Elite Benefits

[cruisinggran]

we have not sailed with Princess for 10 years. No reason but we are planning a trip in August 2020

beacause of the intinery. My question we need one more credit to become Elite and are the benefits

really much different. Sorry if this has been covered before. 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 23, 2019 by cruisinggran

[voljeep]

free laundry and a mini-bar set-up

[skynight]

13 minutes ago, voljeep said:

free laundry and a mini-bar set-up

These are the big ones. Another good one is priority tender service. The 10% boutique discount is also nice.

Edited June 23, 2019 by skynight

[JF - retired RRT]

In addition to the above, you can get afternoon tea in your cabin. Nice if you have a balcony.

[Kingofcool1947]

1 hour ago, cruisinggran said:

we have not sailed with Princess for 10 years. No reason but we are planning a trip in August 2020

beacause of the intinery. My question we need one more credit to become Elite and are the benefits

really much different. Sorry if this has been covered before. 

 

 

 

 

Yes.  

Refer to  Princess.com/Cruise Personalizer for your full list of Elite  perks.

Good luck, and congrats on  Elite status.

Edited June 23, 2019 by Kingofcool1947

[Kingofcool1947]

8 minutes ago, JF - retired RRT said:

In addition to the above, you can get afternoon tea in your cabin. Nice if you have a balcony.

 

Or in the Owner’s Suite.   Will Stewart bring the full cart?

[JF - retired RRT]

1 minute ago, Kingofcool1947 said:

 

Or in the Owner’s Suite.   Will Stewart bring the full cart?

Never done it. Haven't had a balcony for a while and don't want to do it without one.

From other posts...it's enough food for 4.

[Kingofcool1947]

57 minutes ago, skynight said:

These are the big ones. Another good one is priority tender service. The 10% boutique discount is also nice.

Yes.  Elite status among other perks,  allows you to cut to the front of the tender line... All you need to do is wave your black cruise card.    ✋🏼

Note:  attach your  Black card around your neck on a lanyard so all can see it.  👍

Good luck.  And happy cruising.   😀

[Thrak]

17 minutes ago, Kingofcool1947 said:

Yes.  Elite status among other perks,  allows you to cut to the front of the tender line... All you need to do is wave your black cruise card.    ✋🏼

 

Some might not realize you are being sarcastic here.

[fishywood]

2 hours ago, cruisinggran said:

we have not sailed with Princess for 10 years. we need one more credit to become Elite and are the benefits

really much different. 

 

Don't know if you are asking "are the Elite benefits really much different than the Platinum" or "are the Captain's Circle benefits in general really much different than ten years ago".

 

(ETA: and now that I pasted them in, I feel the need to remind you that these Elite benefits begin the cruise after you reach fifteen cruise credits--you are aware you still be Platinum on your upcoming cruise, yes?)

 

Either way here is the direct link to the list of benefits in the Captains Circle section of the website (found under the My Account tab, so you may have to be signed in to access):

https://book.princess.com/captaincircle/membershipBenefits.page

 

The benefits are cumulative through the four different levels; becoming Elite isn't so much "different" as simply adding on more. So you would have to scroll back to the Platinum benefits to review those regarding embarkation/disembarkation and internet minutes.

 

All PLATINUM benefits plus:

Exclusive Window to Preview and Book New Itineraries
Elite Captain’s Circle members will have the opportunity to secure their booking before the general public.

Priority Ship to Shore Tender Embarkation
As a well-traveled guest with Princess, you, along with your family or guests that are traveling with you in the same stateroom have the opportunity to travel ashore quickly and without waiting in line in our tender ports.

Priority Disembarkation
If you have independent onward travel you may contact the Circle Host towards the end of your voyage to state your request to disembark with your preferred disembarkation group. If you'd like to linger onboard longer, we'll be more than happy to give you a later disembarkation group. If you'd like to be one of the first groups to disembark, we'll gladly accommodate - the choice is yours!

Shoe Polishing Service
Your shoes will be polished upon request - this service is complimentary.

