It's been a longer time since our trips on the PG, but in 2004 with our back to back 7 night cruises the Captain's Welcome was the evening after our first full day on board the ship. In 2005 on our 10 night itinerary the Captain's Welcome was the evening after our second full day on board.

Like Kristen, I am very pleased with the food in L'Etoile. One of the luxuries of the back to back was that we ate there every night of the first week and then chose the two nights we figured we would least mind missing there to book La Veranda and Le Grill. Keep in mind that you can almost always special order something that you may have either missed or especially liked in L'Etoile on a subsequent night by seeing the maitre d in advance. With that in mind, you may want to book your alternate restaurants fairly early in your cruise.

Welcome to LCT and I know that you will love the PG and FP.