Easiest way to "gift" a Steakhouse visit?

[me-shel]

We'll be on the Sunshine in a month and my mom wants to send us to the steakhouse for our anniversary. She'll be on the ship with us, but not at dinner. When I asked the best way to handle this when making the reservation Carnival said we could settle the payment any way we wanted at the end of the meal. I clarified she actually would be at the dinner - but they never responded again.

 

What's the easiest way to cover this? Does she really have to show up at the steakhouse with us (or after the meal)? Can she set something up ahead of time?

 

I'm guessing she can just put cash on our account to cover the charges if needed, but she wanted it to feel more 'gift-y', something that we didn't have to worry about. It all works out the same for me - free steak! ;p

[mz-s]

I'm sure she could arrange it with Guest Services, or the Maitre D. The casino sends people to the steakhouse for free all the time so they must have a process in place to bill someone else for the meal :)

[BookDragon]

My daughter purchased cruise cash through Carnival’s Fun Shops with a personal note stating what it was for. It was emailed to my husband and he was real tickled when he read it! I then contacted Carnival, again through the website, and made the reservations.