crows nest club Posted December 12, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hi Wondering about Club class dining and how it is working, re wait times, access etc. Anyone currently on Ruby care to comment? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted December 12, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) If you look down the board, WINEMANVISALIA just got off Ruby. Had several threads going until the Mods wisely merged them. Edited December 12, 2016 by CruiserBruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted December 12, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 12, 2016 If you look down the board, WINEMANVISALIA just got off Ruby. Had several threads going until the Mods wisely merged them.That was the cruise just before the introduction on Club Class dining. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crows nest club Posted December 12, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted December 12, 2016 That was the cruise just before the introduction on Club Class dining. Sent from my iPad using Forums Agreed. Club class dining only commenced on 10 December for first time and this is on the Ruby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb008 Posted December 12, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Agreed. Club class dining only commenced on 10 December for first time and this is on the Ruby. Definitely hoping for a review on the Club class dining too! I recently did a sky suite on Celebrity, which room wise is reasonably comparable to a mini-suite, but sky suites get access to the suite-class private lounge and dining room. I'm hoping Club-class might be enough to make the mini-suites on Princess as an attractive alternative to X's sky suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafish Posted December 12, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 12, 2016 51745667 Definitely hoping for a review on the Club class dining too! Yes - we too! Several (Ruby 12/10) requests for CC dinning details & opinions have been posted over the last months - hopefully we'll hear back from this 1st time CC dining cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmbruce Posted December 12, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I must be out of the loop....what is club class dining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 12, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I must be out of the loop....what is club class dining? http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2352105&highlight=club+class+dining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafish Posted December 12, 2016 #9 Share Posted December 12, 2016 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2352105&highlight=club+class+dining Excellent prompt post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted December 12, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Agreed. Club class dining only commenced on 10 December for first time and this is on the Ruby. All I know so far -- on Ruby, it is a section of the Da'Vinci dining rooom, with dedicated wait staff. Each night, a head waiter is supposed to prepare 1 dish 'tableside'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmbruce Posted December 12, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 12, 2016 All I know so far -- on Ruby, it is a section of the Da'Vinci diningrooom, with dedicated wait staff. Each night, a head waiter is supposed to prepare 1 dish 'tableside'. I wonder if the wait for anytime dining will increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 12, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Many of us are very interested in how folks are liking Club Class Dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted December 12, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I wonder if the wait for anytime dining will increase. How could it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafish Posted December 12, 2016 #14 Share Posted December 12, 2016 All I know so far -- on Ruby, it is a section of the Da'Vinci diningrooom, with dedicated wait staff. Each night, a head waiter is supposed to prepare 1 dish 'tableside'. All that and more has been at the Princess website for some time explaining CC details except for how the new dinning venue actually works onboard - e.g.- is it fixed or flex dinning time? (Princess says "Dine On Your Own Schedule??) - is it same table same waitstaff each evening - or other? The other CC perks are fairly easy to understand and if Elite or Full Suite - IMO that not important but - the dinning details are of interest. Hopefully we'll get some 1st hand input from those now on Ruby. If not Emerald 12/12 is next followed with CC roll-out on Island 1/4/17 - Sapphire 1/7/17 - Regal 1/8/17, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crows nest club Posted December 12, 2016 Author #15 Share Posted December 12, 2016 All that and more has been at the Princess website for some time explaining CC details except for how the new dinning venue actually works onboard - e.g.- is it fixed or flex dinning time? (Princess says "Dine On Your Own Schedule??) - is it same table same waitstaff each evening - or other? The other CC perks are fairly easy to understand and if Elite or Full Suite - IMO that not important but - the dinning details are of interest. Hopefully we'll get some 1st hand input from those now on Ruby. If not Emerald 12/12 is next followed with CC roll-out on Island 1/4/17 - Sapphire 1/7/17 - Regal 1/8/17, etc. Exactly. What Princess puts on website and what comes to fruition on board, we are just enquiring from anyone now on board. As you say, it is now being rolled out on othet ships shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafish Posted December 12, 2016 #16 Share Posted December 12, 2016 How could it not? Using Regal Princess with a base passenger count of 3560 and counting at most 120 Full Suite & M1 Category Club Class passengers - doesn't look like the 120 (3.4% of 3560) CC dinning mix should have much impact on the MDR service for Traditional or Anytime dinning. