Connecticutnewcruiser

Thanks for your thoughts - we are indeed classified by HAL as a "group" - you only need 8 cabins/16 people for that. We had a long choice of amenities from which to choose - our group chose a private premium wine tasting with food pairings hosted by the ship's "cellarmaster". But HAL could not guarantee our dining choice of time. So I guess I'll make nice with the dining room manager as soon as we embark - I really think I'm doing them a favor to let them know we're a group of 23 and we'll be in the dining room every night at a certain time, right?

I'm leading a group of 23 friends on the Oosterdam on January 12th which will be the O's 2nd week of starting the AYWD program. We did not get traditional seating as we'd hoped. What I'd like to do is speak with the Dining Room manager/Maitre'D as soon as I board to ask about giving us a set time/reservation for the whole week so that we can have perhaps 3 tables of 8 at the same hour each night - frankly, I think that we'd be doing them a favor to make that kind of arrangement instead of having a large group just show up randomly each night?

Thoughts on whether I'll be successful in such a request? (my TA has asked ship services and they couldn't commit).

Thanks in advance for your advice! Happy New Year to all! ERIC