Hope Princess does not begin doing this ...

[PekingeseLady]

https://www.cruisecritic.com/news/3803/

 

OK, this has me freaked out,  the add testing on 4 ships,  ten dollars for a second entree. OMG. I realize it's Holland America but things like this tend to trend. I hope passengers scream loud and hard. 

[RMMariner]

I will trade them my second entrée for a barrel chair. 

[OCruisers]

Seems HAL is now charging $10.00 for a second entree.

There's a post on the HAL forum here on Cruise Critic discussing it.

  

 

[mellon1]

I'm OK with that.  IF we want to try something, we do it as an appetizer...very small we say to try.  We don't order all the stuff, mainly salad and meal and maybe sometimes a dessert.  A lot of food to eat.  We just want to try and share, one or two pieces of something for the two of us:) as an appetizer.

[waltd]

As long as they don't charge if we send something back that is not to our liking I'm fine with the test.     Way too much food to eat.

[mellon1]

isn't this a duplicate post? 

[OCruisers]

20 minutes ago, mellon1 said:

isn't this a duplicate post? 

 

This is the only post I've made about it on the  Princess Forum.

Sorry, if someone else had already posted on the same issue here on the Princess Forum  and I didn't see it.

Edited March 2, 2019 by OCruisers

[gadaboutgal]

On formal night, I like to skip appetizers, soups, and salads and order 2 entrees, the lobster tail and the beef wellington.  I never have desert, so I think Princess actually saves with my choices.

[mellon1]

no biggie to me.  Just saw a one started right before yours, maybe you guys both did at the same time

[Murray's Pop]

Yes, I just read the 17+ pages about this on the HAL board.  After going through about 15 pages worth of judgmental garbage posts ("how could anyone eat 2 entrees") it looks like they instituted a test on 4 ships to charge an extra $10 for an additional entree.  To me this is a terrible way to "test the waters of revolt". 

 

We have done the majority of our cruises on HAL, but for the past 3 years have been exclusively on Princess. All I can say is we probably won't be returning to HAL soon, and I hope and pray that Princess does not follow along with HAL.

[partybarbie]

17 minutes ago, gadaboutgal said:

On formal night, I like to skip appetizers, soups, and salads and order 2 entrees, the lobster tail and the beef wellington.  I never have desert, so I think Princess actually saves with my choices.

 

My husband and I do the same thing.  We each order a lobster, then we split the beef wellington.  Sometimes at the pub lunch, we each order fish and chips, then split an order of the shrimp and chips.  As long as people are eating it, and not wasting food, then I don't see what the problem is.  I know I won't be paying for a second entree though.  I will just go to the buffet and get whatever I want. 

[Shmoo here]

Doesn't Princess have an extra charge for specific entrees on certain menus?   

[stoneharborlady]

5 minutes ago, partybarbie said:

 

My husband and I do the same thing.  We each order a lobster, then we split the beef wellington.  Sometimes at the pub lunch, we each order fish and chips, then split an order of the shrimp and chips.  As long as people are eating it, and not wasting food, then I don't see what the problem is.  I know I won't be paying for a second entree though.  I will just go to the buffet and get whatever I want. 

Next they will be refusing you entry to the buffet if you have already been to the main dining room.

[partybarbie]

2 minutes ago, Shmoo here said:

Doesn't Princess have an extra charge for specific entrees on certain menus?   

Yes, if you want a steak or lobster from the Crown Grill, you can pay extra for it in the main dining room. 

[Shmoo here]

27 minutes ago, mellon1 said:

no biggie to me.  Just saw a one started right before yours, maybe you guys both did at the same time

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2640842-testing-charge-for-second-entree/

 

[Vic The Parrot]

If it's only a "test", I think there's really nothing to worry about.

[Sea Hag]

Entrees won't bother us, but If they add a surcharge for more than one dessert, they're going to have to deal with my hubby. He never orders less than two, and he's been known to order all of them.

[OzKiwiJJ]

40 minutes ago, gadaboutgal said:

On formal night, I like to skip appetizers, soups, and salads and order 2 entrees, the lobster tail and the beef wellington.  I never have desert, so I think Princess actually saves with my choices.

 

19 minutes ago, partybarbie said:

 

My husband and I do the same thing.  We each order a lobster, then we split the beef wellington.  

 

I do that too, but have lobster for my appetiser then pheasant for my main. It's annoying when they have all the best menu choices on one night, especially on long cruises where there are more formal nights. 

[Vic The Parrot]

6 minutes ago, Sea Hag said:

Entrees won't bother us, but If they add a surcharge for more than one dessert, they're going to have to deal with my hubby. He never orders less than two, and he's been known to order all of them.

Just like me!  .                             

 

On my 1st cruise on Regal Princess, I just had to have a second helping of the Love Boat Dream. Absolute bliss. 

[Colo Cruiser]

1 hour ago, Shmoo here said:

Doesn't Princess have an extra charge for specific entrees on certain menus?   

Yes they do on the MDR menu.

Entree's from the Crown Grill.

 

 

[mthomp5]

Wonder if the charge applies even if you ask for an appetizer size portion of a main. 

 

Sometimes you ask for an appetizer size portion and they bring you the full size any way.

[Rebels82]

I hope Princess does not add water slides and activities that bring a lot of kids on board.

[Colo Cruiser]

Princess is already doing this on the MDR menu with entrees from the Crown Grill....

 

 

 

 

[Grburkart]

1 hour ago, stoneharborlady said:

Next they will be refusing you entry to the buffet if you have already been to the main dining room.

Respectfully, it looks to me like you’re complaining about something that hasn’t happened yet. I don’t think going hungry on a cruise ship is something we’ll have to worry about in the near future. 

 

Glenn

[weedpindle]

35 minutes ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Princess is already doing this on the MDR menu with entrees from the Crown Grill....

 

 

 

 

 

35 minutes ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Princess is already doing this on the MDR menu with entrees from the Crown Grill....

 

 

 

 

This really has no bearing as to what HAL is implementing. It is a test on four ships only, it will die a quick death just like the MSC brilliant idea of mandatory, no cancelling of gratuities.