Dining Question

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jayjay

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Going on 11/27 Caribbean Princess. Will be my daughter, and 8 year old granddaughter and me. Torn between Traditional and Personal Choice dining. Obviously the late dining is not good with 8 year old. But thinking having to worry about reservations every night is a pain. Some advice, please.
 
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traveller99

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We just returned from the Golden, this past Sunday. We had PC dining and enjoyed it. It's flexible, we did not make any reservations and did not have to wait. We normally ate around 7:30. We did tables for 4 and 2. Even had one for about 10, one nite. It was great.
 
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Natalia

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I tried the PC dining last time I sailed with Princess... didnt think I would like it, but I loved it! I'd suggest giving it a try, that way you can just go eat whenever you are hungry. More flexibility on those port days when you dont get back onboard until later too.
 
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kjc

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I'm sailing on Sapphire a little over 2 weeks. Our itinerary states we choose Early Dining. Does that mean Traditional - early dining? What time is that? Can I switch to Personal Choice, and if so, how? Do I do that when we board?

Any help is appreciated! Thanks.
 
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jayjay

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Think if you chose Early Dining, you have Traditional, which is 6:30. My understanding is you can switch if the availability is there. Check with whoever you booked with.
 
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Natalia

Guest
Jayjay is right.. if you used a TA, call them to see if it can be changed. If you booked direct with Princess, call customer service and see if there is availability for the PC dining. If that can not be done, get yourself put on the "wait list". If you still cant get it changed by the time you sail, once onboard see the Maitre d' immediately and ask him to change it if you really dont want the early seating. There are others who WILL want the early seating, so theres some swapping around that goes on that first day or two.
 
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Solution

Guest
I suggest you keep your traditional dinning reservation. If you want to switch, do it while onboard. It is much easier to switch from traditional to PC. In general, there is a long waitlist for traditional, but there is no waitlist on PC.
 
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Beryl

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kjc, If you are sure you want to have Personal Choice dining call and change your dining assignment now!! It will free up space in the traditional dining room for people who want traditional dining and who may be on a waitlist. The Sapphire is a wonderful ship on which to experience the PC dining rooms as there are 4 of them....each with a different theme.
 
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