thebigpuba Posted July 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I am looking at a holiday cruise and trying to purchase a dining package and was told not applicable to holiday cruises. Was I misinformed or this true. Has anyone booked one for Xmas cruises. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project_gal Posted July 3, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 3, 2014 We were on the New Year cruise on Eclipse in 2012/13. We booked specialty dining really early [not a package] but, as the cruise got closer, people found that they could not book. When they rang Celebrity, they told them that you could not pre-book specialty dining in advance. This was not actually true. We had reservation for every night. They only release a certain number of reservations in advance and I suspect that these had just sold early. Clearly, advance bookings are very good for Christmas and New Year cruises. If that is the case, I guess that they do not need to sell packages. Why sell specialty dining at a reduced price if you can sell out at full price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ghstudio Posted July 3, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Celebrity doesn't block dining packages on any cruise....in fact, they want passengers to book those in advance. They do, however, keep some space available for selling to those on board the cruise. Having said that, on most cruises, you'll find that the specialty restaurants aren't sold out, in fact they may offer discounts to entice folks to book the restaurants. It's not unusual to have offers of 20% off when you're on board....or up to 50% off on the first night of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbaldbloke Posted July 3, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 3, 2014 The last 2 cruises we have been on they haven't sold out & have been discounting meals in all 3 speciality restaurants. Hope this helps we were on Infinity & Eclipse. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenna109 Posted July 3, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 3, 2014 On all our recent cruises staff have been trying to get people to book the speciality restaurants with discounts. On the Constellation we got an excellent discount because there were four of us. However, we do not feel the quality of these restaurants are what they were and the difference between them and the MDR is sufficient for the extra charges. Must admit service is far superior and the ambiance wonderful - am I talking myself into going again:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Dibble Posted July 3, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 3, 2014 On our last 2 cruises - admittedly not at Christmas - we booked a number of speciality restaurants online before departure. On the cruises themselves, the staff were always trying to interest guests in the speciality dining options. On the first night there was a 50% reduction for the speciality restaurants for that evening. OD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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