Infinity Dining

[iloveships]

We're considering an Inside Passage cruise to Alaska with our 13 year old daughter. Two questions: is there a personal choice dining room as on Princess & is Concierge class worth the extra money to those who have tried it.

Thank you.

 

[randy]

The Infinity has a "casual dining alternative," which is a phone-ahead sit-down venue in the Oceanview Grill area each night. It allows you to work around shore excursions, or take a respite from the main dining room. We used it a couple of times and enjoyed its flexibility. The menu is limited, but good, the service is excellent, and the convenience is worthwhile. We were able to get a table whenever we wanted, but the dining room and specialty restaurant food and service are so exceptional, there are few reasons to miss it, unless you are a tie-phobe and want to avoid dressing up.
We very much enjoyed the concierge class amenities on our 14-day Hawaii trip. For a shorter cruise, I am not sure I'd pay the extra for what you get over a regular balcony cabin (which CC cabins really are...)

 

[BSeabob]

CC class is nice but the extra money involved is a personal thing. No big deal one way or the other really just go with your budget. Just remember that CC started out as a marketing idea for the rooms under the pool deck and some other noisy area's. So watch your floor above if you do book.
There are also other area's to get sushi/asian foods/pizza at dinner times and you can survive off the menu at the aft of the ship quite well actually. One young couple on our last Infinity cruise did that all the time.

In the Casual Alternative described very well by randy above there is a small fixed fee and I believe that its to cover tips. (Same idea as the Specialty restaurant which was 30 bucks last we went)