thedawgman Posted July 19, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Hi all. New to Princess. My wife and I will be on the Royal Princess Alaskan cruise out of SEA on Aug 26th. In attempting to book speciality dining options, the only thing that comes up Sabatini’s. I’ve checked every night of the cruise and it’s the same situation… Sabatini’s is the only option. Does anyone know what’s going on with this? Are they really only running one speciality restaurant on this cruise? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCTXCruiser Posted July 19, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, thedawgman said: Hi all. New to Princess. My wife and I will be on the Royal Princess Alaskan cruise out of SEA on Aug 26th. In attempting to book speciality dining options, the only thing that comes up Sabatini’s. I’ve checked every night of the cruise and it’s the same situation… Sabatini’s is the only option. Does anyone know what’s going on with this? Are they really only running one speciality restaurant on this cruise? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks. I am on the Royal on Sept 9th and I have seen the same thing on the app. One day last week Crown Grill was available for almost every time on every day so I was able to book 1 day. Now it is back to Sabatini's only every day. I plan on making my reservations once I am on board. I haven't heard anything about Crown Grill being closed for any reason. I think the app is just glitchy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted July 19, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 19, 2023 There should be no print getting reservations once on board as long as you are flexible with meal times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted July 19, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 19, 2023 We've seen the same thing on other ships and trips. CG seems to be much more popular and is often not available for pre-cruise bookings when Sabatini's, La Mer etc have availability. That being said, whenever we have been unsuccessful booking pre-cruise, we simply head to the CG immediately upon boarding and book our desired times then and there. AFAIK, the specialty restaurants always keep a certain number of tables open for Embarkation Day bookings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 19, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 19, 2023 I suspect this is simply another glitch with the app. Of course there are other restaurants available. Try using the online "web version" of the app on a tablet or desktop/laptop. It's MUCH easier to see the schedule and pick what you want (in my opinion). I looked at trying to do a reservation ONCE on the app and gave up...I use the web version exclusively now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawgman Posted July 19, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Quick update: It must have been a glitch. I checked again this evening and was able to book both Crown Grill and Sabatini's. Thanks for the replies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawgman Posted July 19, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Rick&Jeannie said: I suspect this is simply another glitch with the app. Of course there are other restaurants available. Try using the online "web version" of the app on a tablet or desktop/laptop. It's MUCH easier to see the schedule and pick what you want (in my opinion). I looked at trying to do a reservation ONCE on the app and gave up...I use the web version exclusively now. I didn't realize this was possible on the web... The website directs you to the app for stuff like food reservations. What am I missing? I'd much prefer that. Update: Answering my own question... There a link to the web version directly under the buttons for the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Thanks for the suggestion! Edited July 19, 2023 by thedawgman Answering my own question... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted July 20, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 20, 2023 10 hours ago, thedawgman said: Hi all. New to Princess. My wife and I will be on the Royal Princess Alaskan cruise out of SEA on Aug 26th. In attempting to book speciality dining options, the only thing that comes up Sabatini’s. I’ve checked every night of the cruise and it’s the same situation… Sabatini’s is the only option. Does anyone know what’s going on with this? Are they really only running one speciality restaurant on this cruise? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks. You may have missed the window to book the Crown Grill. People who have the higher end Princess pack, get 2 specialty dinners I believe and the suite passengers get dinner free the first night. Keep trying and maybe something will open up or try to book once you get onboard. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Plato123 Posted July 20, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 20, 2023 21 hours ago, thedawgman said: Hi all. New to Princess. My wife and I will be on the Royal Princess Alaskan cruise out of SEA on Aug 26th. In attempting to book speciality dining options, the only thing that comes up Sabatini’s. I’ve checked every night of the cruise and it’s the same situation… Sabatini’s is the only option. Does anyone know what’s going on with this? Are they really only running one speciality restaurant on this cruise? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks. We loved Sabatini's on the Royal earlier this year and after trying the Crown Grill twice on that cruise , were very disappointed with the food and service. We had a suite and had breakfast at Sabatini's included which was also excellent. No Crown Grill: no lose IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 21, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 21, 2023 And...keep in mind that even though the app/web may say there is no availability...there probably is. They don't release every table to the reservation system in order to allow for walk-ups. You may have to wait a few minutes...but I'd bet you can get a table once on the ship...but keep trying via the system! That's a "sure thing". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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