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Princess Largest # of Dining Options Ever!
Hi Everyone,
I received this press release from Princess and thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com 12/8/2003 PRINCESS TO OFFER UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF DINING OPPORTUNITIES ON DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE PRINCESS Four Main Dining Rooms Will Feature Different Themes and Menu Items New Princess Concierge Service Combines Dedicated Staff with Computer Technology for Easy Dining Reservations Expanding the concept of personal choice dining even further, Princess Cruises will introduce its largest number of dining options ever with an innovative twist -- themed main dining rooms aboard Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess. Both ships, which debut next spring, will offer guests five main dining rooms - one traditional seating dining room and four smaller restaurants for those choosing Princess' Anytime Dining option. These four dining rooms will each feature a unique theme and menu - Vivaldi (Italian cuisine), Sterling (steakhouse), Santa Fe (Southwestern) and Pacific Moon (Asian). Diners in these four dining rooms will have the option of ordering from each restaurant's themed dishes in addition to Princess' renowned dinner cuisine. Guests who choose the traditional dining room won't be left out of the culinary fun either, as they will have a changing array of dinner options including items from the themed restaurants specialty menus. "With Diamond and Sapphire Princess we're taking dining options to a brand new level," said Dean Brown, Princess' executive vice president of customer service and sales. "We're committed to offering our passengers a new array of choices in an unconventional fashion, so we've divided two of our regular dining rooms in half, creating four restaurants that seat just 230 passengers and one traditional room that holds about 500 passengers. "The new smaller venues will operate just as our Anytime Dining rooms always have, but with more choices and themed décor," noted Brown. "And this concept brings us a further step away from the vast dining halls found on many other lines' ships of similar size, continuing to set our dining program apart." The new specialty dining rooms will offer an array of tastes to tempt passenger taste buds. Each will offer a series of dishes including a specialty bread and dessert. In the Vivaldi dining room, which specializes in Italian fare, diners can enjoy dishes such as Farfalle alla Scoglio, Ossobuco or Cannoli for dessert. In the Sterling dining room menu items include Prime Rib, New York Steak and All American Apple Pie. The Pacific Moon dining room will feature a variety of Asian favorites including Sushi, Five-Spice Mandarin Duckling, and bamboo steamer baskets with Dim Sum, Pot Stickers and Spring Rolls. In the Santa Fe dining room, guests can choose table side prepared Guacamole, Sizzling Fajitas, Fried Catfish with Roasted Corn Relish and Kahlua Rice Pudding. These new choices will be featured along with Princess' signature dining experience - Trattoria Sabatini, the line's enormously popular alternative Italian restaurant which offers a special eight-course menu for a nominal charge of $20. Passengers can also choose the 24-hour Horizon Court restaurant as well as a variety of other options for snacks and quick poolside meals. Passengers can make reservations for any of the ship's dining rooms and Sabatini's through the new Princess Concierge Service, which also debuts on Diamond Princess. Staffed by dedicated onboard concierge representatives using a new computerized reservation system, this new level of service will enable passengers to easily plan their dining choices through a special telephone number or in person at each dining venue. "Princess Concierge Service will make it easier than ever for passengers who wish to plan when and where to dine -- whether for one night or the full cruise," added Brown. "And presuming passengers respond to the system positively, we expect to expand the service to other vessels and other types of onboard reservations, such as spa appointments." The new dining room configuration is another innovation in Princess' acclaimed Personal Choice Dining® program, designed to give passengers the ultimate in choice - and the only program to offer both traditional and restaurant-style seating options in its main dining rooms. Princess' long history of culinary innovation includes pioneering the concept of 24-hour dining at sea and debuting a number of new alternative restaurant concepts. In recent years, the line has introduced a popular premium steakhouse option, sea-going sushi bar, the first Southwestern and Cajun-style restaurants at sea, and was the first line to have all its ships inducted into the prestigious Chaîne des Rôtisseurs gastronomic society. Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess are currently being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan. The two 113,000-ton, 2,670-passenger vessels will debut in March and June 2004, respectively. Diamond Princess' inaugural cruises will take in the delights of the Mexican Riviera before repositioning to Seattle for the summer Alaska season. Sapphire Princess will join her sister ship in Seattle offering seven-day round-trip Inside Passage cruises. All Princess Cruises can be booked by contacting your travel professional. |
Princess Largest # of Dining Options Ever!
