Jacqueline Posted June 2, 2004 #51 Share Posted June 2, 2004 You changed my mind about this ! Jacqueline Constellation 3/20/04 HAL Westerdam 7/30/04 Tahitian Princess August 2003 Grand Princess Western Caribbean 2003 Brilliance of the Seas Baltic 2002 Ocean Princess- Alaska 2001 Celebrity Zenith- Bermuda 2001 Grand Princess Med 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_ n_tam Posted June 2, 2004 Author #52 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Hi Bostonlass- The Bell Box is where your call connects to when you call to order room service. We might call it the Bell Stand (as in a hotel) I'm not sure why they call it that, but I included it just to make it easier for folks that are trying to reserve the dinner. Have a great cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonlass Posted June 2, 2004 #53 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Thanks so much for this detailed review and the pictures! I'm definitely going to try to set this up for Caribbean night and suprize my hubby-to-be. I mean it's our honeymoon so I'm thinking "why not"?? [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] RCCL Navigator 04/16/05 Princess Caribbean 10/16/04 Disney Wonder 04/18/04 Carnival Carnivale 05/88 Go Red Sox!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserforlife Posted June 2, 2004 #54 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Great review,thanks for posting it! Hopefully with everyone requesting this service,the level of excellence as you so perfectly described it will remain high. It sounds so perfect... "a bad day at sea is better than a great day at work and a lousy day at sea is still pretty damn good!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane110 Posted June 2, 2004 #55 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Sounds terrific. Glad you had such a wonderful evening. Unfortunately, it's not offered on the Grand Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob R. Posted June 2, 2004 #56 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Rob_&_Tam, Sounds like a great romantic meal on the balcony! How about scanning the photos that you received with the package? I'm sure we would all like to view your experience not only in our minds but visualily(sp?). Thanks in advance! Bob R. Fantasy 1992 Grand Princess 2001 Destiny May, 2002 Grand Princess Sept. 2002 Carnival Legend Sept. 2003 HAL Zuiderdam Nov. 2003 Caribbean Princess Sept. 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingstone Posted June 19, 2004 #57 Share Posted June 19, 2004 rob n tam, am sooo glad that I found your review. My husband and I had already decided to do this but after reading what you had to say, he had our travel agent call Princess to book it ahead of time! Unfortunately, this can only be done once you are on the ship. I think that the $100 price tag turns some people off, but if you eat in one of the alternative restaurants,buy a bottle of wine to drink with your dinner and have your picture taken, it will cost about the same. One Ultimate Balcony Dinner $100 One Ultimate Good Time priceless! Royal Princess 03/1997 Royal Princess 10/1999 Grand Princess 02/2001 Carnival Sensation 12/2001 Raddison Paul Gauguin 04/02 Norwegian Magesty 11/02 Voyager of the Seas 03/03 Caribbean Princess 10/16/04 Celebrity Mercury 02/07/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroo Posted June 19, 2004 #58 Share Posted June 19, 2004 solid post, sounds like this might make it on my must do list ____________________________________________________________ [img]http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=00bfff&cdt=2004;12;4;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0800[/img] [url="http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=tpc&s=927093444&f=4763056957&m=270104271&p=1"]Diamond Princess - 12/4/4 to Mexico[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bcr Posted July 26, 2004 #59 Share Posted July 26, 2004 WOW!! Thanks for all the info! I was searching for info on the Ultimate BAlcony Dinner and your review showed up!!! That is amazing! I hope it's still available WAYYYYY down the road in Nov. 2005! Your pictures were great, too! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suncat Posted August 21, 2004 #60 Share Posted August 21, 2004 Just wanted to pop you guys back on top! Your review is what convinced me to book the Ultimate Balcony Dinner! Thanks!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warden Posted September 29, 2004 #61 Share Posted September 29, 2004 :mad: I just got off the phone with Princess and the Special Balconey Dinner isn't offered on the Island Princess going to Hawaii on 10/21. Jeff the Princess guy said the best we could do was Room Service. Doesn't seem like the same thing! Maybe I can just get a tray from the buffet. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock2 Posted September 30, 2004 #62 Share Posted September 30, 2004 [quote name='bcs819']I agree, just the photos alone woul be worth that price! