What should we request for dining?

[Bibbidi_Boo]

That is a big change! Especially because Pridelands night 2 will only be available on the Destiny, I can see that becoming a popular dining request for those in the know. Weird that Disney spent so many years trying to be "fair" about all cruisers rotating through the same menus over the course of a sailing and then just tossed that out the window.

Our server said night 1 Pridelands menu is better than night 2.

 

[lisset005]

You can request a specific rotation. If you get Palo, call and let the know you wanted to skip OPide Lands that evening. We have done something similar for our last 4 cruise and they have alwyas been able to accommodate.

 

[Mommb]

You can request a specific rotation. If you get Palo, call and let the know you wanted to skip OPide Lands that evening. We have done something similar for our last 4 cruise and they have alwyas been able to accommodate.

You can request that your rotation meet a specific requirement, but some requests might not match the possible rotations.

For example, on a Destiny, "Pride Lands on night 3" will always be possible (that doesn't mean the request will always be granted, but it's likely to be). It's possible on any ship to have a rotation with a specific dining room on a specific night, because there will always be a rotation that is assigned to that dining room on that night.

However, on a 3-night cruise the rotation with "Pride Lands, then 1923, then Marvel" would not be possible if the rotations on that sailing go in the order Pride Lands, Marvel, 1923. In that case, the only choices would be P/M/1923, M/1923/P, or 1923/P/M.

On a sailing of 4 nights or longer, a rotation with a particular dining room at least twice will always be possible, but a rotation with the same dining room on the first night and pirate night may not be possible.

 

[lisset005]

You can request that your rotation meet a specific requirement, but some requests might not match the possible rotations.

For example, on a Destiny, "Pride Lands on night 3" will always be possible (that doesn't mean the request will always be granted, but it's likely to be). It's possible on any ship to have a rotation with a specific dining room on a specific night, because there will always be a rotation that is assigned to that dining room on that night.

However, on a 3-night cruise the rotation with "Pride Lands, then 1923, then Marvel" would not be possible if the rotations on that sailing go in the order Pride Lands, Marvel, 1923. In that case, the only choices would be P/M/1923, M/1923/P, or 1923/P/M.

On a sailing of 4 nights or longer, a rotation with a particular dining room at least twice will always be possible, but a rotation with the same dining room on the first night and pirate night may not be possible.

I am just addressing the OP and sharing my personal experience. I know how it works and have had luck with Disney graciously granting our requests.

 

[holula]

I wasn't on that cruise, but I have been reading lots of reports. On a 5 night sailing, there is no pirate menu. Night 1-3 are the main dining rooms with shows. On Night 4 and 5, you get the second menu at each restaurant without shows. Marvel and 1923 are the same menus as Night 2 menus on the Treasure. Then Pridelands has a second menu 2. So only 2/3 of guests will eat Marvel Night 2 menu, only 2/3 of guests will eat 1923 Night 2 menu. Only 2/3 of guests will eat Pridelands Night 2 menu. You can find all the menus if you google... I never know what websites I can list here.

Ohhhh I might need to change my Palo booking then. I assumed only 1/3 of guests would get the second Pride Lands menu.

FWIW I just did the 4 night Destiny - Pride Lands was AMAZING and I hate Arendelle. There were lots of gaps between the music/show so you could have an actual conversation. The restaurant is stunning, and the second time in there you don’t have a show anyway so I’d actually request Pride Lands twice and figure out doing Palo on the first time with the show if you really do not want the show.

 

[Dug720]

That is a big change! Especially because Pridelands night 2 will only be available on the Destiny, I can see that becoming a popular dining request for those in the know. Weird that Disney spent so many years trying to be "fair" about all cruisers rotating through the same menus over the course of a sailing and then just tossed that out the window.

Yes - this surprises me. They usually don't do second unique restaurant menus unless every rotation gets them - hence things like Pirate Night, Prince & Princess, etc.

 

[Dug720]

I am just addressing the OP and sharing my personal experience. I know how it works and have had luck with Disney graciously granting our requests.

Your request when it isn't a rotation the ship has?

 

[lisset005]

Your request when it isn't a rotation the ship has?

After we secure our Palo reservation we call DCL and request to have the least desired rotational dining that same evening and it has always been granted.

 

[Dug720]

After we secure our Palo reservation we call DCL and request to have the least desired rotational dining that same evening and it has always been granted.

OK. But just to clarify... Are you asking for something like a certain MDR on a certain night? Because that's easily do-able as that MDR would be on that night for one of the rotations.

If you're asking for something like (on Dream Class) ARREA and if that doesn't exist as a rotation (I don't know the specific rotations currently), I am 99.9% sure that can't be done. Because it would mean you would be going to a different team and table - and thus forcing others into a different team and table partway through the cruise.

 

[lisset005]

OK. But just to clarify... Are you asking for something like a certain MDR on a certain night? Because that's easily do-able as that MDR would be on that night for one of the rotations.

If you're asking for something like (on Dream Class) ARREA and if that doesn't exist as a rotation (I don't know the specific rotations currently), I am 99.9% sure that can't be done. Because it would mean you would be going to a different team and table - and thus forcing others into a different team and table partway through the cruise.

We ask to be placed at the least favorite restaurant on our Palo night.