Ray, thanks for the great information. We are booked on the Diamond Princess on March 13 and March 20. It will take back-to-back to check out all of these menus. Thanks again, Don "Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message ... Hi Everyone, I received this press release from Princess and thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com 12/8/2003 PRINCESS TO OFFER UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF DINING OPPORTUNITIES ON DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE PRINCESS Four Main Dining Rooms Will Feature Different Themes and Menu Items New Princess Concierge Service Combines Dedicated Staff with Computer Technology for Easy Dining Reservations Expanding the concept of personal choice dining even further, Princess Cruises will introduce its largest number of dining options ever with an innovative twist -- themed main dining rooms aboard Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess. Both ships, which debut next spring, will offer guests five main dining rooms - one traditional seating dining room and four smaller restaurants for those choosing Princess' Anytime Dining option. These four dining rooms will each feature a unique theme and menu - Vivaldi (Italian cuisine), Sterling (steakhouse), Santa Fe (Southwestern) and Pacific Moon (Asian). Diners in these four dining rooms will have the option of ordering from each restaurant's themed dishes in addition to Princess' renowned dinner cuisine. Guests who choose the traditional dining room won't be left out of the culinary fun either, as they will have a changing array of dinner options including items from the themed restaurants specialty menus. "With Diamond and Sapphire Princess we're taking dining options to a brand new level," said Dean Brown, Princess' executive vice president of customer service and sales. "We're committed to offering our passengers a new array of choices in an unconventional fashion, so we've divided two of our regular dining rooms in half, creating four restaurants that seat just 230 passengers and one traditional room that holds about 500 passengers. "The new smaller venues will operate just as our Anytime Dining rooms always have, but with more choices and themed décor," noted Brown. "And this concept brings us a further step away from the vast dining halls found on many other lines' ships of similar size, continuing to set our dining program apart." The new specialty dining rooms will offer an array of tastes to tempt passenger taste buds. Each will offer a series of dishes including a specialty bread and dessert. In the Vivaldi dining room, which specializes in Italian fare, diners can enjoy dishes such as Farfalle alla Scoglio, Ossobuco or Cannoli for dessert. In the Sterling dining room menu items include Prime Rib, New York Steak and All American Apple Pie. The Pacific Moon dining room will feature a variety of Asian favorites including Sushi, Five-Spice Mandarin Duckling, and bamboo steamer baskets with Dim Sum, Pot Stickers and Spring Rolls. In the Santa Fe dining room, guests can choose table side prepared Guacamole, Sizzling Fajitas, Fried Catfish with Roasted Corn Relish and Kahlua Rice Pudding. These new choices will be featured along with Princess' signature dining experience - Trattoria Sabatini, the line's enormously popular alternative Italian restaurant which offers a special eight-course menu for a nominal charge of $20. Passengers can also choose the 24-hour Horizon Court restaurant as well as a variety of other options for snacks and quick poolside meals. Passengers can make reservations for any of the ship's dining rooms and Sabatini's through the new Princess Concierge Service, which also debuts on Diamond Princess. Staffed by dedicated onboard concierge representatives using a new computerized reservation system, this new level of service will enable passengers to easily plan their dining choices through a special telephone number or in person at each dining venue. "Princess Concierge Service will make it easier than ever for passengers who wish to plan when and where to dine -- whether for one night or the full cruise," added Brown. "And presuming passengers respond to the system positively, we expect to expand the service to other vessels and other types of onboard reservations, such as spa appointments." The new dining room configuration is another innovation in Princess' acclaimed Personal Choice Dining® program, designed to give passengers the ultimate in choice - and the only program to offer both traditional and restaurant-style seating options in its main dining rooms. Princess' long history of culinary innovation includes pioneering the concept of 24-hour dining at sea and debuting a number of new alternative restaurant concepts. In recent years, the line has introduced a popular premium steakhouse option, sea-going sushi bar, the first Southwestern and Cajun-style restaurants at sea, and was the first line to have all its ships inducted into the prestigious Chaîne des Rôtisseurs gastronomic society. Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess are currently being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan. The two 113,000-ton, 2,670-passenger vessels will debut in March and June 2004, respectively. Diamond Princess' inaugural cruises will take in the delights of the Mexican Riviera before repositioning to Seattle for the summer Alaska season. Sapphire Princess will join her sister ship in Seattle offering seven-day round-trip Inside Passage cruises. All Princess Cruises can be booked by contacting your travel professional. |
Princess Largest # of Dining Options Ever!
Both ships, which debut next spring, will offer guests five main
dining rooms - one traditional seating dining room and four smaller restaurants for those choosing Princess' Anytime Dining option. These four dining rooms will each feature a unique theme and menu - Vivaldi (Italian cuisine), Sterling (steakhouse), Santa Fe (Southwestern) and Pacific Moon (Asian). I posted most of this info last week. The four smaller rooms are stacked two by two just forward of the main traditional room and kitchen. We are assigned to PC 3/20/03, I hope all four PC rooms will have the basic entree items that are on the standard Princess menu. The Asian and Southwest rooms may not be to my tastes, as well as other paxs. If so, there may be a very long lines at the Italian and steak house rooms. Don, hope to run into you during your second go around. "Anything that doesn't kill you,,,,,,,just hurts a hell of a lot" JLP20 |
Princess Largest # of Dining Options Ever!
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