*UPDATE* Is The Princess Plus Package Worth The Price? BIG NEW DEVELOPMENTS! You NEED To Know This! 

For a non-drinker, this question answers itself

We found the package worth the price, even though we don’t drink much alcohol. It covered the specialty coffees, smoothies, and the drinks we did have.

Just my 2 cents worth... if you are going to get the Plus, it is easily worth the extra $20/day for the Premium. The Premium includes 2 speciality dinners (basically $40/each). So on a 7 day trip, for an extra $140, you get $80 worth of food. Plus, now that they have 3 Casual dining restaurants ($15/each) onboard, you get unlimited number of these, versus a total of 2 with the Plus package. Which, if you are a sushi fan, I'm not, it means unlimited sushi. Plus, while pizza is free on the top deck, you can also have unlimited pizza or pasta inside at a sit down table. Plus all you can eat at the Salty Dog inside Pub, vs the wait in line version of the top deck. I've found all the food, except the buffet to be great. But the main dining halls, while great, are not as good as the casual or speciality dining, IMO (granted, I heard this varies a lot from ship to ship.) So, food-wise alone, I think the Premium is worth the extra $20/day. You also get some other perks, like 5 devices for wifi. Which means you can use your phone, tablet, and laptop, plus 2 more per person, without an additional fee. And not that I am a fan, but also free photos and a few other things. FYI, Princess serves 1 ounce shots (European standard) per drink. Instead of the 1.5 ounce shots (American standard) style. Thus, 15 drinks per day really only works out to 10 for an American. Granted, this is only for the mixed drinks... beer and wine are normal. And I don't know if it was a fluke, but if you order a Fosters, it comes in a 25 ounce can and they only charge 1 drink for it. By far the best deal going if you are looking for the most alcohol for your 15 drinks per day deal. If you have a few drinks left for the day, order up a few Fosters from room service and they'll deliver them unopened, so just throw them in your fridge for when you need them.

We have been upon 50 cruises with princess now and non of the packages fit our needs. We mostly e drink coffee ,no sods a d don't need milk shakes. As far as internet and phones, we're on vacation and relaxing don't need them either.

As a rather heavy drinker and amateur wine snob, the premier package is a no brainer. But beyond that, for me it's not about breakeven points or getting my money's worth - it's about not having to wrestle with whether or not i want to spend extra at every turn. I prefer to pay the full cost, whatever it is, up front - and then know that I'm now free to have the on-board experience i want.

With all the perks (gratuities, drinks, service to the room etc.) definitely worth the plus package. No, we cannot drink 15 drinks each a day but we always purchased a wine package which was always $250.+ alone. We probably had between 4 to 6 drinks each every day and the convince of having it delivered to your location (plus a hamburger or sandwich) within a very short amount of time was well worth it. Will do it again. Love the Medallion service.

I just recently bought the plus package on my Princess Cruise this summer and I really appreciate the fact that you itemized everything and subtracted the Wi-Fi and the gratuities because that's exactly what I did

Very helpful video thank you, as was your previous one. I found it very helpful as I;m looking at a Princess cruise right now. Brought up the price of the drinks package in the Princess website and it's now $64.99 per day.

We pay $65 a days in Australia. Plus we get coffee and tea and hot chocolate as much as we want. Plus all the otherstuff you said im not a big drinker i loved it

Thank you very much. I think you did a great job breaking the price down. This might’ve been the best one that I’ve seen of doing that.

Great video and thank you for the update! We got the Premiere package last time and found that it was a bargain for us. We didn’t have to play internet shuffle between devices, the fresh juice bar is excellent, and occasional specialty coffee or tea all made it worth the value.

We booked our cruise with the Plus Package at $50 per day. Princess raised then raised the price of the Plus Package up $10 early last year to $60 per day. Then in August Princess took away OceanNow delivery, free room service and unlimited juice bar from passengers with the Standard Fare and those who paid the original plus package price. We also now have to pay for pizza unless we get it at Cones and Slice. I would have considered it for a 7 day cruise. Our cruise is 15 day long and we would still only get 2 casual restaurants. If we eat twice at casual restaurants, get 4 premium deserts (we would split each one}, and pay for OceanNow we are at about $140, less than half the $300 cost of upgrading to the new plus package. That said if I had booked 6 months later I still would have got the plus package.

The phone in room service charge is a great heads up, thank you for the update!

fill the 12 pack of soda with bud light cans - if they catch you say that your beer identifies as a soda

Interesting video. Your calculation holds when you count in a wifi subscription for each person (which I can not do in the app). If you only take 1 wifi for two people (so not per person) the cost turns out completely different. You then do not end up with 88USD to drink on 7 day cruise, but 175USD per person to drink on a 7 day cruise.

Thanks for the update!

