Vista Suite first experience

[jerbeth]

Decided after so many canceled plans that we would treat ourselves to a suite for the very first time in over 40 cruises.😀  This may seem silly, but I see that one of the perks is a complimentary specialty dinner on Embarkation day. Just wondering how that works.  Any time I have tried to set up specialty dining for that first time - on another line I will admit - we could only get very late times and we would want not later than 6:30 - 7.  If it is through the Medallion App, how far ahead of departure does that start to work? Thanks for any help.

[HBCcruiser]

47 minutes ago, jerbeth said:

Decided after so many canceled plans that we would treat ourselves to a suite for the very first time in over 40 cruises.😀  This may seem silly, but I see that one of the perks is a complimentary specialty dinner on Embarkation day. Just wondering how that works.  Any time I have tried to set up specialty dining for that first time - on another line I will admit - we could only get very late times and we would want not later than 6:30 - 7.  If it is through the Medallion App, how far ahead of departure does that start to work? Thanks for any help.

You can either call to book it or book it in your app right away. When you go to pay it will not charge you anything. 

[JF - retired RRT]

1 hour ago, HBCcruiser said:

You can either call to book it or book it in your app right away. When you go to pay it will not charge you anything. 

Unless the app doesn't work for you. When we did our one and only suite in April, the app wanted to charge. We waited until we were on the ship. They were super accomodating. We are early dinner folks and they didn't care. Gave us the time we wanted.

[cruzsnooze]

If your cruise is over 6 nights you will get this perk. If it's a shorter cruise you will not. I always wait to book on board. I have never had an issue with time, they are accommodating. 

[HBCcruiser]

1 hour ago, JF - retired RRT said:

Unless the app doesn't work for you. When we did our one and only suite in April, the app wanted to charge. We waited until we were on the ship. They were super accomodating. We are early dinner folks and they didn't care. Gave us the time we wanted.

That is a bummer. Luckily, it has not happened to us....yet.

[JF - retired RRT]

37 minutes ago, cruzsnooze said:

If your cruise is over 6 nights you will get this perk. If it's a shorter cruise you will not. I always wait to book on board. I have never had an issue with time, they are accommodating. 

We got it for a 5 night cruise. YMMV

[memoak]

We just show up and they have always found a table for us

[Sea Hag]

We did our first and probably last suite cruise last Fall on the Ruby. There was a piece of paper in our cabin directing us to call for a reservation. 

[donswife]

I was able to book it through Medallion app and on the payment screen it credited the full amount.  This only works the first night (I tried a different night to test 😄). All times were open.