Hi all: Need your thoughts: we are on the March 7th cruise w/ PG...and there are only 4 rooms left - so the ship is - what I would call - full.
we can book/reserve on line before the cruise. My question(s):
1) how far in advance can you book these reservations?
2) can you book for all the restaurants - or just certain ones?
3) if you were doing the 7 night cruise - in what order - and what restaurant would you reserve/recommend?

we have never been on the PG - or in the South Pacific, and am not familiar with activities for the days, so any in put you all have on when to eat where would be greatly appreciated! we are pretty casual people - but also love a good meal.

Thanks so much in advance - I'll check back shortly!

Hi tracysue! You are able to book dinner reservations 28 days prior to your sailing date, online. The only ones that require reservations are La Veranda and Le Grill. Both are nice, but we have always seemed to favor the main restaurant, L'Etoile (sp?). La Veranda has a bit more formal feel to it, while Le Grill is pretty casual, set on the pool deck (but covered in the event of rain). We thought the food was better in Le Grill and actually asked for an additional reservation after we'd dined there once (you are only allowed one reservation online; once you get onboard, you can try for more if you want).

We tried to coincide Le Grill with the sunset, but the times we have been on the PG, the sun set quite a bit earlier than the reservation times.

You are in for SUCH a treat...the PG and FPs are absolute heaven!

It's been a long time since I have been on the PG so maybe someone can refresh my memory. Do they have a Captain's welcome dinner and if so, is it on the second night like the other ships? If so, I would recommend dining in the main dining room on that night as they always have such great menus for the Captains welcome dinner.

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.

My suggestion on the 7-day cruise is to book a table for two in Le Grill for the first day you're in Bora Bora. That means that the ship stays in port, so you're floating in the lagoon. I like Le Grill, it's very romantic, although don't expect the food to be as wonderful as L'Etoile.

Everybody is supposed to get one "kick at the can" in each of the two specialty restaurants, so don't worry too much. I'm trying to find out what the special "captain's welcome" menu might be, since our second night is that overnight in Bora Bora, and I love the romantic dinner (might do it in Rangiroa instead this time, since we overnight there too.)

Tracysue:

Here\'s a linkto the PG dining venues. Note the menu links (love those!!).

On-line reservations (and more)? Here's how:

Go to the Regent website.

Click on My Cruises to create an account.

Add your PG cruise information to My Cruises (booking number, name, sail date, etc.)

MyCruises is your personal page where you can:

Request personalized brochures and e-mail alerts.
Pre-request shore excursions within 120 days of sailing date.
Pre-reserve your dining options within 28 days of sailing date.
Set your Butler suite preferences with our online Butler.
Find and save your future or dream cruises.
Find special offers that match your travel preferences.

I believe its been noted that you should check your dinner reservations and shore excursions right when you board to be sure there are no, er, glitches (someone help me out here!?).

Hope this helps and have a great cruise!

Wow, loved the link Robert. Now I REALLY can't wait til Feb. 28th. for our sailing.

Robert you are the best - :hug:

Fabulous information all! Thank you!!!!!! Looking so forward to this! and I can't believe I'm talking food and restaurants already - I have 4 months to go..... I guess I'm anticipating a cold brutal winter here in wisconsin, and am thinking sunny thoughts already!

Again, thank you all!!!!