Probably discussed to death, but I couldn’t find it.
I approached the Crown Grill on embarkation day to make a reservation. I was told that the restaurant was booked up for the entire cruise. After more than 35 cruises, I’d never encountered this situation. Since I was doing a B2B, I asked about the next cruise. (On previous B2B cruises I had been told that reservations for the next cruise could not be made until that cruise began, but I tried anyway.) And I was told that I could indeed reserve for the next cruise. However, it was sold out also.
However this situation is new since “Dine My Way” allows for reservations to be made prior to boarding. So I get home and look at “Dine My Way” and I see that reservations can indeed be made prior to boarding. However, it seems to require payment at the time the reservations is made. As a long-time cruiser with OBC’s, I don’t want to charge the reservation to my credit card.
So, can I make the reservation, pay with my card, cancel and rebook with OBC once on board?
I can’t be the first to encounter the situation. What are others doing?