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted December 12, 2016 #17 Share Posted December 12, 2016 All that and more has been at the Princess website for some time explaining Where on the princess website does it say which specific dining room will be used on ruby? I know how many waiters there are, but if it is already on the website... Sorry I bothered to provide what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafish Posted December 12, 2016 #18 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Where on the princess website does it say which specific diningroom will be used on ruby? I know how many waiters there are, but if it is already on the website... Sorry I bothered to provide what I know. First - absolutely did not mean to offend in any way - always appreciate input. You are right - the Princess website does not say which specific Ruby dinning room is designated for Club Class. As previously posted - in my telephone conversation with Princess Santa Clarita - (they) did say the CC dinning room will be a ship by ship decision. And yes - it would be good to know which Ruby dinning room is being used and - then from the other ships yet to roll-out. My guess is it will be a Traditional Dinning Room. Regarding "I know how many waiters there are" comment - not sure I understand that - since my question regarding CC dinning was - does CC dinning have flex or fixed dinning times -and- does CC dinning have the same waitstaff & same table each evening -or-s ome other arrangemement? In short - how does the CC dinning process actually work when onboard. I was hoping to get some 1st hand feed-back from Ruby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 13, 2016 #19 Share Posted December 13, 2016 First - absolutely did not mean to offend in any way - always appreciate input. You are right - the Princess website does not say which specific Ruby dinning room is designated for Club Class. As previously posted - in my telephone conversation with Princess Santa Clarita - (they) did say the CC dinning room will be a ship by ship decision. And yes - it would be good to know which Ruby dinning room is being used and - then from the other ships yet to roll-out. My guess is it will be a Traditional Dinning Room. Regarding "I know how many waiters there are" comment - not sure I understand that - since my question regarding CC dinning was - does CC dinning have flex or fixed dinning times -and- does CC dinning have the same waitstaff & same table each evening -or-s ome other arrangemement? In short - how does the CC dinning process actually work when onboard. I was hoping to get some 1st hand feed-back from Ruby. I don't think it will be in traditional because of the 2 dining times and the break between them. I think it would disrupt things even more. imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafish Posted December 13, 2016 #20 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I don't think it will be in traditional because of the 2 dining times and the break between them. I think it would disrupt things even more. imo Keith - Thanks for the info - actually we hope it is an "anytime" MDR based on location - better for us. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 13, 2016 #21 Share Posted December 13, 2016 You are right - the Princess website does not say which specific Ruby dinning room is designated for Club Class. As previously posted - in my telephone conversation with Princess Santa Clarita - (they) did say the CC dinning room will be a ship by ship decision. And yes - it would be good to know which Ruby dinning room is being used and - then from the other ships yet to roll-out. My guess is it will be a Traditional Dinning Room. Only the two dining rooms near the atrium would have the proper second entrance that Club Class would have. (A second entrance is available at the aft dining room, but it is off to the side of the same lobby as the main entrance and I think it would be too confusing for it to be used.) The promise as I interpret it is that if you are in Club Class you can go right in whenever you want to dine. It the number of eligible passengers is the 120 as calculated in an above post, that says (I estimate) at least 80 seats will be reserved for Club Class. If this is in the always anytime dining room near the atrium, that means 80 seats that those waiting in line for anytime will not be able to occupy. If this is in the early traditional seating and then anytime dining room near the atrium, it means 80 seats will not be available to those that want traditional early dining and of course not available to those who later want anytime dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted December 13, 2016 #22 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Only the two dining rooms near the atrium would have the proper second entrance that Club Class would have. (A second entrance is available at the aft dining room, but it is off to the side of the same lobby as the main entrance and I think it would be too confusing for it to be used.) The promise as I interpret it is that if you are in Club Class you can go right in whenever you want to dine. It the number of eligible passengers is the 120 as calculated in an above post, that says (I estimate) at least 80 seats will be reserved for Club Class. If this is in the always anytime dining room near the atrium, that means 80 seats that those waiting in line for anytime will not be able to occupy. If this is in the early traditional seating and then anytime dining room near the atrium, it means 80 seats will not be available to those that want traditional early dining and of course not available to those who later want anytime dining. Offset of course by the 120 cruisers that will not need a seat in Anytime or Traditional dining. Based on my experience with Celebrity's implementation of the Suites only dining I will be surprised if there is never a wait for Club dining. Although it is likely to not be the normal situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 13, 2016 #23 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Wondering if we'll be able to request "sharing a table" in Club Class Dining like we do in regular Anytime Dining? :confused: We always enjoy having dinner with others. LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted December 14, 2016 #24 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Offset of course by the 120 cruisers that will not need a seat in Anytime or Traditional dining. Based on my experience with Celebrity's implementation of the Suites only dining I will be surprised if there is never a wait for Club dining. Although it is likely to not be the normal situation. Those seats may be empty much of the time that there is a line waiting to get into Anytime, so it will affect Anytime diners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety3 Posted December 14, 2016 #25 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Wondering if we'll be able to request "sharing a table" in Club Class Dining like we do in regular Anytime Dining? :confused:We always enjoy having dinner with others. The general understanding is that you can absolutely sit with other Club Class diners, but you absolutely cannot sit with other non-Club Class diners in Club Class Dining. In other words, you can't invite people in to ride your coattails, but if they're also eligible, they're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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