Linking dining reservations.

[firstcruiseny]

Hi, we will be on the Vista on 8/18. We have 10 people. How do we go about requesting to be seated together? We have early dining. Thanks so much.

[firemanbobswife]

You need to have everyone's booking numbers and call Carnival or your TA if you use one. Only they can do it.

[firstcruiseny]

Thank you!

[firemanbobswife]

You're welcome! Have a great cruise!

[bar10der421]

We booked with a PVP and when our friends called him to link with our booking they also needed our pin number.

[Micahs Grandad]

We booked with a PVP and when our friends called him to link with our booking they also needed our pin number.

 

ok they want to make sure of identities i guess

[CraftyJGinSC]

I emailed our maitre d 2 weeks before sailing with both our booking #s (2 families of 4 each). Didn't get a response back, but our table #s matched up on our S&S cards on embarkation day, woohoo!!

[firemanbobswife]

I emailed our maitre d 2 weeks before sailing with both our booking #s (2 families of 4 each). Didn't get a response back, but our table #s matched up on our S&S cards on embarkation day, woohoo!!

 

 

You got lucky. Sometimes the emails aren't received because of various reasons. I would never chance our bookings not being linked and doing it strictly via email to the ship only.

 

The only surefire way is to have the actual reservations linked by Carnival. You should also request an invoice once they tell you it's done as it will show in the notes at the bottom. I have never needed to provide a PIN for anyone's else's booking. It's not like you're changing anything in their reservation like from Early Dining to Late Dining, just simply having you sit together. It depends on who you talk to I guess.

Edited July 30, 2016 by firemanbobswife

[fivemonkeysplus1]

I thought if my bookings were linked on carnival.com that would be enough? All 3 bookings are together under my booking page.

[firemanbobswife]

I thought if my bookings were linked on carnival.com that would be enough? All 3 bookings are together under my booking page.

 

 

No. Just because you have them saved under your profile doesn't mean they are linked. You need to Call and make sure they are in Carnival's system then have them send you an invoice.

Edited July 30, 2016 by firemanbobswife

[joepeka]

If your bookings are properly linked for dining, as someone mentioned, there will be verbiage in the guest notes section of your cruise confirmation like this:

 

"GUEST NOTES

1) Your booking has been linked with the following reservations for dining xxxxxx yyyyyy zzzzzz."

 

Where the x's, y's and z's are the other booking numbers linked to yours.

Edited July 30, 2016 by joepeka

[Runaway Parent]

Also be aware if you are linked and wait listed for your preferred dining time-- if one booking gets "in" they unlink everything. It happened to us for our upcoming November cruise. I called and had to relinquish them and give up on changing to the full dining time so it wouldn't happen again

[Micahs Grandad]

Also be aware if you are linked and wait listed for your preferred dining time-- if one booking gets "in" they unlink everything. It happened to us for our upcoming November cruise. I called and had to relinquish them and give up on changing to the full dining time so it wouldn't happen again

 

Never heard of that happening before, would think they would keep you together

[riclop]

Hi, we will be on the Vista on 8/18. We have 10 people. How do we go about requesting to be seated together? We have early dining. Thanks so much.

 

Link the reservations.