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"The ‘Princess Cruises brings you ... The Good Spirits at Sea Experience’ saw Floyd create beverages before a live audience at the venue’s main stage, pouring the unique concoctions for those attending.

The Good Spirits at Sea TV series sees Floyd explore various destinations to discover the secrets behind their cocktails before producing his own cocktails inspired by the various regions. The concept can be found on board multiple Princess Cruises vessels, including the line’s newest, Sun Princess."

https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/food-and-beverage/princess-president-john-padgett-and-celebrity-mixologist-fbsea


Princess Cruises President John Padgett and celebrity mixologist Rob Floyd came together to conclude the first day of F&B@Sea on Wednesday.

"Princess Cruises today announced it is making a significant enhancement to the main dining options found across its fleet by offering three table service options – Traditional, Reservable, or Walk-in Anytime – coupled with the brand’s OceanNow location-based “anywhere” service, the company said in a press release.

Princess will designate separate dining rooms aboard every ship in the fleet to the three table service options – one dedicated to traditional dining offering an early and a late seating every evening; one offering reservable dining times; and a third with open seating to support walk-ins anytime. 

The three table service options integrate with the line’s OceanNow, which provides guests the convenience of ordering anything, anytime, and receiving it anywhere onboard, making Princess uniquely positioned to accommodate all guest dining preferences.

Making all dining formats available fleetwide follows the resounding success of this new approach already implemented aboard the new Sun Princess. 

With the stunning introduction of the new next level Love Boat came the debut of three-story dining room with one floor dedicated to traditional dining, another serving guests with a flexible reservation and a third for anytime walk-ins.

“Our guests have been delighted with the dining flexibility aboard Sun Princess and we’re pleased to extend the concept to all the other ships in our fleet,” said Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises vice president of food and beverage.  “Now whether guests prefer an early seating every evening, or change things up every night, or even change their mind, these flexible dining options ensure that their dining preference is effortlessly accommodated.”
Starting on April 15, 2024, the new approach will launch on Princess voyages departing September 14, 2024 and beyond. To support these changes and the transition to the new system, main dining reservations that already have been made for voyages sailing September 14 and beyond for any ship except Sun Princess will be cancelled. Main dining reservations for guests sailing through September 13 will not be affected.

Starting June 17, booked guests will be able to use the app ahead of their voyage to opt for traditional seating in a dedicated dining room with the same waiter, same table and same time each night, or flexible dining, allowing them to enjoy dinner at any available time and table size of their choosing in either the Reservable or Open Seating dining rooms.

This change does not affect guests booked in specialty dining restaurants or suite or reserve collection accommodations, who enjoy a dedicated dining room on Princess ships, where no reservations are required."

https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/04/princess-cruises-rolls-out-fleetwide-dining-changes/

Full credit from us for this information goes to Cruise Industry News:  So far the Princess CC forum editors have not allowed this Princess news to be published.

• Called 1-800-Princess to check on an existing online booking.  Got a Princess rep. who could only just barely speak English!  All he seemed interested in doing was trying to sell the premier package.

This is one thing I hate to do as I have a hearing (understanding problem) and when I get someone from another country, sometimes I just can't understand certain pronunciation  of certain words. On one of my calls I even handed the phone to my wife so she could translate for me & we just looked at each other in puzzlement.
I hate to give the person a bad review for their lack of speaking proper English but why do they hire someone for that position when they know it will only create a problem for others.

After posting I ran across this article.... funny.
https://dnyuz.com/2024/04/11/the-fried-chicken-is-in-new-york-the-cashier-is-in-the-philippines/

"I took my second Alaska cruise last May, and these are the common mistakes I saw many travelers make. Be sure to avoid these mistakes to make sure you have a great Alaska cruise experience!"

https://www.traveloffpath.com/i-took-an-alaska-cruise-and-these-were-the-6-mistakes-first-timers-were-making/

The Premiere reserved seating practice is abysmal. Many empty seats, and when they finally open up these seats 5 minutes before showtime, it's amusing to find people diving into the seats in an experience that reminds me of chuming the water on a fishing adventure.