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience! Bernie "so many cruises, so little vacation time" Diamond Princess - September 2004 Grand Princess - March 2003 Carnival Pride - June 2002 Carnival Victory - June 2001[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure you only get one photo complimentary. We did the dinner two weeks ago and they took about 4-5 photos and give you one complimentary that night. (Unfortunately for my wife and I, it was the worst photo). The balcony dinner is awesome and you really only need one picture to remember the moment. I wholeheartedly recommend it! I just didn't want to get your hopes up on getting multiple pictures......although you can probably buy the extras. have fun! and I may be wrong, others may have gotten more photos complimentary ( i just wanted to share what they gave us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeRockChalkKU Posted October 1, 2004 #63 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Dear Princess, I am going on the Island for a 15 day to Hawaii and I would love for the ultimate balcony dinner to be available. Mahalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2boomers Posted October 1, 2004 #64 Share Posted October 1, 2004 Hi, This is something I would really like to do on our Jan. 8 cruise for my 50th birthday. It will be our first ever cruise and it would be an extra nice setting for this occasion. This may sound like a dumb question but what is a Bell Box and where do I find it? Is it some kind of phone, I just want to make sure so that I can make a reservation as soon as I get on board because after that great review there may be quite a rush on to get one of nights reserved! Thanks, Helen CP Jan.8/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia’s Journey’s Posted October 2, 2004 #65 Share Posted October 2, 2004 This sounds great, will have to try it on one of our future cruises. Thanks for the reveiw and pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadiebug12 Posted October 3, 2004 #66 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Thanks so much for the review! We're getting married onboard, reception ending at around 6PM and we're thinking of doing this dinner for our wedding evening in our room. Can you schedule it ahead of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suncat Posted October 4, 2004 #67 Share Posted October 4, 2004 See my Ultimate Balcony Dinner Review at... [url="http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=67665&page=5&pp=25"]http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=67665&page=5&pp=25[/url] There should be pictures of the food there too!!!!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince_g Posted October 4, 2004 #68 Share Posted October 4, 2004 According to Princess, ultimate balcony dining is offered on all Princess ships. This comes straight out of the 'Cruise Answer Book' that I just received with my pre-cruise documents. There seem to be some posts saying it might not be offered on all ships. Gee, maybe Princess doesn't know what they're talking about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_n_tam Posted October 9, 2004 #69 Share Posted October 9, 2004 We just checked back after being off the board for some time and we were amazed this post is still kicking around. Hope many more enjoy it and are convinced to try it.... truly once in a lifetime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepocketrockett Posted October 25, 2004 #70 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Do you know if they have it on the Coral? Me and the hubby will be celebrating our 30th and hubby's 60th (you didn't hear it from me;) ) on the ship and wouldn't it be terrific to have that unique ship experience? Have already been to Sabatini's on the Grand so, for a few dollars more we could have a really nice, exclusive experience. Does anyone know which ships it's served on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roohound Posted October 25, 2004 #71 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I called about that same question just last week, since someone pointed out in the pre-cruise docs it says it's available on all Princess ships. I was told by one of the Princess reps (after first explaining to him what the Ultimate Balcony Dinner is) that at this time, a rollout date for thebalcony dinner on the Coral Princess is unknown. I will ask onboard next week to see if I can get some better info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bab Posted October 25, 2004 #72 Share Posted October 25, 2004 I also called Princess last week to see if this was available on the Golden yet - the rep I spoke with said that her documentation says that it is not yet offered on the Golden but to check once on-board because some of the ships are in the process of starting to offer it and she (the rep) said that she might not have the latest information. So, I figure next week after we board I'll try and find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnMorin Posted January 4, 2005 #73 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Our 12 year old son will be joining us on the cruise, we have a Dolphin Mini suite on the star, he would be more than happy to just eat regular room service and watch TV while my husband and I dined on the ultimate on the balcony. Do they insist it is for all members of your cabin party or can we order dinner for two? Any word on if this can be done in advance yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ghgeckos Posted January 5, 2005 #74 Share Posted January 5, 2005 If your lucky you could book your balcony dinner when the youth program has it's parents night out and they take the kids to dinner at the buffet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommyInSC Posted January 5, 2005 #75 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Do you get to pick the time of your dinner or is it a set time??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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