It’s not a joke - many if not most tables for 2 were very close together in the MDR on my cruise last year on SOD.
Much better on Aurora.
We did manage to find a decent table eventually but the original one we were allocated was so close to others it was effectively a shared table.
The cabin and service everywhere was excellent , all inclusive and free transport to ship - but despite all this we still prefer p&o Aurora - it has a better atmosphere for us.
Perhaps it’s different on SOA.