cruz chic Posted October 6, 2015 #101 Share Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) I save WAY too much paper, and I happen to have stuff from me second cruise, Volendam to Bermuda 1982. Here are the Lido hours: Early coffee 7 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM Lunch 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM Late snacks 11:30 PM - 12:30 PM Also Bouillon served on Lido deck 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Barbecue on Lido deck burgers 12:00 noon - 2:30 PM Notice what's missing? ;) There were two sittings for dinner in the MDR, 6:30 and 8:15. Of course they had more waiters then, so service was more efficient. But now there's an extra hour between sittings, which pushes early out to a ridiculous 5:15. I've saved some odd things too. I have menus from 1999. From what I can see things really haven't changed much except for the time or am I missing something? They look a little more limited then now. Thx for posting. Edited October 6, 2015 by cruz chic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted October 6, 2015 #102 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I've saved some odd things too. I have menus from 1999. From what I can see things really haven't changed much except for the time or am I missing something? They look a little more limited then now. Thx for posting. No dinner in the Lido! I don't know when HAL started Lido dinner because HAL left the NYC berth not too long after that and our cruising shifted to QE2 and NCL (pre-freestyle) because there were such good opportunities with them out of NYC. I do know QE2 had no Lido when we started sailing with her (1988). They had rolling hot and cold carts in the hallway leading to a pool area. You went through the line and took your breakfast or lunch to a table by the pool. Until the had a refit that converted the pool area to a buffet area (and took out my favorite pool), they didn't have dinner in that area. And even after they added the buffet, they didn't have a Lido dinner on the last night, you had to go to the MDR (tip night!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted October 6, 2015 #103 Share Posted October 6, 2015 No dinner in the Lido! I don't know when HAL started Lido dinner because HAL left the NYC berth not too long after that and our cruising shifted to QE2 and NCL (pre-freestyle) because there were such good opportunities with them out of NYC. I do know QE2 had no Lido when we started sailing with her (1988). They had rolling hot and cold carts in the hallway leading to a pool area. You went through the line and took your breakfast or lunch to a table by the pool. Until the had a refit that converted the pool area to a buffet area (and took out my favorite pool), they didn't have dinner in that area. And even after they added the buffet, they didn't have a Lido dinner on the last night, you had to go to the MDR (tip night!). Thx for pointing that out:D. I totally missed that. The coffee is still kicking in. It's still sort of early here. I do remember us skipping dinner on my first cruise in 1984 and it was difficult to find something to eat. Don't know if they had room service at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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