Lady Meer Posted August 3, 2023 #76 Share Posted August 3, 2023 On 8/2/2023 at 8:02 AM, rosevew said: They haven't served any food in Vines since Covid on either Sky or Regal. The offerings now only seem to be crudites, charcuterie board and a dessert, not exactly a meal. We had tapas in Vines on Regal in June but only after 5.30 pm. A couple had burger and chips delivered which kind of (for us) ruined the ambience of a wine bar! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palolake Posted August 3, 2023 #77 Share Posted August 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Wanderers2 said: We have a similar sort of question. We would normally order 1 salad & 1 Pizza & share it. Could we now just order 1 x 3 course meal & share that 🤔🤔🤔 I was speaking with a rep from Princess who is in a higher up position. I asked if we could order one pizza to share and she confirmed that it would be $12 total. Not sure about your question. 11 hours ago, Insomniacs said: We are booked on the Majestic Princess for September. We have the Plus package. If we go into Alfredo's for a snack and order just one pizza to share will that count against one person's casual dining limit or will it count for both of us since we are both in the dining area sharing a pizza? Or will they just not let the other person sit at the table? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beshears Posted August 4, 2023 #78 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I see there are two packages that Princess offers, one for $60, and the other for $80 per day. With the $60 package, it says there are 2 casual dining dinners. What are the names of these places if you know? With the $80 package, it says there are 2 specialty dining dinners. What are the names of these places if you know? I see the $80 package is the ONLY one that handles the photos, or if a person wants to purchase a picture, is done with the "individual" price per picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemis12 Posted August 4, 2023 #79 Share Posted August 4, 2023 The dining venues differ by ship. To get a proper answer- which ship are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted August 4, 2023 #80 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, palolake said: I was speaking with a rep from Princess who is in a higher up position. I asked if we could order one pizza to share and she confirmed that it would be $12 total. Not sure about your question. I think the question is if a couple who has the Plus package orders one MEAL (appetizer, pizza, dessert) to share will that count as one of their 4 (2 each) or, because there are 2 people would they count it as 2 of their 4? I had the same question. I usually eat the app and the dessert and my husband eats the pizza. Time will tell. *** Edited August 4, 2023 by chamima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dides Posted August 4, 2023 Author #81 Share Posted August 4, 2023 5 hours ago, beshears said: I see there are two packages that Princess offers, one for $60, and the other for $80 per day. With the $60 package, it says there are 2 casual dining dinners. What are the names of these places if you know? All the casual dining places are listed in the table on this thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted August 4, 2023 #82 Share Posted August 4, 2023 With the $60 package, it says there are 2 casual dining dinners. What are the names of these places if you know? These vary by ship. Royal Class ships have Alfredo's/GiGi's as do the Grand and Sapphire. Princess is making changes on their ships regarding casual dining locations With the $80 package, it says there are 2 specialty dining dinners. What are the names of these places if you know? These also vary by ship. All ships have the Crown Grill. Most, not all, ships have Sabatini's. Suggest you review the deck plans on the Princess web site for the ship you are planning to book. Specialty and casual dining locations are shown. These are subject to change as Princess introduces additional casual dining locations. Within the past week Princess has removed their dining guide PDF from their web site. It is undergoing changes. Hopefully it will return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystaltipps67 Posted August 4, 2023 #83 Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 hours ago, chamima said: I think the question is if a couple who has the Plus package orders one MEAL (appetizer, pizza, dessert) to share will that count as one of their 4 (2 each) or, because there are 2 people would they count it as 2 of their 4? I had the same question. I usually eat the app and the dessert and my husband eats the pizza. Time will tell. *** My take on this is that it is not a cover charge, it's a fixed price menu. In any normal restaurant you can order 1 appetiser and share it and only be charged for one appetiser. So I'd strongly argue that ordering one fixed price meal counts as one hit against the included credits. What I then choose to do with that meal is up to me - I could ask for it to be boxed to take away, I could eat it all myself or I could share it with another guest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted August 4, 2023 #84 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 7/31/2023 at 3:42 PM, dides said: Hi All, I thought I'd try summarise all the Casual Dining options with their new fixed price menus, a la carte charges and what is included in the cover charge in one place. Please provide any corrections and updates as you come across them. Venue (with menu for logged in users) A la carte charges $14.99 covercharge includes Ships Alfredo’s Alfredos 2.pdf 926.32 kB · 382 downloads Appetizer $5 Pizza $12 Pasta $12 Dessert $3 1 x Appetizer 1 x Pizza or pasta 1 x Dessert Majestic Princess Regal Princess Royal Princess Sky PrincessStar Princess Sun Princess Alfredo’s – reduced menu Alfredos 1.pdf 600.57 kB · 150 downloads Appetizer $5 Pizza $12 Dessert $3 1 x Appetizer 1 x Pizza 1 x Dessert Coral Princess Grand Princess Island Princess Sapphire Princess GiGis GiGis.pdf 926.21 kB · 130 downloads Appetizer $5 Pizza $12 Pasta $12 Dessert $3 1 x Appetizer 1 x Pizza or pasta 1 x Dessert Discovery Princess Enchanted Princess Ocean Terrace Ocean Terrace.pdf 571.32 kB · 190 downloads Appetizer $3 Starters $14/$12 Nigiri $5 Sashimi $5 Combis $7/$13 Maki Rolls $5 1 x Appetizer 1 x Nigiri or Sashimi 2 x Maki Rolls Discovery Princess Enchanted Princess Majestic Princess Regal Princess Royal Princess Sky Princess Salty Dog Gastropub Salty Dog.pdf 97.41 kB · 180 downloads Plates $10 Desserts $5 2 x Plates 1 x Dessert Crown Princess Emerald Princess Ruby Princess Vines Vines.pdf 818.09 kB · 260 downloads Crudités $3 Charcuterie Board $12 Chocolate Truffles $3 1 x Crudités 1 x Charcuterie Board 1 x Chocolate Truffes Caribbean Princess Crown Princess Emerald Princess Grand Princess Majestic Princess Regal Princess Royal Princess Ruby Princess Sapphire Princess Sky Princess O’Malley’s O Malleys.pdf 3.88 MB · 105 downloads Starters $5 Mains $10 Afters $5 1 x Starter 1 x Main 1 x After Enchanted PrincessStar Princess Sun Princess Kai Sushi Kai Sushi.pdf 631.92 kB · 39 downloads Starters $12/$14/$20 Noodles & Ramen $10-$15 Appetizers $4/$3 Nigiri Sushi $5 Sashimi $5 Maki Rolls $5 Combis $7/$13 Dessert $3 1 x Appetizer 1 x Nigiri Sushi 1 x Sashimi 1 x Maki Roll 1 x Dessert Diamond PrincessStar Princess Sun Princess Planks Planks.pdf 284.97 kB · 117 downloads Starters $5 Planks $12 Extra Meat $4 Desserts $3 1 x Starter 1 x Plank 1 x Dessert Caribbean Princess Emerald Princess Steamers Steamers.pdf 459.82 kB · 99 downloads Starters $5 Steamer $12 Seafood Platter $12 Add Lobster Tail or Snow Crab $10 Desserts $3 1 x Starter 1 x Steamer or Seafood Platter 1 x Dessert Caribbean Princess Emerald Princess Note the new appetizer and dessert added to the previously pizza-only menu on Grand and Sapphire (and sea days in Sabatini's on Coral and Island)! Star and Sun are in italics as the menus may change by the time they are launched. no Vines or other wine venue on SUN P ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dides Posted August 4, 2023 Author #85 Share Posted August 4, 2023 7 minutes ago, voljeep said: no Vines or other wine venue on SUN P ??? Nothing announced as yet...but then they didn't include one on Discovery Princess either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyj Posted August 4, 2023 #86 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 1:52 PM, rosevew said: This is all so badly thought out. Can't eat in Alfredo's for free but can order a free pizza on the app and have it delivered to me anywhere on the ship! Surely it would be cheaper/easier to serve me in Alfredo's? @rosevew, I started a thread a couple weeks ago regarding NO free pizza on the APP on my Emerald Princess sailing, July 22-29, 2024. I was on the ship 1 month prior and there was ‘free’ pizza. Was told it was implemented on the short cruise over July 4. Also it only had 3 types of Pizza and the cost was $8.50. I believe the names were Amici, Blanco and Duo Parma. This appears to be the cost of Pizza on the Sapphire according to a recent YouTuber who said he got the Sapphire pizza menu from a passenger who boarded after August 2 when the changes became effective for that ship. So I am pretty sure ordering Pizza thru the APP will be $8.50 or more now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Starter Posted August 4, 2023 #87 Share Posted August 4, 2023 From what I am hearing there are passengers cancelling their cruises or declining to book on Princess because of these changes. There is some anger about the changes being made to cruises that were booked under previous conditions. Charging extra for previously included items after booking and selling these items as now included as a new “benefit” of the Plus and Premium packages does not go down well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosevew Posted August 4, 2023 #88 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I emailed to complain and this is the response! Clearly, they don't give a damn. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on our recent Princess Plus and Premier announcement. Please be assured we have shared your comments with our leadership team. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beshears Posted August 5, 2023 #89 Share Posted August 5, 2023 We are to do the Regal, and thank you for breaking ALL of this down, which is a LOT to take into consideration. I will keep this so I can show my 3 sons what you have here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderers2 Posted August 5, 2023 #90 Share Posted August 5, 2023 16 hours ago, skynight said: With the $60 package, it says there are 2 casual dining dinners. What are the names of these places if you know? These vary by ship. Royal Class ships have Alfredo's/GiGi's as do the Grand and Sapphire. Princess is making changes on their ships regarding casual dining locations With the $80 package, it says there are 2 specialty dining dinners. What are the names of these places if you know? These also vary by ship. All ships have the Crown Grill. Most, not all, ships have Sabatini's. Suggest you review the deck plans on the Princess web site for the ship you are planning to book. Specialty and casual dining locations are shown. These are subject to change as Princess introduces