superduper123 Posted September 3, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 3, 2022 I was on Celebrity (first time with them) in June and the shops were offering free pendants and charms as a promo. I've been on dozens of Royal cruises, but never paid much attention to the onboard shops. Does Royal do this also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted September 3, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, superduper123 said: I was on Celebrity (first time with them) in June and the shops were offering free pendants and charms as a promo. I've been on dozens of Royal cruises, but never paid much attention to the onboard shops. Does Royal do this also? Usually you have to sit through one of the sales seminars to get the free charm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxgoodrich Posted September 3, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Seems like the shopping presentations onboard give people some kind of coupons for discounts and free stuff from the "approved" shopping venues in various ports. I think there is a port jewelry venue that offers a free charm. (My info may be OLD as it's been years since I've attended one of those shopping seminars onboard.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted September 3, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 3, 2022 The value of the free jewelry does not warrant sitting through the lectures,IMHO. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted September 3, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Most free charms require a magnifying glass to discern what they are. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxgoodrich Posted September 3, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said: The value of the free jewelry does not warrant sitting through the lectures,IMHO. You are absolutely right! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted September 3, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Recently Royal was offering a sting bracelet with a charm, every night. The color/charm was different each day. If I recall, you had to stop in the jewelry store at a specific time No sales lecture. The bracelet is cute for young girls. Edited September 3, 2022 by cruisegirl1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted September 3, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Royal gives out a shopping guide when in port which indicates the names and locations of the jewelry stores that give out free charms. You might have to listen to a sales pitch though 😖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted September 3, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 minute ago, livingonthebeach said: Royal gives out a shopping guide when in port which indicates the names and locations of the jewelry stores that give out free charms. You might have to listen to a sales pitch though 😖 Nope - generally not - walk into the store with the shopping paper and they will give you the charms. Often, they have you wait a few minutes and tell you to "look around" while they get the charm. M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted September 3, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: Nope - generally not - walk into the store with the shopping paper and they will give you the charms. Often, they have you wait a few minutes and tell you to "look around" while they get the charm. M You’ve been lucky then. The only times I’ve been asked to walk around have turned into lengthy “walk abouts” not worth it IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Broons77 Posted September 3, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: Recently Royal was offering a sting bracelet with a charm, every night. The color/charm was different each day. If I recall, you had to stop in the jewelry store at a specific time No sales lecture. The bracelet is cute for young girls. Were these given at the Port Merchants store or at a specific jewelry store? Those would be perfect for to bring home for my stepdaughter when DW and I cruise in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superduper123 Posted September 3, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted September 3, 2022 33 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: Recently Royal was offering a sting bracelet with a charm, every night. The color/charm was different each day. If I recall, you had to stop in the jewelry store at a specific time No sales lecture. The bracelet is cute for young girls. This is very similar to my experience on Celebrity. No sales pitch, just show up at a certain time and collect the free item. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey & Sophie Posted September 4, 2022 #13 Share Posted September 4, 2022 I've walked into many port jewelry store and have received free jeweled earrings. I don't know if they're real gems or glass. I usually will spend the $8.00 or so for a matching necklace. No sales pitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted September 4, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Diamonds International gives out free trinkets. I get them and give them to young girls at church. They seem to like them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyCruiserUK Posted September 4, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 4, 2022 So on brilliance in aug (Europe) you got a free bracelet if you brought a pack of 5 charms for 10usd. Each day a new charm but had to pay for it. But very cheap metal charms. Last year on anthem (UK cruise) they were giving out free string and metal necklaces. So things have changed there as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superduper123 Posted September 4, 2022 Author #16 Share Posted September 4, 2022 4 hours ago, joeyancho said: Diamonds International gives out free trinkets. I get them and give them to young girls at church. They seem to like them. How wonderful! This is a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted September 4, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 4, 2022 22 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said: Recently Royal was offering a sting bracelet with a charm, every night. The color/charm was different each day. If I recall, you had to stop in the jewelry store at a specific time No sales lecture. The bracelet is cute for young girls. Everything is plastic including the charm. Not worth the effort in my opinion but my wife thinks otherwise. Guess who has to wait on line for them? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted September 4, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 9:53 AM, superduper123 said: I was on Celebrity (first time with them) in June and the shops were offering free pendants and charms as a promo. I've been on dozens of Royal cruises, but never paid much attention to the onboard shops. Does Royal do this also? Enchantment was giving away a free charms bracelet if you turned up at a certain time. Charms were extra, so basically it was a way to try to get you to buy charms. I remember on my first cruise they did giveaways on the first day. I won a free jewelry by the inch bracelet. On another cruise I won a refund on a shore excursion for answering a question posed during the daily cruise director video. None of that this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare moposh Posted September 4, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 4, 2022 23 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said: Recently Royal was offering a sting bracelet with a charm, every night. The color/charm was different each day. If I recall, you had to stop in the jewelry store at a specific time No sales lecture. The bracelet is cute for young girls. This is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted September 4, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 9/3/2022 at 11:03 AM, HicksRA said: Most free charms require a magnifying glass to discern what they are. It reminds me of the prizes in boxes of Crackerjacks and the prizes in boxes of cereal from when I was a mere youth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlohaLivin Posted September 4, 2022 #21 Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) They were offering them on each of our last few cruises through a Royal (onboard) store. Could be a line, but don’t think you have to go through a timeshare-style routine 😬 Edited September 4, 2022 by AlohaLivin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masb Posted May 5 #22 Share Posted May 5 I have collected the Diamond International charms. Now Effy is on board the ships. I cruised on Celebrity and got the Effy pendant and the tiny little cruise items that go inside; now Effy has the barrel necklace and the barrels that go on it. Everyday you get a different color barrel. It's really cute travel jewelry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted May 5 #23 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Masb said: It's really cute travel jewelry. Welcome to CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic2012 Posted May 5 #24 Share Posted May 5 The string bracelets with the charm is in the EFFY store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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