Ultimate Balcony Dining

[1 Cruise Fan]

:) Marilyn,Thanks for your reply.We are in a Mini Suite.I think,I'll order the B'fast as well as Dinner.:D I know he'll enjoy that!

Stacie.

[vkramer]

Does anyone know how difficult it will be to get reservations on Crown sailings. We will not get on the ship until late in the day on embarkation day and I want to make sure that I can get either breakfast or dinner for our cruise.

 

Thanks,

 

Vicki

[Colo Cruiser]

Does anyone know how difficult it will be to get reservations on Crown sailings. We will not get on the ship until late in the day on embarkation day and I want to make sure that I can get either breakfast or dinner for our cruise.

 

Thanks,

 

Vicki

 

You will be fine just call the D.I.N.E line ASAP after boarding form your cabin phone. :)

[b-cruisin1970]

My wife and I just got off the Crown last week. A balcony dinner is well worth the extra cash. You receive wonderful service right on your stateroom balcony- the whole experience is just awesome

 

We had Halil- the Room Service Manager prepare our dinner- he did just a fabulous job- we wound up tipping him an additional 20.00

 

For the cost of the dinner you receive

 

A half bottle of Moet Chandon

A Cocktail

Flowers

A picture

 

and the meal

 

Which is the surf and turf, a salad, appetizers (including caviar) a crab cake and dessert.

 

It is just awesome

I highly recomend it

[Bonniejj]

We agree--you will love the UBD. We just got off the Emerald, and the dinner was the highlight of our cruise. Excellent service, food, and atmosphere is well worth the price. Enjoy!

[mk0520]

This is our first Princess cruise and the Ultimate Balcony Dining sounds wonderful. I have a few questions that I hope someone will be able to answer. We will be sailing in February on Coral to the Panama Canal. Is the Mini-Suite Balcony large enough to accomodate 4 people for dinner.? Also, do you actually eat on the balcony? The ship will be moving when we will be having dinner so my concern is the wind. Isn't it too windy when the ship sails to have dinner on the balcony.

Thank you in advance for the information.:)

[steveNcindy]

You will be fine just call the D.I.N.E line ASAP after boarding form your cabin phone. :)

 

Is there a reservations table set up when you board or do they only take the reservations via phone? This is the one "must do" thing my wife and I want to do on the cruise.

[Bonniejj]

You just call Room Service when you get into your cabin, tell them that you'd like to schedule an Ultimate Balcony Dinner, and they take all your information right then--date, menu choices, cocktail choice, etc. Very easy.

[emerald777]

Do you tip in cash?? Or is there a check you have to sign you can add it too??

[Bonniejj]

Cash. Service was fantastic--we felt very pampered.

[POLSON]

Please keep in mind you have to have a balcony cabin. I know it may sound funny but having worked on ships, you would be surprised at the complaints from inside cabin passengers that want balcony dining!

[JennAngel9]

I can't answer your question about wind, but I know when my husband and I had a minisuite on the Tahitian Princess, the two of us on the balcony was a very tight fit (and we are both small)-- a table for 2 took up the majority of our balcony. Does anybody know if Coral mini-suite balconies are significantly larger?

 

I think Alaska in September would be so cold outside your meal would be nearly frozen by the time you ate it.

[Colo Cruiser]

Is there a reservations table set up when you board or do they only take the reservations via phone? This is the one "must do" thing my wife and I want to do on the cruise.

 

 

No table, just call room service ASAP. :)

 

They usually do around 4 per night.

[Cruise Junky]

We have a caribe balcony on the Crown in April and I'm trying to decide between the UBD or The Crown Grill for Hubby's birthday. Anyone do both?

 

Tx

[cusyl]

You could always have a table for four set up in your cabin if it is too cold or windy outside. We had ours on a sea day and the ship wasn't going at full speed.

[steveNcindy]

[quote name='Colo Cruiser']No table, just call room service ASAP. :)

They usually do around 4 per night.[/QUOTE]

Thanks.

Hoping to get it for Valentines Day, shouldn't be too many people with the same idea :rolleyes: lol

[morriscats]

[COLOR=blue]I have heard of people ordering the UBD and they don't have a balcony. I even heard some who had the table set up in an out of the way place somewhere on the ship for larger groups. For the dinner they bring in a bigger table and chairs and use the little table on the balcony to set the apps and the champagne. I don't see why 4 could not fit - we had the mini with the larger aft balcony. Our dinner began at 6:30 just as the sun was setting on our way back from Hawaii and it was perfect. The wind was not a problem (and it was windy). The waiter said they usually put the table next to the railing but we just moved it in a little and were fine. IMHO this is so worth the cost - both the breakfast (can order omlets and eggs benedict too) and the dinner. You can order the breakfast on the Princess website - under the "gifts" section. Then the card will be waiting in your room and you call and schedule when and what you want.[/COLOR]

[Colo Cruiser]

[quote name='steveNcindy']Thanks.

Hoping to get it for Valentines Day, shouldn't be too many people with the same idea :rolleyes: lol[/quote]


Yeah that day I would camp out by the phone. :D

[M&MCruisin]

For non-drinkers, what do you suppose they will bring or do in lieu of the wine? We are planning to do the UBD for our anniversary in April, but Im not sure what to even suggest for them to bring instead or wine...maybe chocolate covered strawberries or an extra photo??? Any suggestions? Thanks!

[Colo Cruiser]

[quote name='M&MCruisin']For non-drinkers, what do you suppose they will bring or do in lieu of the wine? We are planning to do the UBD for our anniversary in April, but Im not sure what to even suggest for them to bring instead or wine...maybe chocolate covered strawberries or an extra photo??? Any suggestions? Thanks![/quote]

They are pretty accomodating, we traded the champagne for Asti so just tell them what you want when they call to confirm your food choices. :)

[M&MCruisin]

[quote name='Colo Cruiser']They are pretty accomodating, we traded the champagne for Asti so just tell them what you want when they call to confirm your food choices. :)[/quote]

thank you for your help!

[bigmjh]

A little more detail on this UBD? Some of us readers have not heard of it ... hmmmm :rolleyes: ... maybe that's what we had on our Alaska cruise while cruising the glaciers on morning (but I think it was called something else).

[Georji]

[quote name='Colo Cruiser']They are pretty accomodating, we traded the champagne for Asti so just tell them what you want when they call to confirm your food choices. :)[/QUOTE]

OOOHHH! Good thinking! I LOVE Asti!