Valentine1925 Posted April 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I have read that people are entering the theatre on Britannia up to 45 minutes before a performance in order to get a seat. For those of you who have already been on Britannia, does this include the 10.30pm performance? I will give shows a miss if it means having to be there that early. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted April 13, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I have read that people are entering the theatre on Britannia up to 45 minutes before a performance in order to get a seat. For those of you who have already been on Britannia, does this include the 10.30pm performance? I will give shows a miss if it means having to be there that early. Thank you in advance. we never had a problem getting a seat at 7-30 when there was a show on and normally 10-30 on the maiden and we never went that early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine1925 Posted April 13, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks MajorTom - I love shows but wasn't prepared to rush dinner in order to get a seat. Hopefully will not be a problem for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted April 13, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I am told there are over 900 seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted April 14, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 14, 2015 On the maiden we had now problem at 10:30 but every evening as we went down to dinner around 19:45 - 20:00 we used the front stairs, so landed close to the entrance to the theatre and there was a queue already there for the 20:30 show. We named the ship the P&Q ship because I seemed to get peas on every meal that I ordered and we always seemed to see queues for the freedom dining restaurants, theatre, studio etc. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orch at Sea Posted April 14, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The theatre has a main design fault, because the 2 side seating areas can only be accessed via the central stairs. i.e the far end of the rows are against the wall. Therefore everybody sits from the 2 seats by the stairs inwards. & you have to keep getting up to let people get further into the row. We went to most 8:30 shows, & the theatre was at least 3/4 full by 8:10. On a plus note, the digital screens are AMAZING ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted April 14, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Our experience over the last two weeks was: Guest Entertainers - shows at 8.30 and 10.30. Both were busy with the 10.30 being the least busy, full but not quite as necessary to queue up really early. Ships Company - shows at 7.00, 8.30 and 10.30. 7.00 show full up by 10 mins before the performance. 8.30 show people were queuing 45 mins in advance with the House Full signs out by 15-20 mins before the show, 10.30 show full by 5-10 mins before performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted April 14, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 14, 2015 We named the ship the P&Q ship because I seemed to get peas on every meal that I ordered and we always seemed to see queues for the freedom dining restaurants, theatre, studio etc. lol Maybe the maiden was different but we were freedom dining over the last cruise and never queued and had a table immediately each evening apart from two (formals) when we took a buzzer and waited no longer than 25 mins. We usually ate between 7 and 8. Not sure about the peas but we only had them 3 times and the veg selection was generally excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleMoonlight Posted April 14, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I've read the reviews on Britannia posted on this site, and there does appear to be a reoccurring theme in that there isn't enough public space to comfortably accommodate 3600 odd passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine1925 Posted April 14, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Many thanks for helpful responses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted April 14, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) I've read the reviews on Britannia posted on this site, and there does appear to be a reoccurring theme in that there isn't enough public space to comfortably accommodate 3600 odd passengers. Sorry but that is not the case we never had problems finding anywhere to sit inside the ship even the atrium there was always seats available. The only problem is the 8-30 show and that is a recurring problem on all the ships I have seen people queueing for the 8-30 show and people on first sitting rush there dinner and go without a dessert and coffee to get a good seat on Aurora so its not just a problem on big ships. Edited April 14, 2015 by majortom10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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