We were on the Summit a couple of weeks ago and there was always a long line on deck 4 Select Dining. I got reservations several months before the cruise online. We chose 5:30 dining (thus the Earlydiner name) each night. After them showing us our table on night one, we loved our waiter and assistant waiter. On our way out of the dining room that night, we locked in that table for the remainder of the cruise. So we ignored the lines and proceeded directly to our table each night. Most nights, our waiter was waiting for us at the dining room door and escorted us to the table. Yes, you get some dirty looks but that beats waiting for 30 minutes in line.