Celebrity Select Dining Ready for Reservations

Celebrity announced that they will begin taking reservations today for Celebrity Select Dining, their flexible time dining option. The reservations are open fleet-wide, though service will roll out ship-by-ship, beginning with the Equinox on September 26. Other ships will start service in the first quarter of 2010.

Similar to other lines' programs, Celebrity Select Dining allows you to dine at the time you wish in the main dining room, anytime between 6-9:30PM. However, they also allow you to make reservations, either at the same time for each night, or differing times, before you board or once you arrive on the ship. Celebrity Select Dining will still have the same menus and dress codes, all that changes is the time you dine.

To participate in Celebrity Select Dining, you must pre-pay your gratuities (since you may have different waiters), both dining and stateroom. Once the gratuities are on your booking you can go online to your booking and make the desired reservations. Groups up to 20 people can be accommodated with this system.

It was only a matter of time until Celebrity initiated a flexible time dining program, as they are the last of the mainstream lines to do so. Cruising is adapting to trends and desires of their passengers, and they've spoken loud and clear that a certain number don't want to be tied to a certain dining time. However, most lines aren't eliminating their traditional fixed-time dining options, so no matter what you prefer on your vacation, there's a cruise and line to suit your needs!

For more information, go to Celebrity Select Dining.