Club Class Dining

[tampadee]

I would like to know if it is worth paying extra for the mini suite that includes Club Class Dining.

 

Any opinions would be helpful.

 

 

[Colorado Coasty]

3 minutes ago, tampadee said:

I would like to know if it is worth paying extra for the mini suite that includes Club Class Dining.

 

Any opinions would be helpful.

 

 

I think so, many others will disagree.

[palolake]

We think it is.  It's wonderful to just walk in and be able to eat when you want.  You can have the same wait staff.  One special meal is prepared for CC.  It's not as crowded.  We love it.

 

[vjmatty]

I am hoping so as I will be in one this October..... given the current horror stories I am reading about DMW and getting into the MDR, it may be worth it.

[Lady Arwen]

We prefer a regular mini suite and dine in the specialty restaurants.  The food is much better and it actually costs less than CC.  You make reservations and never have to wait.

[memoak]

We always use CC dining either in a full suite or CC mini depending on price. Love the service and selection

[cruzsnooze]

Ask yourself is no waiting at dinner something you want to ay extra for. The menu is the same as the main dining room with one added dish. The service is somewhat better. Usually the club class costs $40-$50 Per person per day over the cost of a non club class mini suite.. It's a service you're paying for not a tangible commodity. 

[wowzz]

You also need to factor in the fact that club class mini suites are in prime locations.

[reedprincess]

Nope, not to us, at all. Not in the slightest. And yes, we've had it multiple times

 

Without CC dining, we never have a wait anyways as we're late diners. Walk right in. Able to request same table and wait staff if we enjoyed their service.

One extra dish nightly, different linens and menu cover is absolutely not worth it to us at all. And two half bottles of wine, yeah - not a perk that matters at all to us! Lol.

 

We could opt for regular mini, and so Specialty restaurants every night and still come out ahead on the vast majority of itineraries, or do a balcony cabin and specialty dining every night and come out way ahead of CC minis.

We do splurge on suites sometimes, and CC is default for those and if course, we dine in the CC section, but it's not why we book suites at all - the added "enhanced" dining experience is highly overrated (and the entire suite experience is a far cry from most other lines in terms of inclusions, luxury, etc- but that's a different post!).

 

Only you know what's worth it to you. 

Safe travels and enjoy.

[Potstech]

Tried it once and will not pay for it again.  Have had no trouble getting into a MDR and have few complaints about the food or service. That is just us.

[wowzz]

I must admit, we have booked it for our cruise next month, but only because the price of cc minisuites suddenly dropped to well below the price of our standard minisuite, so we cancelled and rebooked.  

[PatriciaF]

Our favorite location minis were switched to CC. The food is the same but based on our last cruise in CC service was substantially better. 

[c-boy]

we liked having the same table 99 percent of the time, same attendant(s). We received more attention then we did when in the mdr.  

[AZjohn]

1 hour ago, cruzsnooze said:

Usually the club class costs $40-$50 Per person per day over the cost of a non club class mini suite.

Wow, on our cruise this coming October they were $70/pp per day more (booked 10 months ago). When we can eat at a specially restaurant onboard every night for less than half that amount it just didn't make any sense to us. We just booked the mini-suite.

[memoak]

4 minutes ago, AZjohn said:

Wow, on our cruise this coming October they were $70/pp per day more (booked 10 months ago). When we can eat at a specially restaurant onboard every night for less than half that amount it just didn't make any sense to us. We just booked the mini-suite.

On long cruises 20+ days eating in specialty restaurants will get very boring since the menus never change 

[AZjohn]

9 minutes ago, memoak said:

On long cruises 20+ days eating in specialty restaurants will get very boring since the menus never change 

I can understand that. But I still don't get the value with the main dinning menu though. Just my opinion 🙂

Wanted to add that we booked a S6 on our Australia/NZ cruise in Feb and look forward to the club dinning then. Just thought the extra $ for the full suite was worth it and a nice perk was the CC. 

Edited April 27, 2022 by AZjohn

[PrincessLuver]

1 hour ago, PatriciaF said:

Our favorite location minis were switched to CC. The food is the same but based on our last cruise in CC service was substantially better. 

 

We agree that service is much better and on longer cruises you can go for breakfast, lunch and dinner to CC and always have same wait staff and usually whatever table you want and no waiting in long lines.  

 

We tried a cruise where we were going to eat in the speciality restaurants every night but it did not work out because on that cruise a speciality restaurant dinner was part of the package for most passengers and the restaurants were always booked and taking no reservations.  So much for that idea. 🤨

Edited April 27, 2022 by PrincessLuver

[wcflats]

Agree with snooze..there’s so many other options for dining that are just great without paying extra.  Paying extra for specialty dining is of course a different matter.  But that’s an individual dining choice and not a daily charge. 😁🚢

[1025cruise]

IMHO, only if the mini suite in question is the one I want.

[memoak]

33 minutes ago, wcflats said:

Agree with snooze..there’s so many other options for dining that are just great without paying extra.  Paying extra for specialty dining is of course a different matter.  But that’s an individual dining choice and not a daily charge. 😁🚢

It is a daily charge if you eat in them every night

[cr8tiv1]

Often....

 

Club Class Mini-suites sell out faster than standard minis

 

If you book a CC mini early, generally, by the time the cruise comes around, the standard mini will cost the same as a CC mini.  If not, you can always cancel before final payment and switch to a standard mini.  It does not always work the opposite.  

 

Yes, I would have a difficult time giving up CC dining.

Edited April 27, 2022 by cr8tiv1

[Murray's Pop]

We love the ease and atmosphere of Club Class dining.  In fact when looking to book cruises if a Club Class cabin is not available, we look for another cruise.

[wcflats]

1 hour ago, memoak said:

It is a daily charge if you eat in them every night

For sure that’s true….we don’t eat in them every night cause there’s so many different options available.  

[memoak]

4 hours ago, wcflats said:

For sure that’s true….we don’t eat in them every night cause there’s so many different options available.  

My note was because of posters saying they are in specialty restaurants every night

[wcflats]

24 minutes ago, memoak said:

My note was because of posters saying they are in specialty restaurants every night

Hey that’s great..I’m just saying that we like so many of the different options for eating.  What’s not to like about the great hot dogs 🌭 or pizza on the pool deck!😁