canadarocks Posted October 31, 2018 Author #401 Share Posted October 31, 2018 OP here. It looks like Princess is in the midst of changing things again. Our two cruises in January 2019 now have their 3 traditional dining times listed as : 5:00pm, 5:00pm, and 7:15pm - and no that's not a typo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted October 31, 2018 #402 Share Posted October 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, canadarocks said: OP here. It looks like Princess is in the midst of changing things again. Our two cruises in January 2019 now have their 3 traditional dining times listed as : 5:00pm, 5:00pm, and 7:15pm - and no that's not a typo. Yep, seeing the same on all my cruises, this year and future. I suspect I’ll find out soon enough what this all means for dining times 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted October 31, 2018 #403 Share Posted October 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, canadarocks said: OP here. It looks like Princess is in the midst of changing things again. Our two cruises in January 2019 now have their 3 traditional dining times listed as : 5:00pm, 5:00pm, and 7:15pm - and no that's not a typo. So which did you pick? Makes me glad we have Club Class Dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted October 31, 2018 Author #404 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, OCruisers said: So which did you pick? Makes me glad we have Club Class Dining. Switched them both to 7:15pm two weeks ago, when I first noticed the changes. With this new development, my guess is that they're going to go to just 2 traditional times (like Holland America). But who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted October 31, 2018 #405 Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, canadarocks said: Switched them both to 7:15pm two weeks ago, when I first noticed the changes. With this new development, my guess is that they're going to go to just 2 traditional times (like Holland America). But who knows? At least 7:15 is a decent dining time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog & Sea Hag Posted October 31, 2018 #406 Share Posted October 31, 2018 So we will be rocking up to our table 30 minutes late every night. That works too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted October 31, 2018 #407 Share Posted October 31, 2018 My TA finally received an email from their VP of North America sales 2 weeks after making the changes. Here’s how he explains why the changes were made: “based on continual guest feedback with a vast majority asking for earlier dining times, we made the decision to adjust our traditional dining times to accommodate the demand for early seating in our Traditional Dining rooms only”. Early TD has been most popular for several years however never heard of anyone who wanted it at 4:45/5:00. Being confirmed for 6:00 TD and getting it at 5:30 certainly didn’t make me happy. As has been posted the changes are probably an attempt to get passengers to dine later & 7:15 isn’t too bad. However that comes as the result of an hour earlier early TD dining time which is too early. It’s merely my opinion but based on CC discussions the vast majority think the new early TD times are too early. They might have to change Afternoon Tea to Lunchtime Tea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEtue Posted October 31, 2018 #408 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I finally saw the 7:15 PM late dining tonight and was able to make the change with no wait list . My confirmed dining had moved to 5 PM requested and 5 PM confirmed (which I never requested). Yay!!!! Princess must slowly be moving through the reservations and it just took longer to get to me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted October 31, 2018 #409 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, OCruisers said: So which did you pick? Makes me glad we have Club Class Dining. LuLu, Your right It’s really worth the extra $1,000. for Club Class Dining. 🙄 FUGHEDDABOUDIT. TONY 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted October 31, 2018 #410 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Lucky TGO said: LuLu, Your right It’s really worth the extra $1,000. for Club Class Dining. 🙄 FUGHEDDABOUDIT. TONY Tony since we always pay LOTS more for the mini-suite of our choice anyway, now having the CC Dining is a plus and no more expensive than it would have been anyway. Edited October 31, 2018 by OCruisers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted October 31, 2018 #411 Share Posted October 31, 2018 31 minutes ago, Seadog & Sea Hag said: So we will be rocking up to our table 30 minutes late every night. That works too I totally agree with you. I don’t want to hear it’s not fair to the wait staff. Five o’clock is not fair too the passengers. Dining at 4:45 pm or 5:00 pm is ridiculous. I hope passengers show up late every night and let’s see what happens. Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDC1 Posted October 31, 2018 #412 Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Seadog & Sea Hag said: So we will be rocking up to our table 30 minutes late every night. That works too I suspect that most diners will show up on time. Are you going to come back and talk about how bad the service is under the new system when you are out of sync with the rest of the diners? Hopefully they will lock the doors after 15 minutes for reasons of efficiency. Edited October 31, 2018 by RDC1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDC1 Posted October 31, 2018 #413 Share Posted October 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, Lucky TGO said: I totally agree with you. I don’t want to hear it’s not fair to the wait staff. Five o’clock is not fair too the passengers. Dining at 4:45 pm or 5:00 pm is ridiculous. I hope passengers show up late every night and let’s see what happens. Tony There are still other choices Late TD or Anytime. Most will tend to show up on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponygirl Posted October 31, 2018 #414 Share Posted October 31, 2018 3 hours ago, frugaltravel said: Actually travel agents were sent an email earlier today with an apology for not telling them earlier about this change. This info coming from my TA. The email from Princess to TA's was actually sent after my post and obviously much later than everyone's post. My intent in posting though was simply to clarify the new dining times, not to berate Princess for not having advised anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted October 31, 2018 #415 Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 