One of the best parts of cruising with Princess Cruises is knowing that a world of culinary delights awaits you from sunrise to late-night movie snacks!
Here is a complete breakdown of how to navigate onboard dining without any surprises on your onboard account. And how you can pre-book your dining to avoid disappointment once onboard.
Dining included in your fare
You can easily enjoy a full multi-week holiday without spending a single extra penny on food. Princess Cruises offers a wide variety of high-quality complimentary dining options across every vessel in its fleet, centred around fresh ingredients and multi-course dining.
1. Main Dining Rooms (OceanNow & Dine My Way)
The flagship dining experience on Princess, offering freshly prepared multi-course breakfasts, lunches, and dinners every day.
The Experience: Daily changing menus crafted by international chefs, featuring regional specialities, classic roast meats, seafood, pasta, and decadently plated desserts.
Dining Formats (Dine My Way): Managed seamlessly via the MedallionClass app or onboard guest services:
Main Dining: Flexibility to choose your dining time, table size, and dining companions each evening, or reserve fixed times in advance.
Reserve Collection Dining (Select Cabins/Suites): An exclusive area within the Main Dining Room offering priority seating, no waiting, dedicated waitstaff, and additional exclusive menu items.
Ships & Venues: Unique venue names across the fleet include Allegro, Concerto, Symphony, Botticelli, Canaletto, Skagway, and Horizon.
On Sphere-class ships - Sun Princess & Star Princess, dining spans across three-deck venues like the Americana Diner.
2. World Fresh Marketplace & Horizon Court
The primary casual buffet venue, open from early morning until late at night, offers expansive panoramic ocean views.
The Experience: Multiple action stations serving everything from carved roasts and Asian noodles to custom salad bars, pasta, rotisserie meats, hot breakfast buffets, and elaborate pastry displays.
3. International Café
A 24-hour hub located in the heart of the Piazza, perfect for early risers, light lunches, or late-night bites.
The Experience: Entirely complimentary food, including freshly baked pastries, croissants, gourmet toasted paninis, quiches, speciality salads, and desserts. Note: Speciality coffee beverages here incur an extra charge unless included in a drink package.
4. Poolside Grills & Slice / Alfredo's Pizzeria
Ideal for a relaxed meal outdoors by the pool deck without needing to dry off or dress up.
The Experience: Grab-and-go counter-service venues such as Trident Grill or Salty Dog Cafe serving made-to-order burgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, and fries, alongside Slice Pizzeria serving hand-tossed thin-crust pizza slices by the pool.
Speciality restaurants (additional charge)
For date nights, celebrations, or elevated culinary exploration, Princess Cruises offers a collection of award-winning speciality venues. Speciality restaurants carry a cover charge (typically $45–$55+ per adult) or are included for guests with the Princess Premier package.
1. Crown Grill
The Vibe: A classic, clubby American steakhouse with rich wood panelling and a theatre-style open kitchen.
The Food: Premium aged beef (filet mignon, New York strip, ribeye), chops, lobster tails, fresh seafood, and an extensive array of gourmet sea salts.
Available On: All Princess ships fleet-wide.
2. Sabatini's Italian Trattoria
The Vibe: An intimate, rustic Italian trattoria celebrating traditional heritage recipes.
The Food: Handcrafted fresh pasta made daily on board, antipasti, artisanal seafood risotto, Ossobuco, braised meats, and classic Italian desserts like tiramisu.
Available On: All Princess ships fleet-wide.
3. The Catch by Rudi
The Vibe: Upmarket, modern seafood dining designed in collaboration with Head of Culinary Arts Chef Rudi Sodamin.
The Food: Fresh catches of the day, raw seafood bar, lobster tail, Dover sole, and artistic seafood plating.
Available On: Majestic, Discovery, Enchanted, Sky, Sun, Star, and expanding across select ships.
4. Makoto Ocean / Kai Sushi
The Vibe: Sleek, modern sushi and sashimi counter with refined Japanese aesthetics.
The Food: Edomae-style sushi curated by Chef Makoto Okuwa, featuring truffle salmon, snow crab temaki, toro tartare, and speciality rolls paired with Japanese whiskies and sake.
Available On: Sun, Star, Diamond, Sapphire, and select ships.
5. Umai Teppanyaki
The Vibe: An energetic, interactive Japanese hibachi grill combining fine dining with theatrical cooking shows.
The Food: Teppanyaki-style grilled meats, seafood, fried rice, and seasonal vegetables cooked directly in front of guests.
Available On: Sun Princess, Star Princess, and newer fleet additions.
6. The Butcher's Block by Dario / Love by Britto
The Vibe: Exclusive experiential dining venues featuring world-renowned celebrity culinary partners.
The Food: The Butcher's Block offers a carnivorous, family-style tasting feast created with master Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini; Love by Britto offers a vibrant, fixed-price romantic dining experience created with artist Romero Britto.
Available On: Next-generation Sphere-class ships (Sun Princess & Star Princess).
How to pre-book your dining.
We are excited to introduce an extra, convenient way to get Ocean Ready for your voyage. This option also provides a seamless way to pre-book your dining preferences, especially if you do not have a compatible device or have access to the Princess Cruises Medallion app.
To select your dining preferences and confirm any speciality dining choices, simply follow these steps:
Visit the Princess Cruises Get Ocean Ready website.
Create an account or log in using your Princess Cruises booking reference number (this can be found on your booking invoice or in My Booking).
Choose your dining preferences and any speciality dining options.
Please note that this feature is available only within 90 days of your cruise departure date. Kindly refrain from attempting to pre-book outside of this time frame.
Should you require any assistance with pre-booking your dining, using the Princess Cruises Medallion App, or the Get Ocean Ready website, please contact the cruise line on 0344 3388 663.