, so she likes to have daily programs and menus to show clients with an interest in that line. EM

[AZbeachboy]

On one cruise they automatically gave everyone on the cruise a set at the end of the cruise. Ofcourse that was when you still tipped with envelopes at the end of the cruise.

[GUT2407]

I don't think you'll have any problems at all, I've seen a number of people taking them

[john watson]

I have found that the waiters usually give you the whole set at the end of the cruise, last night at dinner. You can ask them to sign and put their names too if you want.

 

Regards John

[geoherb]

I take photos of the special menus (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve) but haven't bothered to ask for copies.

[pablo222]

I am a collector of menus. My collection is primarily from various airlines. May I take the daily menu from the MDR home for my collection? We travel on the Coral Princess this Spring. Any one else have experience with this? Thank you .

 

There was one poster here who proudly announced that he

tipped his steward, so he could keep the robes as a souvenier.

So, I guess princess would be happy with just menus.

 

My experience on Princess has been if you simply ask a head

waiter for menus, they will give you a set. They usually give

you new, vs. previously handled as well.

[partybarbie]

My experience on Princess has been if you simply ask a head

waiter for menus, they will give you a set. They usually give

you new, vs. previously handled as well.

 

LOL, yes, mine were new. I probably wouldn't have accepted used ones. :D

[Sailaway John]

Yes I sure will they will give you a set. I believe that all the menus are printed with an imprint on the very bottom with cruise Number, and the date. Could be wrong but please ask anyway.

[caribill]

Yes I sure will they will give you a set. I believe that all the menus are printed with an imprint on the very bottom with cruise Number, and the date. Could be wrong but please ask anyway.

 

No. What is there is a number such as D 2/13 which is what was on our menu on night 10 of a 10 day cruise in January this year. I think that means a dinner menu that was first used in February, 2013.

[dfwguy]

Thank you all for the nice replies. My airline menu collection goes back to the 1960's to current. Menus really are a 'snapshot' of the time. From over the top "trader Vic's " type cuisine in 60's to 'healthy options' in current times, etc. Looking forward to my Princess cruise menus.