Rare Selbourne Posted March 10, 2023 #626 Share Posted March 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, wowzz said: Are you sure ? Never had a problem walking up in Princess. wowzz. The quote you are questioning was from terrierjohn, not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 10, 2023 #627 Share Posted March 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, Selbourne said: wowzz. The quote you are questioning was from terrierjohn, not me. Sorry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdillett Posted March 15, 2023 #628 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Hi We are sailing on the Azura mid May on our first cruise😃 To avoid the crowds and check things out, we plan to have lunch on embarkation day at our allocated restaurant/table Not sure when are you allocated a dining room/table Is that possible? Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Selbourne Posted March 15, 2023 #629 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Jdillett said: Hi We are sailing on the Azura mid May on our first cruise😃 To avoid the crowds and check things out, we plan to have lunch on embarkation day at our allocated restaurant/table Not sure when are you allocated a dining room/table Is that possible? Regards John Welcome to Cruise Critic! On embarkation day, the main dining room isn’t open for lunch. The buffet is open for that purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 15, 2023 #630 Share Posted March 15, 2023 56 minutes ago, Jdillett said: Hi We are sailing on the Azura mid May on our first cruise😃 To avoid the crowds and check things out, we plan to have lunch on embarkation day at our allocated restaurant/table Not sure when are you allocated a dining room/table Is that possible? Regards John Just to add that at lunch time you just turn up to whichever MDR is open. Allocated tables only relate to fixed dining in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymac Posted March 15, 2023 #631 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Can anyone tell me what restaurants will be open the day we embark on Arvia please? Also can anyone tell me how often will Limelight be on during a 14 night cruise and will there be a performace on the 1st night? Thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy v Posted March 15, 2023 #632 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, mandymac said: Can anyone tell me what restaurants will be open the day we embark on Arvia please? Also can anyone tell me how often will Limelight be on during a 14 night cruise and will there be a performace on the 1st night? Thank you in advance Limelight is open every night, including the first. The buffet will be open when you embark. I don't know about other restaurants but I would guess the Quays 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyPanda Posted March 17, 2023 #633 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 8:55 AM, Jdillett said: Hi We are sailing on the Azura mid May on our first cruise😃 To avoid the crowds and check things out, we plan to have lunch on embarkation day at our allocated restaurant/table Not sure when are you allocated a dining room/table Is that possible? Regards John Normally, the main dining rooms won't be open for lunch on embarkation day. However, Azura is special due to running overlapping 7 and 14 day itineraries on fly cruises. This means a main dining room WILL be open for lunch on the day you embark. This will probably be the Peninsular restaurant, which is on Deck 6, just off the atrium. The restaurant will probably close for new arrivals at 1:30pm, your flight may not be early enough to meet this. If not, the buffet will be serving lunch until 5pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walace Posted March 17, 2023 #634 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Does anyone know if Sindhu on Iona is open for lunch or is it just dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted March 17, 2023 #635 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Walace said: Does anyone know if Sindhu on Iona is open for lunch or is it just dinner? Just dinner, 6.30pm to 9pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jh1809 Posted March 17, 2023 #636 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Walace said: Does anyone know if Sindhu on Iona is open for lunch or is it just dinner? On Aurora's cruise to the Caribbean in Nov/Dec, Sindhu opened for "tiffin" lunches on some sea days towards the latter end of the cruise. It might be different on Iona, of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awmartin Posted March 18, 2023 #637 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Does anyone know if it is possible to see which menus are active in Epicurian, Sindu as these are available to book on line before sailing but they have menu 1 and menu 2 but it does not show which is active for the dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted March 18, 2023 #638 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, awmartin said: Does anyone know if it is possible to see which menus are active in Epicurian, Sindu as these are available to book on line before sailing but they have menu 1 and menu 2 but it does not show which is active for the dates. No you cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awmartin Posted March 18, 2023 #639 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 minute ago, majortom10 said: No you cannot. Thank for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted March 18, 2023 #640 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Just returned today from 14 nts on Iona and would be happy to give any up to date info or help. Will give a more detailed post about cruise later good and bad. Will surprise many including myself IMO there was not much bad and has more than likely been posted by others. