I’ve recently been thinking about how the most important memories I have after a cruise revolve around the people I’ve met. Often those connections have been made at a shared meal. Dining together gives people a real opportunity to really get to know each other better, discuss life aboard the ship, upcoming ports, past cruises and so forth. Do you think it would be possible to talk the maitre d’ at Compass Rose into having one large (perhaps seating for 10) table set aside each evening for something like this? The idea would be like an Open Table at Starbucks. People, when in the mood for fellowship with new people, would just ask to sit at the “Open Table” on a first come first serve basis. We might even call it the “Cruise Critic Table”. Would anyone else be interested in something like this or is it just me?