Princess Customized Dining - Brief Article

Princess Cruises, continuing its tradition of product innovation and commitment to deregiment the cruise experience with its "what you want, when you want" philosophy, is changing the course of cruising again by offering passengers a new dining option that will satisfy both cruise traditionalists and those who prefer to dine how they choose.

With its new "Personal Choice Dining" program, Princess introduces new restaurant-style seating that enables passengers to dine when and with whom they wish, just as they would be able to do at a shoreside restaurant at home. However, the traditional cruise dining option where passengers have the same dining time, waiter, and tablemates each evening will be available as well. The program will be first introduced aboard the Grand Princess in January, will debut on the Golden Princess when she enters service in Europe next May, and be fleetwide by the end of 2001.

The new restaurant-style option will be offered in two of the ships' three main dining rooms, enabling passengers to dine at any table with anyone of their choosing at any time, during expanded dining hours of 5:30 p.m. to midnight. A special dining desk will be open throughout the day where passengers can make their dinner reservations, and passengers will also be able to dine without reservations at their leisure. The third dining room will maintain the traditional first- and second-seating dining experience, with an assigned seating time and the same waiter and tablemates throughout the cruise.

For more information contact your travel agent or Princess Cruises (Cruise Travel Magazine), 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90067.