New Traditional Dining Times Across the Fleet ?

[earnied]

When we cruised on Sapphire Princess last March we found that our traditional late seating time had been changed from 8:15 PM to 7:45 PM. We have friends who just returned from an Alaskan cruise on Sea Princess and they were told that traditional late seating has been changed to 7:45 PM across the fleet now. Have recent cruisers found this to be fact ?

 

earnied

[Coral]

I have had different times depending on different ships and locations. For example, in Alaska - it is always early. It would surprise me if it is fleet wide.

[paul929207]

We are about to leave for Australia. Second seating on the Dawn Princess will be 7:45pm

[Astro Flyer]

As said, my experience is that it varies from 7:45 until 8:15 depending upon the itinerary with those having many early port days being earlier. On the Sapphire in May, the CD never properly adjusted the Princess Theater shows which began from 45 minutes prior to dinner (7:00) until 2 1/2 hours after dinner (10:15).

[Woobstr112G]

8:15PM next month for our Med-T/A on the Ruby.....:):):)

 

Bob

[dchip]

Our cruise next month on the Sapphire is still showing 8:15 on the Cruise Personalizer. However, I wouldn't mind a change to 7:45!!

 

Cheers, Denise

[Shogun]

Hi There

 

Or bookings for the end of 2012 all show 8.15pm,

 

but if Princess wants to move them no problem,

 

so long as it is later anything up to 10.00pm would be fine.

 

yours Shogun

[Pam in CA]

It depends on the ship and itinerary. Out of my past four Princess cruises, one was 7:45pm, three were 8:15pm. The website will always give one time so that's not quite accurate but they do that for simplicity; it's up to the Maitre d' and Captain what time it will be.

[curlygirlygirl]

We also sailed on the Sea Princess last month. Our cruise personalizer said 8:15, but dinner was at 7:45. It ended up working well for the nights we wanted to see a show at 10:00.

[rdsqrl]

Ugh. We had 7.45 on the Coral and I always felt so rushed getting ready in time (I'm high maintenance plus it takes time to look this awesome every night!). I would prefer 8.15; I'd be ecstatic with 8.30 . . .

[Cruisin' Chick]

We've had various different times for late traditional.

[emileg]

On the Ruby for December 23, 2011 there are two early sittings: one at 5:30 and one at 6:00. We are confirmed for 5:30 and wait listed for 6:00 with 265 people ahead of us. We were recently off the Grand out of Southampton and there was only one early sitting at 6:00.

[MERLOTCHAMPAGNE]

Will it be 7:45 or 8:15 for the Golden Hawaiian itinerary? We'd love it to be 7:45!

[LEtue]

On the Ruby for December 23, 2011 there are two early sittings: one at 5:30 and one at 6:00. We are confirmed for 5:30 and wait listed for 6:00 with 265 people ahead of us. We were recently off the Grand out of Southampton and there was only one early sitting at 6:00.

Thankfully I caught this in our cruise personalizer before it was too late. My TA was able to get us confirmed for the 6pm seating :)

 

Seems there are changes in the traditional seating times for both early and late dining......

[Tyskie]

I would LOVE 7:45 for late traditional dining.........however, on the CB repo cruise, we're still listed as 8:15, but hey, ya never know!

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

I wish thay would make a 5:30 and a 7:45

[Aussie Gal]

I too would love 7.45pm instead of 8.15pm, that is just a little too late. I am hoping that on the Ocean Princess next March that they will change the late sitting to 7.45pm, it would be a wonderful surprise, nearly as good a surprise as finding the mattresses to be pillow top!

 

Jennie

[emmtee]

On our July Alaskan cruise aboard the Sapphire, we were signed up for 6:00 traditional, but when we checked in, our cruise cards said 5:30. The patters listed two seatings: 5:30 and 7:45. Be sure and check your patters daily - the last night of our cruise, the early seating time was changed to 5:00 (probably to enable us to finish dinner before docking in Victoria at 7:00.) Fortunately, the waiter my mother's table told her about change the night before. My waiter failed to mention it, so it's a good thing that Mom told me. The change was in the patter, but I didn't even think to look at the dining times after 5 nights of the same thing.