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Unprecedented Sapphire Princess Dining Options!
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 5/19/2004 PRINCESS TO OFFER UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF DINING OPPORTUNITIES ON 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 introduces a number of dining options with an innovative twist -- themed main dining rooms aboard Sapphire Princess. The ship, which debuts in June, will offer guests five main dining rooms to choose from-- one traditional seating dining room and four smaller restaurants for those choosing Princess' Anytime Dining option. These four dining rooms 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 each day's menu. 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. "Sapphire Princess is bringing our customers what they have come to expect from Princess Cruises, exquisite dining options." said Rai Caluori, Princess' senior vice president of hotel opertions. "Our unconventional approach to dining is one of the key offerings that separates us in the minds of our passengers. We have listened to them and are delighted to offer them a myriad of options." "The smaller venues will operate just as our Anytime Dining rooms always have, but with more choices and themed décor," noted Caluori. "And this concept brings us a further step away from the vast dining halls found on many other lines' ships of similar size." 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 Princess Concierge Service. This recently added service is staffed by dedicated onboard concierge representatives using a new computerized reservation system, this high 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 Caluori. "Passengers positive response to the system has lead us to add this to add this to our newest vessel." 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. Sapphire Princess and its sister ship, Diamond Princess, were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan. The two 116,000-ton, 2,670-passenger vessels debuted in June and March 2004, respectively. Sapphire Princess will join her sister ship in Seattle offering seven-day round-trip Alaska Inside Passage cruises. Additional information is available through a professional travel agent. |
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I was looking for something new. That looks like the same press release
that came out on the Diamond a few months ago. You can dine anytime as long as you have a reservation for that time. 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 5/19/2004 PRINCESS TO OFFER UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF DINING OPPORTUNITIES ON 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 introduces a number of dining options with an innovative twist -- themed main dining rooms aboard Sapphire Princess. The ship, which debuts in June, will offer guests five main dining rooms to choose from-- one traditional seating dining room and four smaller restaurants for those choosing Princess' Anytime Dining option. These four dining rooms 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 each day's menu. 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. "Sapphire Princess is bringing our customers what they have come to expect from Princess Cruises, exquisite dining options." said Rai Caluori, Princess' senior vice president of hotel opertions. "Our unconventional approach to dining is one of the key offerings that separates us in the minds of our passengers. We have listened to them and are delighted to offer them a myriad of options." "The smaller venues will operate just as our Anytime Dining rooms always have, but with more choices and themed décor," noted Caluori. "And this concept brings us a further step away from the vast dining halls found on many other lines' ships of similar size." 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 Princess Concierge Service. This recently added service is staffed by dedicated onboard concierge representatives using a new computerized reservation system, this high 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 Caluori. "Passengers positive response to the system has lead us to add this to add this to our newest vessel." 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. Sapphire Princess and its sister ship, Diamond Princess, were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan. The two 116,000-ton, 2,670-passenger vessels debuted in June and March 2004, respectively. Sapphire Princess will join her sister ship in Seattle offering seven-day round-trip Alaska Inside Passage cruises. Additional information is available through a professional travel agent. |
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 06:36:29 -0700, "Don & Lynn"
wrote: That looks like the same press release that came out on the Diamond a few months ago. Hi Don, The press release was dated 5/19. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com |
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Unprecedented Sapphire Princess Dining Options!
Ray, My comment was not aimed at you.
Don "Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message ... On Thu, 20 May 2004 06:36:29 -0700, "Don & Lynn" wrote: That looks like the same press release that came out on the Diamond a few months ago. Hi Don, The press release was dated 5/19. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com |
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Ray, as always, thanks for sharing the news.
