Buffets

[mscruise64]

Do they still do the midnight buffet or the buffet by the pool?

[Ocean Boy]

No midnights on any ship for awhile. Oasis did not have a pool buffet either.

[BND]

No more midnight buffets but there usually is a late night buffet/party by the pool one night.

[antsp]

Does the buffet still close during the day, or is it open all the time noew

[Ocean Boy]

Does the buffet still close during the day, or is it open all the time noew

 

It closes for a short time after late afternoon to get ready for dinner service. I don't remember for sure but it might be around 4:30-5 PM that it shuts down until 6:30. It then closes at 9 PM until breakfast.

[cb at sea]

You can always go in to get drinks...even when no food is avail....although, we've found they keep cookies, desserts, fruit, out all the time.

 

We've had a lunch BBQ on the pool deck on almost every cruise on one of the sea days.

[TBone2K]

Do they still do the midnight buffet or the buffet by the pool?

 

We had one on Monarch on day 4. Don't know if its always at the end of the day at sea, or ours was just a co-incidence.

[Ocean Boy]

You can always go in to get drinks...even when no food is avail....although, we've found they keep cookies, desserts, fruit, out all the time.

 

We've had a lunch BBQ on the pool deck on almost every cruise on one of the sea days.

 

No, they actually close the doors when they are preparing for dinner. You cannot go in.

[BND]

No, they actually close the doors when they are preparing for dinner. You cannot go in.

 

Agreed. Doors are also closed when there's no food service after they finish serving at night (usually 9 pm)

[antsp]

So no buffet after 9pm

[Ocean Boy]

So no buffet after 9pm

 

Only on the ships that have the once a week late buffet out on the pool deck. But no, there is no regular buffet available after 9 PM.

[lrn2cruise]

We LOVED room service!!!! You can order off your TV. If you have a balcony, then it is super nice just to sit out there and snack in the late evenings.

[RoyalDiamond]

Most ships DO have a buffet one night of the cruise....typically called "Dancing Under the Stars" pool party/evening buffet. It's only one night of the cruise, and not nightly. Oasis/Allure do not have one, to my recollection. But most other ships do....we just sailed on the Jewel back to back on 5-night cruises, and we had one during each 5-day sailing.

[tiggypooo]

You can always stop by the cafe on the Promenade deck.

It's open very late every night.

[Oshawapilot]

You can always stop by the cafe on the Promenade deck.

It's open very late every night.

 

Yep, and on Oasis/Allure Sorrentos pizza was open seemingly all hours of the day as well. (IIRC it was only closed 4/5 hours out of every 24).