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CRUISE NEWS! NEW Soda Charges on Star Princess + Major Itinerary Change for Private Island

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👁️ 8K views📅 5 months ago⏱️ 14:05
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsTips & Advice🥈Expert Creator
Caribbean · FallVeteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

It costs it cost even if you just get a glass of ice.

I think, um, in my opinion, this is ridiculous.

I am so excited about that because I have wanted to go to Celebration Key.

When you go to Celebration Key, the food's not included and your drink package that you have on your ship does not work.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Sit at a table in The Eatery and wait for a crew member to offer a drink to avoid soda machine charges.
If you want a glass of ice, ask a crew member instead of using the self-serve machine to avoid a fee.
Check your Princess cruise itinerary for changes from Princess Key to Celebration Key.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat are the new soda charges on Star Princess?
QHow does the itinerary change from Princess Key to Celebration Key affect Princess cruisers?

Topics Covered

Drink Package2½ Sad BaconService CrewMehPort Destination3 Happy BaconItinerary Route1½ Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Whittier
Celebration Key3 Happy Bacon
Vancouver
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
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Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

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YouTube Video Description

We’re onboard the Star Princess, and there is a lot you need to know today. 🥤 Soda-Gate Continues on Star Princess Allison shares the new soda machine charges happening in The Eatery (formerly The Erri)—including unexpected charges even when you have Plus, Premier, or the Soda Package. Using the self-serve soda machines now results in a per-pour charge Even getting just ice from the machine triggers a fee Crew-served soda remains free with your package No signage yet — charges discovered on stateroom accounts Please share what you are seeing on other Princess ships, including Sun Princess and Discovery Princess. 🌄 Alaska 2027 Cruise Tour — New Space Available! Allison now has a limited number of additional spots open for her 2027 Alaska Cruise Tour (Q-B-8) — including all five Princess Lodges, land first, then Whittier → Vancouver. If you’ve been waiting, now is the moment. Email: letsgo.traveltips@gmail.com 🚢 Major Itinerary Change: Princess Cays → Celebration Key Princess has begun rerouting Caribbean itineraries from Princess Cays to Carnival’s brand-new Celebration Key. Allison breaks down: What’s included (and what isn’t) at Celebration Key Pricing for food, drinks, daybeds, cabanas, Aqua Cabanas, Super Villas, and Pearl Cove How the experience compares with Princess Cays and Perfect Day at CocoCay What this means for Princess guests once Carnival’s new port fully opens If you’re booked on a Caribbean Princess itinerary sometime in 2026 or 2027, check your email and Cruise Personalizer for updates. #LetsGoTravelTips #PrincessCruises #StarPrincess #SodaGate #CelebrationKey #PrincessCays #CruiseNews #CruiseTips Our email address: letsgotraveltips@gmail.com 🛳️ Join us on our Upcoming Group Cruises: https://letsgotraveltips.com/upcoming-group-cruises/ 📟 Our Website: https://letsgotraveltips.com/ Thank you for watching Let's Go! Travel Tips and joining us as we talk about cruising to such destinations as Alaska and the Caribbean, but also to more distant and exotic locations in Europe, including the Mediterranean, the Baltic, British Isles, Norway and beyond. We share the latest Cruise News Today and Cruise Travel Tips. Please be sure to tell us in the comments your own experiences so we can all learn how to best enjoy our cruise vacation. Thank you and God Bless you! 🏪 Our new Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/letsgotraveltips 🏪 Our Merchandising Website: https://lets-go-travel-tips.creator-spring.com/ 👚 Our YouTube Merchandise Store: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPjiUpsyS8nnLlSSAWH5oHA/store 🚶‍♂️ Walkabout Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@majestimundo 📃 Cruise Packing Lists: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HazelnutPrintCo/?section_id=38505690 📷 If you would like to send us pictures from your trips, please share to our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsgotraveltips Comment below and let us know your thoughts. ===CONTACT INFO=== ✉ Address for USPS mail: PO Box 50474, Provo, UT 84605 🏪 Merchandise: https://lets-go-travel-tips.creator-spring.com/ ✉ YouTube Channel Email: letsgotraveltips@gmail.com 📟 https://letsgotraveltips.com/ 👍 Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsgotraveltips 👍 Facebook Public Page: https://www.facebook.com/letsgotraveltips 👩‍🏫 Follow us on InstaGram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgotraveltips #cruisenews #letsgotraveltips #princesscruises #ILoveThisBoat #loveboatcruise #letsgo! #cruiseupdates #cruisecritic #cruiseship #ILoveThis