Specialty Restaurants

[Oville]

When can you book these restaurants? We are on a HAL cruise in early January and can't make any bookings.

[jaguarstyper]

You should be able to go on HAL's website, go to my reservations and book your specialty restaurants now. You have to pay for them immediately with a credit card. We are cruising in December and I booked our restaurant reservations about 7 weeks ago.

[Oville]

You should be able to go on HAL's website, go to my reservations and book your specialty restaurants now. You have to pay for them immediately with a credit card. We are cruising in December and I booked our restaurant reservations about 7 weeks ago.

 

Thanks, I know how to book them, they simply are unavailable. I'll keep trying.

[Krazy Kruizers]

I called HAL a couple of weeks ago -- I also started a thread here back in the early part of September.

HAL is still in negotiations on getting a new contract signed for Le Cirque.

They told us that bookings for even the Pinnacle and Canaletto will not open until they decide what to do.

And that could be any time between now and the middle of November.

[POA1]

I called HAL a couple of weeks ago -- I also started a thread here back in the early part of September.

HAL is still in negotiations on getting a new contract signed for Le Cirque.

They told us that bookings for even the Pinnacle and Canaletto will not open until they decide what to do.

And that could be any time between now and the middle of November.

Do you know when the Le Cirque contract runs out?

[KirkNC]

It seems like every year end there is a delay in opening the next year bookings for speciality restaurants, not sure why.

[ICUQT]

I can tell you that I am sailing on the Maasdam on January 2, 2015. On the evening of October 1, 2014 approx. 90 days before sailing HA opened all there specialty restaurants for booking. I had been checking like you for weeks and I had checked in the morning and they were not available to that evening. I do not know if it is the norm for HA to open their booking 90 days in advance.

 

bob

[oceanmom]

Just booked Pinnacle on the Statendam for June 2015 today.

[freestyling]

I have cruises in April and May of 2015 and unable to book.

[Oville]

I have cruises in April and May of 2015 and unable to book.

 

Our cruise is Jan. 11, 2015 and still can't book.

[sail7seas]

I'd suggest you call Ship's Services

800-541-1576

[freestyling]

still plenty of time for me. Ill worry about it in 30 days.

[Typhoon1]

Do you know when the Le Cirque contract runs out?

 

It has been rumored for some time that Le Cirque may become a thing of the past.

 

We'll have to wait and see.

[MaxThrusters]

I'm sailing in December on the Nieuw Amsterdam, and last week I was able to do a le Cirque booking online with no problem. As others have suggested, I'd call ships services if it's still not working for you online.

 

Good Luck!

[sammiedawg]

What is the advantage to prebooking verses doing so onboard? I often see these restaurants half empty.

[Linda&Vern]

It has been rumored for some time that Le Cirque may become a thing of the past.

 

We'll have to wait and see.

 

I've never heard that one before. Did you hear this while on a HAL cruise or from someone at HAL?

[POA1]

What is the advantage to prebooking verses doing so onboard? I often see these restaurants half empty.

Mostly it's about getting the time & date you want. Ironically, the sold out restaurants often look half empty to the untrained eye. And by untrained eye, I mean normal, regular people like me. It's all very mysterious. Perhaps some of the tables and chairs are just props. :)

[Lizzie68]

I still can't book any specialty dinners for my April cruise. This time last year I had them all booked and paid for.

[freestyling]

also with the "exp 4" promo..it's just so much easier to book those extra speciality rest nights you want on-line.

[ithaca gal]

How popular is this dinner? We do not take part because there are no substitutions, of course, and my husband cannot eat shellfish and I refuse to eat foie gras.

[Oville]

We have a Neptune suite booked, will this help at all for booking onboard?

Edited October 8, 2014 by Oville

[Oville]

also with the "exp 4" promo..it's just so much easier to book those extra speciality rest nights you want on-line.

 

Are you saying those who book exp 4 get priority online booking over those who are shelling out the cash?

[Krazy Kruizers]

We have a Neptune suite booked, will this help at all for booking onboard?

 

 

No -- we stay in the PS and Neptune Suites.

One time we looked at the dining room menu and nothing appealed to us.

We asked the concierges if they could get us a Pinnacle reservation for that evening -- all filled up.

[Krazy Kruizers]

I still can't book any specialty dinners for my April cruise. This time last year I had them all booked and paid for.

 

 

See my previous post above.

No one can book any specialty restaurants starting with January bookings.

Until they decide whether they are going to sign another contract for Le Cirque, we are all on hold for now.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Do you know when the Le Cirque contract runs out?

 

 

I have no idea.