JayinAZ Posted April 6, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Anyone know if NCL allows you to book an odd number of guests in advance for a specialty restaurant? I will be on Pearl in 49 days so the reservations will be opening up soon. This will be my 4th time on the ship to Alaska and each time I have been unable to book my party of 3 at Teppanyaki for anything other than the first dining time of 5:30p. Calling NCL to get it fixed was no easy task and way too time consuming and frustrating. Just curious if they ever got it fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurfgirl06 Posted April 6, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 6, 2014 You can't book an odd number for Teppanyaki ahead of time. All of the other specialties you can. I think it has to do with the way Teppanyaki seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc86 Posted April 6, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Just tried to book five for dinner in cagneys. It only allowed option of 1,2,4 or 6....dont want to prepay for six when there is only five....what do i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinAZ Posted April 6, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Ugh! How annoying. The last 3 years I was unable to book for 3 at any of the specialty restaurants. I was hoping it could have been fixed by now but I guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth 2001 Posted April 6, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) For our Getaway cruise next week, I jumped online exactly at midnight as day 45 began. I was able to book tables for 5 at Moderno, Le Bistro, and Teppanyaki at 7:30 p.m. La Cucina was only available at 6:00 p.m. for a party of 5, and Cagney's and Ocean Blue weren't available at any time for that size party. I went ahead and booked a party of 4 at Ocean Blue, assuming that I could call customer service and change it to 5. I was wrong. I tried twice over a two-week period and was told both times that the NCL reps only had access to the same reservations I could see when logging in. We plan to change the Ocean Blue reservation from 4 to 5, and book tables for 5 at Cagney's and La Cucina, as soon as we board. Edited April 6, 2014 by Beth 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop6425 Posted April 7, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Sounds like the booking odd numbers carried over to the onboard TV's on the getaway as well. I wouldn't bother trying to use the TV's they placed all over to view the schedules and book dining/entertainment. We tried to book 3 for cagneys and got one very late time. We went to the reservation area in the atrium and they had many seats right at 530. We got there and the place was empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovesailing Posted April 7, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Ugh! How annoying. The last 3 years I was unable to book for 3 at any of the specialty restaurants. I was hoping it could have been fixed by now but I guess not. Just book when you board it will take 2 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinAZ Posted April 7, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Just book when you board it will take 2 min. That's what we did last time, however the time we wanted wasn't available. Teppanyaki seems to be very popular and the restaurant is so small. I was just hoping NCL fixed it by now. Eh, whatever. Not a deal breaker, just a little annoyance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancher Dave Posted April 7, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 7, 2014 You can't book an odd number for Teppanyaki ahead of time. All of the other specialties you can. I think it has to do with the way Teppanyaki seats. Yes you can..I did it as a solo pax and had no problem. I booked only a few days ahead so had to swap for an earlier time once aboard but had times I liked at all other specialties when I booked ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljandiernp Posted April 7, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi, I am on the 5/18 Breakaway sailing. I made my reservations tonight and I was annoyed by the same problem because there are 3 of us in my party. Turns out that the problem was just that I couldn't book for 3 at the date/time combo that I wanted. When I changed dates I was able to book 8 PM slots for 3 for Le Bistro, La Cucina, Moderno, and Cagney's and a 7:30 PM slot for Ocean Blue. So play with the date option a bit and you may be successful. Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth 2001 Posted April 7, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Sounds like the booking odd numbers carried over to the onboard TV's on the getaway as well. I wouldn't bother trying to use the TV's they placed all over to view the schedules and book dining/entertainment. We tried to book 3 for cagneys and got one very late time. We went to the reservation area in the atrium and they had many seats right at 530. We got there and the place was empty. Thanks for the warning - I had planned to use one of the TV screens to book as soon as we get on board. Is the restaurant reservations area part of Guest Services or just nearby in the atrium? Alternatively, can you just go straight to the restaurant itself and book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted April 7, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Thanks for the warning - I had planned to use one of the TV screens to book as soon as we get on board. Is the restaurant reservations area part of Guest Services or just nearby in the atrium? Alternatively, can you just go straight to the restaurant itself and book? On the far left of the Guest Services desk is where you can book the specialty restaurants. Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth 2001 Posted April 7, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 7, 2014 On the far left of the Guest Services desk is where you can book the specialty restaurants. Tracy Great - thanks! I will head there as soon as we board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye82 Posted April 7, 2014 #14 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I wanted to book a party of five online, couldn't and called NCL. I was told to book for six and then cancel one reservation when I got on board the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpgirl Posted April 7, 2014 #15 Share Posted April 7, 2014 That's exactly what I was told too. They especially advised it for Teppanyaki as adding a person instead of taking one off may not be possible once you board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted April 16, 2014 #16 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just booked my odd-sized party of 3 at Teppanyaki with no problems. (But this was minutes after booking opened. Maybe that makes a difference?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinAZ Posted April 16, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Just booked my odd-sized party of 3 at Teppanyaki with no problems. (But this was minutes after booking opened. Maybe that makes a difference?) I was only able to get the first dining time of 5:30pm when booking for 3 at Teppanyaki on Pearl. Did you get a time other than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted April 16, 2014 #18 Share Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) I was only able to get the first dining time of 5:30pm when booking for 3 at Teppanyaki on Pearl. Did you get a time other than that? Yes. We are 6:15, which was about what we wanted. I didn't pay much attention to the other times available, but there was a lot. I remember seeing 7:30 for sure. Edited April 16, 2014 by LrgPizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayinAZ Posted April 16, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Yes. We are 6:15, which was about what we wanted. I didn't pay much attention to the other times available, but there was a lot. I remember seeing 7:30 for sure. Lucky! You must not be on the Pearl cause they dont have yaki at 15 mins after the hour. Hopefully I can change my time when I board in just 37 days!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memories forever Posted April 16, 2014 #20 Share Posted April 16, 2014 What I do to most clients , book the even number , then they go to customer service on the ship change it to the right number and they get a refund for the extra person . Worked every time . Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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