khewston Posted July 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 13, 2016 What are the perks to booking this on the first night of the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusywillow Posted July 13, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 13, 2016 What are the perks to booking this on the first night of the cruise? A free bottle of house wine or half off any other bottle of wine that you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted July 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 13, 2016 However we thought the free house white, a chardonnay was undrinkable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khewston Posted July 13, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted July 13, 2016 However we thought the free house white' date=' a chardonnay was undrinkable[/quote'] Good to know....thanks!!! Is it true that you don't have to get dressed up on the first night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacsmom Posted July 13, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) If you do not like the free bottle of wine, you can get 50% off any bottle(s) they have in stock. Some people have not gotten their luggage, so the first night is a bit more relaxed than others. Edited July 13, 2016 by dacsmom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2oneXY Posted July 13, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 13, 2016 What is the attire usually? I get the 1st night since luggage may not have arrived, but curious if nice MDR attire will suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOne Posted July 13, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 13, 2016 What is the attire usually? I get the 1st night since luggage may not have arrived, but curious if nice MDR attire will suffice. As I understand it the steakhouse attire follows MDR attire night for night. So if it is formal night in the MDR then it is formal night in the steakhouse and vice versa. First night is casual. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted July 13, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Must wear long pants, no shorts even on the first night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIMPIT Posted July 13, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 13, 2016 If you do not like the free bottle of wine, you can get 50% off any bottle(s) they have in stock. Some people have not gotten their luggage, so the first night is a bit more relaxed than others. Obviously if you are on the Cheers package the free bottle of house wine has no real benefit, so maybe upgrade to a nice expensive bottle which isn't available by the glass in the SH at a 50% discount, even though I am hoping that there will be good quality wines by the glass available in the Specialty Restaurants ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin308 Posted July 17, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 17, 2016 However we thought the free house white' date=' a chardonnay was undrinkable[/quote'] The free red wine isn't any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted July 17, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 17, 2016 it's the same wine menu throughout the ship. They have some very good wines. We primarily drink red and the Beefcake Cab was quite tasty at $9.95 a glass. We had Cheers so we had 2 glasses a night with dinner. The free red that came with the first night was a cheapo red, not much flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted July 17, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Must wear long pants, no shorts even on the first night. On the first night if you tell them your luggage hasnt arrived they should allow you in. If not it is their loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusywillow Posted July 18, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 18, 2016 On the first night if you tell them your luggage hasnt arrived they should allow you in. If not it is their loss. I always have at least one change of clothes in my carryon. If you know you'll be eating in the steakhouse the first night, carry your long pants on and be properly attired for the venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted July 18, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 18, 2016 What are the perks to booking this on the first night of the cruise? Aside from the free bottle of wine, the steakhouse is usually less busy on the first night, at least before 7:00. Also, as cruisnpsychRN pointed out, shorts are NOT allowed. Best to pack a pair of long pants in your carry on, just in case in your checked luggage doesn't arrive before dinner time. By the way, if you like seafood, the Chilean sea bass is excellent, and the surf & turf is also very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted July 18, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Off topic to pusywillow: If you would stack your countdown clocks vertically, instead of having them side-by-side horizontally, then everyone's posts on here wouldn't be stretched out so wide that you have to scroll back and forth to read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted July 18, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Off topic to pusywillow: If you would stack your countdown clocks vertically, instead of having them side-by-side horizontally, then everyone's posts on here wouldn't be stretched out so wide that you have to scroll back and forth to read them. To continue off-topic...It looks ok to me. no scrolling needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted July 18, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Off topic to pusywillow: If you would stack your countdown clocks vertically, instead of having them side-by-side horizontally, then everyone's posts on here wouldn't be stretched out so wide that you have to scroll back and forth to read them. To continue off-topic...It looks ok to me. no scrolling needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted July 18, 2016 #18 Share Posted July 18, 2016 To continue off-topic...It looks ok to me. no scrolling needed It probably depends on whether or not you have you have a wide screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitzmark Posted July 18, 2016 #19 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Off topic to pusywillow: If you would stack your countdown clocks vertically, instead of having them side-by-side horizontally, then everyone's posts on here wouldn't be stretched out so wide that you have to scroll back and forth to read them. I changed my settings to not show any signatures and the problem went away for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonzoo2 Posted July 18, 2016 #20 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I can think of one reason not to book the steakhouse on the first night. On the Magic We ate a marvelous steak on the first night only to find when we showed up the second night in the main dining, the waiter told us our normal table was given to someone else since we were a no show the first night. He said he would find us a new place. We were placed in a high traffic area with terrible service. We were always waiting on dessert while the majority of the population had left. This is about the only complaint we had for any cruise we've taken so we consider ourselves very happy carnival cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalgeek Posted July 18, 2016 #21 Share Posted July 18, 2016 It probably depends on whether or not you have you have a wide screen. To continue off-topic...It looks ok to me. no scrolling needed They are definitely side by side rather than stacked but i have wide screen and high resolution so it doesn't stretch my screen like it could on a regular 4:3 screen and/or with lower resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanqueen101 Posted July 19, 2016 #22 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Aside from the free bottle of wine, the steakhouse is usually less busy on the first night, at least before 7:00. Also, as cruisnpsychRN pointed out, shorts are NOT allowed. Best to pack a pair of long pants in your carry on, just in case in your checked luggage doesn't arrive before dinner time. By the way, if you like seafood, the Chilean sea bass is excellent, and the surf & turf is also very good. Glad this question came up as DH and I are booked for the first night on our upcoming Sunshine adventure it is my birthday but we don't drink any alcohol. Do they have nonalcoholic ciders. We do enjoy a sparkling cider with a good meal We would bring our own but these cruise lines are getting so strict about bringing anything to drink on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadiecat Posted July 19, 2016 #23 Share Posted July 19, 2016 On our Triumph cruise last fall we went in what we wore that day shorts for my DH capris for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crooooze Posted July 19, 2016 #24 Share Posted July 19, 2016 On a previous cruise we had 6:00 first night steakhouse reservations. We assumed by boarding early with FTTF, our luggage would arrive with plenty of time. Well, that didn't happen. We called to reschedule, since all we had were the shorts we were wearing. They said not to worry and we can come anyway in what we were wearing. Anyway, our luggage showed up at 5:30, so we had enough time to change into different clothes anyway. But we did notice people who were wearing shorts and t-shirts... So, they apparently don't enforce the dress code on the first night. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted July 19, 2016 #25 Share Posted July 19, 2016 On a previous cruise we had 6:00 first night steakhouse reservations. We assumed by boarding early with FTTF, our luggage would arrive with plenty of time. Well, that didn't happen. We called to reschedule, since all we had were the shorts we were wearing. They said not to worry and we can come anyway in what we were wearing. Anyway, our luggage showed up at 5:30, so we had enough time to change into different clothes anyway. But we did notice people who were wearing shorts and t-shirts... So, they apparently don't enforce the dress code on the first night. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Maybe it depends on each individual steakhouse hostess/host on each ship. We had steakhouse reservations for our first evening on the Liberty, and the hostess was very polite but very firm about the dress code. No shorts. Not even on the first night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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