DISCLAIMER: Reserving an area without providing food or beverages is no longer granted by DCL. You must pay for this service if your group wants to do this.
Have you ever thought about having a private event/location for your meet and greet? I know most people do it in the Promenade Lounge. There is also another option!
You can reserve a location like, Keys, O'Gills, etc. for $250 minimum/1.5 hour. Additional $150 hour. This excludes all the dining rooms. All this time, we are not able to confirm how many bartenders will be at this event. Please contact Alma for more details.
Link to the Food and Beverage Package List
How to do it:
Put in a request to Alma at DCL.Function.Requests@disney.com. Give her your date of sailing, ship name, and desired time. 2:30 pm?
Announce it to your group that you will have a private location for your meet and greet! (She will let you know closer to sailing. 2:30 pm is her "normal" time for these requests.)
1. It is up to you if you'd like to pay for this yourself or go in on it with a few friends. It is treated as a pre-paid private event.
2. Let your members know that you will have bartenders and it is a "cash bar." (ship-board payment/self pay)
3. Children will be self-contained! :)
Please note....Alma will ask you how many members you expect. This will determine where to put you. It will also determine how many bartenders she will assign you. Keep in mind, not everybody shows up to the meet and greet and a lot of people do not drink either. (I estimate low.)