Oregonhiker Posted February 13, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Considering signing up for extra premium dining, but concerned we might not be able to get reservations as some venues are still closed I think. I called and couldn't get anything at an early time, but they said most of the tables are released after then cruise starts. Also said not to worry as we are in a penthouse. But I just didn't want to spend the money if the only time we could eat was past our bedtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted February 13, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) If there were no early times, you waited too long and they were all sold out. Booking opened 130 days prior to departure. You complain about reservations after your bed time, but you had total control. You had a 10-day head start over steerage and you didn’t take advantage. Then you waited longer until everything was sold out. You can get the concierge to book for you onboard. But if you wait too long there, even the concierge won’t be able to get a reservation. Book as soon as you embark. Account for going to a Luau for dinner on one of your two overnight port calls. Book those quickly. Edited February 13, 2023 by BirdTravels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonhiker Posted February 13, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Not helpful. Norwegians sister line Oceania sends you a notice when reservations are open for your cabin level. I had no idea bookings opened 130 days before. Hopemlady who told me 80% are held till after departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted February 13, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 13, 2023 20 hours ago, BirdTravels said: You had a 10-day head start over steerage and you didn’t take advantage. Just a point of clarification. Platinum folks in steerage also get a nice head start.😎🐀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted February 14, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Oregonhiker said: Not helpful. Norwegians sister line Oceania sends you a notice when reservations are open for your cabin level. I had no idea bookings opened 130 days before. Hopemlady who told me 80% are held till after departure. It is much much less than 80%. Pre pandemic, popular restaurants like Cagney’s have sold out for the entire cruise (including late night dining) by 1 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted February 14, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said: Just a point of clarification. Platinum folks in steerage also get a nice head start.😎🐀 Is there any value to this? The point is that if you complain that there is only late times, you did not book in a timely manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonhiker Posted February 23, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I’ll answer my own question as am now on POA. It was worth it. As promised by NCL rep, reservations would be plentiful for suite passengers once on board. All requested times were available. Concierge did advise booking with rep available in Cagney’s for embarkation lunch. and yes ship was sold out. In other news, all venues are now open including Key West Grill. Staffing seems fine, service excellent and recent redo of interiors makes ship feel much newer and nicer than when aboard eight years ago. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted February 23, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 23, 2023 How many passengers were onboard? The ship has been "sold out" since restart because they significantly reduced the number of passengers they were accepting, actually cancelling reservations of paying customers to reduce total passenger count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanyaewa Posted February 23, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Oregonhiker said: I’ll answer my own question as am now on POA. It was worth it. As promised by NCL rep, reservations would be plentiful for suite passengers once on board. All requested times were available. Concierge did advise booking with rep available in Cagney’s for embarkation lunch. and yes ship was sold out. In other news, all venues are now open including Key West Grill. Staffing seems fine, service excellent and recent redo of interiors makes ship feel much newer and nicer than when aboard eight years ago. Thanks very much for taking the time to come back and give us a first hand account. “Most” of us really appreciate it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonhiker Posted February 23, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted February 23, 2023 You’re welcome and the boat is full, complete, no vacancy, no room. Just in case anyone wonders😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted February 23, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 23, 2023 18 hours ago, Oregonhiker said: In other news, all venues are now open including Key West Grill. Staffing seems fine, service excellent and recent redo of interiors makes ship feel much newer and nicer than when aboard eight years ago. Thanks for sharing that. After several false starts, we deferred a planned return to POA until Feb 2024. We wanted to wait until things returned to "normal" for an extended period of time, and it looks like we'll make it there.😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted February 23, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 6:06 PM, BirdTravels said: Is there any value to this? Yes. It's a reminder that it is possible to book steerage and still get preferred treatment wrt dining reservations. An earlier post implied that us poor souls in steerage are always at the back of the line.🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now