Hobbitmomma Posted April 6, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 6, 2013 My husband and I are thinking of doing 150 CP one night to have a romantic dinner without the kids. My question is about the wine pairings. My husband doesn't drink and I only usually will have one glass of wine total with a special dinner out. Can I just order one glass of wine and not get the whole package? How is it priced? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarajean1962 Posted April 6, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 6, 2013 You can just order a glass of wine and pay for it seperately, but I highly recommend the cucumber martini!!:D Tara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted April 7, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Having booked for 150, I'm interested about the 'pairings' I keep seeing a reference to. What is it and more importantly how much does it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted April 7, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 7, 2013 My husband and I are thinking of doing 150 CP one night to have a romantic dinner without the kids. My question is about the wine pairings. My husband doesn't drink and I only usually will have one glass of wine total with a special dinner out. Can I just order one glass of wine and not get the whole package? How is it priced? Thanks. Yes, just book dinner but not the wine pairing dinner. You can order a glass of wine separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seatravelers Posted April 7, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Having booked for 150, I'm interested about the 'pairings' I keep seeing a reference to. What is it and more importantly how much does it cost? Dinner in 150 has 2 prices. The usual price without the wine pairings, $45 pp or add the wine pairings for each course and it's $75 pp (if I'm not mistaken). We have not done the wine pairings in 150 for 2 reasons: we love the cumcumber martinis and we save the wine pairings for the Chef's Table. We just buy a bottle or a glass of our favorite wine if we want some with dinner. Remember this is a tasting menu but each bite is amazing and you really don't need larger portions, imho....BTW, the martinis cost $15 each but we feel worth every penny. There are 2 different menus also - depends on ship which one may be slightly better;). We solve that problem by going the 1st and last night of every cruise that has 150 Central Park:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted April 7, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We loved 150 Central Park ... but the wine pairing wasn't for us. :rolleyes: The bottles of wine we ordered may not have been what went with our meals ... but it was what we wanted. Actually, the wine pairing was not pushed at all. LuLu ~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copi2boys Posted April 7, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We loved 150CP. Did it on both the Oasis and Allure. The cucumber martini is really good. Highly recommend it. We didn't do the wine pairing either but have heard even people who split it come out of dinner feeling a bit shall we say tipsy? Wine by the glass worked for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oville Posted April 7, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 7, 2013 150 Central on the Oasis is in my option the best Specialty Restaurant at sea. If you aren't big wine drinkers just order a glass. We sail on Oasis next weekend and will take in both menus at 150 park. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted April 7, 2013 #9 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Dinner in 150 has 2 prices. The usual price without the wine pairings, $45 pp or add the wine pairings for each course and it's $75 pp (if I'm not mistaken). We have not done the wine pairings in 150 for 2 reasons: we love the cumcumber martinis and we save the wine pairings for the Chef's Table. We just buy a bottle or a glass of our favorite wine if we want some with dinner. Remember this is a tasting menu but each bite is amazing and you really don't need larger portions, imho....BTW, the martinis cost $15 each but we feel worth every penny. There are 2 different menus also - depends on ship which one may be slightly better;). We solve that problem by going the 1st and last night of every cruise that has 150 Central Park:DThanks for the explanation. I wonder how the pairings prices work if, like we have, booked a dining package which includes Giovanni's, Chops and 150. I would like to assume they just add the difference in price to the final check. I also read that there are 2 menus for a 7 night sailing. Does anyone know if you can see both menus on day 1? The reason I ask is that as we have the dining package we have had to book Giovanni's for day 1 or 2 (gone for day 2) and then we need to book both Chops and 150 when we're aboard. Trying to fit all this in with Rita's Fiesta on day 4 is becoming a challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BekkaW Posted April 7, 2013 #10 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thanks for the explanation. I wonder how the pairings prices work if, like we have, booked a dining package which includes Giovanni's, Chops and 150. I would like to assume they just add the difference in price to the final check. We also had the package and you're correct that they just charge you for any drinks. I took the wine pairing but DH did not as he doesn't care for wine. I'm quite a big wine drinker and I still couldn't get through it all - walked out very well fed and decidedly tipsy! 150 was hands down our best meal on the ship :) We also enjoyed our meals at Giovanni's and Chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted April 7, 2013 #11 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We also had the package and you're correct that they just charge you for any drinks. I took the wine pairing but DH did not as he doesn't care for wine. I'm quite a big wine drinker and I still couldn't get through it all - walked out very well fed and decidedly tipsy! 150 was hands down our best meal on the ship :) We also enjoyed our meals at Giovanni's and Chops. Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated. Many we'll go for the wine pairings if it's good :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbob7 Posted April 7, 2013 #12 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I also read that there are 2 menus for a 7 night sailing. Does anyone know if you can see both menus on day 1? Yes, they will have both menus posted when you board. Enjoy! bobj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted April 7, 2013 #13 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Yes, they will have both menus posted when you board. Enjoy! bobj Thank you, that'll really help decide which day for our reservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_In_Maine Posted April 7, 2013 #14 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I did the wine pairings and my DH did not. We both drink and we just shared the pairings (they do not split the wine into separate glasses ... which is understandable). The cucumber martini is amazing! I'm really looking forward to going to 150 in August. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seatravelers Posted April 7, 2013 #15 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thank you, that'll really help decide which day for our reservation. We tend to like the 2nd menu a tiny bit better on both Oasis and Allure :). And, Rita's Fiesta is a set menu but we liked everything on it and had a fun time (surprised us really). Glad to answer any questions about the specialty dining on Allure or Oasis. We do not eat in the MDR or WJ on these ships:D. Just too many other great choices, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbitmomma Posted April 7, 2013 Author #16 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thank you for all the great info! I might just have to try that cucumber martini! (And my husband can carry me back to the cabin!);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labeachcomber Posted April 7, 2013 #17 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We tend to like the 2nd menu a tiny bit better on both Oasis and Allure :). And, Rita's Fiesta is a set menu but we liked everything on it and had a fun time (surprised us really). Glad to answer any questions about the specialty dining on Allure or Oasis. We do not eat in the MDR or WJ on these ships:D. Just too many other great choices, imho. We usually try to hit all the specialty dining venues when we cruise, but with Oasis there are just too many! I'm interested in knowing how you would rank them all? I was reading some other posts and it seemed like there were some opinions that the specialty venues weren't worth the extra cost as the food in the MDR is already quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oville Posted April 7, 2013 #18 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Rankings for me: 150 Cental Park(both menus on Oasis) Chops Tapas at Vintages Izumi Giavanni's Rita's Cantina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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