Price already up on Pinnacle Grill

[Krazy Kruizers]

When Aliaschief returned from his Nieuw Amsterdam cruise, he reported that the price of the Pinnacle Grill was going up to $29 beginning on Dec 28.

Well -- I just finished making a couple of reservations and the new price is already in place.

[GmaPajama]

Interesting. I just made a reservation for February 3rd, and was charged $25 per person. I still thought it a bargain, as it was $30 when we first cruised HAL.

[rucrazy]

Did you notice where An Evening at Le Cirque is now $49.00 per person?

[sail7seas]

Happy you got your reservation at the old price, Donna.

Sorry you just missed it, KK, but as Five Star we do get some free Pinnacle dinners. :)

Of course, Donna's Four Stars earns a nice discount, also.

 

 

Edited December 23, 2013 by sail7seas

[kazu]

Well, I am glad I warned my roll calls :D

 

Those that moved saved a couple of $.

 

We got ours at the old price thanks to the Chief's heads up.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Did you notice where An Evening at Le Cirque is now $49.00 per person?

 

Le Cirque is now listed as $49.

Canaletto is still listed as $10.

Edited December 23, 2013 by Krazy Kruizers

[Krazy Kruizers]

A couple of weeks ago I booked all the reservations for our spring cruise at the old price.

Last week I booked some of our fall Pinnacle's at the old price.

Last night we finally made up our minds which other nights we wanted to go there.

[Krazy Kruizers]

So HAL has raised the Pinnacle and Le Cirque.

Since the ships we are scheduled to sail on do not have the Tamarind, I don't know if that has gone up in price. Maybe someone booked on either the Eurodam or the Nieuw Amsterdam can answer that question.

And until people start coming back and reporting in, we don't know if the Pinnacle lunch has been raised and if HAL will now charge for the Tamarind lunch.

[George C]

I have no plans on sailing Hal soon ( do to change in wine policy) but I do think Pinnacle is worth the 29, doubt I would pay 49 for Le Cirque.

[IRL_Joanie]

.........just how cheap the pricing is Ship vs Land. I think even with the new price increases, it is still an excellent price for all venues.

 

I know that on land I'd pay a heck of a lot more for an equivalent meal. And, with the Mariner discounts, HAL is literally giving away these various specialty restaurant meals:)

 

I, for one, will not complain:)

 

Joanie

[KirkNC]

Well we will pay that for Pinnacle but I think LC is close to pricing itself out of what we consider the value.

[startwin]

I did my reservations last week when AliasChief mentioned the price was increasing. You can't really compare it to shore restaurants in pricing because you've already paid for your food in your cruise fare, you're basically paying extra for a nicer setting and only the passenger can decide if its worth it to them. Looks like they jumped the gun for bookings online KK, too bad.

[GmaPajama]

... Of course, Donna's Four Stars earns a nice discount, also.

 

Indeed it does. Plus, this trip we were gifted 2 Pinnacle Dinners, one from Amex, one from TA, so we'll be doing some mighty fine dining. :)

[sail7seas]

.........just how cheap the pricing is Ship vs Land. I think even with the new price increases, it is still an excellent price for all venues.

 

I know that on land I'd pay a heck of a lot more for an equivalent meal. And, with the Mariner discounts, HAL is literally giving away these various specialty restaurant meals:)

 

I, for one, will not complain:)

 

Joanie

 

I agree, Joanie. :)

I think the Pinnacle and Tamarind meals well worth the 'new' price.

 

[sail7seas]

Indeed it does. Plus, this trip we were gifted 2 Pinnacle Dinners, one from Amex, one from TA, so we'll be doing some mighty fine dining. :)

 

 

Two Thumbs Up !!!

 

Sounds good to me..... actually it sounds VERY good. :)

[musicismylife]

I booked our Pinnacle dinners on the Westerdam in March yesterday morning and they were still at the old price. Thanks everyone for the heads ups!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

I for one agree that the price of $29 is a bargain.... yes I know it is easy for me to say since we are 4 star :o But I will admit the $10 PP increase in Le Cirque seems a bit extreme. I think that is the one night they have more problems filling the Pinnacle on many sailings, increasing the price will not be helping. I am glad we we reserved and purchased our Le Cirque in advance :)

[Krazy Kruizers]

The majority of the restaurants we go to charge around $40 for the entrée. Salads, sides, desserts, etc. are all extra with most starting at $10 a piece for each extra item.

Le Cirque -- as much as we love it -- and even though we get 50% off -- with few choices we will think if we will book it in the future. Thankfully we had already pre-booked them.

[Krazy Kruizers]

I booked our Pinnacle dinners on the Westerdam in March yesterday morning and they were still at the old price. Thanks everyone for the heads ups!

 

 

That is good that you booked yesterday and got the old price.

[PathfinderEss]

This is so interesting, when we were on the Statendam last week they told us the Pinnacle charge was going up but they said not until March. Guess they were wrong.

[mamaofami]

I booked for February at the old price. Unfortunately, I didn't get me act together for the rest of that cruise. But, I don't think the price is excessive for a really good meal.

[debijaynes]

For our 14 day Norway cruise in June we booked the Pinnacle for every night-cirque included.

A small price to pay for service and atmosphere. Same table, same server and spectacular service at that.

Edited December 23, 2013 by debijaynes
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[alwaysfrantic]

The $29 is fine but I would not pay $49 for LeCirque. It just wasn't that good. It was good, but so is the main dining room. It's not significantly better than regular PG, if any.

[Krazy Kruizers]

For our 14 day Norway cruise in June we booked the Pinnacle for every night-cirque included.

A small price to pay for service and atmosphere. Same table, same server and spectacular service at that.

 

 

On our last cruise we alternated between the Pinnacle and Tamarind including Le Cirque. Never ate in the dining room.

For our spring cruise we have booked the Pinnacle and Le Cirque for every night. No dining room on this cruise either.

[Aruba]

For our spring cruise we have booked the Pinnacle and Le Cirque for every night. No dining room on this cruise either

I'm with you -- we do the same thing. :)