Lunch in MDR on embarkation day

[mmpadp]

Does anyone know if the Main Dining Room is open for lunch on Carnival ships on embarkation day? Sure would be nice to find a seat instead of fighting the crowds at the buffet.

[cuyahoga11]

Does anyone know if the Main Dining Room is open for lunch on Carnival ships on embarkation day? Sure would be nice to find a seat instead of fighting the crowds at the buffet.

 

Not on the ships I have been on

[skylock]

Does anyone know if the Main Dining Room is open for lunch on Carnival ships on embarkation day? Sure would be nice to find a seat instead of fighting the crowds at the buffet.

 

No it is not.

[*Mach*]

This topic was brought up a week or so ago so I asked the folks in Miami... the answer is normally, no. If the ship is booked well over 2/cabin capacity they may open the MDR for lunch to help minimize congestion...

 

This was her answer...

 

Hi Mach,

 

This is not “really” true. We only open the dining room on embarkation day for specific sailing where the guest count is high; usually happens on summer sailings. It’s done to alleviate the long lines on the Lido deck.

 

 

Mischelle Beattie Coccera

Online Community Manager

Carnival Cruise Lines

 

 

:)

[mmpadp]

Thanks for the reply everyone.

[98Charlie]

AFAIK NCL is the only line that regularly has the MDR open on embarkation day. It's normally open on port days also.

 

Charlie

[mrpayroll]

Only one i have seen open is on the Dream.

[ssca]

Yes the Dream had one open last year

[salty dingo]

No. Embarkation day is the busiest day of all for the staff. They are trying to get their shore leave, so they are not inclined to want to wait on guests that day.

[Katkamm1]

I have noticed some people saying in different post that the Dream's MDR had lunch but I asked John Heald about it through his blog and his response was no the Main Dining Room doesn't serve lunch but the lido deck had plenty along with pasta bar and such

[mrpayroll]

I have noticed some people saying in different post that the Dream's MDR had lunch but I asked John Heald about it through his blog and his response was no the Main Dining Room doesn't serve lunch but the lido deck had plenty along with pasta bar and such

 

In this case, John is wrong as i had lunch in the MDR . Host Mach has received the correct answer from Carnival. May not be available on every cruise.

[pafam4]

On the Carnival Dream, last June, MDR was open for lunch on embarkation day.

[H82seaUgo]

I have noticed some people saying in different post that the Dream's MDR had lunch but I asked John Heald about it through his blog and his response was no the Main Dining Room doesn't serve lunch but the lido deck had plenty along with pasta bar and such

 

i was just reading him correcting himself about the dream on his facebook page.

 

it is open on embarkation day, but not on all sailings.

[RuthlessBoss]

i was just reading him correcting himself about the dream on his facebook page.

 

it is open on embarkation day, but not on all sailings.

That's likely correct. I boarded Carnival Dream April 2 with this specific question. The answer was NO.

[Carnivalcruiselady]

Have been on 15 Carnival cruise and I have never seen the MDR open on embarkment. Wished it was cause, I prefer the MDR over the buffet food. I have been on NCL and RCCL and the MDR was never open also.

[SkyMaster]

Having been on 29 Carnival cruises, the answer is NO! As a matter of fact, we just sailed "Dream" (April 9th", and I asked, as I'd heard that the main dining room was open, but was told that NO, it wouldn't be open on embarkation day. I think the answer is above, and that's that it is open when the ship is very very full. (We had over 4200 souls aboard "Dream" on April 9th, but it still wasn't open!) Only time I've seen the dining room open on embarkation day was our recent cruise on Ruby Princess.

 

"SKY"

[Janer1999]

Disney has one of their dining rooms open on embarkation day.

[98Charlie]

Have been on 15 Carnival cruise and I have never seen the MDR open on embarkment. Wished it was cause, I prefer the MDR over the buffet food. I have been on NCL and RCCL and the MDR was never open also.

NCL started opening the MDR for embarkation lunch on some ships several years ago. It was not announced but became known to the CC members and others. On our last several NCL cruises it was noted in the embarkation literature. I believe it is standard on all of their ships now.

 

We're MDR people also and would love to see the MDR open for embarkation lunch on Carnival.

 

Charlie

[silkhair1]

We love lunch in the MDR also, but we will deal with the crowds in the buffet. Not my favorite though.