WishUponAStarryNight
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The baked yogurt dessert!! Sounds odd, but easily my favorite dessert.
This thread has me all excited as my first experience at Palo is coming up in about 64 days.. I've been perusing the menu and I'm definitely going to order the lasagna and chicken parm. Can anyone suggest the eggs benedict? It's a favorite of mine but I know they have it at cabanas on most mornings.
The best advice I've read:
Do not eat anything in the morning.
Also a first timer. If I am able to book Palo Brunch (sea days only, right?) and then decide once we are on the cruise that we want to cancel, is there a fee for canceling? As as a first time cruiser, I’m not sure there’s even much of a chance I’ll be able to book.
What is an appropriate tip for brunch? Tip for the waiter, not tip about what to eat.
There was a post about this a little while back. The consensus seemed to be that for lunch or dinner at Palo, tip based on what you think the meal would cost at a nice restaurant, although platinum guests that dined free often tipped higher. I think for brunch this worked out to about the same or maybe a little higher than tipping off the $30 per person surcharge (e.g., for two people, I'd probably tip around $15-20 because 20% would be $12 but is in an ordinary restaurant I might pay around $40 for a really nice brunch like that, and there would also be the two mimosas added to the bill). For dinner the consensus seemed to be that it should be quite a bit higher because a meal like that would cost far more than $30, though the tip amounts varied quite a bit person to person.
DW has the cabanas Eggs Benedict. The ones in Palo are much better - and it's easy to order a half order of this. She has started "skipping" these at Palo - but ends up with a half order sometime before we leaveThis thread has me all excited as my first experience at Palo is coming up in about 64 days.. I've been perusing the menu and I'm definitely going to order the lasagna and chicken parm. Can anyone suggest the eggs benedict? It's a favorite of mine but I know they have it at cabanas on most mornings.
The best advice I've read:
Do not eat anything in the morning.
for us...What is an appropriate tip for brunch? Tip for the waiter, not tip about what to eat.
Thanks for the info! Sounds like I'll be "skipping" the eggs benedict at cabanas so I can really enjoy the ones at Palo.DW has the cabanas Eggs Benedict. The ones in Palo are much better - and it's easy to order a half order of this. She has started "skipping" these at Palo - but ends up with a half order sometime before we leave
for us...
For Brunch: 2 or 3 guests I tip $10 per person. for 4 guests I tip $50
For Dinner: 2 guests = $30, 3 guest $40, 4 guests: $60.
note: we do not usually get any additional drinks. Drinks probably carry the automatic gratuity.
These are our general amounts for the past several years for Palo gratuities.
Thanks for the info! Sounds like I'll be "skipping" the eggs benedict at cabanas so I can really enjoy the ones at Palo.
How many do they give you per order?
Thanks for this. I was also curious how much cash I should take for the waiter. I'm guessing cash is preferred, but you can still charge everything to the stateroom? It will be for 2 so I think $20-25 will be fine for the both of us.
for us...
For Brunch: 2 or 3 guests I tip $10 per person. for 4 guests I tip $50
For Dinner: 2 guests = $30, 3 guest $40, 4 guests: $60.
note: we do not usually get any additional drinks. Drinks probably carry the automatic gratuity.
These are our general amounts for the past several years for Palo gratuities.
2 eggs will be perfect. I've never had Eggs Julia before.We put everything on the room account. My assumption is that DCL is "one big happy family" ... but cash can and will walk away at times when the owner isn't watching it carefully. I prefer that my paycheck gets direct deposited, and I assume that the wait staff does as well.
@DIS_MIKE - eggs Benedict orders come with 2 eggs. I should note that Palo also has Eggs Julia and I think a 3rd variation. And there are two schools of thought on the Cabanas Eggs Benedict - have them on the days leading up to Palo, then be blown away by those in Palo (or not) or wait until after Palo then be disappointed in the Cabanas version
Slight thread hijack...apologies in advance. What are everyone’s thoughts on solo dining at Palo brunch? Hubby won’t be there for my and DS’ Halloween cruise, and I’ve booked Palo for myself, but am really waffling about whether to keep it.