Rare Auntiejo Posted August 20, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Hello! Booked for the 10 day Mexico sailing on Discovery on 12/28. Wondering what the options are these days for Embarkation day lunch besides the buffet. I assume Gigi’s is open. Do they offer lunch in one of the dining rooms like in the past? This is our first cruise in a few years and I know so much has changed. Thanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonit964 Posted August 20, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Auntiejo said: Hello! Booked for the 10 day Mexico sailing on Discovery on 12/28. Wondering what the options are these days for Embarkation day lunch besides the buffet. I assume Gigi’s is open. Do they offer lunch in one of the dining rooms like in the past? This is our first cruise in a few years and I know so much has changed. Thanks. Gigi’s will be open as well as the World Marketplace buffet. My favorite is the dining room for lunch, it’s just a nice, relaxed way to start the cruise. Check the Patter for which dining room is open. I was on the Discovery in April and she’s an absolutely stunning ship. Enjoy your cruise! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike45LC Posted August 20, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2022 The crew will usually falsely deny that there is a main dining room open. You need to check yourself. Try deck 6, midship, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpeabody Posted August 20, 2022 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I did lunch in the MDR, Skagway I believe on my embarkation day in Alaska on July 31st. Had salmon, good as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted August 20, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Gigi’s & midship dining room were open on Discovery for my cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 20, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Mike45LC said: The crew will usually falsely deny that there is a main dining room open. You need to check yourself. Try deck 6, midship, Agree. They almost always tell you to go to the buffet and that there is no dining room open for lunch. Also agree that deck 6 midship is the most likely venue to be serving embarkation lunch. Our problem is that we often don't make it onto the ship in time for MDR lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Auntiejo Posted August 20, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Thanks everyone. Yes I recall in the past the crew trying to steer people away from the dining room and it make it seem like it’s not open. I also seem to recall it’s only open for about a 90 minute window, so yes getting on board early is necessary to catch the MDR lunch. I agree that it’s a lovely way to kick off the cruise. The buffet is my worst nightmare upon embarkation! Thanks again for the current info. Excited to hit high the seas again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubi Posted August 20, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I am curious about this when its a B2B; we have a cruise before our transatlantic and a lot of people are doing both. I would assume that there would be at least one dining room open for lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93yearsyoung Posted August 20, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Salty Dog Grill & Slice (pool area Lido Deck) are two of our favorite easy meals or "snacks" as my DH calls slices of pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ombud Posted August 20, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 20, 2022 In less than 2 weeks I'll be having lunch in Capri, ordering my dinner, and placing a request for vegetarian tea in my cabin on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted August 20, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Anubi said: I am curious about this when its a B2B; we have a cruise before our transatlantic and a lot of people are doing both. I would assume that there would be at least one dining room open for lunch? As noted above - almost always one MDR is open. It would be the deck 6 mid-ship MDR because that's the one with Club Class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOARMY Posted August 20, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 20, 2022 We board Discovery tomorrow at Seattle. Due to yet-another online check-in glitch (annoyance), had need to chat with a Medallions representative about an hour ago. Very helpful. Clutter cleared-up. Green Status verified. So-- For those in Club Class--head for that section in Skagway Dining Room. Yes, open for lunch on embarkation day, and every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. GOARMY! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiliconCruiser Posted August 21, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Auntiejo said: Thanks everyone. Yes I recall in the past the crew trying to steer people away from the dining room and it make it seem like it’s not open. I also seem to recall it’s only open for about a 90 minute window, That seems to be the practice on all of the ships that we've been on, but we were trained otherwise on our very first Princess Cruise. By the time we went on our second cruise, I had learned that there are a lot of Princess crew that have been trained to lie (especially Guest Services.) We were always directed to the aft elevators too. Now I just head directly to mid-ship elevators unless they are using those for boarding (then head to the aft.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted August 21, 2022 #14 Share Posted August 21, 2022 8 hours ago, Mike45LC said: The crew will usually falsely deny that there is a main dining room open. You need to check yourself. Try deck 6, midship, 7 hours ago, Thrak said: Agree. They almost always tell you to go to the buffet and that there is no dining room open for lunch. Also agree that deck 6 midship is the most likely venue to be serving embarkation lunch. Our problem is that we often don't make it onto the ship in time for MDR lunch. OTOH, I found boarding early as an Elite (first on board), they were handing out small cards inviting us to lunch in the DR. This was Nov 2019 and made me think it was a thing they did for the Elites & Suites boarding first from the lounge. That might have been my first time boarding as Elite. Prior to that, we were right behind the Elites & Suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonit964 Posted August 21, 2022 #15 Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 hours ago, GOARMY said: We board Discovery tomorrow at Seattle. Due to yet-another online check-in glitch (annoyance), had need to chat with a Medallions representative about an hour ago. Very helpful. Clutter cleared-up. Green Status verified. So-- For those in Club Class--head for that section in Skagway Dining Room. Yes, open for lunch on embarkation day, and every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. GOARMY! Have a wonderful cruise! You will love Discovery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happiest when cruising Posted August 21, 2022 #16 Share Posted August 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Mike45LC said: The crew will usually falsely deny that there is a main dining room open. You need to check yourself. Try deck 6, midship, Haha… well, I’m not sure about falsifying, but they will point you towards the buffet. But…I know better, since that learned from a friend, just like the MDR is open on disembarkation day…that’s such a nice way to end the cruise, instead of the packed buffet with everyone’s luggage everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike45LC Posted August 21, 2022 #17 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Happiest, when they say there is no MDR open at 12:30, I call that “falsely.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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