JJSUmpire Posted November 10, 2017 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Well, maybe not dining with the butler :confused:....but you know what I mean. The wife and I are sailing in July on the 10-night Alaska itinerary for our anniversary. We're on Regatta in a PH suite. One of the reasons I booked that level was the in-room butler/dining option. I have a few questions on that topic: 1. I know we are allowed 4 reservations (2 each) at Polo and Toscana. Does eating in your room with the "any restaurant via your butler" option impact your 4 reservations? Or can we order off the Toscana menu 5 nights from our room and still go to our 2 reservations in the actual restaurant? 2. When you're using the butler in-room dining option can you order multiple entrees? 3. For that matter, in general at Polo/Toscana restaurants, are you limited to a single entree or can you go wild? I know they are the "fancy" restaurants so perhaps they limit how many filets and lobster tails you can have? We just returned from our first Disney cruise and I definitely took advantage of the "order whatever you want" leniency. (y) 4. The room diagram shows a bed, a couch, and 2 chairs on the balcony. Where do you eat? We have this glorious vision of sitting on our balcony while we cruise through Alaska and are served course-after-course from our butler. But I don't remember seeing anything about a dining table in the 322 SQF room. 5. In the morning can you get hot food via butler/room service? Some posts talk about only getting cold food options in the morning in your room but I don't know if they were in a PH. 6. It sounds like the olive oil/vinegar cart at Toscana is pretty cool. Do you totally lose out on that if you dine in your room off the Toscana menu or will they bring you whatever you want? 7. Do both of us have to order off the same menu (from the same restaurant) or can we pick and choose from all restaurants for a single meal? Before I get blasted with "these questions have been asked/answered in other posts" response I'll assure you I searched this site for answers and didn't find them and I looked on the Oceania site. All I found there was the little "+" mark which only said "some restrictions apply" next to the butler dining bullet point. It's possible I didn't come up with the right key word when searching this site for please forgive me if these have been asked/answered. I tried to find them and couldn't. Thanks for your help. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 10, 2017 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Well, maybe not dining with the butler :confused:....but you know what I mean. The wife and I are sailing in July on the 10-night Alaska itinerary for our anniversary. We're on Regatta in a PH suite. One of the reasons I booked that level was the in-room butler/dining option. I have a few questions on that topic: 1. I know we are allowed 4 reservations (2 each) at Polo and Toscana. Does eating in your room with the "any restaurant via your butler" option impact your 4 reservations? Or can we order off the Toscana menu 5 nights from our room and still go to our 2 reservations in the actual restaurant? You can use the allotted reservations & the in suite dining But be sure to try the GDR & the Terrace 2. When you're using the butler in-room dining option can you order multiple entrees? YES 3. For that matter, in general at Polo/Toscana restaurants, are you limited to a single entree or can you go wild? I know they are the "fancy" restaurants so perhaps they limit how many filets and lobster tails you can have? Go WILD ..you may want to pack stretchy clothes 4. The room diagram shows a bed, a couch, and 2 chairs on the balcony. Where do you eat? We have this glorious vision of sitting on our balcony while we cruise through Alaska and are served course-after-course from our butler. But I don't remember seeing anything about a dining table in the 322 SQF room. I do not think there is room on the balcony there may be but there is a table in the PH suite 5. In the morning can you get hot food via butler/room service? Some posts talk about only getting cold food options in the morning in your room but I don't know if they were in a PH. Yes PH you can get hot food for breakfast just the B to G cabins have continental offerings Thanks for your help. :cool: Enjoy the cruise Hope you explore the rest of the ship :evilsmile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted November 10, 2017 #3 Share Posted November 10, 2017 There is a small glass table in your room (towards the veranda next to the two easy chairs). The butler will put a table cloth on this and do the serving course by course if so desired. At one time they had a wood extension they would put on the table to make it bigger. But we have not seen that in our last 4 cruises on R ships. https://www.oceaniacruises.com/ships/regatta/suites-staterooms/penthouse-suite/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted November 10, 2017 #4 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I've been told that you need to order from the same restaurant while dining in room. No mix and match. Although we've had this discussion before and some people posted their butler allowed it. I'm pretty sure the oil cart is not coming to your room, but if you know what you want and ask the butler chances are he might be able to bring you a couple of bowls of oil and vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJSUmpire Posted November 10, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I'm pretty sure the oil cart is not coming to your room That's it. I'm cancelling the cruise. :mad: I bet/hope you're right that if we ask for A, B, and C they'll bring us a little of each (just not on a cart). Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicalkerry2002 Posted November 10, 2017 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Make sure you specify you want it course by course.On our first cruise, I told our butler early on that I wanted to have dinner in the room, but I wanted it to be on a day when he wasn't too busy with other in room diners. I asked him one day if THIS was a good day to dine in, and he said yes. The dinner was all delivered at once and he was gone. I was shocked! Never came back to ask about dessert or coffee. Being a newbie, I wanted to reread about in suite dining before I said anything, but yes, it was still in the literature. I spoke to the concierge the following day. Our butler offered to do dinner in our suite again, but somehow it had lost its sparkle. We have done it once since. We sat at the small table at the foot of the bed on Riviera. Things came in courses, but after it arrived, all the food covers started to amass on the bed. The table was too small for the mains/sides/cutlery/glasses. No larger table cover was ever produced. Prefer to dine in the restaurants now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellbon Posted November 10, 2017 #7 Share Posted November 10, 2017 In one way I think this is funny. So many people think Oceania is better thsnnAZ but AZ has a table on balcony so big but two can eat there. As far as the table at the foot of the bed beats the tiny one on the R ships. Never took the time fir dinner in room. Found it to hard to reach a butler, on AZ each butler has a phone and answers unless with another guest. So I call back. If all those extras were on my nice bed I would remove them to the hallway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted November 10, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I think you really need to be in a bigger suite to have the right effect your looking for at dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJSUmpire Posted November 10, 2017 Author #9 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I think you really need to be in a bigger suite to have the right effect your looking for at dinner. I think I agree. Unfortunately the $8K that would cost to bump up a level isn't going to happen this time. Maybe down the road..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 10, 2017 #10 Share Posted November 10, 2017 We have never found the ph suitable for course by course proper dining. Just too small. A larger suite with a real dining table works If we are in a ph we tend to order a bunch of appetizers from the specialties. We find small plates work better Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkieMarkNYC Posted November 10, 2017 #11 Share Posted November 10, 2017 We have never found the ph suitable for course by course proper dining. Just too small. A larger suite with a real dining table works If we are in a ph we tend to order a bunch of appetizers from the specialties. We find small plates work better Sent from my iPhone using Forums I completely agree. For me, the best meal in a PH is a burger and 2 martinis. Quick and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 10, 2017 #12 Share Posted November 10, 2017 We have done it once since. We sat at the small table at the foot of the bed on Riviera. Things came in courses, but after it arrived, all the food covers started to amass on the bed. The table was too small for the mains/sides/cutlery/glasses. No larger table cover was ever produced. Prefer to dine in the restaurants now. You would think they would remove the serving covers & put them in their pantry or at least not on your bedding Maybe you just had a bad butler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 10, 2017 #13 Share Posted November 10, 2017 That’s the problem in a ph. The bed becomes a sideboard Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted November 10, 2017 #14 Share Posted November 10, 2017 If it's course why can't they take them with them after they serve that course? Seems like an easy way of doing it to keep the cabin clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted November 10, 2017 #15 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Maybe you just had a bad butler Bingo :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted November 11, 2017 #16 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Bingo :D Exactly. Typically the good ones will bring a folding tray stand and tray so that the dirty dishes can be put on this and not the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitob Posted November 11, 2017 #17 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Our butlers always have available a folding tray stand that is kept behind the drapes. I assumed there was one in every ph. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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