Specialty with a 2 year old!! Oasis

[golfusaofcs]

I know this may have been answered before. So excuse me if I am repeating something that has been answered on this forum. My wife and I are taking our 2 year old on Oasis in May. We previously cruised with him on the Silhouette, and we ate in all specialty restaurants with a warm welcome from the crew, in fact they did not charge for him!!! I have just noticed in reading some of the daily compass from Oasis that only children 13 and older are welcome in the specialty dining other then before 6:30?? This doesn't make sense!!! Also please do not state your personal opinions about children in there!! It is not an option to place him in Kids Care!! I find if this is the case to be surprising in that Royal and Celebrity have there clientele fixed up!!! We really planned on eating in all but 150, please help!!

[Kezzie62]

No children under 13 after 6:30pm is the rule. There are lots of choices where young children are welcome after 6:30pm.

 

 

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[leaveitallbehind]

No children under 13 after 6:30pm is the rule. There are lots of choices where young children are welcome after 6:30pm.

 

 

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Not according to RCI. Following is from their FAQ webpage:

 

"Children with a parent or guardian are welcome in our specialty restaurants throughout serving hours. The only exceptions are Chef's Table which requires all guests to be 21 years of age or older, and 150 Central Park which requires families with children under 13 years of age to dine before 7 p.m. Reservations can be made online or onboard at the restaurant based on availability"

 

The OP should print a copy of this from their webpage and take it with them on board should there be any questions.

Edited February 21, 2014 by leaveitallbehind

[Dharma517]

That is the rule and it makes perfect sense to me. Simply eat earlier if you want to eat there.

Best,

 

Mom of 4

[Retired LEO]

I know this may have been answered before. So excuse me if I am repeating something that has been answered on this forum. My wife and I are taking our 2 year old on Oasis in May. We previously cruised with him on the Silhouette, and we ate in all specialty restaurants with a warm welcome from the crew, in fact they did not charge for him!!! I have just noticed in reading some of the daily compass from Oasis that only children 13 and older are welcome in the specialty dining other then before 6:30?? This doesn't make sense!!! Also please do not state your personal opinions about children in there!! It is not an option to place him in Kids Care!! I find if this is the case to be surprising in that Royal and Celebrity have there clientele fixed up!!! We really planned on eating in all but 150, please help!!

 

Children are welcomed at any time. The only exceptions are "The chef's table" and "150 Central park"

 

Enjoy

[Retired LEO]

That is the rule and it makes perfect sense to me. Simply eat earlier if you want to eat there.

Best,

 

Mom of 4

 

That has changed.

[leaveitallbehind]

That is the rule and it makes perfect sense to me. Simply eat earlier if you want to eat there.

Best,

 

Mom of 4

 

See my post #3 - we were typing at the same time. :)

[Kezzie62]

From RCCL website

 

Q: Are children allowed to dine in our Speciality Restaurants?A: Chops Grille and Portofino

Parties including children under 13 years of age may only reserve tables for before 7 p.m. Thereafter these restaurants are restricted to guests aged 13 and over. All guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

[Ourusualbeach]

As others have stated children are welcome at any time with the exception of Chefs Table and 150 Central Park.

As to whether they will charge you that us something that you may have to find out on board. I know that they have not charged for infants but they may or may not class a 2 YO as an infant. I would think that it would depend on what is being ordered. If you are getting a plate of pasta with butter I would hope that they are not charging you.

Enjoy your meal.:)

[golfusaofcs]

Hmm, Lots of conflicted information!!! I noticed on someones dailies, it showed when the ship was formal they had to be over 13 however no mention when the ship wasn't formal. I will call!!! BTW my son is on a crazy late schedule, but it works for us!! eating before 6:30 is not going to happen!! I will be extremely disappointed if this is the case

[Ourusualbeach]

From RCCL website

 

Q: Are children allowed to dine in our Speciality Restaurants?A: Chops Grille and Portofino

Parties including children under 13 years of age may only reserve tables for before 7 p.m. Thereafter these restaurants are restricted to guests aged 13 and over. All guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 

That is old. Welcome to the world of RCI not updating all sections of their website.:)

 

We always have dinner at Chops with our kids and it's always after 8 pm.

[golfusaofcs]

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Q: Are children allowed to dine in our Specialty Restaurants?

 

A: Children with a parent or guardian are welcome in our specialty restaurants throughout serving hours. The only exceptions are Chef's Table which requires all guests to be 21 years of age or older, and 150 Central Park which requires families with children under 13 years of age to dine before 7 p.m. Reservations can be made online or onboard at the restaurant based on availability.

 

 

Live from there website!!! I guess they can't change that on us!! Also when i try and book them online, It list's my son and his age and allows me to purchase. I would bet it would not allow to book 150 Central Park after 7.

