Dining with friends that book later

[Sangela]

Just a quick question here...We booked the Elation Oct. 31st, told one of my buddies and she booked the same cruise today, with her hubby! :) Very cool, also my mother-in-law and sister-in-law *may* be booking the same cruise at a later date.

 

My question is how do we arrange it so we all sit together in the dining room? I don't necessarily want it to be "just us", and would like an 8 or 10 top table so we can also socialize with fellow cruisers.

 

Do I call Carnival with my request?

 

Just curious to see if anyone has done this before and how they went about it.

 

Thanks! :D

[HRHMadonna]

We had a similar situation....We simply asked our travel agents to 'link' our reservations for our dinner assignment...I believe we had to give her our friends' booking number. If you booked with Carnival, I would contact them directly to make the request.

[Sangela]

Cool! Thanks, I'll do that. :)

[fofita01]

Ask your PVP or call 1-800-Carnival if you booked directly to tie your reservations for dinner.... you will need both booking #'s and you must have requested the same time.

 

If you booked with a TA, call them and provide both booking #'s.

[Darlipoo]

If it doesn't work out on the paperwork, you and your frinds go to the matredei at 1:30 the day you sail and they will fix you up. There was a line of people making changes because they hadn't gotten the times they wanted.

[BND]

We have friends we met on a previous cruise who live in Canada and we invited them to cruise with us a few weeks after we had booked ours. They booked and then we had our TA and theirs link our reservations so we could dine together. That's all it should take.

[PINEVIEW01]

I've done it alot. Just call both TA/PVP's with both booking numbers. The only catch is if one is in a group booking and you can be without knowing it.

[jensing317]

We're in the same situation right now. I called Carnival (we both booked directly with them) and I had to have their booking number and then they proceeded to ask me all sorts of personal questions...what is their birthday, what's their home address, home phone, etc.

 

I don't know if that happens every time BUT just in case...be prepared! :)