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Signs on the Island Princess say 8 am to 10 pm this week. If you carry your laundry on you should be able to start it right away on any ship.

There is way way to filter the options except to see the activities that you have bookmarked

What you quoted says very clearly that shorts are not allowed in the evening

I am so sorry for your loss. Glad you are finding comfort in your many happy memories!

The only personalization possible is to show the activities you have bookmarked

That’s true, it doesn’t always populate, but it’s certainly worth looking

I’ve seen it start populating as much as 60 days before sailing. There is no firm rule though

It’s possible you will make it but it’s also much more possible that you won’t. I wouldn’t try it unless you are completely comfortable with missing your flight. If that idea stresses you at all, don’t book. I believe first walk-offs were around 7 when we were there in August

You can see a lot of information for your cruise in the Journey View Activities Timeline in the app. It usually populates before sailing

Reserved seating will be available from those with the premier package starting in February https://www.princess.com/cruise-deals-promotions/plus-premier-cruise-packages/

You can probably find more in your cruise contract https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/before-you-board

You can see the schedule for your sailing in the Journey View activities timeline in the app. It can populate as much as 60 days before sailing

If you can’t see the link, just Google CCL Stockholder Benefit https://www.carnivalcorp.com/static-files/50351a91-4dc0-4f6b-bfec-684647e6129f

The problem with going directly to a table is that there is always a chance that it is still occupied or hasn't been cleared. I think staff want to be sure that tables are ready before people approach them. It would work great for people who want to eat when the MDR first opens though.

I think restaurants do assign specific tables to parties at least sometimes. I see reserved signs on tables pretty frequently. It's especially common in restaurants with desirable views or outdoor spaces, etc.

I haven’t had that experience. Our reservation always seems to be for the time and dining room we book not changed to the same every night

The last two cruises I was on had separate lines for those who were walking in and those with reservations. I think it’s common now.

We generally book between 7:00 and 7:30 and in 5 cruises haven’t had a problem with having wait. A few times we’ve requested a specific table and been given the choice to wait or be seated elsewhere if the people there before us were taking more time than expected.

Traditional dining has been gone for over a year. There are no more set early and late seatings where you are assigned to a table and dining partners for your cruise. It is possible for a party who know each other to reserve for the same time and MDR each evening with Dine My Way though.

Looking for the next 12 months the app is showing as no charge except late night for my upcoming cruises.

You can usually see which nights are scheduled as formal nights in the Journey View activities timeline in the app. Every evening will show either “casual” or “formal” portraits. I’ve seen it populate as much as a couple of months before a cruise.

I couldn’t agree more. I love how the app makes reserving easy and always use it to check menus, especially now that they can be seen days ahead of time. It had some issues for me on my first cruise after the restart but since then it’s worked nearly perfectly. In addition to the benefits you mention, I find using the chat function to be a huge improvement over having to visit guest services and finding shipmates is also very handy. I miss it on other lines.

I don’t think traditional dining will ever return. It worked perfectly in the old days of cruising when the only option for dinner was the main dining room. With the many options available today, from specialty restaurants, the buffet, room service etc, it makes it much more difficult to keep tables of random strangers filled at the same time for every night of a cruise. Pre-COVID, a pet peeve of even those who love traditional dining had been that they were left sitting alone at a table full of empty seats when their table mates choose another option for dinner.

Can that bottle be brought to the dining room without a corkage fee?