My solo trip from LA to Sydney is charging me $80 a day for Premium, and it's a 29 day cruise. So price was over 2K but I figured a 29 day cruise, the drinks and other offers in the plan will save me money in the long run

My Good Sir, you have an amazing channel. I am so glad I found it!

All this +++ pricing is the reason why I cruise with Norwegian that have the 5 free at sea. (This offer is in Australia. I’m not sure if it’s the same around the world).I also cruise with Viking where everything is included. It may be more upfront but at least you don’t get bill shock at the end.

Even with Platinum level, had to pay for WiFi last Christmas. This year it appears to be included in the Plus package. A Princess rep at a travel show said No charge. Who knows what will change in the meantime.

When ou order your medallion and you have plus, it shows $10 shipping charge. But when you submit it, the $10 comes off if you have plus or premier. Janice, Travel With Brigitte

I’m leaving on Princess Diamond this summer. They shipped the medallion for free with the premium package and included a free medallion holder (in addition to the lanyard)

Medallion home delivery is not an option in UK. We collect at the terminal and it was easy. We felt the plus package was good value. As your calculation. Easy

Thank you for posting this. I am sailing on the new Sun Princess out of Rome on April 17yh and was wondering about the package (I do have it) and this is very helpful I just subscribed .. thank you again.

Just got premier and it was free to have medallion shipped to me.

We got as much tea or coffee as hot chocolate as much as you like . Plusour in Australia was $65 a day weloved it and im not a big drinker.

Speciality coffees are around 4.50 each , two a day is 9$

For us the Plus package suffices for our needs and wants. When the packages first started it was $40 a day and it was a simple program to understand. It was gratuities, Wi-Fi and drinks - alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Then about a year later that went to $50 a day and then in 2023 it went to $60 a day with a bunch of what I call foo foo stuff that we probably will not do. I like the convivence of the package and not having to worry if I have spent too much on board. We start the day off with espresso coffee and that alone is $6 - 9 if we have more than one and we usually do. You explained it well. Thanks for sharing!

Booked with plus package and ordered the medallion device ship to home (within the US) it charged $10 (supposely included s/h) so I called Princess Cruise, the rep told the package included mail to home service within the US and told to speak to the cruise customer service when onboard to get the refund of $10

You have forgotten the 18% "tips" added to all food and drink orders. Casual Dinning $14.99 becomes $17.69 Specialty Dinning $49 becomes $57.82 And each time you order a drink as well. So little by little, everything adds up. Our family think it's worth the $20/day upgrade from Plus to Premier so our teenagers can dine freely at all the casual places anytime during the voyage. Anything else included in the package is a bonus, especially the 2 Specialty Dining meals per person.

My medallion was just shipped for free. I have the plus pkg for my upcoming cruise. I’m platinum, but I don’t think that had anything to do w the free shipping.

For Platinum & Elite, the 4 device package is back to being cheaper than then buying 2 single. As an elite, I figure I would have to spend $32.75/day on drinks and I don't drink that much.

Thank you ❤

also remember you get bottle water, coffee's, red bulls, non alcoholic , and alcoholic drinks with the plus! alc drinks avg. 8-10 each , coffee $5-7 each, bottle water $2-3 each! pretty much if you drank 1-2 drinks aday on a 7 day cruise would be way over the $83 left on the video.

1st time w/ them, Wow!! Bring soda..I'm a sub now!!

You need to ask yourself do I need it or want it? In Alaska we had internet while in port which enough for us. Paid as we went and in the end we were a head. The ship days we spent more but almost nothing on port days so need to factor that in.

It still is free delivery on plus. Just happened today, Feb 12, 2024

Thank you for a simple but very helpful vid on the advantages or lack there of for packages. Being a very experienced cruiser, I think cruising is the best value in travel. Be honest with yourself, it is your vacation. A subject that I think should be explored is Stock Holder Benefits.

Lucky me I'm elite. I bring a bottle of wine, I have my 10 bottles of booze in my cabin. Since they started charging for delivery of the medallion, I pick it up at the port. I've done 5 cruises with princess in the past year Even in Southampton England, it took seconds to get the medallion

Has anyone used the one connected device to become a hotspot and then connect multiple devices? I'm thinking WIFI is a must so you can stay in contact with your partner when separated. Unless there is a free limited connection onboard regardless of what package?

We did our 12 Princess Cruise in December 23, Discovery Princess we found too big, too loud and not real restful. We did the highest package because we had so many Covid credits set to expire and years end. We use wifi, of course tips, and so it’s real cost to us was maybe $40 a day each? We love Crown Grill and Sabitinis and the pizza parlor. We even like and use room service. I don’t drink a lot but it was nice to have wine w dinners, and a drink or two. I’d say we barely got our monies worth despite not doing photography or fitness classes. If we didn’t have the credits though we probably would just do the middle one.

