Pinnacle reservations open for March 10 Cruise

[bobchico]

I was able to make res for the Pinnacle Grill on our March 10 2013 NA cruise. Tamarind not yet showing on the reservation page.

[kazu]

Thanks - good to hear - that means ours should be available soon:):) Thanks for letting us know:D

[dr.dawg]

why would you worry about advance reservations; just go to the maitre'd right after embarkation -- they may be set up in the explorer's lounge -- and make reservations. always worked for me. plus, if you have mariner discounts, they will make note of it there. pinnacle is great, but not as 'over-booked' as you think. don't know about tamarind.

[Krazy Kruizers]

I was able to make res for the Pinnacle Grill on our March 10 2013 NA cruise. Tamarind not yet showing on the reservation page.

 

Thank you for the information.

[Krazy Kruizers]

why would you worry about advance reservations; just go to the maitre'd right after embarkation -- they may be set up in the explorer's lounge -- and make reservations. always worked for me. plus, if you have mariner discounts, they will make note of it there. pinnacle is great, but not as 'over-booked' as you think. don't know about tamarind.

 

One time we were so busy at home with problems that I forgot to make reservations before we cruised on the Eurodam. When we got on the ship and tried to make Pinnacle reservations -- nothing left!! No days -- no times -- nothing for the entire week.

[califgary]

I was able to make res for the Pinnacle Grill on our March 10 2013 NA cruise. Tamarind not yet showing on the reservation page.

 

that is good news my Dec/Jan cruise not posted but this sounds promising! thanks

[KirkNC]

Glad to hear they have finally opened up 2013, It always seems to take a while when it involves a new year.

[RuthC]

Thanks for the info. I just tried to book the Pinnacle for my June cruise, but nothing yet. At least I know now to keep trying.

[RuthC]

why would you worry about advance reservations; just go to the maitre'd right after embarkation -- they may be set up in the explorer's lounge -- and make reservations. always worked for me.

You were fortunate; it doesn't always work for everybody. If you have specific day/time requirements, or if you have an especially large party, then it's best to get everything set as soon as possible.

On my recent Amsterdam cruise I needed to set a Pinnacle dinner for a specific day, for a party of 16---all of us wanting to eat late. It was not easy, and the Pinnacle Manager went to a lot of trouble to accommodate us. Had I been able to take care of this in advance, she would not have had to work so hard.

[PathfinderEss]

Thanks for the information, good to know. Now I can start making some reservations.

[sail7seas]

Good to know they finally opened up for those Pinnacle bookings. I still wonder why the delay.

 

We do a combination of pre-booking Pinnacle and booking while aboard.

If we know we really want to go a certain day, we book in advance but more often than not we are able to get additional bookings while on the ship.

[Krazy Kruizers]

I checked for our one cruise -- nothing open yet.

[DWAliaschief]

Thanks for the info. I just tried to book the Pinnacle for my June cruise, but nothing yet. At least I know now to keep trying.

 

Just tried to make them for our Jan '13 cruise on the Veendam and they are not available.:(

[Typhoon1]

Good to hear thy have finally gotten around to updating their reservations page for next year.

[Alberta Quilter]

Just tried to make them for our Jan '13 cruise on the Veendam and they are not available.:(

 

I checked my April/13 cruise for the Eurodam and can make Pinnacle reservations, if I choose to. I'm surprised you can't do it for your January cruise! Maybe try again in another day or two?

[sail7seas]

I just looked to see if we could book for a March cruise and cannot.

 

[superoma]

I can book Pinnacle for the Feb. 2 eurodam cruise but not the Tamarind yet. Will keep trying. Really want to eat there based on the menu.

[lilith1155]

I can book for the Zuiderdam September and October 2013.

[Moomduck1]

I was able to book the Pinnacle for a July 2013 cruise on the Eurodam. Thanks for posting about this! :)

[GeorgesGal]

I don't believe you can pre-book Tamarind, period. When we sailed on NA in Sept I even called HAL prior to sailing and Ship's Services told me all Tamarind reservation must be made on-board (which we did on the first day of our cruise).

 

The maiter 'd had a podium set up between the Lido and the pool area by the elevators during and after lunch that day. But Tamarind, as beautiful as it is, was never crowded from our experience, and we went back there several times getting reservations on the day we wanted to dine there.

 

And did I tell you about the food???? It was out of this world. I guess the reason lots more folks don't bother to go there is because of the 'Pan-Aisian' cuisine that they have been reluctant to try. Trust me when I say GO. I know you will have a very pleasant surprise. It's not noodles and rice, more like emperor's cuisine. Beautifully prepared. Beautifully presented. Beautiful dining room.

[cruz chic]

I don't believe you can pre-book Tamarind' date=' period. When we sailed on NA in Sept I even called HAL prior to sailing and Ship's Services told me all Tamarind reservation must be made on-board (which we did on the first day of our cruise).

 

The maiter 'd had a podium set up between the Lido and the pool area by the elevators during and after lunch that day. But Tamarind, as beautiful as it is, was never crowded from our experience, and we went back there several times getting reservations on the day we wanted to dine there.

 

And did I tell you about the food???? It was out of this world. I guess the reason lots more folks don't bother to go there is because of the 'Pan-Aisian' cuisine that they have been reluctant to try. Trust me when I say GO. I know you will have a very pleasant surprise. It's not noodles and rice, more like emperor's cuisine. Beautifully prepared. Beautifully presented. Beautiful dining room.[/quote']

Are you speaking about lunch? For sure you can prebook for dinner because I have done just that for my cruise on the NA in November.