Always Cruising Posted October 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I was on the Oct 11 Joy and it wasn't available. I thought it might have been because the cruise was only a 5 day. Other guests had just been on two 7 day back to back cruises, and it wasn't offered then, either. It was done on my Sept 3 Escape. Hope it's not another bit of cost cutting;, as is discontinuing the complimentary bottle of sparkling wine for all Latitudes members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted October 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 18, 2023 its most likely due to a crew availability issue. that officer that was assigned most likely had work related things to attend to first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back to school Posted October 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, Always Cruising said: I was on the Oct 11 Joy and it wasn't available. I thought it might have been because the cruise was only a 5 day. Other guests had just been on two 7 day back to back cruises, and it wasn't offered then, either. It was done on my Sept 3 Escape. Hope it's not another bit of cost cutting;, as is discontinuing the complimentary bottle of sparkling wine for all Latitudes members. Dinner for officer, “costs cutting”? 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Cruising Posted October 18, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Having to have 2 "officers" leave their jobs and someone cover them, and giving free drinks to people who may not have had the drink package - minor cost cutting. But a cutback, none the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Cruising Posted October 18, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, shof515 said: its most likely due to a crew availability issue. that officer that was assigned most likely had work related things to attend to first My friends had it cancelled/not available for the 3rd cruise in a row - so seems to be a pattern. And CruiseNext desk said it "seems to have been discontinued." Edited October 18, 2023 by Always Cruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted October 18, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Always Cruising said: Having to have 2 "officers" leave their jobs and someone cover them, and giving free drinks to people who may not have had the drink package - minor cost cutting. But a cutback, none the same. There ain't no accounting ledger that has THAT many decimals points.... 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Anoynmous Phoenix Posted October 18, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 18, 2023 We had three cruises earlier this northern summer, two on the Star and one on the Prima, and there was a dining with officers on each one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted October 18, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Had dinner with the officers on the Sky last month, the Jewel the month before, the Sun in May and the Star in February (the first time it had been offered). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horseboarder Posted October 18, 2023 #9 Share Posted October 18, 2023 We were on Bliss mid September (Alaska) and Dinner with Officers was offered. Had dinner with a HR person and an engineer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAHAM Posted October 18, 2023 #10 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Had a dining with officers on the Viva last month. Enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Anoynmous Phoenix Posted October 18, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 18, 2023 If Dining with Officers is not openly offered then go to the Future Cruise Desk on the first day and ask; VERY politely; "Why Not?". If the answer isn't al all convincing go and talk to the GM's secretary as that is the person who makes the arrangements; Future Cruise only collects names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 18, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) Nvm Edited October 18, 2023 by bluesea777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Seas2mountains Posted October 18, 2023 #13 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Had dinner with the officers on the Spirit at the end of September (Hawaii to Tahiti cruise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JIMESOPUS Posted October 18, 2023 #14 Share Posted October 18, 2023 We had a very unusual dinner with the officers on the Star last week, two officers ( Guest Services and HR ) and 17 PAX, with one huge square table. GM and several other officers stopped by and said hi. The coordinator of the event had a list with pictures of the PAX and their names under each picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 18, 2023 #15 Share Posted October 18, 2023 It was offered on the Encore last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiservictor Posted October 18, 2023 #16 Share Posted October 18, 2023 We were on the Joy for B2B2B beginning 9/25 and the dinner with the officers was not held on any of them. Neither was the VIP party in the Haven. The Q&A with the Captain and Chief Engineer was held on the first 2 cruises, but neither of them hung around afterwards to schmooze, as they often do. The CN team and the GMs secretary said the changes were due to “precautionary” reasons. Both used that same word. My wife and I had sailed with Captain Hakan so many times that we got together with him for about an hour in the Haven’s Horizon Lounge. When I asked him point blank if all these changes were due to Covid, he said no, it was actually the flu that was running through the crew. We first sailed with him on the new Breakaway in September 2013, so I don’t think he would lie to us. ie say it was the flu when it was really Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKstages Posted October 18, 2023 #17 Share Posted October 18, 2023 14 hours ago, cruiservictor said: We were on the Joy for B2B2B beginning 9/25 and the dinner with the officers was not held on any of them. onboard the joy right now for a B2B and jealous of your third “B.” not being offered on this current 10/16 cruise, either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted October 18, 2023 #18 Share Posted October 18, 2023 16 hours ago, JIMESOPUS said: We had a very unusual dinner with the officers on the Star last week, two officers ( Guest Services and HR ) and 17 PAX, with one huge square table. GM and several other officers stopped by and said hi. The coordinator of the event had a list with pictures of the PAX and their names under each picture. That seems to be the way they like to do it on the Star. We had 3 officers and CN manager. Our trip had so many the did 2 nights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 18, 2023 #19 Share Posted October 18, 2023 17 hours ago, cruiservictor said: We were on the Joy for B2B2B beginning 9/25 and the dinner with the officers was not held on any of them. Neither was the VIP party in the Haven. The Q&A with the Captain and Chief Engineer was held on the first 2 cruises, but neither of them hung around afterwards to schmooze, as they often do. The CN team and the GMs secretary said the changes were due to “precautionary” reasons. Both used that same word. My wife and I had sailed with Captain Hakan so many times that we got together with him for about an hour in the Haven’s Horizon Lounge. When I asked him point blank if all these changes were due to Covid, he said no, it was actually the flu that was running through the crew. We first sailed with him on the new Breakaway in September 2013, so I don’t think he would lie to us. ie say it was the flu when it was really Covid. We were on the Joy last week and no dinner, captain no-showed to the latitudes party, no VIP parties in the haven or District that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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