Dinner in the Reserve Collection Restaurant was OK, nothing amazing. Food was good.
Service was attentive but a little out of sync. I had my starter before I got water and a glass of wine.
The waiter tried to remove the starter before I had finished, which is fine by itself but I suspect he called away my main BEFORE trying to remove the starter. Once I'd finished the starter was cleared at the same time as my main course arrived.
The table next to me didn't get an order taken until after me but it appeared they had been waiting for a long time prior to me arriving.
Their starters weren't cleared for a long time.
In terms of waiting on arrival, tables were available but there was only one maitre d' seating guests, it would have been much smoother had there been two. Given the size and popularity of the space. I'm sure this would have put more pressure on waiters and the kitchen though.
I'd expect most of those issues to be ironed out, given this is only the second sailing.
The Reserve Collection Restaurant is warm and inviting. I really like it. Without having dined and only having a quick tour of the Signature Restaurant, I'd say I prefer the Reserve.
The second Arena show at 10pm had quite a bit of space available. The performer was a magician. Tonight's is a vocalist. Will be interesting to see if we get bigger productions or if the shows are going to be different to what you'd expect on another Princess ship.
The casino area is huge and was very popular all night.