Complimentary Laundry and Professional Cleaning Services¹⁴
Upon request, your stateroom steward will organize your laundry to be cleaned - compliments of Princess Cruises Captain’s Circle!

Complimentary Mini Bar Set Up¹⁵
Your stateroom will receive one mini bar set up consisting of a selection of liquors, soft drinks, beer, still and sparkling water. Once onboard you may contact Room Service to change your mini-bar selection. Certain restrictions apply. Drinks will be refilled upon request and you will only be charged for the additionally requested drinks consumed.

Deluxe Canapes Selection
Upon request you will receive a complimentary selection of deluxe canapés specially created by the Chef, delivered to your stateroom on formal nights (one order per Elite stateroom, each formal night). This benefit can be ordered by completing the card provided in your stateroom and hanging it outside your stateroom door by 10:00pm the night prior to the formal nights.

Afternoon Tea
Complimentary afternoon tea may be served in your stateroom, should you wish. You may request this via room service at least six hours prior to the desired delivery time.

Upgraded Bathroom Amenities
Regardless of your stateroom type, your stateroom bathroom will be stocked with the upgraded amenities normally reserved only for Suite guests.

10% Discount in the Shops of Princess
The Shops of Princess are second to none for choice and gift selection. Now, as an Elite Member, take advantage of a 10% discount storewide to buy those extra gifts for all your family back home! Your Cruise Card (Ocean Medallion for MedallionClass™ ships) is your key to this wonderful benefit - simply show it when you make any purchase, and our staff in the shops will automatically deduct 10% from your purchase price.

Complimentary Grapevine Wine Tasting¹⁶
Our Grapevine Wine Tasting Event is popular and many of our Members attend, so we have made arrangements to pick up the cover charge for you!

Elite Member Recognition Pin
When you return for your sixteenth Princess cruise or your first cruise after reaching 150 cruise days visit the Captain’s Circle Host to request your Elite Member pin and wear it proudly to show your loyalty status.

Edited June 23, 2019 by fishywood

[weedpindle]

Information you request is on the Princess website. Really.

[karatemom2]

58 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

Some might not realize you are being sarcastic here.

 

I don’t think it was sarcastic. Priority tendering is a perk of Elite and you will be escorted to the front if they are doing ticketed tendering. Or you can often just bypass the gathering area altogether and walk right off by showing the Black card. Besides laundry this is probably my favorite perk because trying to get off the ship at Tender ports can be a zoo. 

 

Another perk I’m not sure has been mentioned yet is the free wine tasting. We always enjoy that. 

Edited June 23, 2019 by karatemom2

[fishywood]

14 minutes ago, karatemom2 said:

 

I don’t think it was sarcastic. Priority tendering is a perk of Elite and you will be escorted to the front if they are doing ticketed tendering. Or you can often just bypass the gathering area altogether and walk right off by showing the Black card. Besides laundry this is probably my favorite perk because trying to get off the ship at Tender ports can be a zoo. 

 

Another perk I’m not sure has been mentioned yet is the free wine tasting. We always enjoy that. 

 

If they are still proffering tender tickets Elite members may join the line at the tender launch rather than go to the designated room to pick up a ticket and wait to be called. Emphasis on join the line--not cut to the front of it.

[Kingofcool1947]

40 minutes ago, weedpindle said:

Information you request is on the Princess website. Really.

 

😁LOL.

[Kingofcool1947]

51 minutes ago, karatemom2 said:

 

I don’t think it was sarcastic. Priority tendering is a perk of Elite and you will be escorted to the front if they are doing ticketed tendering. Or you can often just bypass the gathering area altogether and walk right off by showing the Black card. Besides laundry this is probably my favorite perk because trying to get off the ship at Tender ports can be a zoo. 

 

Another perk I’m not sure has been mentioned yet is the free wine tasting. We always enjoy that. 

 

Elite status does give you entitlement.   You will be escorted to the front of the tender line simply by waving your Black cruise card.

