Cruiser Chat Comments & Questions

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Believer — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:40:21 GMT

I usually book the late dinner and this time I picked open seating. This post has made me change my mind and I will pick late dinner again. Not that this open seating is bad but you really got me thinking about what I need. That is why I love this board. Thanks for the help.>>Believer

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Joan (Babci) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:58:16 GMT

I've done the late sitting twice and the early once. I prefer the late seating. I'm slow to get going after a long day in port. I want to have a drink to relax then take time to dress. I too am hooked to having the same waitstaff. On all of our cruises we had so much fun with the head waiter and their asst. It's so nice that after telling them once that I am allergic to cheese, they stop me if I order something with cheese or have it made without the cheese. It was also nice that before we asked for a second lobster, they had it on our table. From day one they told jokes, last cruise there was two tables of friends and family, and the staff helped us play hide the butter, after the other table stole all our bread the night before. Some friends of ours just came back and they didn't like the free style dinning and after the second night changed to late seating.

Happy Cruising All

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Top Deck — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:34:25 GMT

KeriLeigh:
I think hes going to love when we get there and the waiter already know what hes drinking.

That's why I stick with assigned dining. I like the special attention and getting to know them as well.

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

KeriLeigh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:46:45 GMT

irishlizz:
I mentioned to him that one of Bill's favorites, escargot, was on the menu that night and how funny it would be if before ordering Bill received an order of escargot. Guess what? He did. Yep... can't beat the crew/staff on Carnival!

Thats Awesome. That is what we are looking foward to! I've cruised before my husband has not. I think hes going to love when we get there and the waiter already know what hes drinking. I know i was amazed on my first cruise how they remembered so much about you! Ahhh 53 days we are sooo Excited.

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:49:40 GMT

KeriLeigh:

We also want to have the same dinning staff every night. i think its part of going on a cruise!

That is one of my favorite things about Carnival cruises and a set dining time... the ability to get to know your waitstaff. When we were on the Inspiration in November I was checking out the dinner menu one afternoon and our waiter Adrianne saw me. I mentioned to him that one of Bill's favorites, escargot, was on the menu that night and how funny it would be if before ordering Bill received an order of escargot. Guess what? He did. Yep... can't beat the crew/staff on Carnival!

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

KeriLeigh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:33:03 GMT

We are doing the late seating! Theres a bunch of us and like the other poster said we know if we don't see each other all day at least we have a set time at dinner to spend together! We also want to have the same dinning staff every night. i think its part of going on a cruise! Thanks for answering my question!

Keri!

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Shari — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:53:39 GMT

From what I've read on this site, formal night works the same way.

As for choosing your dining time, if you like to have consistancy (time and table mates) choose early or late dining. If you like to wing it and just eat when you're hungry, try the your time dining.

Personally, I'm so looking forward to meeting other cruisers, so have a set dining time on our cruise...I also figure our teens will automatically know when and where to meet us each night.

Anyway, the food will be amazing whatever you choose, and that's the main thing...

Shari

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Ruth — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:24:17 GMT

How did the open dining work for the formal night? Was it the same as any other day seating wise?

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

rwilymz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:09:20 GMT

On Legend, the AnyTimers were on the smaller second level; those with fixed seating were on the main level.

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

doodlebug — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:52:25 GMT

KeriLeigh:

kshelleby:

So if you have late dining at 8pm and someone from anytime dining was seated at your table at 7pm and is still there eating, what happens? Do you have to switch tables for the night or wait for them to finish because of this? Or do they not seat anytime dining within time frames close to the early or late dining times?

Thats a good Question. I would like to know also!

I read on another post that the anytime dining had a certain area of the dining room reserved especially for them.

I haven't cruised since this was an option, so I don't really know, but that's what someone said.

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

KeriLeigh — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:42:55 GMT

kshelleby:
So if you have late dining at 8pm and someone from anytime dining was seated at your table at 7pm and is still there eating, what happens? Do you have to switch tables for the night or wait for them to finish because of this? Or do they not seat anytime dining within time frames close to the early or late dining times?

Thats a good Question. I would like to know also!

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Richard — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:48:25 GMT

We sailed the Inspiration out of Tampa the week prior to the 4th of July. I've read it was the last week prior to them introducing the anytime dining option which all I've read seems really popular these days. Were sailing again over Thanksgiving weekend. and hope to have the assigned dining again. We met two lovely families from outside Macon Ga on our cruise in July and find it one of the highlights of cruising to meet families we've never known to share our cruise expierences with and meet new people at the same time versus the convenience of eating by ourselves at different tables throughout the cruise. We continue to be fans of the assigned dining and look forward to meeting new friends on our next cruise.

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

kshelleby — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:43:44 GMT

So if you have late dining at 8pm and someone from anytime dining was seated at your table at 7pm and is still there eating, what happens? Do you have to switch tables for the night or wait for them to finish because of this? Or do they not seat anytime dining within time frames close to the early or late dining times?

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

Simple Man — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:13:02 GMT

Just MY opinion,but late dining seems to be the best,that way there is NO hurry to get there.

Re: Your Choice Dining. Any feedback?

KeriLeigh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:06:13 GMT

whats the lastest you can go to dinner with the your choice dining??