Princess packages are just a way of getting your money upfront with no way of getting any back if you don’t use what you bought. Better to pay ala carte.

We are sailing out of SF to Hawaii in September. I do miss the Grand sailing out of SF. I went to Princess site to order bottled water but I couldn’t find it.

Wow that's a big jump in Internet cost! Good to know.

They said it did not include the steward fee.

I just upgraded to the Plus package for our upcoming cruise. The representative told me that I will get my Medallion shipping fee refunded. So shipping of Medallion is still free for the Plus package.

Still free on the medallion shipping as of June 2nd 2024

I am taking a princess cruise and added the plus plg, and it does include specialty coffees. Unlimited smoothies, juice and pop and the 15 per day $15 dollar alcohol drinks. And 2 specialty desserts per day. Also wifi, 2 casual dining, medallion free delivery, also , your daily tips, and free in room service delivery. You may want to recheck your facts

It’s a very simple calculation to determine whether a package makes sense for YOU. One size does not fit all. Ala carte would cost ME more than the Plus package. I drink 3-6 adult beverages a day (even port days), I need internet, I go through a lot of bottled water, I do not have the gratuities removed, I do not use specialty dining. If that’s not true for you, then don’t buy it. But, please don’t tell me what I need or don’t need.

We opted for the Premier package for our upcoming June 2024 Royal Princess 14 day cruise. We don't even drink alcohol. At most 1 fruity drink for the wife for an entire cruise. Now we get to try new drinks we never would ala cart and not feel guilty about wasting anything we don't like. Unlimited casual restaurants rather than just 2 is the primary reason for our choice over the plus package for 14 days.

Last cruise I brought those small box wines and each had 4-5 drinks each. I barley finished my 4 boxes - 2 in my case and 2 in his - he got free casino drinks and they cost me $20

hello from Tokyo. I bought ALASKA summmer tour with plus packege. and trying to make reservation for paying restaurants by app but cannot finish.I could only make reservation for main restaurant. do you have any advice?

Hi, what about including the use of on board credit for alcohol when making the comparison. We are travelling on Royal Princess in November to New Zealand from Sydney and have $200 on board credit plus will take on board 2 bottles of red wine. We are not big drinkers also. I have been searching for a drink menu with costs so that I can make a more informed decision.

Hello how much is WiFi on princess cruise? Per device, per day? Are there any deals? Thanks

question regarding the soda that can be brought on the cruise on carry on luggage. Is it 12 cans per passanger? not including alchol. So could i bring a 12 can and my 11 year old child bring her own 12 can in her carry on luggage? Also i dont plan on getting any packages or internet but is there a way for me to still check my email on my phone or would i have to buy the internet package inorder to check my email on my phone?

No way! Just finished a 16 night cruise on Caribbean Princess & had so much credit (military 250; princess 100; travel agent 300) I came away with 150 surplus ! Unless you're a lush, it's never worth it. No specialty restaurants, a few beers & old fashions but mainly water. Save your money!!!

3.4 drinks a day is break even with my math.. plus is an easy yes!

Do you have to have internet service to access the princess app?

Princess is nickel and dime what used to be included. It seems that they want to advertise low rates for cabins, then upcharge.

Also both people in room has to get the package - they won’t let 1 person

Shipping is free just order it

Value is subjective. I don't drink but I'll always buy the plus.. because peace of mind and unneeded thought about buying stuff. So to put a definite value on something is impossible to do.. and not to mention idiotic to say you save x because x is fluid... because say it with me. Value is subjective.

Great info, you had me at dirty banana.

if you have kids the package is worth it so you don't have to hear them whining about not having internet all week

boo...nope not gonna do it! we use wifi in port he doesnt drink so the 2 wines we bring onboard will last me 2wks. we dont prepay grats- we dont go to mdr so not paying for something we dont use..will tip steward n if we have same server in buffet then we tip that person.

The packages are pish. We cancelled and rebooted as we have never spent more than £500 between two of us on every cruise we have done. I don't need WiFi (quite happy to use 4g when in port), premium deserts, speciality dining od anything else. I take gratuities off because I'm nit convinced the crew see them, and even if they did, princess should pay them a proper wage. Coffee in tge buffet is fine for me, I don't need a weird juice bar and if I can't see anyone needing 15 drinks a day unless they're Oliver Reed. The one time activation fee for the app is disgusting. Absolute oxygen thieves. I won't be ordering on the app.

Folks...there is NO REASON to have the medallion mailed to you. It takes them 2-3 minutes for them to make you one on check-in. Is avoiding that 2-3 minutes worth worry about: When is it coming? WILL it come in time? Did I remember to pack it? .... why pay $10 each for that... just to avoid a couple of minutes????

Um the price is to high

The world would be a much better place if alcohol was banned .