macjunkie

Yeah, I tried their online support and they mentioned that as well I didn't want to a) I wanted it to be a surprise in the past when they got on board there would be a paper in their cabin telling them to schedule restaurant / reservation at their convenience which is what I was hoping for. b) Yeah I don't want to alter their booking and make plans for them in case it conflicts with whatever they have planned. Looks like the e-gift card is closest to what I wanted she said it gave them a paper to show at service desk and then can do whatever they want with the funds.

Thanks for the suggestion that Princess does e-gift cards, not quite as personal as pre-paying for dining for them but that'll work. Adding this in case others encounter this as well.

My mom is going on a cruise on Princess next month. In the past I've always been able to call and pre pay for a dinner reservation for them and then they can schedule it whenever / wherever they want while they're on the cruise. Seems like something has changed with this have called and talked to two people who one tried to upsell her to a different package for her cruise. The other basically hung up on me. Anyone know how if this isn't possible anymore or if there's some key phrase other than "I want to pre-pay for a dining reservation for my mom who's going on a cruise next month" (I have her booking number and all that stuff as well)