Specialty Dining on Apex in a Royal Suite

[samplecd02]

I know that specialty dining is included in my suite but I dont know how to reserve a time without paying for a dining package. Would it be too late if I wait until I am on the ship?

[jagoffee]

No, it would not.  
 

A shoreside concierge contacts me around 10 day before the cruise requesting my liquor choices, and Specialty Dining picks.  Celebrity has always met my requests.

 

I have never been able to book them directly before the cruise.  
 

Enjoy your cruise.

 

Easy to make changes on board.

[Jim_Iain]

Usually Shoreside concierge will arrange it for you if you can get a hold of them.   Unfortunately I learned something recently on Silhouette B2B.   I was trying to book first night through Shore side and told sold out.   On the next segment I asked the Murano Manager and he said he can't open reservations until one day before the end of cruise.  

 

I found that if you have a special date you need a reservation just book it and pay for it and when on the ship they will refund as a Refundable OBC.   It seems lately they are selling out first night totally without leaving room for RS  and Above.     I told the manager it was unacceptable and he got me in.

[kellyclayt]

11 hours ago, samplecd02 said:

I know that specialty dining is included in my suite but I dont know how to reserve a time without paying for a dining package. Would it be too late if I wait until I am on the ship?

Our friends were in a Royal suite in April, on the Apex, and even though she spent hours before the cruise trying to coordinate a schedule, she still had to redo it on the ship.  I would suggest going straight to the retreat concierge when you get onboard.

[DCPIV]

12 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

It seems lately they are selling out first night totally without leaving room for RS  and Above.     I told the manager it was unacceptable and he got me in.

 

I agree.  That would honk me off something fierce.

 

The refundable OBC is not an acceptable solution, either.

[bjahil47]

We were in a RS on Equinox in March.  We asked our PRH to make reservations at Murano and Tuscan and gave him a few time frames.  He cam back and told us nothing was available until end of night.  We went by Murano in early evening and it was not busy!

[Tony UK]

Is it possible to dine from speciality restaurants in a royal suite? You have a lovely dining area.

[Whinenowine]

We're in a PS in August and I called the shoreside concierge to make a bunch of specialty bookings.  She was a great help, but had to email me the schedule because unfortunately the reservations don't show on my calendar on the website;  and I was told they wouldn't until we board--which seems silly and has made it harder to book other activities.

 

[Redking]

Sounds like they need to change the system to allow PH and RS guests to make reservations at the same time as they make dining packages available?