These new dining options sound lovely, and I truly hope Princess is able to execute the concept to a high degree of passenger satisfaction. Candidly, I think it will be a tremendous challenge. It sounds a lot like what NCL has introduced on their new ships. In my opinion, NCL surpassed expectations with the theming of their different "restaurants," but I was not at all impressed with the consistency of food quality among the venues and even less so with the level of service extended. (NCL Star in Hawaii in June 2002) Worst of all, NCL's reservation system was extremely inefficient, and I am disappointed to read Princess appears to be following the same/similar format. I resented having to give up time during my precious cruise day to deal with arranging a table for dinner. Princess says they will utilize a computerized reservations system that the pax can access only via phone call or in person at each dining venue. If it works as it did on the NCL Star, you first have to schedule your day to allot time for making a reservation during one of the stated "taking reservations" time periods. Then, on the NCL Star, the reservations phone line was continously busy when I did as most people do, which is call first thing in the a.m. to (a) secure the most desirable reservation, and (b) get on with your day. After several attempts, I'd give up and go in person to the reservations desk and wait in a long queue, frequently to be told that the restaurant of my choice was already booked, except for dining at 5p or at 9p. Sheesh! At least the NCL "in person" reservation process was handled at a unified desk so you could consider alternatives on the spot. Princess is directing the passenger to the restaurant of choice--so if I'm at the Italian venue and it is booked, I then have to walk to the steakhouse, etc. This whole process is even more complicated on port days. My question is this: Why can't they simply utilize an interactive reservations system accessible by pax 24/7 via the stateroom TVs???? I know, I know, with advance planning, you can make all of those reservations the first or second day. But, while I think racing to pin down that one specialty restaurant for the desired day & time is part of the fun of embarkation day, I, personally, don't think having to sit down & figure out your entire cruise's dinner schedule in advance is appealing. It's stressful and way too much work! At the rate cruise lines are running to adopt restaurant-style dining, I fear traditional dining will soon be a thing of the past. Yet for us, one of the plus factors of cruising vs. land travel is decision-free dining. Am I really in such a tiny minority on this one? Diana Ball near Houston, TX next up: Celeb Millie=96Med=96June 04, followed by a Nile cruise |
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I know some people think the dining experience is a huge part of the trip,
but I would much rather see the ship stay in port longer so I can eat in local restaurants, preferably local food. If I'm say in the Greek Islands for example, probably the last two types of food that come to mind are Southwestern or Asian. Let me sit on a cliff, watch the sunset come down, and have somebody bring me something caught, killed, and cooked on the island. "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 5/19/2004 PRINCESS TO OFFER UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF DINING OPPORTUNITIES ON 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 introduces a number of dining options with an innovative twist -- themed main dining rooms aboard Sapphire Princess. The ship, which debuts in June, will offer guests five main dining rooms to choose from-- one traditional seating dining room and four smaller restaurants for those choosing Princess' Anytime Dining option. These four dining rooms 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 each day's menu. 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. "Sapphire Princess is bringing our customers what they have come to expect from Princess Cruises, exquisite dining options." said Rai Caluori, Princess' senior vice president of hotel opertions. "Our unconventional approach to dining is one of the key offerings that separates us in the minds of our passengers. We have listened to them and are delighted to offer them a myriad of options." "The smaller venues will operate just as our Anytime Dining rooms always have, but with more choices and themed décor," noted Caluori. "And this concept brings us a further step away from the vast dining halls found on many other lines' ships of similar size." 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 Princess Concierge Service. This recently added service is staffed by dedicated onboard concierge representatives using a new computerized reservation system, this high 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 Caluori. "Passengers positive response to the system has lead us to add this to add this to our newest vessel." 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. Sapphire Princess and its sister ship, Diamond Princess, were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan. The two 116,000-ton, 2,670-passenger vessels debuted in June and March 2004, respectively. Sapphire Princess will join her sister ship in Seattle offering seven-day round-trip Alaska Inside Passage cruises. Additional information is available through a professional travel agent. |
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D Ball wrote: At the rate cruise lines are running to adopt restaurant-style dining, I fear traditional dining will soon be a thing of the past. Yet for us, one of the plus factors of cruising vs. land travel is decision-free dining. Am I really in such a tiny minority on this one? I for one really enjoy getting to know the same tablemates every night AND love the decision-free I-love-not-having-to-think about it nature of traditional dining, Diana. Eileen |
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 17:13:54 GMT, "Mike Cordelli"
wrote: I know some people think the dining experience is a huge part of the trip, but I would much rather see the ship stay in port longer so I can eat in local restaurants, preferably local food. If I'm say in the Greek Islands for example, probably the last two types of food that come to mind are Southwestern or Asian. Let me sit on a cliff, watch the sunset come down, and have somebody bring me something caught, killed, and cooked on the island. Food oriented cruising is for the Piccadilly crowd. |
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