To ensure your group enjoys every course together, here's how to reserve a table in our speciality restaurants, what you can arrange before you sail, and what's best left to our crew on board.

How do I make a group dining booking?

Find your group size

<h2 style="text-align: center;">Find your group size:</h2>
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</tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 12.0px; border-bottom: 1.0px solid rgb(221,221,221);"><b>Up to 6 guests</b></td>
<td style="padding: 12.0px; border-bottom: 1.0px solid rgb(221,221,221);">Pre-book in My P&amp;O Cruises</td>
<td style="padding: 12.0px; border-bottom: 1.0px solid rgb(221,221,221);">From 120 days before you sail</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(248,248,248);"><td style="padding: 12.0px; border-bottom: 1.0px solid rgb(221,221,221);"><b>7-10 guests</b></td>
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<small>(subject to availability)</small></td>
<td style="padding: 12.0px; border-bottom: 1.0px solid rgb(221,221,221);">From 120 days before you sail</td>
</tr><tr><td style="padding: 12.0px;"><b>11 or more guests</b></td>
<td style="padding: 12.0px;">Speak to the restaurant on board</td>
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Dining with friends or family on different booking references?&nbsp;</b>There's an extra step you need to take. See &quot;Linking separate cabin bookings to dine together&quot; below.</p>


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Booking for up to 6 guests

<h2>Booking for up to 6 guests</h2>
<p>Log in to <a href="https://www.pocruises.com/login/manage-booking" title="Log in to My P&amp;O Cruises" aria-label="Log in to My P&amp;O Cruises">My P&amp;O Cruises</a> with your booking reference, first name, surname and date of birth. Go to '<b>Drinks and dining'</b>, then '<b>Dining</b>', choose your restaurant, and select your date, time and number of guests.</p>
<p>Your table isn't confirmed until you check out. You'll receive an email confirmation, and you can check the details of your booking at any time by going&nbsp;to '<b>My calendar</b>’ within My P&amp;O Cruises.</p>
<p>Reservations only show in '<b>My calendar</b>’ for the guest who made and paid for the booking. If you’d like confirmation of your booking, please ask whoever made the reservation to forward the confirmation email to the rest of your party.</p>
<p>For more information on how to book, see <a aria-label="How can I pre-book dining?" href="https://www.pocruises.com/help-hub/centre/life-on-board/food-and-drink/pre-book-dining">'How can I pre-book dining?'</a></p>


Booking for 7-10 guests

<h2>Booking for 7-10 guests</h2>
<p>On our larger ships (Arvia and Iona), you can make a dining reservation for up to 10 guests in <a href="https://www.pocruises.com/login/manage-booking" title="Log in to My P&amp;O Cruises" aria-label="Log in to My P&amp;O Cruises">My P&amp;O Cruises</a>, subject to availability.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<p>If you can't book the table size you need before you sail, please contact the restaurant as soon as possible once on board; they will do their best to accommodate you.&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>Please note: </b>availability varies by ship, restaurant size and seating arrangements.</p>


Booking for 11 or more guests

<h2>Booking for 11 or more guests</h2>
<p>Tables for 11 or more guests can't be reserved online in My P&amp;O Cruises. Please speak to the <b>Restaurant Manager once you're on board</b> (the sooner the better), and we'll do what we can to accommodate you.</p>
<p><b>Please note: </b>Groups of more than eight guests are usually seated across two or more adjacent tables.&nbsp;<br>
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Linking separate cabin bookings to dine together

<h2>Linking separate cabin bookings to dine together</h2>
<p>If you're sailing with friends or family in separate cabins, ask us to link your bookings before you travel. Linking lets the ship know you're all sailing together, so we can seat your party at the same time and table within our main dining rooms.&nbsp;<br>
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<b>To link your bookings</b></p>
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<li><p><b>Booked directly with us:</b>&nbsp;log in to My P&amp;O Cruises and use the <a title="Log in to My P&amp;O Cruises to link bookings" href="https://www.pocruises.com/my-pocruises/link-bookings">link bookings form</a>. You’ll just need the booking reference and the last name of a guest on the booking you wish to link.&nbsp;</p>
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<li><p><b>Booked through a travel agent:</b> contact your travel agent, who'll arrange this for you.</p>
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<li><p>For further information on how to link your booking, see our ‘<a href="https://www.pocruises.com/help-hub/centre/booking-a-cruise/booking-a-cabin/how-to-link-multiple-cabins" title="How to link multiple cabin bookings and dine together" aria-label="How to link multiple cabin bookings and dine together">How do I link multiple cabin bookings</a>’ guide.</p>
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Booking group dining on board

<h2>Booking group dining on board</h2><p>Once your cruise has started, <b>you can no longer pre-book dining in My P&amp;O Cruises.</b> Any reservations you've already made will transfer across to <b>My Holiday</b> (our free on board holiday personaliser). Once logged in, you'll find them under '<b>Your calendar</b>’.</p><p>Using <b>My Holiday</b> you can book a table at eligible restaurants on board, join a virtual queue, or view our restaurant opening times. For groups of more than 10 guests, please speak to the restaurant manager of your chosen restaurant to make a reservation.&nbsp;</p>


Dining together in Club and Freedom restaurants

<h2>Dining together in Club and Freedom restaurants</h2>
<p>To arrange a group meal in one of our included restaurants:&nbsp;<br>
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<b>Freedom Dining&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
 </b>Arrive when it suits you and ask for a larger table when you get there. At busy times you may be given a pager, or you can join the virtual queue on My Holiday and explore the ship while you wait. Virtual queuing isn't available on Arcadia or Aurora.&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>Club Dining&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><br>
Choose your preferred dining time and table size when you book your cruise, then arrive at your Club restaurant at your allocated time on board.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>If your party is spread across several cabins, booked under different booking references, <a title="How to link multiple cabin bookings" aria-label="How to link multiple cabin bookings" href="https://www.pocruises.com/help-hub/centre/booking-a-cruise/booking-a-cabin/how-to-link-multiple-cabins">linking your bookings</a> makes it far more likely you'll be seated together. Guests booked on our Select Price are given priority when tables are allocated. Club Dining isn't available on Iona or Arvia.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Good to know before you book&nbsp;</h3>
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<li><p>There's a charge for speciality restaurants. Club and Freedom restaurants are included in your fare.&nbsp;</p>
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<li><p>Book early. The 120-day window opens well ahead of your cruise, and the most popular dining times are the first to go.&nbsp;</p>
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<li><p>Seating is finalised on board. We'll always do our best to honour your request to sit together, but table arrangements depend on availability on the night. A little flexibility helps our crew accommodate you.&nbsp;</p>
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<li><p>Not everything can be pre-booked. In My P&amp;O Cruises, each restaurant shows its own status: Book now, Please enquire on board, No booking needed, or Coming soon (this applies if your cruise is more than 120 days away).&nbsp;</p>
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