elycelynne Posted June 15, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I signed up for Traditional dining (6:00 seating, table for 6) and was wondering how good they are at seating solo diners? I don't necessarily need to be with other solos, but would they do something silly like sticking me at a table with a family of 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesaL Posted June 16, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I sailed solo this past January and signed up for late traditional dining, which is my preferred time. My table for 6 consisted of a couple who were linked to a solo friend, another solo traveler and myself. I could not have asked for more congenial dining mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted June 16, 2016 #3 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I had the opposite experience. I was seated at a table for 8, and no one showed up the first night. If they were solos, I can't imagine that 7 of them didn't come to dinner. 2nd night - again, I'm by myself. Waiter asked if I wanted to be seated somewhere else. He found a place for me. Not the best table but not the worst. It was a 10-day cruise and I wasn't going to sit by myself every night. Roz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elycelynne Posted June 16, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I sailed solo this past January and signed up for late traditional dining, which is my preferred time. My table for 6 consisted of a couple who were linked to a solo friend, another solo traveler and myself. I could not have asked for more congenial dining mates. I had the opposite experience. I was seated at a table for 8, and no one showed up the first night. If they were solos, I can't imagine that 7 of them didn't come to dinner. 2nd night - again, I'm by myself. Waiter asked if I wanted to be seated somewhere else. He found a place for me. Not the best table but not the worst. It was a 10-day cruise and I wasn't going to sit by myself every night. Roz Thanks, ladies. Just to clarify, this was on Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted June 16, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Yes, I was on the Coral Princess celebrating my 60th birthday with a partial Canal transit. Roz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spital911 Posted June 16, 2016 #6 Share Posted June 16, 2016 They seem to always accommodate you, but the best way to do this is do it in advance. I don't mind sitting at a big table solo, most of them don't show up anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS43 Posted June 17, 2016 #7 Share Posted June 17, 2016 How hard is it to get a table for two and eat alone on Anytime Dining? I've done solo before, but although I was alone in my room, some friends were on the ship with me, so I ate with them most nights. I don't mind eating with/meeting different people, but with Anytime Dining, you're going to get different people every night and going through the same introductions and small talk can get old on a two-week cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croptop Posted June 17, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 17, 2016 How hard is it to get a table for two and eat alone on Anytime Dining? I've done solo before, but although I was alone in my room, some friends were on the ship with me, so I ate with them most nights. I don't mind eating with/meeting different people, but with Anytime Dining, you're going to get different people every night and going through the same introductions and small talk can get old on a two-week cruise! It's not difficult at all. If you ask for a table for yourself you will get one. Depending on what time you go to dinner, you might encounter a wait before a table is ready for you but not usually a very long one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesaL Posted June 17, 2016 #9 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Thanks, ladies. Just to clarify, this was on Princess? Yes, my experience was on the Caribbean Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnVacation11 Posted June 23, 2016 #10 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I just came back from a 16 day cruise on the Diamond Princess. This ship does not have Anytime dining so I chose early sitting at a table for 6. All my dining companions were from Australia - a married couple and another married couple traveling with a friend. I enjoyed dinners with them on many nights. Several times I brought food back to the cabin and enjoyed dinner on my balcony watching the sailaway or a beautiful sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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