*Sept 10th 2011 WB Transatlantic* From Spain to Space Mountain - Part 3

[Tod&Copper]

That is very true....well done Miss Marple.

 

[Pinky166]

Just looked at our June cruise.

High tea is 3 pm.

I can't believe it, there are only 2 sea days and there are still brunches available !!!!

I have never ever seen that before !!

Wow your cruise must be pretty empty!

What Palo's have you got booked for June?

 

[squitty]

Just looked at our June cruise.

High tea is 3 pm.

I can't believe it, there are only 2 sea days and there are still brunches available !!!!

I have never ever seen that before !!

Thank you

So High Tea could be a problem then...


Wow still brunches left.

 

[granmaz]

I guess it must be a staffing issue at High Tea, but I don't know why they never have the private room open to book. Staffing is minimal as I guess most are on time off with the late night working and then the brunches of course. When it is such a popular thing you would think they would also have more tables operating, but there you go!!

 

[melonz]

Alcohol question?

I have read that some people take a glass of wine or beer to dinner. Is that ok?

Some have said that they've taken an OPEN bottle of wine to dinner. Again is that allowed.

And here's a cheeky question will I have to still pay for corkage if I bring a screw top bottle?

 

[granmaz]

You can take a glass of wine to dinner. Buy a massive glass if you can() in Barcelona and leave it before you come home.

I rather think the term corkage means more than just opening the bottle, such as use of their glasses etc, so I would expect you still pay that whether your bottle is screw top or even open. Not sure though. I think they would be trying to cover lost tip revenue.

 

[melonz]

You can take a glass of wine to dinner. Buy a massive glass if you can() in Barcelona and leave it before you come home.

I rather think the term corkage means more than just opening the bottle, such as use of their glasses etc, so I would expect you still pay that whether your bottle is screw top or even open. Not sure though. I think they would be trying to cover lost tip revenue.

Oh yes I have seen those glasses that hold a whole bottle of wine....now where did I see those

 

[Pinky166]

Oh yes I have seen those glasses that hold a whole bottle of wine....now where did I see those

I was just thinking that!

 

[Pinky166]

You can take a glass of wine to dinner. Buy a massive glass if you can() in Barcelona and leave it before you come home.

Do many people actually do it though? I can't recall seeing it on either of my two cruises.

 

[melonz]

I was just thinking that!

2 great minds think alike!

 

[Tod&Copper]

Wow your cruise must be pretty empty!

What Palo's have you got booked for June?

Thank you

So High Tea could be a problem then...


Wow still brunches left.

We have a palo brunch booked for day 2 (first sea day) and then Palo dinner on day 7 (one of the quieter port days) and High Tea on the last sea day (day 9). Reservations for all of them are still available

That means I might manage my port upgrade if the cruise is quieter The WBTA we are not bothered, unless it is free , but we want a bit more space being in a Cat 11 with DD with us. We thought it would be cheaper at the port than upgrading just now

Alcohol question?

I have read that some people take a glass of wine or beer to dinner. Is that ok?

Some have said that they've taken an OPEN bottle of wine to dinner. Again is that allowed.

And here's a cheeky question will I have to still pay for corkage if I bring a screw top bottle?

My DSIL last year quite often took a drink into the dining room and no-one looked twice at her. If we had got a drink between the show and dinner, we just carried it in with us. Wine, spirits or otherwise.

I think Noel mentioned a while back that she and John do that, take a glass of wine to dinner and get their room host/hostess to put fresh wine glasses in their room each night

We bought the 11 night wine package on last year's WBTA and took 3 of our own bottles in and paid the corkage (mind you I think they only charged us once ) Even if you take your own bottle in opened, I suppose they still come round and fill your glass up for you so might still justify the charge

Now I think about it, my DSIL didn't buy a wine package and the two of them just took their own glasses of vodka/coke and beer into the dining room with them and drank the coke and water also offered by the servers

 

[DISNEYFAN_SD]

So, don't expect an upgrade. It might happen and that would be fantastic. But it might not happen. We always go for the category we want in the first place, even if it means we lose out money wise over the course of waiting for the cruise. As it happens we don't want an upgrade as I don't like Deck 7 and not sure I would like Deck 8 either, unless the upgrade was to a suite that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I ask why you don't like deck 7? We have never been on this floor before and just wanted to know what you thought?


Also does anyone know if Don "Ducky" Williams will be on this cruise.

 

[granmaz]

Do many people actually do it though? I can't recall seeing it on either of my two cruises.

Oh yes, ask Monica(Mishoe)!!!

Can I ask why you don't like deck 7? We have never been on this floor before and just wanted to know what you thought?

Sorry, it is just a personal thing as I have friends who always go on Deck 7 and it is only the verandah rooms that I mean. We have been on there twice. I prefer the position of Deck 7 being 2 decks down from 9, but outside, just below the verandah wall is a wide metal rail that the maintenance thingy moves along. It is about a foot wide and blocks the view direct to the sea. On Deck 6 you can look straight down and i like being able to do that! See, just a personal thing.

 

[Pinky166]

We have a palo brunch booked for day 2 (first sea day) and then Palo dinner on day 7 (one of the quieter port days) and High Tea on the last sea day (day 9). Reservations for all of them are still available

My DSIL last year quite often took a drink into the dining room and no-one looked twice at her. If we had got a drink between the show and dinner, we just carried it in with us. Wine, spirits or otherwise.

I think Noel mentioned a while back that she and John do that, take a glass of wine to dinner and get their room host/hostess to put fresh wine glasses in their room each night

We bought the 11 night wine package on last year's WBTA and took 3 of our own bottles in and paid the corkage (mind you I think they only charged us once ) Even if you take your own bottle in opened, I suppose they still come round and fill your glass up for you so might still justify the charge

Now I think about it, my DSIL didn't buy a wine package and the two of them just took their own glasses of vodka/coke and beer into the dining room with them and drank the coke and water also offered by the servers

Ooooh lots of Palo! YUM!

Well depending on how much wine I buy in Barcelona & Gibraltar I may do this on a few nights too.

Oh yes, ask Monica(Mishoe)!!!

Oh! Well now you come to mention it......maybe I did see it in January on the Dream MV.

 

[squitty]

Well depending on how much wine I buy in Barcelona & Gibraltar I may do this on a few nights too.

I was planning on doing this too...I won't feel bad if others do it

 

[Dgentrysim]

Do many people actually do it though? I can't recall seeing it on either of my two cruises.

We took a drink into the dining room when we went to eat last year on the Med. cruise. Nobody said anything.

 

[Tod&Copper]

Ooooh lots of Palo! YUM!

Well depending on how much wine I buy in Barcelona & Gibraltar I may do this on a few nights too.

We factored in a few extra bottles for dinner when we did our Morrisons shopping spree

 

[Pinky166]

I was planning on doing this too...I won't feel bad if others do it

We took a drink into the dining room when we went to eat last year on the Med. cruise. Nobody said anything.

We factored in a few extra bottles for dinner when we did our Morrisons shopping spree

That's good, I didn't want to be the only one.

I am still trying to decide whether or not to go with a wine package as Lee doesn't drink wine at all & I like to try the different speciality cocktails they have on the menu each night. So this maybe a good compromise for me as I will have wine in the room anyway.

 

[granmaz]

I am told those cocktails at dinner are really really good!!

 

[Pinky166]

I am told those cocktails at dinner are really really good!!

They are!!!!!