Club class questions on Regal

i am just about to book mini suite Club Class on Regal. Is it worth it? How is the Club dining?

i am just about to book mini suite Club Class on Regal. Is it worth it? How is the Club dining?

Dining is the same except there is a featured entree each night, a dedicated entrance to the DR with a dedicated section.

Just walk up for immediate seating in CC.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2520173&highlight=club+class+dining

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2431292&highlight=club+class+dining

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2520853&highlight=club+class+dining

I stayed in a Club Class minisuite on Regal earlier this month. We had received an upgrade offer and were happy to pay a bit extra to be moved from a forward mini-suite to a mid-ship minisuite. We found it worth it for a small additional fee.

Club class dining: It was great to be able to walk into the dining room for breakfast, lunch (sea days only) and dinner without any wait. The napkins and menu had a CC logo on them and the staff did their best to provide highly attentive service (there was only 1 night that they got overwhelmed at dinner and the service was slow). The menu was the same as in the other dining rooms but each night there was a chef who stopped by and told us what special he was preparing as an additional item. Unfortunately this was seafood every night (prawns etc. and fish one night) that only 1 person in our party of 5 was able to eat. It would have been nice to have a pasta or a tossed salad one night. For full disclosure, we did eat at the Crown Grill one night and missed one dinner due to ballet in St. Petersburg so not sure if there were non-seafood extras then. At breakfast you could order crepes with Nutella, which we enjoyed as an addition to the breakfast menu. It felt exclusive and was a nice experience, but we realized we wanted to eat early every night anyway so our daughter could get to the kids club by 7 pm so it would have been fine for us to have a 5:30 or 5:45 pm traditional dining time slot. I think the benefit is greater if you wish to eat during the peak times. Although you do not get assigned a specific table for the duration of the cruise in CC dining in practice we were served by the same waiter and junior waiter all but a couple of times. We gave both a cash tip at the end of the voyage for their exceptional service (in addition to auto tip).

Club Class minisuite: We had two club class minisuites next to each other and enjoyed the mid-ship location. The carpet was stained but otherwise the room was in great condition. The bed linens were exquisite but we found the Princess luxury bed too soft to our liking. I realize others love those beds and that it's impossible to please everyone - just sharing that our expectations were high and we did not like them. It was nice to have the two half bottles of Mondavi wine in the room.

We are Platinum so Club Class did not add additional value upon embarkation and disembarkation.

Thank u so much for your info. I did reserve Club Class.

"Club Class" is solely a way for Princess to ass $$$ to their coffers. It adds nothing, no additional "amenities" except for location. On our next trip the difference was $400 each for "club class" mini-suite over one 100 feet forward. No difference in ride. No additional "service." Celebrity's "Aqua" class comes with room amenities, access to the spa and its own private restaurant serving healthier selections.

"Club Class" is solely a way for Princess to ass $$$ to their coffers. It adds nothing, no additional "amenities" except for location. On our next trip the difference was $400 each for "club class" mini-suite over one 100 feet forward. No difference in ride. No additional "service." Celebrity's "Aqua" class comes with room amenities, access to the spa and its own private restaurant serving healthier selections.

And still they can sell it to some people who really think it's worth the extra.

The ability of having a true anytime seat to us in the DR just doesn't seem that appealing, nor the specials that they're preparing each night.

Now it they had a decent steak or huge lobster tail I might bite. ;)

It adds nothing, no additional "amenities" except for location.

It make Anytime Dining really anytime -- with zero wait time.

It you are already elite, it doesn't add much else.

Celebrity's "Aqua" class comes with room amenities, access to the spa and its own private restaurant serving healthier selections.

Sounds like a better choice. Nothing wrong with that.