Granny pants Posted November 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2014 How can we get a good table for our 11 day cruise? We are at the early seating on Coral Princess. Bribe the Maitre de? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treven Posted November 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Well, what do you consider a good table? I consider a good table is any one I happen to be sitting at.;) Edited November 10, 2014 by Treven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted November 10, 2014 #3 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Well, what do you consider a good table? I consider a good table is any one I happen to be sitting at.;) That's sort of how I feel as well. As long as I'm seated in MDR on a Princess cruise I'm pretty happy. I'm sure that some tables - near a window for instance - would be "better" than others but I just want to be cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredie Posted November 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted November 10, 2014 On the first day, you will have an opportunity to see the MD and make changes. Ask to see your table assignment. If you don't like it, ask to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted November 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Planning of the table seating is done before passengers board so it is unlikely you would be able to change your table to a more desirable one. All the other tables will have been allocated. If you don't like your allocation for whatever reason, you can ask the Maitre d' for a change, but he can only do that if there is something else available. I always think the Maitre d' has a terrible job - trying to juggle everything and please everyone. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted November 10, 2014 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2014 How can we get a good table for our 11 day cruise? We are at the early seating on Coral Princess. Bribe the Maitre de? ;) Define "good". Or alternatively, define "not good". DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted November 10, 2014 #7 Share Posted November 10, 2014 A good dining table is about 90% those you dine with and 10% location. Now, if you plan to dine at a table for two, during the afternoon of boarding visit the dining room. Many Princess ships have tables for two that are no more than multiple tables separated by 12 inches or so. I'm not exactly certain how the DR's on the Coral are configured. Ask to see them. I would not go the route of a bribe (or an up front tip) to the Maitre 'd, but if I did get what I liked I would tip at the end of the cruise. You always have the option to switch to Anytime Dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviewonder1 Posted November 10, 2014 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2014 We prefer DW and I, a window table and going to see the Maitre'd on the first day to make any changes as need because most won't make changes until they discover what they didn't like too late. On our Med Cruise we had 6 really wonderful table mates and had a blast. The contest was to see who could get seated first to get the view you wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted November 11, 2014 #9 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Well, what do you consider a good table? I consider a good table is any one I happen to be sitting at.;) Exactly. Some people like a table at a window but to be honest, if it's dark out, it doesn't make a lick of difference. Some people prefer a table near the entrance, others towards the back. IMHO, like Treven, the "best" table is the one I'm sitting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandj Posted November 11, 2014 #10 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Too if you are thinking a window as best, unless at lunch, the view will be nightime.;) A group is harder to reseat if even possible on the day of embarkation, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted November 11, 2014 #11 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Can you define a "good" table for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted November 11, 2014 #12 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I'm with those who say it really doesn't matter. If it's a winter cruise, it's going to be dark by the time you are dining. And for a summer cruise, a window-side table might be in the path of glare which would mean the drapes will be closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKman2495 Posted November 11, 2014 #13 Share Posted November 11, 2014 That's one reason why we like any time dining. If you do it right, you get to eat all over the dining room. We like to lake longer cruises (at least 10 days, preferably 2 weeks). During that time the head waiters get to know us. We are always will (happy) to share a table. They know this and will put us in different areas in the dining room each night. The view changes, the people change and ship goes on. What could be better.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Crews Posted November 11, 2014 #14 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Is it fate or coincidence that the table you are seated at you are seated at for a reason? Never fails,... we end up with a 'not so good' table but find the BEST people to be around and talk to. Makes you wonder WHY you were seated where you were seated. I love it....just leave it to chance for some of the best experiences! :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny pants Posted November 11, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted November 11, 2014 "Good table" defined as not by a high traffic area. By a window, but people are correct, It will be dark outside .... I agree with other posters, any table on A cruise in the Caribbean is a GOOD table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruiseprincess Posted November 11, 2014 #16 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I like the tables near the kitchen to get food as quickly as possible. I can look at the water all day long. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted November 11, 2014 #17 Share Posted November 11, 2014 "Good table" defined as not by a high trafficarea. In my experience, due to the distribution of waiters' stations throughout the MDR, virtually any table is in a "high traffic area," though clearly the farther back toward the kitchen you are, the smaller the number of passengers who come by, the greater the number of waiters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treven Posted November 11, 2014 #18 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Now if I were at a land-based restaurant, as long as the table was NOT by the entrance to the bathroom(s), I'd consider it a good table.:). But I'm really not picky about the location of a table. As been posted, as long as I'm sitting at a table on a cruise ship, I'm pretty satisfied. Edited November 11, 2014 by Treven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted November 11, 2014 #19 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Now if I were at a land-based restaurant, as long as the table was NOT by the entrance to the bathroom(s), I'd consider it a good table.:). Since most tables in Princess dining rooms are a good five-minute hike away from the nearest toilet, that's not a consideration here. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinoblanco Posted November 11, 2014 #20 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I don't agree. There are some poor tables on every cruise ship. Those close to the waiter stations where the wait staff are crashing around and its noisy. I prefer the tables on the outer edge, view or no view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredie Posted November 11, 2014 #21 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Since most tables in Princess dining rooms are a good five-minute hike away from the nearest toilet, that's not a consideration here. :o A hike AND a climb! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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