northernphoenix Posted March 13, 2022 #1 Share Posted March 13, 2022 September 7, 2022 itinerary...DH and I are hoping that there will be a Sel de Mer offering. How would one find the possibility of making a reservation (if there is indeed, an offering)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdw1972 Posted March 13, 2022 #2 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Rudi's Sel de Mer is one of the specialty restaurants on Nieuw Statendam. You could eat there every night if you wished - just make your reservations. Sue/WDW1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphoenix Posted March 13, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted March 13, 2022 great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 13, 2022 #4 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I am unsure that you can make reservations online in advance of your cruise for Del de Mer, but, try to decide what evenings you would like to do so before you embark. During embarkation, there will be a "Specialty Restaurant" desk registration somewhere near the specialty restaurants. You can then make your reservations then for your entire cruise. By doing so early in the embarkation process, you ought to be able to obtain the precise time that you would want to dine. Highly recommend Sel de Mer! It was excellent on the Nieuw Statendam as well as in the pop-ups that I have patronized. The consistency of the dining experience still amazes me when I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopykat Posted March 13, 2022 #5 Share Posted March 13, 2022 If you are a 3 star or higher Mariner , I strongly recommend making your reservation on board. That way you get the Mariner discount. If made and paid preboarding you don’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphoenix Posted March 13, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted March 13, 2022 We do have Pinnacle and Canaletto (not fond of this offering); so we will need to sort out the itinerary. This 10 day cruise only has one sea day and this might be a busy reservation evening. HAs anyone been able to swap the Canaletto for tamarind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted March 13, 2022 #7 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, northernphoenix said: We do have Pinnacle and Canaletto (not fond of this offering); so we will need to sort out the itinerary. This 10 day cruise only has one sea day and this might be a busy reservation evening. HAs anyone been able to swap the Canaletto for tamarind? I seriously doubt they would - as it costs more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphoenix Posted March 13, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Understood, but the $$$ upgrade would be palatable (LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Suzy Posted March 13, 2022 #9 Share Posted March 13, 2022 @northernphoenix You can book a meal at Rudi's Sel de Mer online - just like any other Specialty Restaurant - even if it's a pop-up. If you have Complimentary Dines, you cannot swap Canaletto for Tamarind - or Tamarind for Canaletto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted March 13, 2022 #10 Share Posted March 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: I am unsure that you can make reservations online in advance of your cruise for Del de Mer, but, try to decide what evenings you would like to do so before you embark. During embarkation, there will be a "Specialty Restaurant" desk registration somewhere near the specialty restaurants. You can then make your reservations then for your entire cruise. By doing so early in the embarkation process, you ought to be able to obtain the precise time that you would want to dine. We made ours about a month prior. Had to pay full price, so will check on 25% discount for 4/5 stars once onboard. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphoenix Posted March 13, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Wonderful news. DH had a negative experience on our Baltic cruise ; so we tend to avoid the Canaletto. The promo we have had the Canaletto and Pinnacle dinners...we will certainly reserve the Tamarind, in lieu of Canaletto> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphoenix Posted March 13, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted March 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, DaveOKC said: We made ours about a month prior. Had to pay full price, so will check on 25% discount for 4/5 stars once onboard. WE are three stars at the moment (inching ever closer to 4 )...but we would pay full price, if necessary. At this point the opportunity to make reservations don't seem available. Any idea when one could expect to see this open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 13, 2022 #13 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, northernphoenix said: Wonderful news. DH had a negative experience on our Baltic cruise ; so we tend to avoid the Canaletto. The promo we have had the Canaletto and Pinnacle dinners...we will certainly reserve the Tamarind, in lieu of Canaletto> Recent posters who have patronized Canaletto have indicated that there has been an improvement and upgrade in both menu, preparation, and service. Agree, that my Canaletto dining experiences have not been as good as some in my favorite local Italian restaurants. But, on Rotterdam VI, I dined there and enjoyed the best steak that I had on that cruise. Quality and preparation exceeded what the Pinnacle Grill's Chef was able to prepare during that cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted March 13, 2022 #14 Share Posted March 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, kopykat said: If you are a 3 star or higher Mariner , I strongly recommend making your reservation on board. That way you get the Mariner discount. If made and paid preboarding you don’t. Pretty sure you have to be at least a 4* to get the 25% discount. If you book online, the discount should be applied as OBC onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdw1972 Posted March 13, 2022 #15 Share Posted March 13, 2022 1 minute ago, canadarocks said: Pretty sure you have to be at least a 4* to get the 25% discount. If you book online, the discount should be applied as OBC onboard. That's correct - it changed this year. Reservations can definitely be made in advance, once they open up dining for those sailings. I have a November 2022 and March 2023 cruise booked, but dining is available just yet. I think the site said it would be up by July, but who knows - it pays to check every once in a while. Sue/WDW1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triiip42 Posted March 14, 2022 #16 Share Posted March 14, 2022 5 hours ago, northernphoenix said: WE are three stars at the moment (inching ever closer to 4 )...but we would pay full price, if necessary. At this point the opportunity to make reservations don't seem available. Any idea when one could expect to see this open? We are on the Aug 27th -Sep 7th cruise as well as the Sep 7th-17th cruise. The dining pre-booking is open on the Aug. 27th cruise. I tried the Sep 7th booking and it says it is not open yet. So last week I asked our PCC about that and was informed that HAL I.T. is aware there is a problem with the dining booking on that cruise and is working on it. They hope to have it working sometime the next two weeks. So keep checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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