CB Dining Rooms Names?

[gehrandt]

On the Princess site for the CB they refer to the MDRs by different names (Botticelli & De Vinci) (Island & Coral) and someone mentioned Palm. Have they changed the names?

 

Where would they be located if new names (deck outline shows Botticelli & De Vinci). Is the Palm a sit down or buffet?

 

What is the Cafe Caribe?

 

Any clarification would be greatly appreciated - thank you.

[Colo Cruiser]

On the Princess site for the CB they refer to the MDRs by different names (Botticelli & De Vinci) (Island & Coral) and someone mentioned Palm. Have they changed the names?

 

Where would they be located if new names (deck outline shows Botticelli & De Vinci). Is the Palm a sit down or buffet?

 

What is the Cafe Caribe?

 

Any clarification would be greatly appreciated - thank you.

 

They have not changed.

 

The Palm would be traditional deck 6 aft.

 

Anytime Coral/Island deck 5/6 midship.

[mytime53]

Is this where you're looking? http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/cb/deck_plans/index.html It shows the Palm in one view, but I can't get it to show in the other view. They're having problems with this visual, I guess.

Cafe Caribe is another buffet, behind the Horizon Court, and is open at times for breakfast (but fewer choices than Horizon Court) and is open for dinner. I found it to be crowded (because of its layout more than the number of people eating there) and inconvenient to get through. Appetizers are at one end, salads at the other, and you are supposed to exit in the middle. It was a cramped space...the carving station is opposite most of the desserts, but there isn't really room for people to be doing both. And the bread area...it's an L-shape, well, actually U-shape when you add the butter area, so pretty much only one person at a time can access the 10 baskets of rolls, even though it's probably 4-5 linear feet of space. Caribe Cafe space definitely seems like it was an afterthought.

[DanJ]

When we were on the ship, before the retrofit, the Palm and one of the mid-ship dining rooms were anytime, and the other mid-ship was traditional. The line was much shorter at the Palm, being tucked away aft.

 

The Cafe Caribe was where the theme meals were. Mexican one night, Asian another, and so on. This was also the all night buffet area, with Horizon Court closed. We also had breakfast here every day, since it was close to the Terrace Pool and our aft Riviera cabin location. We enjoyed sitting out on that deck for breakfast.

[Feelin' Nauti']

Island ~ Anytime

Coral ~ Anytime

Palm ~ Traditional

 

Specialty Restaurants ~

Sabatini's

Crown Grill

 

Buffet ~

Horizon Court

Caribe

[gehrandt]

Thanks everybody - appreciate all the information. Guess DH will have to drag his suit along for formal night as he doesn't well with buffets - I end up juggling two plates :)

[Feelin' Nauti']

• Café Caribe – Caribbean-themed buffet restaurant seating 324. Casual. No cover charge. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  
• Coral Dining Room - Main dining room. Seats 486.
  
• Crown Grill - Premium steaks and seafood. Cover charge.
  
• Horizon Court – 24-hour buffet, full-service bistro menu offered from 10.30 pm until 4.30 am. Seats 332. Casual. No cover charge.
  
• Island Dining Room - Main dining room. Seats 486.
  
• Palm Dining Room – Main dining room. Seats 582.
  
• Prego – Poolside pizzeria. Casual. No cover charge. Open for lunch and dinner.
  
• Room Service – Room service menu offered 24 hours. No cover charge.
  
• Sabatini’s – Italian trattoria-style restaurant. Seats 102. Cover charge. Open for lunch 12 pm to 2 pm (selected sea days) and dinner from 6.30 pm to 11 pm.
  
• Scoops – Poolside ice cream bar. Nominal charge. Serves Waffles.
  
• Trident Grill – Poolside grill offering hot dogs, hamburgers etc. No cover charge. Open from 11 am to midnight.
  
• Ultimate Balcony Dining – Fresh lobster, steak, etc. served on stateroom balcony. Cover charge. Champagne breakfasts also available.
  

[AlaskaGolden]

Is the following in red correct?:confused:

 

• Café Caribe – Caribbean-themed buffet restaurant seating 324. Casual. No cover charge. Open for breakfast' date=' lunch and dinner.
  
• Coral Dining Room - Main dining room. Seats 486.
  
• Crown Grill - Premium steaks and seafood. Cover charge.
  
• Horizon Court – 24-hour buffet, full-service bistro menu offered from 10.30 pm until 4.30 am. Seats 332. Casual. No cover charge.
  
• Island Dining Room - Main dining room. Seats 486.
  
• Palm Dining Room – Main dining room. Seats 582.
  
• Prego – Poolside pizzeria. Casual. No cover charge. Open for lunch and dinner.
  
• Room Service – Room service menu offered 24 hours. No cover charge.
  
• Sabatini’s – Italian trattoria-style restaurant. Seats 102. Cover charge. Open for lunch 12 pm to 2 pm (selected sea days) and dinner from 6.30 pm to 11 pm.
  
• Scoops – Poolside ice cream bar. Nominal charge. Serves Waffles.
  
• Trident Grill – Poolside grill offering hot dogs, hamburgers etc. No cover charge. Open from 11 am to midnight.
  
• Ultimate Balcony Dining – Fresh lobster, steak, etc. served on stateroom balcony. Cover charge. Champagne breakfasts also available.
  

[DanJ]

Is the following in red correct?:confused:

 

 

I think the waffles at Scoops are waffle cones, not breakfast waffles. It's been 2 years, but Horizon Court wasn't open 24 hours. They closed at night, and Cafe Caribe was open. Between the 2, there was always something open 24 hours though. Usually Cafe Caribe was open for lunch, but it was more limited hours, then it closed again to prepare for the theme dinners.

[Tatka]

When we were on the ship, before the retrofit, the Palm and one of the mid-ship dining rooms were anytime, and the other mid-ship was traditional. The line was much shorter at the Palm, being tucked away aft.

 

Yes.. we were sad to find out about this change.

 

Palm also used to have many tables for two, which we wanted.

[Colo Cruiser]

Yes.. we were sad to find out about this change.

 

Palm also used to have many tables for two, which we wanted.

 

It was kind of strange that they set it up as anytime in the first place. :confused:

The deck 6 aft DR on all other ships had always been traditional.

[mytime53]

Is the following in red correct?:confused:

 

Horizon Court is not 24 hour on the CB. It is not open for dinner, unless you eat before 5:30 (and then they call it "light snack", but I would have been happy with those choices for dinner.

 

I see Scoops still says nominal charge...there is no charge. I had read there was waffles and intended to have them, but never got out there in the morning.

[Gainesville cruiser]

Do you know if the Palm dining room has round 10 top tables?