hours ago, canadarocks said: Switched them both to 7:15pm two weeks ago, when I first noticed the changes. So far, reports from people currently on ships say that the late dining time has been 7:45, not 7:15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog & Sea Hag Posted October 31, 2018 #416 Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 hours ago, RDC1 said: I suspect that most diners will show up on time. Are you going to come back and talk about how bad the service is under the new system when you are out of sync with the rest of the diners? Hopefully they will lock the doors after 15 minutes for reasons of efficiency. I will be as late as possible then and I have been on 15 cruises and never complained about the service so don’t hold your breathe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted October 31, 2018 #417 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Got this from a TA we sometimes use: Our letter from Princess: First, our top priority is to create the best possible experience for our guests. And based on continual guest feedback with a vast majority asking for earlier dining times, we made the decision to adjust our traditional dining times to accommodate the demand for early seating in our Traditional Dining rooms only. The changes we made are as follows: • New Traditional Dining times are: - 5 pm First Seating - 7:15 pm Second Seating • Anytime Dining will remain from 5 pm onwards Although this is now our standard, each ship will retain the flexibility to adjust dining times as needed based on their destination, passenger demographics and seasonal guest demand. In general, we experience a much higher demand for early dining in all destinations other than Europe and South America. Guests will be able to see any changes through the Cruise Personalizer and their Travel Agent. I hope this helps clarify why the changes were made. We apologize for not doing a better job of letting you and your clients know about them in advance. If you hae any questions, you call 1-800-PRINCESS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted October 31, 2018 #418 Share Posted October 31, 2018 We will take the 5:00 time and see how it works out. If it is too early then we will talk to the matri d and see what can be done. Being flexible helps when traveling. We were just on another line where the main dining room was open from 7 to 9, and we made that work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare oskidunker Posted October 31, 2018 #419 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Switched to 7:15 on Norway cruise next July . Had early trading but 5 pm wont work for us. 7:15 is later than I like but will try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishing on a star Posted October 31, 2018 #420 Share Posted October 31, 2018 "each ship will retain the flexibility to adjust dining times as needed based on their destination, passenger demographics and seasonal guest demand." Thank you for mentioning this! And, I think many more frequent cruisers know that the exact time(s) might vary from what is posted once they see the actual dining schedules onboard. I am waiting until the Regal sails the Caribbean a time or two, and hope for feedback on how they are handling this!!! I wouldn't mind 7:15 so much... But if they move the shows forward too, and continue with the problems with getting a seat in the (small for the ship) Theater... Then it will be ATD for us. I prefer to dine in one of the more mid-ship MDRs, and not. have to 'hike' to the back, from our more forward cabin while dressed and in heels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEtue Posted October 31, 2018 #421 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just got a call from Princess regarding my email that I sent Monday. I wanted to clarify if all future sailings would be changing and what the times would be. It seems they got a lot of negative feedback on the 4:45 PM so the the TD schedule is now 5:00 PM and 7:15 PM. It certainly was nice to get a personal phone call and in just 2 days! I am not sailing until November 3, 2019 on the Sky Princess and I saw the change in my Personalizer last night and changed to 7:15 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapu Posted October 31, 2018 #422 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, LEtue said: Just got a call from Princess regarding my email that I sent Monday. I wanted to clarify if all future sailings would be changing and what the times would be. It seems they got a lot of negative feedback on the 4:45 PM so the the TD schedule is now 5:00 PM and 7:15 PM. It certainly was nice to get a personal phone call and in just 2 days! I am not sailing until November 3, 2019 on the Sky Princess and I saw the change in my Personalizer last night and changed to 7:15 PM. We will see if it changes again before you sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorri111 Posted October 31, 2018 #423 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just checked my personaliser - we had been moved into 4.45 slot for both our cruises but now this has been changed to 5.00 - looks like there are two seatings at 5.00 rather than one at 4.45 and one at 5.00. Looks like Princess was listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGADORF Posted October 31, 2018 #424 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I sent a email to customer relations the other day voicing my opinion about them changing my TD dining time to 5:00 pm. I received a phone call today from Princess and I just wanted them to know that I was not in favor of the earlier time. Perhaps if they receive enough emails, they will understand that a large portion of the Early TD cruisers are not happy with the changes. I know that I was never asked my opinion of what the time should be. Was anybody here on Cruisecritic ever asked for their input in these changes? I am a strong believer that “silence is approval “ I realize that ATD is an option, but in the past I have enjoyed TD with the same people every night. I realize that the early TD is only 30 minutes, but it was nice being able to take my time getting ready for dinner and possibly watching the ship leave the dock. If you are unhappy with the change, write to Princess. If not then you really can’t complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skennedy25 Posted October 31, 2018 #425 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Dining times are going to be decided per ship and based on clientele and itinerary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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