Is Stanley a Casualty of Covid?

[MamaMills]

I noticed when onboard the discovery in June that the only Stanley bears available in the shop were holiday themed and we’re few in number. When looking at the onboard gift selection for my upcoming cruise, they no longer have the bear plush as an option to purchase. 
 

I know they had to stop the breakfasts, etc with Stanley with Covid and haven’t resumed them that I’m aware of.
 

Does anyone know if maybe they’ve done away with Stanley as their mascot and all the coordinating merch?

[Potstech]

Princess farmed out their shipboard retail operations recently.  Selection has decreased.

[VibeGuy]

7’ tall Stanley was spotted recently on Sapphire, looking fat and sassy, and there were no piles of bare bones nearby so he doesn’t appear to be surviving on guest flesh. 

[Doug R.]

On our cruise on the Enchanted that ended on 10/5 there was Stanley merchandise available. We also had a large Stanley ambling around the piazza.

[DUCHESSRN]

I got Stanley on Discovery 2 weeks ago ,the were put out Sunday night and sold rapidly .

[Mike07]

Stanley the 6' mascot was on the Caribbean for its repositioning cruise a week ago. Also, the shop had Stanley plushes for $27 I believe. There were plenty of Stanley's to buy.

Edited November 6, 2022 by Mike07

[azbirdmom]

There were a lot of Stanley bears on the Discovery two weeks ago.  At least early on in the cruise.  They were outnumbered though by the Real Love Boat on CBS t-shirts.  🙂 

[antsp]

Stanley was on the Regal the other week, he was even waving you off on disembarkation morning 

[Steelers36]

47 minutes ago, antsp said:

Stanley was on the Regal the other week, he was even waving you off on disembarkation morning 

Agree, as I saw the bear as well - but I could care less, frankly.

[donaldsc]

Who or what is Stanley?

 

DON

[antsp]

He's the guy who started Princess cruises 

[travelin.sisters]

On the Sapphire in September...they also had the smaller themed Stanleys, the pink Cherry bear &Stanley flash drives.

[Ombud]

41 minutes ago, donaldsc said:

Who or what is Stanley?

 

DON

😅🤣

https://www.princess.com/ships-and-experience/onboard-experience/kids-and-teens/stanleys-story/

[MamaMills]

Thanks! Glad to hear he’s not gone. I knew I could bring my curiosity to the experts.

[MissP22]

Anything to make a buck.

[Doug R.]

1 hour ago, MissP22 said:

Anything to make a buck.

Wee bit cynical, are we? My grandkids love their Stanley bears.

[donaldsc]

1 hour ago, MissP22 said:

Anything to make a buck.

 I will bet that they even sell clothes for him.

 

DON

[VibeGuy]

*mutters something about him having bear arms on formal nights*

[travelin.sisters]

3 hours ago, donaldsc said:

 I will bet that they even sell clothes for him.

 

DON

not many but on the Majestic, they had traditional Chinese clothing for them. They are actually one of the better buys on Princess ships. They are very reasonable for the quality of the bears. Yes, we have 3 & yes, they travel with us. 

 

There is actually a thread of various Stanley bears on their adventures. 

 

Edited November 7, 2022 by travelin.sisters

[MissP22]

9 hours ago, donaldsc said:

 I will bet that they even sell clothes for him.

 

DON

Of course. They wouldn't miss out on that opportunity. 

[Doug R.]

13 hours ago, donaldsc said:

 I will bet that they even sell clothes for him.

 

DON

Actually no, at least not on our recent cruise on the Enchanted.

[HaveDogWillTravel]

I’ve never seen clothes for sale for Stanley. 
@travelin.sistersDean the GS Director on Sapphire told me Cherry is only available on Sapphire (& maaaaybe Diamond -I’ll find out in Jan).  
 

The Royal had a dozen different Stanley’s last month. 

[travelin.sisters]

33 minutes ago, HaveDogWillTravel said:

I’ve never seen clothes for sale for Stanley. 
@travelin.sistersDean the GS Director on Sapphire told me Cherry is only available on Sapphire (& maaaaybe Diamond -I’ll find out in Jan).  
 

The Royal had a dozen different Stanley’s last month.

when we were on the Sapphire, they said they were one of the few ships that had her, she is pretty adorable. 

[WAvoyager]

On our June sailing there were no Stanley’s, only Stanley backpacks, and a windbreaker which folded into a Stanley pack.  We were told it was a restocking unavailability issue.

 

My daughter wanted one, so we went down to the gift shop only to discover the shops were closed (at 8:30 pm?).  We stared into the main gift shop to see if we could see any Stanley’s, but only saw the aforementioned backpacks and jackets.  We promised our daughter that we’d get one on the next cruise if we couldn’t find one the next day.

 

upon returning to our cabin later that night, we received a nice note from the customer service desk, who we had talked to about some minor issue.  And along with the note was a Stanley backpack!

 

My wife talked to the desk agent the next day, and she said she was sorry about the problem we had had, and our daughter was so cute while we waited in line, she just wanted to give her something to remember the trip.

 

Unusually serendipitous, but very much appreciated the gesture.  My daughter filled her new backpack up with her treasures and wore the backpack when we disembarked.

 

 

[cr8tiv1]

The Grand did not have any Stanley Bears (or entourage).  I was told they are being discontinued.  So get them while you can.  I would have like the Chinese Stanley.