Also another  good reason to attach your Black cruise card on a lanyard and have it visually displayed around your neck is for ships officers, service staff, and other PAXs to recognize you are Elite, and afford you respect and extra perks.   For example, receiving extra carafes of bar nuts at Crooners and other bars, without asking. 👍

Good luck,  and enjoy your Elite status.   😀

Edited June 23, 2019 by Kingofcool1947

[Thrak]

2 minutes ago, Kingofcool1947 said:

 

Elite status does give you entitlement.   You will be escorted to the front of the tender line simply by waving your Black cruise card.

Also another  good reason to attach your Black cruise card on a lanyard and have it visually displayed around your neck is for ships officers, service staff, and other PAXs to recognize you are Elite, and afford you respect and extra perks.   For example, receiving extra carafes of bar nuts at Crooners and other bars, without asking. 👍

Good luck,  and enjoy your Elite status.   😀

 

It is not supposed to get you to the front of the line. It's just supposed to allow you to join whatever group is going next without waiting. As for extra nuts, etc. my wife always gets those and we aren't Elite. I don't care if anybody else knows I'm Elite (will be after next cruise) and I don't accord anybody extra respect for having a black card whether it's around their neck or not.

[Kingofcool1947]

54 minutes ago, karatemom2 said:

 

I don’t think it was sarcastic. Priority tendering is a perk of Elite and you will be escorted to the front if they are doing ticketed tendering. Or you can often just bypass the gathering area altogether and walk right off by showing the Black card. Besides laundry this is probably my favorite perk because trying to get off the ship at Tender ports can be a zoo. 

 

Another perk I’m not sure has been mentioned yet is the free wine tasting. We always enjoy that. 

 

Are you certain Elite status entitles you to jump the line and just walk off before other queued PAXs?    I did not know that was an Elite perk.  Good to know. 👍

 

[MissP22]

2 hours ago, Kingofcool1947 said:

Yes.  Elite status among other perks,  allows you to cut to the front of the tender line... All you need to do is wave your black cruise card.    ✋🏼

Note:  attach your  Black card around your neck on a lanyard so all can see it.  👍

Good luck.  And happy cruising.   😀

That is true not sarcastic at all. Just show up in the DR when tendering with your black medallion or card & you go right to the front of the next line boarding ahead of all the people sitting there. 

Edited June 23, 2019 by MissP22

[Colo Cruiser]

19 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

It is not supposed to get you to the front of the line. It's just supposed to allow you to join whatever group is going next without waiting. As for extra nuts, etc. my wife always gets those and we aren't Elite. I don't care if anybody else knows I'm Elite (will be after next cruise) and I don't accord anybody extra respect for having a black card whether it's around their neck or not.

Gah!  You took the bait.  

[Scorpio41]

1 hour ago, fishywood said:

 

If they are still proffering tender tickets Elite members may join the line at the tender launch rather than go to the designated room to pick up a ticket and wait to be called. Emphasis on join the line--not cut to the front of it.

 

On the Sapphire Princess last year we had a dedicated area and we just went on as soon as the tender was available.

[fishywood]

2 minutes ago, Scorpio41 said:

 

On the Sapphire Princess last year we had a dedicated area and we just went on as soon as the tender was available.

Yes that is what is done when there are a much larger than normal amount of Elites onboard. They have their own meeting area separate from the ticket waiting room and are called ahead of the others. But nowhere is waving your black card in the face of the others in line involved.

 

 

...and all this "wearing your Black card on a lanyard" will soon be moot. By the time the OP takes the cruise they are planning--their last as a Platinum in August 2020--more than half the fleet [every ship except the Sun & Sea, Island & Coral and Diamond & Sapphire] will be on the Medallion. Where by necessity everyone will have their status pinned to their chest, dangling from their beltloop, or otherwise prominently accessorized.

[cruisinggran]

Thank you for all the replies.

 I was just wondering if it was worth booking another cruise to get to the Elite level for the transatlantic cruise we have booked.  

We live in Canada so it not easy for us to jump on a three day cruise even going

on a seven day cruise doe not make make sense.  we are excited about the 

cruise we have booked on the Sky Princess. Whether we are Elite or not I am sure

we will have the best of times.

