Ruby Princess Embarkation

Jeanie

Jeanie

Staff Captain
I believe the dining room is closed this day but I could be wrong. Have not cruise princess for a few years
 
Conniemc

Conniemc

3rd Officer
Jeanie is correct. Formal dining rooms closed until dinner, serving crew get that morning/afternoon "off" typically, but all pool area service (hot dogs, hamburgers), as well as the buffet, etc. all open. Plenty to eat if you board early.
 
Whimsy

Whimsy

Staff Captain
Princess does have a dining room open on embarktion. I have had lunch twice on embarkation day. This has been in 2008. It was a new thing they started last year.

Here is the press release from last year on this. See the second to last paragraph.

http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na932
 
seagarsmoker

seagarsmoker

2nd Officer
Whimsy said:
Princess does have a dining room open on embarktion. I have had lunch twice on embarkation day. This has been in 2008. It was a new thing they started last year.

Here is the press release from last year on this. See the second to last paragraph.

http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na932
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Thanks for the link Whimsy. I guess they forgot to tell the folks in the dining to be open on embarkation day when we were on the Ruby Princess last December.
 
Conniemc

Conniemc

3rd Officer
True Seagar, we were directed to the pool area buffet or Horizon Court buffet. No mention of MDR. We were on the same sailing. Although, I waited for dinner and did my unpacking.
 
Beryl

Beryl

Trivia Specialist
I honestly think this varies from ship to ship! In most cases the main dining room is not open on embarkation day to anyone but those people on back to back cruises.
 
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drewt

Photograher
I checked in April and the dining room was indeed open for lunch and we saw people eating there. We were told it was a "reserved" event, what ever that meant. I think it was back to back guests only. I heard later from people we met that if you asked to sit there, they would let you.
 
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Johnmik1

Deck Crew
About half the time the head waiter or crew will try to tell you that the MDR is closed at lunch.I just pull out the Princess press release and have always been admitted.
 
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