hazand Posted June 23, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 23, 2015 What is the traditional dining times in restaurants please? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted June 23, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Main or early seating is around 5:30 -6:00....late seating is 8:15-8:45 or so....times can vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 23, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Last cruise it was 6pm and 8.30pm.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingChick Posted June 23, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Standard is Early Seating at 6:00 PM, Late Seating at 8:30 PM. But depending itinerary they sometimes modify them to where early is 5:45 or 5:30 PM and late could be 8, 8:15 or 8:45. On our upcoming RCCL Liberty cruise dining times were changed to 5:30 PM for Early and 8:00 PM for late. Edited June 23, 2015 by CruisingChick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted June 23, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 23, 2015 If you will tell us the itinerary that might help. Sometimes South American cruises move the late dinner to 8:45 or even 9, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted June 23, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Be aware that recently Celebrity have been 'wait listing' Traditional Dining. I think this is because the MDR has been halved, due to the new Suite dining room. It might be better to opt for 'Select' dining, then you can choose when you eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Frances Posted June 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Be aware that recently Celebrity have been 'wait listing' Traditional Dining. I think this is because the MDR has been halved, due to the new Suite dining room.It might be better to opt for 'Select' dining, then you can choose when you eat. The MDR has been "halved"?? Don't think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted June 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2015 A bit of an exaggeration, what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinaS Posted June 23, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Be aware that recently Celebrity have been 'wait listing' Traditional Dining. I think this is because the MDR has been halved, due to the new Suite dining room.It might be better to opt for 'Select' dining, then you can choose when you eat. LOL - they used a SMALL part of the MDR for Luminae. That's very different than HALF of the MDR. Exaggerate much? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted June 23, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 23, 2015 LOL - they used a SMALL part of the MDR for Luminae. That's very different than HALF of the MDR. Exaggerate much? LOL Exaggeration unintentional, I read these boards and that was the impression I gained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 23, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Halved or not doesn't really matter as part of the MDR has been lost but then some of those suite guests are no longer taking MDR seats. Passenger capacity for dining hasn't changed so I am sure it will all work out.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyCruises Posted June 24, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Having been on Silhouette recently, I would say they took approximately a quarter of the dining room, the front half of the starboard side. So if your table is aft on the starboard side, it is difficult to meander through the entire dining room to reach your table. They need to carve a path with different carpeting or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 24, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Having been on Silhouette recently, I would say they took approximately a quarter of the dining room, the front half of the starboard side. So if your table is aft on the starboard side, it is difficult to meander through the entire dining room to reach your table. They need to carve a path with different carpeting or something. Which level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtleeH Posted June 24, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 24, 2015 On S class ships, Luminae was taken from the lower lever MDR. Probably the same area on M class ships. Which level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 24, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 24, 2015 On S class ships, Luminae was taken from the lower lever MDR. Probably the same area on M class ships. Thanks, that is taking from the Traditional dining area then which explains why on some cruises there are waitlists.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl.klink Posted June 24, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Be aware that recently Celebrity have been 'wait listing' Traditional Dining. I think this is because the MDR has been halved, due to the new Suite dining room.It might be better to opt for 'Select' dining, then you can choose when you eat. I don't understand. Are you saying that signing up for traditional dining before the cruise is waitlisted, or that each evening there is an issue so that on that evening a person might be waitlisted for that evening? Once I've been assigned to a traditional dinning time before the cruise, then I'd be expected to dine at that time, right? - Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 24, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) I don't understand. Are you saying that signing up for traditional dining before the cruise is waitlisted, or that each evening there is an issue so that on that evening a person might be waitlisted for that evening? Once I've been assigned to a traditional dinning time before the cruise, then I'd be expected to dine at that time, right? - Joel It is prior to the cruise, where some people wanted a traditional dining spot but have been waitlisted for it, if any one drops off traditional dining then they take people off the waitlist to fill the tables. In the meantime they will likely end up as Select dining. Edited June 24, 2015 by MicCanberra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaKnowWhen Posted June 24, 2015 #18 Share Posted June 24, 2015 What is the traditional dining times in restaurants please? :) I can give you two answers; one based on personal experience, one based on reading this forum: a. Set dining is at 6:00pm and 8:30pm. or b. Set dining is at times that are either Too Early Too Late Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtleeH Posted June 24, 2015 #19 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Obviously it's not to scale, but looking at the Reflection's MDR floor plan on Celebrity's site, it looks like a little less than 1/4 of downstairs MDR was made into Luminae dinning. Thanks, that is taking from the Traditional dining area then which explains why on some cruises there are waitlists.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 24, 2015 #20 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Obviously it's not to scale, but looking at the Reflection's MDR floor plan on Celebrity's site, it looks like a little less than 1/4 of downstairs MDR was made into Luminae dinning. Cheers, I suppose it still takes up numerous tables in the traditional area so that the people displaced (unless they were suite guests) will now be put onto the Select dining option. Edited June 24, 2015 by MicCanberra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Frances Posted June 24, 2015 #21 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Cheers, I suppose it still takes up numerous tables in the traditional area so that the people displaced (unless they were suite guests) will now be put onto the Select dining option. Yes but also a lot of Suite guests also dined in Select before so that would also free up tables in the Select area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Hampshire Posted June 24, 2015 #22 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Just back from a Summit cruise where a section of the lower MDR has been carved out for Luminae with what's left as traditional dining. The upper level has a section carved out for Blu with the remainder being Select. Select dining was a nightmare on our cruise. Waits every night, usually around 20 minutes with the longest being 45 minutes. We went at varying times between 6 and 7 and always had a wait. They would not allow reservations between 5:30 and 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 25, 2015 #23 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yes but also a lot of Suite guests also dined in Select before so that would also free up tables in the Select area. Good point.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 25, 2015 #24 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Just back from a Summit cruise where a section of the lower MDR has been carved out for Luminae with what's left as traditional dining. The upper level has a section carved out for Blu with the remainder being Select. Select dining was a nightmare on our cruise. Waits every night, usually around 20 minutes with the longest being 45 minutes. We went at varying times between 6 and 7 and always had a wait. They would not allow reservations between 5:30 and 8. The problem with trying to dine Select at 6-7pm is you need to have the people who started their dining between 5.30-6 pm finish. Then the tables need to be cleared and reset. This is why we normally go around 7.30- 8pm.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl.klink Posted June 25, 2015 #25 Share Posted June 25, 2015 It is prior to the cruise, where some people wanted a traditional dining spot but have been waitlisted for it, if any one drops off traditional dining then they take people off the waitlist to fill the tables. In the meantime they will likely end up as Select dining. Thanks, - Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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