Well, Princess did it again. They changed up the packages once again. I am talking about the Premier and packages. Is it a good move or not? Well, let’s talk about it.

Old Packages

The old package had a lot of different things on the packages that are no longer there. Let’s talk about the old for a minute.  You can check this blog post out

The Plus Package

• Princess dining, accommodations, and entertainment
• Medallion Class Experience
• Plus Beverage package (drinks up to $15)
• WiFi (1 device per guest)
• Crew Appreciation
• Premium desserts (2 per day)
• Fitness Classes ( 2 per cruise)
• Unlimited Juice Bar
• 2 casual dining meals per guest
• Ocean Now delivery
• Room service delivery 

Princess Premier

• Princess Dining accommodations and entertainment
• Medallion Class experience
• Premier beverage package drinks up to ($20 each)
• WiFi (up to 4 devices per guest
• Crew appreciation
• 2 specialty dining meals per person
• Photo package (unlimited digital + 3 prints
• Princess Prizes
• Premium desserts unlimited
• Fitness classes unlimited
• Unlimited juice bar
• Medallion accessory
• Reserved theater seating (for production shows only
• Unlimited casual dining meals
• Ocean Now delivery
• Room service delivery

I did the premier on our Panama Canal Cruise in 2023. It was interesting. But on the Ruby, there were only two specialty restaurants, and I ate at both of them. Then, there was only one casual place. The pictures were fun, but the desserts—well, let’s just say that there was a lot of sugar.

 New Packages for 2026

Well, Princess overhauled the packages again. What did they remove or add to them?

The Plus (starting in 2026 for all ships but Star and Sun

• Price $65 per person/day
  • pre-cruise
• Onboard price
  • $70 per person/day
• Drinks
  • 15 drinks per day up to $15 each
    • Cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, fountain soft drinks, zero Alcohol cocktails
  • Specialty Coffees and Teas
  • Bottled Water up to 500 mL up to 12 bottles per day
• Casual Dining Meals
  • 4 per guest
• Specialty dining meals
  • None
• Ocean Now Delivery
  • Fee Waived
  • Order food and drinks at select locations on board
• Room Service delivery
  • Free delivery for every order you place from your stateroom phone
• WiFi
  • 1 device per guest
• Shore excursion credit of up to $300 per guest
  • Nope, none for you
• Crew appreciation
  • Included
• Professional photos
  • None
• Reserved theater seating
  • Nope, not for you

Now on to the Premier

• Pre-cruise: $100 per person/day
• Onboard $105 per person/day
• Drinks
  • Unlimited (up to $20 each
    • Same as the plus
• Casual dining meals
  • Unlimited
• Specialty dining meals
  • Unlimited
• Ocean Now delivers
  • Fee waived
• Room service delivery
  • Included
• WiFi
  • 4 devices per guest
• Shore excursion credit of up to $300 per guest
  • Yep, you got it
• Professional photos
  • Yep
    • Unlimited digital images and three prints taken by onboard photographers.
• Reserved theater seating
  • Yep for theatrical shows

Now on the Sun and Star Princess

• Princess Premier Cost
  • Pre-cruise: $105 per person/day
  • Onboard $110 per person/day
• Princess Plus
  • Pre-cruise: $70 per person/day
  • Onboard: $75 per person/day

Look at this PDF from the website I created

Changes

I wanted to try more premium desserts, but they are gone now. I’m not sure if you can buy them or not. I am not sure I would spend $12 on them. The juice bar was nice, but it took me forever to find it. Then I only had one or two a day. It closed early all the time. That wasn’t worth it.

The one thing I am not too sure about is the 15-drink-per-day limit. That includes all drinks besides coffee and Tea, including soda, cocktails, and alcoholic beverages. I am not a drinker, so I won’t have to worry about that. I don’t think there will ever be a chance to hit the 15-drink-per-day limit. But what about hot chocolate? Is that with the coffee and tea or the 15-count limit?

The prize I won was a backstage tour. I like the food in the main dining room, but eating at Crown was good. Maybe it would be worth it if there were more specialty places to eat. The same holds for casual meals.

I like the four devices for the WiFi, but since I am platinum, I get WiFi for half off. So I can get a four-device package and spirit it with my wife, and we can each have two. I don’t need four devices; I don’t use all of them at once.

One for my phone and the other one for my iPad or MacBook. That is all I need.

The plus package would be good for me, but the photos were fun. That is probably the only reason we would do the premier again.

Got this in the mail on Aug 7, 2025, not the new set up of the packages

Worth It

I don’t know; deciding whether this is good for you is all a personal decision. Due to the WiFi and the graduations, I have considered doing the plus on future cruises. Plus, I like to use the delivery service option.

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