semala Posted June 18, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I'll be on the Mariner in December for a 4 night cruise. My husband doesn't want to do the Chef's table but I do so I'm trying to find the best night to sign up by myself. I hear the second night is usually formal night and I don't want to miss getting a little dressed up for dinner with my husband! But how often is the second night not formal night? It looks like we'll be in Nassau until midnight and it seems a little odd they'd do formal night when so many might be on land. Can anyone weigh in on that? Or any suggestions or reasons why any particular night is better for chef's table? For the record, I really don't care about ports and don't know if I'll get off at all so the port schedule isn't really directly relevant to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 18, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I cannot recall a 3/4 night cruise when night 2 was not formal night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodtime Cruizin Posted June 18, 2018 #3 Share Posted June 18, 2018 The night before the first sea day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryjaden Posted June 19, 2018 #4 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I would follow Bob's expertise. We were on a cruise that had two port days first followed by 3 sea days. It would make sense to move the formal night to one of the seas days. Nope. It was a port day, the second night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBTN Posted June 19, 2018 #5 Share Posted June 19, 2018 They sometimes will offer a discount on nights where they have a low number of reservations. Maybe ask and see if they’ll give you a deal? I would expect formal night to be the most popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semala Posted June 19, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I would follow Bob's expertise. We were on a cruise that had two port days first followed by 3 sea days. It would make sense to move the formal night to one of the seas days. Nope. It was a port day, the second night. That's a little frustrating. Maybe I should sign up for it the first night. No way that'd be formal night, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semala Posted June 19, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted June 19, 2018 They sometimes will offer a discount on nights where they have a low number of reservations. Maybe ask and see if they’ll give you a deal? I would expect formal night to be the most popular. I imagine it's still a little far out to expect any sort of discount. Sounds like the kind of thing I should ask close to time, though. Or maybe even wait til I'm aboard, if it's not likely to fill up before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryjaden Posted June 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 19, 2018 That's a little frustrating. Maybe I should sign up for it the first night. No way that'd be formal night, right? I have never seen formal night on the first night. Many people don't get their luggage delivered prior to dinner. Keep that in mind if you decide to do it the first night. You might want to carry on the clothing you would wear for the Chef's Table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ownedbypets Posted June 19, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 19, 2018 We had reservations for the first night and they were canceled because no one else showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semala Posted June 19, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted June 19, 2018 We had reservations for the first night and they were canceled because no one else showed up. Any idea how many they require to make it go? Were you able to reschedule for a different night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBTN Posted June 19, 2018 #11 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I imagine it's still a little far out to expect any sort of discount. Sounds like the kind of thing I should ask close to time, though. Or maybe even wait til I'm aboard, if it's not likely to fill up before then. Sorry if I wasn’t clear - she should ask for a discount once on-board. I’ve never heard of them giving discounts on Chef’s Table prior to sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ownedbypets Posted June 19, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Any idea how many they require to make it go? Were you able to reschedule for a different night? We did reschedule for another night and there were 4 of us. It was great! A lot of individual attention and a lot of wine since we didn't have to share. We were given the extra wine to take back to our cabins. Plus we got a great price for the inconvenience ... $49 for both of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richjoxyz Posted June 19, 2018 #13 Share Posted June 19, 2018 We wait until about half way through the cruise and then start asking for discounts. We have received anywhere from 25% to 50% off. Pick an evening that has a sea day the next day. After all the wine, you may be tired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semala Posted June 20, 2018 Author #14 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Sorry if I wasn’t clear - she should ask for a discount once on-board. I’ve never heard of them giving discounts on Chef’s Table prior to sailing. Oh! That does make sense. I'll do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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