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHH Posted March 18, 2023 #641 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Hi - a new cruiser here, looking at a cruise on Azura from Valletta, May 2024. As we are both vegan a big concern we have before booking is how good the food options will be for us - we appreciate that there will be a limited choice, but can't survive on lettuce alone! lol If anyone has any advice on the options / menus in the different restaurants for us it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted March 18, 2023 #642 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Hi How do we now book speciality dining? Do we book before we go on line or do we have to wait until we are on the ship? Similarly, if we are on freedom dining, is it all back to normal and we just turn up and take a pager? Have not been since Covid so feel like we don't know what we are doing Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted March 18, 2023 #643 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) We returned from Iona this morning and the only speciality restaurants available to book prior to boarding was Epicurean, Sindhu and Limelight Club. All available to book 14 days before cruise, We booked Epicurean which was £28pp but because booking in advance they give you a £4pp discount and we have 10% loyalty club benefit so ended up at £21-60pp and was excellent, Sindhu you pay a deposit of £10pp and then when you have your meal all dishes are individually priced and because you have booked in advance they give you a 20% discount and then deduct £10pp already paid. Limelight Club we were not interested in booking but do know that Lee Mead was on the first night of the following cruise and was £35pp. Olive Grove no cover charge but some dishes have supplement and was excellent. Beach House has a cover charge of £9-50pp and some dishes extra supplement and we were very disappointed and didnt think it value for money. Edited March 18, 2023 by majortom10 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Presto2 Posted March 18, 2023 #644 Share Posted March 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, majortom10 said: We returned from Iona this morning and the only speciality restaurants available to book prior to boarding was Epicurean, Sindhu and Limelight Club. All available to book 14 days before cruise, We booked Epicurean which was £28pp but because booking in advance they give you a £4pp discount and we have 10% loyalty club benefit so ended up at £21-60pp and was excellent, Sindhu you pay a deposit of £10pp and then when you have your meal all dishes are individually priced and because you have booked in advance they give you a 20% discount and then deduct £10pp already paid. Limelight Club we were not interested in booking but do know that Lee Mead was on the first night of the following cruise and was £35pp. Olive Grove no cover charge but some dishes have supplement and was excellent. Beach House has a cover charge of £9-50pp and some dishes extra supplement and we were very disappointed and didnt think it value for money. Thanks, great info 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Interestedcruisefan Posted March 18, 2023 #645 Share Posted March 18, 2023 We paid for Epicurean and Limelight Club on Arvia Both meals were excellent quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted March 18, 2023 #646 Share Posted March 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Interestedcruisefan said: We paid for Epicurean and Limelight Club on Arvia Both meals were excellent quality. Never got as far as looking at the meals in Limelight on Iona as was not interested in the acts we were being asked to pay to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Interestedcruisefan Posted March 18, 2023 #647 Share Posted March 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, majortom10 said: Never got as far as looking at the meals in Limelight on Iona as was not interested in the acts we were being asked to pay to see. I felt the same but bit the bullet and bought tickets to see Mary Mac. And had a really great night of food and entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted March 18, 2023 #648 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Interestedcruisefan said: I felt the same but bit the bullet and bought tickets to see Mary Mac. And had a really great night of food and entertainment We didn't fancy Sam Bailey or Kevin Simm. Edited March 18, 2023 by majortom10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 18, 2023 #649 Share Posted March 18, 2023 5 hours ago, majortom10 said: that Lee Mead was on the first night of the following cruise Who he ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Interestedcruisefan Posted March 18, 2023 #650 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, majortom10 said: We didn't fancy Sam Bailey or Kevin Simm. My wife made the point that Limelight should be entertainment not just a singer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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