[Ourusualbeach]

Hmm, Lots of conflicted information!!! I noticed on someones dailies, it showed when the ship was formal they had to be over 13 however no mention when the ship wasn't formal. I will call!!! BTW my son is on a crazy late schedule, but it works for us!! eating before 6:30 is not going to happen!! I will be extremely disappointed if this is the case

 

You will be fine.:)

[LMaxwell]

What does RCI charge for youngsters in specialty dining? I believe on NCL that kids up to 13 were charged 1/2 price if they ate from the specialty dining menu, or were free if they ordered off a kids menu. Is RCI similar in this regard? Are kids charged full fare and provided the specialty menu only?

[Kezzie62]

Apology for out dated info. Just goes to show don't believe what you read online.

 

Enjoy your cruise

 

Kezzie

 

 

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[caneguy]

I know this may have been answered before. So excuse me if I am repeating something that has been answered on this forum. My wife and I are taking our 2 year old on Oasis in May. We previously cruised with him on the Silhouette, and we ate in all specialty restaurants with a warm welcome from the crew, in fact they did not charge for him!!! I have just noticed in reading some of the daily compass from Oasis that only children 13 and older are welcome in the specialty dining other then before 6:30?? This doesn't make sense!!! Also please do not state your personal opinions about children in there!! It is not an option to place him in Kids Care!! I find if this is the case to be surprising in that Royal and Celebrity have there clientele fixed up!!! We really planned on eating in all but 150, please help!!

 

Enjoy your dinners!!! We were on the Allure last Jan. and mostly ate in the specialty restaurants after 6:30 and there was always a party with younger children in the room. HAVE FUN!!!

 

Caneguy

[Ourusualbeach]

From RCCL website

 

Q: Are children allowed to dine in our Speciality Restaurants?A: Chops Grille and Portofino

Parties including children under 13 years of age may only reserve tables for before 7 p.m. Thereafter these restaurants are restricted to guests aged 13 and over. All guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 

 

 

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Q: Are children allowed to dine in our Specialty Restaurants?

 

A: Children with a parent or guardian are welcome in our specialty restaurants throughout serving hours. The only exceptions are Chef's Table which requires all guests to be 21 years of age or older, and 150 Central Park which requires families with children under 13 years of age to dine before 7 p.m. Reservations can be made online or onboard at the restaurant based on availability.

 

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Edited February 21, 2014 by Ourusualbeach

[golfusaofcs]

Kezzie

 

I believe that!!! Its just funny because I noticed this on a pretty recent compass from the Oasis!!! I would be raising Hell if this was the case if I was on board!! The upgraded dining is a big part of our experience when we cruise. Now I just have to see if I could get my son to behave for 2 hours at 150 if we choose to dine before 7. I would really like to try it!! I wonder if they could speed up the meal if we asked them to?

[Ourusualbeach]

Kezzie

 

I believe that!!! Its just funny because I noticed this on a pretty recent compass from the Oasis!!! I would be raising Hell if this was the case if I was on board!! The upgraded dining is a big part of our experience when we cruise. Now I just have to see if I could get my son to behave for 2 hours at 150 if we choose to dine before 7. I would really like to try it!! I wonder if they could speed up the meal if we asked them to?

 

I have seen some dated printed material being handed out on other ships as well with the last being this past December on the Liberty. The casino was handing out rules and regulations for the slot tournament that were over a year old. I think that sometimes someone finds a stack of old material and does not realize that it's old and just puts it out when really it should have been used up long ago or thrown out.

[Mapleleafforever]

You'll be ok dining with your son at any time in the specialty restaurants (except 150) and the staff will most definitely dote on him. Have fun and kudos for involving your son and hopefully introducing him to different foods and tastes.

[dz9yvr]

I know this may have been answered before. So excuse me if I am repeating something that has been answered on this forum. My wife and I are taking our 2 year old on Oasis in May. We previously cruised with him on the Silhouette, and we ate in all specialty restaurants with a warm welcome from the crew, in fact they did not charge for him!!! I have just noticed in reading some of the daily compass from Oasis that only children 13 and older are welcome in the specialty dining other then before 6:30?? This doesn't make sense!!! Also please do not state your personal opinions about children in there!! It is not an option to place him in Kids Care!! I find if this is the case to be surprising in that Royal and Celebrity have there clientele fixed up!!! We really planned on eating in all but 150, please help!!

 

The rule is very clear and makes sense to me. Do you really want my little darling ruining your dinner? I don't think so. So, you will never see my children in the specialty restaurants. You can thank me later.

[JetsFanCruiser]

The rule is very clear and makes sense to me. Do you really want my little darling ruining your dinner? I don't think so. So, you will never see my children in the specialty restaurants. You can thank me later.

 

I don't think the OP was asking for your opinion on the rule....rather what the rule is...let's stay focused.....

[mdnewcruiser]

Are children always charged at specialty restaurants?

 

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[spookwife]

Are children always charged at specialty restaurants?

 

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assume they will be. regardless of what they eat or do not eat. much like kids being charged full price after age 2 on airplanes and at buffets, they take up a seat.

 

the being charged full price also discourages people from bringing very young children who are not socially mature enough to handle these kinds of experiences.

 

if you do not get charged, or get charged less consider it some unexpected luck.

[ryano]

The rule is very clear and makes sense to me. .

 

Well its been changed.