eightofninekev Posted October 11, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I am thinking about it but not sure .Can you pick 2 different specialty restaurants or is it you make a reservation and they automatically book you in for the next day at the same restaurant. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 11, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 11, 2016 You can pick two different restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
congonati Posted October 11, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I had to call them last week to clarify myself. (plus, all time slots were unavailable, so I couldn't buy the package online.) You purchase the package for $30/per person ahead of time and specify which date you want your first specialty dining night (first night has to be day 1 or 2). You have to make your specific restaurant reservation once on board. You can make just your first reservation and decide on the second later, or you can make both reservations at the same time. If either of the restaurants is more than $30 (ie Chops is $35), then you pay the difference ($5 for Chops). :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveGlasto Posted October 11, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I am not sure you can select the first restaurant in advance of boarding. I have recently purchased for a Liberty of the Seas cruise and it only gave me the option of selecting the dining time. Nothing for the second night. I believe restaurants will be allocated by RCCI for both nights (1 & 2). However, according to others on this forum, you can change the restaurants once on board subject to availability. This will be our most immediate task after embarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkrosesdeb Posted October 11, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Can you clarify this for me, please? The BOGO for diamond plus gives you the option of picking your restaurant as long as you use it first night. Is there a different BOGO offer online that is open to everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzmtlock Posted October 11, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Thanks for the question and the posts; I was unaware of the BOGO dining offer! I might be interested, but I'm still confused by one thing. . . and specify which date you want your first specialty dining night (first night has to be day 1 or 2). You have to make your specific restaurant reservation once on board. I don't understand how this jives with this sentence under the Additional Terms & Conditions: "Each reservation must be used on the first AND second nights of the sailing respectively." That's from the BOGO page. The similar sentence on the 3-night package page is, "One reservation must be used on the first OR second night of the sailing." (I added the caps.) From that "and" instead of "or," it seems like the BOGO is valid for only the first two nights. Congonati, I wonder if the info you were given on the phone applied only to the "usual" packages and not to the BOGO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiel53 Posted October 11, 2016 #7 Share Posted October 11, 2016 If I purchase the 3 night dining package, and I am Diamond Plus, can I have Royal choose my first night and use my BOGO dining coupon on night 2? Can the 3 night package be used at Chops? If I ordered from the regular Chops menu, do I have to pay an additional charge as the cost is now $42? Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammydh82 Posted October 11, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 11, 2016 If either of the restaurants is more than $30 (ie Chops is $35), then you pay the difference ($5 for Chops). :) I was given different information in this regard. I was told that the $30 covers the fee for any specialty restaurant that you make reservations for. The only time you would have to pay additional was if you ordered a "premium extra charge" menu item, multiple entrees, or if it was Izumi and you ordered more than $30 worth a la carte. Hopefully that's the case considering Wonderland, Chops, and Jamie's are all more than $30 on Anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzmtlock Posted October 11, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I believe restaurants will be allocated by RCCI for both nights (1 & 2). However, according to others on this forum, you can change the restaurants once on board subject to availability. This will be our most immediate task after embarkation. If this is the case, I'm not interested. I don't want to pay an upcharge to eat at Sabor, and eating at any specialty is not worth the stress to me to feel pressed to make sure I don't as soon as we board. As with all "special discounts," will appeal to some but not to all. For those interested - enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkrosesdeb Posted October 11, 2016 #10 Share Posted October 11, 2016 The BOGO was offered to Diamond Plus a few years back and was for first night only since specialty restaurants are typically slow that night. I don't believe they would offer a BOGO for nights when they are typically fully booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmorton3360 Posted October 12, 2016 #11 Share Posted October 12, 2016 We set our 4 night dining package on board. Nothing had been selected for first night. We did Chops, Wonderland, Jamie's, and 150 Central Park. We just went to Jamie's once onboard and got what we wanted. Thought it was a great deal. Was on Harmony last week. Sent from my BLU STUDIO 5.5 HD using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum & monkey Posted October 12, 2016 #12 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Did the BOGO last week on Liberty. To answer some of the above questions: it was available to anyone not just diamond plus, we picked a time and they picked the restaurant for the first night, when we got on board we changed the restaurant and the time to eat with friends on-board but our reservations were still first and second night. We did NOT pay any up charge for eating at chops. We were also allowed to use our drink package in the specialty restaurants (we were not allowed to do this a year ago on Navigator in Sabor). Both nights there were plenty of available reservations (Chops was almost empty the first night @ 7:30). A table for four in Chops we also had an extra appetizer, 2 extra entrees, and an extra dessert and no additional charges. Sent from my iPad using Forums Edited October 12, 2016 by rum & monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekyGirlCruiser Posted October 12, 2016 #13 Share Posted October 12, 2016 We are not Diamond or Diamond plus.. does this get booked prior to leaving or is it offered on board? We are on the Oasis next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishLips23 Posted October 12, 2016 #14 Share Posted October 12, 2016 We did this last week on Liberty. Just make your reservations when you get on the ship. You have to dine on days 1 and 2. We did Sabor and Chops. No upcharge for Chops. It's a great deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asctony Posted October 12, 2016 #15 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I been trying to get straight answers on this subject for over 2 hours. I have talked to two different RCI people and my TA. There seems to be no one answer. Here are the questions: If you are Diamond Plus you have a BOGO the first or second night. 