LAUDERDALE — Princess Cruises is going all in when it comes to onboard dining, with a fleet-wide plan to enhance main dining options.

Designed to give guests ultimate choice and flexibility, the plan includes three table service options: Traditional, Reservable, or Walk-in Anytime. Princess will designate separate dining rooms aboard every ship in its fleet to the three options: one dedicated to traditional dining offering an early and a late seating every evening; one offering reservable dining times; and a third with open seating to support walk-ins anytime.

The three table service options integrate with the line’s OceanNow location-based ‘anywhere’ service, which provides guests the convenience of ordering anything, anytime.

This new approach to dining has already been implemented aboard the new Sun Princess, which debuted a three-storey dining room with one floor dedicated to traditional dining, another service guests with flexible reservation, and a third for anytime walk-ins.

“Our guests have been delighted with the dining flexibility aboard Sun Princess and we’re pleased to extend the concept to all the other ships in our fleet,” said Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises vice president of food and beverage. “Now whether guests prefer an early seating every evening, or change things up every night, or even change their mind, these flexible dining options ensure that their dining preference is effortlessly accommodated.” 

WHAT IF GUESTS ALREADY HAVE DINING RESERVATIONS BOOKED?

Starting on April 15, 2024, the new approach will launch on Princess voyages departing Sept. 14, 2024 and beyond. To support these changes, main dining reservations that already have been made for voyages sailing Sept. 14 and beyond, for any ship except Sun Princess, will be cancelled. Main dining reservations for guests sailing through Sept. 13 will not be affected.

Starting June 17, booked guests will be able to use the app ahead of their voyage to opt for traditional seating in a dedicated dining room with the same waiter, same table and same time each night, or flexible dining, allowing them to enjoy dinner at any available time and table size of their choosing in either the Reservable or Open Seating dining rooms.

This change does not affect guests booked in specialty dining restaurants or suite or reservation collection accommodations, who enjoy a dedicated dining room on Princess ships, where no reservations are required.