Dining Package not available on-line -- what does that mean?

[jan-n-john]

We have an upcoming trip over Xmas on the Reflection. Dining packages are not being offered on line or over the phone for that trip. In fact, specialty dining reservations are quite scarce on-line.

 

Does anyone have specific knowledge (not guesses) what that tells us? Will specialty dining will be tight during the trip? Will packages be offered on-board? Will the UDP be less likely to be offered? Will those 30% or 50% discounts be less likely to be offered?

 

Just curious what to expect. Thanks in advance.

[ORV]

I believe I saw a thread a few weeks ago about Dining Packages not being available on holiday sailings due to demand.

 

You might do a search and see if it comes up.

[wallie5446]

We have an upcoming trip over Xmas on the Reflection. Dining packages are not being offered on line or over the phone for that trip. In fact, specialty dining reservations are quite scarce on-line.

 

Does anyone have specific knowledge (not guesses) what that tells us? Will specialty dining will be tight during the trip? Will packages be offered on-board? Will the UDP be less likely to be offered? Will those 30% or 50% discounts be less likely to be offered?

 

Just curious what to expect. Thanks in advance.

 

When you called on the phone, what was the response?

 

Holiday sailings, in the past, have sold out the specialty venues quite often.

[Bo1953]

We have an upcoming trip over Xmas on the Reflection. Dining packages are not being offered on line or over the phone for that trip. In fact, specialty dining reservations are quite scarce on-line.

 

Does anyone have specific knowledge (not guesses) what that tells us? Will specialty dining will be tight during the trip? Will packages be offered on-board? Will the UDP be less likely to be offered? Will those 30% or 50% discounts be less likely to be offered?

 

Just curious what to expect. Thanks in advance.

 

Holiday sailings are not typical AND it is about a month out, to expect to get what you want was not a good idea, unless you just booked the sailing.

 

Your only option at this juncture is to wait and see if you can get it onboard, which is highly slim as most people who want such packages may have snapped them up by final payment date or before. X may not even offer them as the demand is sure to be high without any discounts.

 

You may want to consider booking dining venues ASAP, if any of them are available when you want to dine or take your chances aboard. Also, that is, if you are not looking for a discount which may be non-existent.

 

bon voyage

[jan-n-john]

Holiday sailings are not typical AND it is about a month out, to expect to get what you want was not a good idea, unless you just booked the sailing.

 

Your only option at this juncture is to wait and see if you can get it onboard, which is highly slim as most people who want such packages may have snapped them up by final payment date or before. X may not even offer them as the demand is sure to be high without any discounts.

 

You may want to consider booking dining venues ASAP, if any of them are available when you want to dine or take your chances aboard. Also, that is, if you are not looking for a discount which may be non-existent.

 

bon voyage

 

We did a holiday sailing on X last year and there was no problem. So it doesn't appear to be as cut and dried as you suggest. That's why I asked about it in the first place. FYI we did indeed just book this sailing in the last few weeks, well past final pay date, and they were practically giving away verandas. And BTW, we even got a hump cabin. That doesn't suggest high demand, although it is now sold out.