1. If you buy a 3 or 4 night package do you have to use the 3 or 4 night package the first or second night? 2. We do not want to use the 3 or 4 package the first or second night because we can each (DH and DW) purchase a meal the first night then the other spouse purchase a meal the second night to use the BOGO since it is an Individual Perk and not a Cabin perk. The second person we spoke to was not sure, so that person will check it out with Corp. and with the ship via email. 3. Has anyone ever not used the total package and received credit back? If I bought a 3 meal package and only used 2 meals, would they refund the difference of the 1 unused meal? The RCI person was not sure, but thought that a refund would be given. 4. Can you buy these packages on board at the same price as shown on line? I will post the answers here when I get them back from RCI. Thanks for any of your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum & monkey Posted October 12, 2016 #16 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) We are not Diamond or Diamond plus.. does this get booked prior to leaving or is it offered on board? We are on the Oasis next month. Prior, not available on all sailings but if it is not available your sailing check early in the week you are sailing. On our Liberty sailing I did not see it until the week we were sailing, our Feb 2017 Adventure trip I already purchased it Sent from my iPad using Forums Edited October 12, 2016 by rum & monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybus Posted October 21, 2016 #17 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Edited October 21, 2016 by crazybus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybus Posted October 21, 2016 #18 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Did the BOGO last week on Liberty. To answer some of the above questions: it was available to anyone not just diamond plus, we picked a time and they picked the restaurant for the first night, when we got on board we changed the restaurant and the time to eat with friends on-board but our reservations were still first and second night. We did NOT pay any up charge for eating at chops. We were also allowed to use our drink package in the specialty restaurants (we were not allowed to do this a year ago on Navigator in Sabor). Both nights there were plenty of available reservations (Chops was almost empty the first night @ 7:30). A table for four in Chops we also had an extra appetizer, 2 extra entrees, and an extra dessert and no additional charges. Sent from my iPad using Forums Thank you so much for your answer. I was confused also. After reading some posts I thought you are not getting a deal if you have to pay the difference. Two different restaurants for 30.00 is a steal!!! Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP3o Posted October 25, 2016 #19 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Is there an upcharge for chops if second night is formal? Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBTN Posted October 25, 2016 #20 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Is there an upcharge for chops if second night is formal? Sent from my iPad using Forums No. Holiday sailings may have a different answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCruisinNana Posted October 25, 2016 #21 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I am currently sailing on Harmony. My group of friends each purchased the BOGO33, dining nights one and two for $33. This was prepaid. We had no problems eating at Wonderland on night 1 and Chops on night 2. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveGlasto Posted October 25, 2016 #22 Share Posted October 25, 2016 No, we are on Liberty now and have done Giovanni's first night and Chops second night (Formal) with no extra charge on the BOGO deal. We made our preferred restaurant sequence and dining times (8pm) as soon as we embarked. Both were excellent meals and would do the deal again- we usually stick to MDR. Enjoy. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernew2cruising Posted October 25, 2016 #23 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Thanks for the question and the posts; I was unaware of the BOGO dining offer! I might be interested, but I'm still confused by one thing. I don't understand how this jives with this sentence under the Additional Terms & Conditions: "Each reservation must be used on the first AND second nights of the sailing respectively." That's from the BOGO page. The similar sentence on the 3-night package page is, "One reservation must be used on the first OR second night of the sailing." (I added the caps.) From that "and" instead of "or," it seems like the BOGO is valid for only the first two nights. Congonati, I wonder if the info you were given on the phone applied only to the "usual" packages and not to the BOGO? That is how it worked on our Allure Sailing! We booked the minute we got on the ship, at Giovannis. Then told them we wanted Chops the next night. We were given a receipt stating we were on BOGO and we were charged each night, $15pp. The receipt was kind of our "insurance" in case they charged the regular price. I never saw this offer online. We could only get the BOGO for the first 2 nights of the sailing. I thought it was weird since night 2 was formal night and people tend to eat at the specialty restaurants on that night. The other thing my feable brain was thinking was it was buy one get one. So I thought DH and I could just eat at one or the other. NO. It is buy one get one for EACH PERSON. You HAVE to do both nights to get the special. ( i'm bad lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted October 25, 2016 #24 Share Posted October 25, 2016 So I am D+ therefore I get BOGO due to my status. I am travelling with a friend who has no status, so I was going to use my BOGO for the 2nd night. I was looking and the 2 night meal deal is being offered at a very good price for our cruise, but I am worried that the ability to use it is limited to nights 1 and 2 ( given that night 2 is already covered) is is worth buying?? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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