additional casual dining locations. Within the past week Princess has removed their dining guide PDF from their web site. It is undergoing changes. Hopefully it will return. I believe the speciality restaurants would include Crown Grill Sabatini’s The Catch by Rudi Sterling Steakhouse Kai Sushi (Diamond Princess) Harmony (Majestic Princess) There may be some others but that would be the main ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beshears Posted August 5, 2023 #91 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Wanderers2, thank you for replying to my question here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 5, 2023 #92 Share Posted August 5, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 9:48 AM, Cruise Starter said: From what I am hearing there are passengers cancelling their cruises or declining to book on Princess because of these changes. There is some anger about the changes being made to cruises that were booked under previous conditions. Charging extra for previously included items after booking and selling these items as now included as a new “benefit” of the Plus and Premium packages does not go down well. All ships seem to be booking just as fast as ever. I am not seeing a lot of open cabins on the most popular cruises like Alaska. The 17 and 22 day itineraries for 2025 just came out and most suites are already gone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosevew Posted August 5, 2023 #93 Share Posted August 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, memoak said: All ships seem to be booking just as fast as ever. I am not seeing a lot of open cabins on the most popular cruises like Alaska. The 17 and 22 day itineraries for 2025 just came out and most suites are already gone I bet a lot of people have no idea that the package has changed though. Unless you are on FB or CC, you might not know. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 5, 2023 #94 Share Posted August 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, rosevew said: I bet a lot of people have no idea that the package has changed though. Unless you are on FB or CC, you might not know. I was responding to the poster who claimed people were cancelling cruises I have not seen any evidence of this. Some cruisers especially newbies may be surprised when they try to use room service or go to Alfredo’s We saw tons of blue cards trying to argue their way into reserve dining because it was the same dining room. The next few weeks are probably going to see lots of confused people at guest services. I am a little surprised that mass emails were mot sent out 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tophat4321 Posted August 5, 2023 #95 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Pizza being good is in the tastebuds. For ME MEH. Free was a good price now,no thank you. Pool pizza is just fine. Edited August 5, 2023 by Tophat4321 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderers2 Posted August 6, 2023 #96 Share Posted August 6, 2023 11 hours ago, beshears said: Wanderers2, thank you for replying to my question here. No problems. I did make one error according to the princess web site Kai Sushi is now a Casual Dining venue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare New2cruise2022 Posted August 6, 2023 #97 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 8/3/2023 at 3:54 AM, Lady Meer said: We had tapas in Vines on Regal in June but only after 5.30 pm. A couple had burger and chips delivered which kind of (for us) ruined the ambience of a wine bar! What is the best pairing for the burger and chips? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare New2cruise2022 Posted August 6, 2023 #98 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 10:55 AM, rosevew said: I emailed to complain and this is the response! Clearly, they don't give a damn. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on our recent Princess Plus and Premier announcement. Please be assured we have shared your comments with our leadership team. If you are one of many, what other response could they give? If you give them the benefit of the doubt, the leadership team will meet and reevaluate the changes and the response from people like you. Regardless, that is giving some sort of a damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzbw Posted August 6, 2023 #99 Share Posted August 6, 2023 It's interesting, when I try to complete a virtual booking, and i choose my stateroom type (balcony, mini, etc), the description details "complimentary room service." With the careat for charges for balcony dinner, pizza and beverages. And 'subject to change." I guess the folks with the bar certificates are saying, this covers us just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleFish1976 Posted August 6, 2023 #100 Share Posted August 6, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 2:48 AM, Cruise Starter said: From what I am hearing there are passengers cancelling their cruises or declining to book on Princess because of these changes. There is some anger about the changes being made to cruises that were booked under previous conditions. Charging extra for previously included items after booking and selling these items as now included as a new “benefit” of the Plus and Premium packages does not go down well. Particularly since Princess haven't even had the decency to email despite full payment having been made and an 'old' Premier package paid for, to advise that the changes have taken place. Gives me the impression that they don't GAS whether any of us sail with them again or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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