socmft Posted July 9, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Making reservations for dining on upcoming cruise on CB and I can only reserve a table for 2 in the Palm Dining Room. Never had a problem on previous ships to reserve a table for 2 in any dining room. Has anyone reserved table for 2 on CB in Coral and/or Island Dining Rooms? Would like a variety if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pppatpc2 Posted July 9, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 9, 2023 After almost 250 days at sea, I finally got it through my head, if you want the best dining experience, choose the rear dining room. The most experienced waiters are in that dining room and you will get the best service. We were on the Caribbean in April and had Agustin and he was terrific, as was the assistant waiter Greggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted July 9, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 9, 2023 (edited) 50 minutes ago, socmft said: Making reservations for dining on upcoming cruise on CB and I can only reserve a table for 2 in the Palm Dining Room. Never had a problem on previous ships to reserve a table for 2 in any dining room. Has anyone reserved table for 2 on CB in Coral and/or Island Dining Rooms? Would like a variety if possible. Yes, currently have a table for 2 in Island for later this month Most likely they are full. Edited July 9, 2023 by Jadn13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted July 9, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2023 49 minutes ago, socmft said: Making reservations for dining on upcoming cruise on CB and I can only reserve a table for 2 in the Palm Dining Room. Never had a problem on previous ships to reserve a table for 2 in any dining room. Has anyone reserved table for 2 on CB in Coral and/or Island Dining Rooms? Would like a variety if possible. It is likely that one of the mid-ship DR's is not loaded into DMW for guests to select ahead of time and will be used for walk-ups. The other one could be full at the time you are looking for. You may have better luck on board. Inquire with DR Mgmt. Or try the other one as walk-up if it doesn't appear in DMW on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted July 9, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 9, 2023 50 minutes ago, socmft said: Making reservations for dining on upcoming cruise on CB and I can only reserve a table for 2 in the Palm Dining Room. Never had a problem on previous ships to reserve a table for 2 in any dining room. Has anyone reserved table for 2 on CB in Coral and/or Island Dining Rooms? Would like a variety if possible. we've got 3 nights booked in Island around Halloween short cruise - nothing a couple of other nights so far - hoping we can book some specialty dining on board with OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socmft Posted July 9, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted July 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, voljeep said: we've got 3 nights booked in Island around Halloween short cruise - nothing a couple of other nights so far - hoping we can book some specialty dining on board with OBC This, and the following (11/5), are the cruises I am working on. Only able to reserve Palm for a reservation for 2. No problem booking specialty dining on either segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted July 9, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, socmft said: This, and the following (11/5), are the cruises I am working on. Only able to reserve Palm for a reservation for 2. No problem booking specialty dining on either segment. did you have any specialty dining credit(s) or just went ahead and put it on a credit card? We're hoping to use OBC, but also hoping we don't get shut out like we did on the CB over Thanksgiving, except for Sabatini's the first night.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socmft Posted July 9, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted July 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, voljeep said: did you have any specialty dining credit(s) or just went ahead and put it on a credit card? We're hoping to use OBC, but also hoping we don't get shut out like we did on the CB over Thanksgiving, except for Sabatini's the first night.. Unfortunately, no credits this time. Used CC. They do fill up - good luck to you. Get onboard and get your reservation ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senga Posted July 9, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Our Caribbean Princess cruise isn't until JUNE 2024 and the only options given was Palm. I'll check periodically and make a change if possible. Since our cruise is in the North Atlantic I'd prefer a mid-ship dining experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted July 10, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 10, 2023 12 hours ago, voljeep said: did you have any specialty dining credit(s) or just went ahead and put it on a credit card? We're hoping to use OBC, but also hoping we don't get shut out like we did on the CB over Thanksgiving, except for Sabatini's the first night.. I had the same hope (to use OBC when making a reservation 3 months in advance) on our recently completed Caribbean Princess cruise and asked on Chat if that was possible. The answer was a quick "no" immediately followed by "when you board go to guest services and ask them to refund (via refundable OBC) your credit card charge while keeping the reservation." It took less than 3 minutes. I was warned that the the refundable OBC might take a day or two to show up on my folio. The change was made on Saturday evening and appeared on my folio by Monday morning. The dinner charge appeared on my folio the morning after we dined at the Crown Grill. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanb0424 Posted July 16, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/9/2023 at 9:21 AM, pppatpc2 said: After almost 250 days at sea, I finally got it through my head, if you want the best dining experience, choose the rear dining room. The most experienced waiters are in that dining room and you will get the best service. We were on the Caribbean in April and had Agustin and he was terrific, as was the assistant waiter Greggy. So the Palm is at the back of the ship, so that is the best?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanb0424 Posted July 16, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I don't seem to be able to book a shared table on the app. Is this added later? There are two of us and we like to meet new people. The Palm has the majority of open reservations for a Sep cruise. Funny that there are not availabilites in the other two dining rooms?? Anyone have and insights? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pppatpc2 Posted July 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 17, 2023 17 hours ago, susanb0424 said: So the Palm is at the back of the ship, so that is the best?? The Palm is at the back. I believe in the app you choose a time and you can pick from private or shared table, if not, you can just request on the first night and they will accomodate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted July 17, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 17, 2023 17 hours ago, susanb0424 said: I don't seem to be able to book a shared table on the app. Is this added later? There are two of us and we like to meet new people. The Palm has the majority of open reservations for a Sep cruise. Funny that there are not availabilites in the other two dining rooms?? Anyone have and insights? Thanks The midship restaurants fill up quickly because of location. There is a non reservation line you can usually join, I’m sure they can easily add you to a shared table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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