No comp lunch in Chops for Freedom suite guests

[Wilson]

On Navigator, Vision and Liberty we received complimentary lunch in Chops as suite guests. I think Liberty might have been Giovanni's.

They recently reduced the Ultimate dining package to $126 during Black Friday, but we passed since we "assumed" we were already getting comp lunch in Chops. Got my "welcome" email from concierge for next weeks sailing and no mention of the comp lunch. I emailed and he said it's not offered on Freedom. Well crap! Had I known this we would have purchased the Ultimate dining when it was on sale. 

[John&LaLa]

You've been lucky.  I've never seen comp lunch for suites on any ship.  Just breakfast

[Wilson]

I guess so. We take advantage of the breakfast if we get up early enough. LoL

[George C]

Should have sailed on oasis suite restaurant was great for all meals we had lunch and breakfast there daily, really sucks how inconsistent rccl is , we had free lunch on all our navigator and liberty cruises, hope you have no more disappointments  and hope we sail together again. 

[Clarea]

6 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

You've been lucky.  I've never seen comp lunch for suites on any ship.  Just breakfast

 

Same here.

[John&LaLa]

2 minutes ago, George C said:

Should have sailed on oasis suite restaurant was great for all meals we had lunch and breakfast there daily, really sucks how inconsistent rccl is , we had free lunch on all our navigator and liberty cruises, hope you have no more disappointments  and hope we sail together again. 

 

CK is a different animal.  According to Michael Bayley during President Cruise, Oasis can have a suite dining experience because of a much higher price structure.  Older, smaller ships have lower prices and tighter margins

[George C]

We have done navigator 3 times starting in 2014 and liberty twice and had suite lunch in all , I believe rccl had lunch listed for perks for voyager and freedom class at least they used to. Even had a suite dinner with officers in 2014 navigator  lunch was only on sea days though , only lunch on embarkation we had was last year on navigator. 

[John&LaLa]

3 minutes ago, George C said:

We have done navigator 3 times starting in 2014 and liberty twice and had suite lunch in all , I believe rccl had lunch listed for perks for voyager and freedom class at least they used to. Even had a suite dinner with officers in 2014 navigator  lunch was only on sea days though , only lunch on embarkation we had was last year on navigator. 

 

On Freedom you could eat in Portofino/Giovani but it was the food you grabbed in WJ. Not off a menu. 

[George C]

The lunch last year was full menu for chops, previous cruises it was a very limited menu chicken , steak or seafood entree, not normal menu , again will try to find email from concierge that may have detail. On our first suite cruise chops had no normal lunch so that was only choices , and you could also bring in food from windjammer. 

[Cigar King]

Add me to the list of people who have never been served a suite lunch in chops.

 

[George C]

here is letter from concierge stating suite lunch

   Use of the Concierge Lounge, Deck 9 aft
·        Spa Bathrobes for use onboard.
·        Upgraded amenities for the bathroom.
·        Complimentary pressing service for the first Formal night.
·        Continental Breakfast served daily in the Concierge Lounge, From 7:30 am to 10:00 am
·        Hors d’oeuvres, petit fours and complimentary bar setup served in the lounge every
        evening before and after dinner from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
·        A la Carte Breakfast served daily in Chop’s Restaurant on Sea Days from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
        and in Port days from 7:00 am to 9:00 am.
       A la Carte Lunch served only in Sea days from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm (limited options served).
·        Daily menus displayed and pre-ordering for your dinner wine.
·        Limited VIP lounge chair set-up near the Pool Bar area between Decks 11 and 12
        ( no chairs reservation ).
        Priority tendering escort upon request to the Concierge.
·        Full Dining Room room-service privilege (available when Dining Room is open).
·        Reservations for any of our specialty restaurants, sports activities, Shore excursions!
        Salon and Spa services, etc.
 

 

[RFerrington]

13 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

You've been lucky.  I've never seen comp lunch for suites on any ship.  Just breakfast

We've never gotten a comp lunch either...except when they do the meal with an officer as a lunch.  Never just a straight up comp lunch.

[Tulsacoker]

on Liberty, suite and pinnacles had breakfast every day and lunch on sea days at Giovanni's  

[twangster]

Golden rule - if you see a real deal in the CP, buy it.  You can always refund it a week later if you change your mind.  

[Wilson]

3 hours ago, George C said:

here is letter from concierge stating suite lunch
·        A la Carte Breakfast served daily in Chop’s Restaurant on Sea Days from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
        and in Port days from 7:00 am to 9:00 am.
       A la Carte Lunch served only in Sea days from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm (limited options served).
 

 

 

Thanks George. This has been our experience in the past and the reason we did not purchase the Ultimate Dining Pkg. 

Edited December 5, 2018 by Wilson

[HicksRA]

We were on Liberty in September and lunch and breakfast was served in Giovanni’s for suites and Ps. 

I was dumb to assume they just served Windjammer food in there to save suite guests from the chaos, but surprised when I finally decided to eat there on the last day to discover it was delicious food from Giovanni’s menu. 

I’ll know better next time. 

[George C]

Our first grand suite in April 2014 on navigator concierge told us they were rolling this perk out and this was first week for it. 

[John&LaLa]

2 hours ago, George C said:

Our first grand suite in April 2014 on navigator concierge told us they were rolling this perk out and this was first week for it. 

 

2014?  It's 25 days away from 2019 now.  Seems to have never gotten much traction other than Liberty.

 

 

[George C]

9 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

2014?  It's 25 days away from 2019 now.  Seems to have never gotten much traction other than Liberty.

 

 

They only do it on ships we sail on😀😀

[Milwaukee Eight]

On 12/5/2018 at 9:28 AM, Cigar King said:

Add me to the list of people who have never been served a suite lunch in chops.

 

Add us too. We nearly always sail in a GS and have never been offered comp lunch in Chops. Breakfast yes. Lunch no. 

[DebJ14]

On 12/4/2018 at 9:11 PM, John&LaLa said:

 

On Freedom you could eat in Portofino/Giovani but it was the food you grabbed in WJ. Not off a menu. 

 

That is the way it was on the Liberty on embarkation day when we sailed in May 2018.  We put our stuff down in Giovanni's Table and went through the buffet line and brought our food back to Giovanni's to eat it.  And, once the Windjammer had no seating, they handed out tickets to non-suite guests so they could sit in Giovanni's Table. 

 

We only got the cooked to order lunch as a suite guest on the sea days. 

Edited December 6, 2018 by DebJ14

[George C]

 We had prebought chops for last years navigator sailing and when we entered chops concierge told us it was a perk and refunded our money , all other navigator and liberty we had free lunch on only sea days .