Dining rotation on 7 night Alaska Wonder

[sharksfinatic17]

I think we are going to have to wait until the first Alaskan cruise returns to know all the details

Unless someone in concierge is able to find out and post here.

 

[ohMom]

Ack!! my planning! i hope we get details soon!

 

[noahdove]

We only have 69 days and a few hours before we cruise, and I am so excited,
but also anxious to see the dining rotation. I don't want to miss ANY dinner..
I have Palo booked for brunch on our anniversary, cause I have no idea as
to where we would be that night... It doesn't matter where we start...

 

[sdjen]

I'm really hoping they don't change the night for the taste of Alaska menu (previously on Ketchikan night). I intentionally booked a later excursion that day because that menu didn't appeal to me at all!

Patiently waiting for the first Alaskan cruisers to come back and report the details!!

 

[sharksfinatic17]

I'm really hoping they don't change the night for the taste of Alaska menu (previously on Ketchikan night). I intentionally booked a later excursion that day because that menu didn't appeal to me at all!

Patiently waiting for the first Alaskan cruisers to come back and report the details!!

I agree, but for a different reason...we booked Palo that night.

 

[MouseMomx2]

The three dining rotations on our Alaskan cruise last August were:

#1: TAAPTAP
#2: APPTAPT
#3: PTTAPTA

We chose #2 because:
(a) we love Animator's Palate and, for us, eating there is a great way to start the cruise and
(b) we never eat at Parrot Cay, and used those three nights to eat at Palo twice and to relax and enjoy room service once.

Word is that these will not be the rotations this year. Shoreside has said they will be the traditional TAPTAPT, APTAPTA and PTAPTAP rotations instead. Speculation is that the new Frozen night has caused the change in the rotations...or shoreside could be wrong.

 

[sharksfinatic17]

Word is that these will not be the rotations this year. Shoreside has said they will be the traditional TAPTAPT, APTAPTA and PTAPTAP rotations instead. Speculation is that the new Frozen night has caused the change in the rotations...or shoreside could be wrong.

Thank you for this information.

 

[sharksfinatic17]

@MouseMomx2 - Do you think or were told that one of the rotational menus will be skipped and all the special menus will stay in place with the addition of Frozen? If so then, all my pre-planning will still works. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Karlzmom]

Last year we had:
Ap -Reg / show menu
PC - Golden Mickey ( Formal)
PC - Reg Menu
T- Regular Menu
AP - Toy Story Menu
PC- Taste of Alaska (skipped it for Palo)
T - 'Til We Meet Again Menu

The Golden Mickey, Toy Story and Taste of Alaska menu was identical in all MDRs for the nights they were served. I'll be interested to see how the Frozen menu is integrated.

 

[sharksfinatic17]

Last year we had:
Ap -Reg / show menu
PC - Golden Mickey ( Formal)
PC - Reg Menu
T- Regular Menu
AP - Toy Story Menu
PC- Taste of Alaska (skipped it for Palo)
T - 'Til We Meet Again Menu

The Golden Mickey, Toy Story and Taste of Alaska menu was identical in all MDRs for the nights they were served. I'll be interested to see how the Frozen menu is integrated.

It has already been said that the rotation is now 1231231, so apparently one regular MDR menu will be missed if I understood MomMousex2 correctly.

 

[noahdove]

Ok, please help me with this, how do we know what 1231231 means?
Just curious.. Thank you...

 

[PrincessShmoo]

It has already been said that the rotation is now 1231231, so apparently one regular MDR menu will be missed if I understood MomMousex2 correctly.

I doubt that they will skip any of the rotational menus. Every DCL cruise (at least the ones I've been on) always has the minimum of the 3 rotational menus. From there the 4th menu added would be the Pirate one. For Alaska, I guess that means the Toy Story menu (Pixar night). Then they add the other themed menus: Captain's Gala; Till We Meet Again or Sea Ya Real Soon; Prince & Princess, for example. I don't know if the Frozen day will have it's own special menu, or if they will just use one of the other "regular" menus.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Ok, please help me with this, how do we know what 1231231 means?
Just curious.. Thank you...

The order that the dining rooms are done in is Triton's (T) followed by Animator's Palate (A), followed by Parrot Cay (P). The guest complement is separated into 3 groups. One group starts in Triton's, another starts in Animator's, and the third starts in Parrot Cay (TAP). 1231231 means the first group will dine in this order TAPTAPT; second group - APTAPTA; and third group - PTAPTAP.

 

[sharksfinatic17]

I doubt that they will skip any of the rotational menus. Every DCL cruise (at least the ones I've been on) always has the minimum of the 3 rotational menus. From there the 4th menu added would be the Pirate one. For Alaska, I guess that means the Toy Story menu (Pixar night). Then they add the other themed menus: Captain's Gala; Till We Meet Again or Sea Ya Real Soon; Prince & Princess, for example. I don't know if the Frozen day will have it's own special menu, or if they will just use one of the other "regular" menus.

Someone from concierge spoke with shore side and that is exactly what they said. There will be a Frozen menu and there will be Pixar Night. That leaves Taste of Alaska, Golden Mickey's, and Til We Meet Again and according to what MomMousex2 posted all of those menus are a go too. Now shoreside could be wrong...I guess we find out after the June 1 sailing. The DVC sailing might give us some hints too, but only time will tell.

 

[noahdove]

Thank you, I took info down and will put it someplace safe..

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Someone from concierge spoke with shore side and that is exactly what they said. There will be a Frozen menu and there will be Pixar Night. That leaves Taste of Alaska, Golden Mickey's, and Til We Meet Again and according to what MomMousex2 posted all of those menus are a go too. Now shoreside could be wrong...I guess we find out after the June 1 sailing. The DVC sailing might give us some hints too, but only time will tell.

Well, if that's true, my guess is they will drop either Taste of Alaska or Till We Meet Again, whichever they feel is less successful.

 

[MouseMomx2]

I never said that they will be keeping all of the special menus in place, just that the rotations will be 1231231 instead of 1223123. They would never skip a rotational menu. My guess is that we will lose the Til We Meet Again menu or that the Taste of Alaska menu will be rethemed as the Frozen menu.

 

[MouseMomx2]

We are on the 6/1 sailing. I will make sure to post from the first port so those on later sailings will have the information.

 

[sharksfinatic17]

I never said that they will be keeping all of the special menus in place, just that the rotations will be 1231231 instead of 1223123. They would never skip a rotational menu. My guess is that we will lose the Til We Meet Again menu or that the Taste of Alaska menu will be rethemed as the Frozen menu.

Thank you. That is why I asked for clarification.

 

[Karlzmom]

I never said that they will be keeping all of the special menus in place, just that the rotations will be 1231231 instead of 1223123. They would never skip a rotational menu. My guess is that we will lose the Til We Meet Again menu or that the Taste of Alaska menu will be rethemed as the Frozen menu.

It was a bit odd having the character breakfast in PC, followed by two dinners in row in PC. I wondered if the would just repurpose the Taste of Alaska (after all, it's not likely the will be serving lutefisk!) Or if frozen is going to supplant Toy Story.