[donaldsc]

You could have easily found out by yourself by typing "Princess Elite Benefits" into Google.  You will find that Google is your friend.

 

DON

[voljeep]

2 minutes ago, donaldsc said:

You could have easily found out by yourself by typing "Princess Elite Benefits" into Google.  You will find that Google is your friend.

 

DON

 

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

 

Some might not realize you are being sarcastic here.

 

28 minutes ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Gah!  You took the bait.  

 

1 hour ago, weedpindle said:

Information you request is on the Princess website. Really.

 

2 hours ago, fishywood said:

 

Don't know if you are asking "are the Elite benefits really much different than the Platinum" or "are the Captain's Circle benefits in general really much different than ten years ago".

 

(ETA: and now that I pasted them in, I feel the need to remind you that these Elite benefits begin the cruise after you reach fifteen cruise credits--you are aware you still be Platinum on your upcoming cruise, yes?)

 

Either way here is the direct link to the list of benefits in the Captains Circle section of the website (found under the My Account tab, so you may have to be signed in to access):

https://book.princess.com/captaincircle/membershipBenefits.page

 

The benefits are cumulative through the four different levels; becoming Elite isn't so much "different" as simply adding on more. So you would have to scroll back to the Platinum benefits to review those regarding embarkation/disembarkation and internet minutes.

 

All PLATINUM benefits plus:

Exclusive Window to Preview and Book New Itineraries
Elite Captain’s Circle members will have the opportunity to secure their booking before the general public.

Priority Ship to Shore Tender Embarkation
As a well-traveled guest with Princess, you, along with your family or guests that are traveling with you in the same stateroom have the opportunity to travel ashore quickly and without waiting in line in our tender ports.

Priority Disembarkation
If you have independent onward travel you may contact the Circle Host towards the end of your voyage to state your request to disembark with your preferred disembarkation group. If you'd like to linger onboard longer, we'll be more than happy to give you a later disembarkation group. If you'd like to be one of the first groups to disembark, we'll gladly accommodate - the choice is yours!

Shoe Polishing Service
Your shoes will be polished upon request - this service is complimentary.

Complimentary Laundry and Professional Cleaning Services¹⁴
Upon request, your stateroom steward will organize your laundry to be cleaned - compliments of Princess Cruises Captain’s Circle!

Complimentary Mini Bar Set Up¹⁵
Your stateroom will receive one mini bar set up consisting of a selection of liquors, soft drinks, beer, still and sparkling water. Once onboard you may contact Room Service to change your mini-bar selection. Certain restrictions apply. Drinks will be refilled upon request and you will only be charged for the additionally requested drinks consumed.

Deluxe Canapes Selection
Upon request you will receive a complimentary selection of deluxe canapés specially created by the Chef, delivered to your stateroom on formal nights (one order per Elite stateroom, each formal night). This benefit can be ordered by completing the card provided in your stateroom and hanging it outside your stateroom door by 10:00pm the night prior to the formal nights.

Afternoon Tea
Complimentary afternoon tea may be served in your stateroom, should you wish. You may request this via room service at least six hours prior to the desired delivery time.

Upgraded Bathroom Amenities
Regardless of your stateroom type, your stateroom bathroom will be stocked with the upgraded amenities normally reserved only for Suite guests.

10% Discount in the Shops of Princess
The Shops of Princess are second to none for choice and gift selection. Now, as an Elite Member, take advantage of a 10% discount storewide to buy those extra gifts for all your family back home! Your Cruise Card (Ocean Medallion for MedallionClass™ ships) is your key to this wonderful benefit - simply show it when you make any purchase, and our staff in the shops will automatically deduct 10% from your purchase price.

Complimentary Grapevine Wine Tasting¹⁶
Our Grapevine Wine Tasting Event is popular and many of our Members attend, so we have made arrangements to pick up the cover charge for you!

Elite Member Recognition Pin
When you return for your sixteenth Princess cruise or your first cruise after reaching 150 cruise days visit the Captain’s Circle Host to request your Elite Member pin and wear it proudly to show your loyalty status.

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