S&S Cruisers 1983 Posted May 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hello. We are new to Royal Caribbean and chose My Time Dining. I was looking around at our reservation on their website and under dining there is a place to sign up for reservation times for My Time Dining for each night of the cruise. Do you have to pick times for each day or can you just show up and possibly wait to get a table? The reason we picked My Time Dining is so that we didn't have to be at a certain place at a certain time. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted May 24, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You do not have to make reservations. You can just show up and wait for a table but just like land based restaurants, you may have to wait awhile especially during the most popular times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted May 24, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You don't have to make reservation, but it makes sense if you want to have it at certain time on a particular day without a long wait, or want a particular sized table and don't want to wait for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyap Posted May 24, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Probably a good idea to reserve each night at a time you think you might like to have dinner. You can coordinate dinner times with the shows you reserved; you can base it on the port/excursions you have a particular day when you might want a later dining time; etc These reservations are not cast in stone and you can tweak them on board. On some nights the dining room was not busy and on others, like formal night, it was packed and the non reservation line was long. Best to make reservations now. We were only a party for two and found a limited number of MTD tables for two so we were glad we reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&S Cruisers 1983 Posted May 24, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You do not have to make reservations. You can just show up and wait for a table but just like land based restaurants, you may have to wait awhile especially during the most popular times. Perfect! Thank you. We are used to waiting for tables and don't usually eat at popular times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinlisa Posted May 25, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I would recommend making reservations on formal nights. I made reservations for those nights only and was glad that I did. I overheard the hostess tell one group of 4 that it would be 1 1/2 to 2 hour wait and this was at 6:30. And we just sailed last week so it was not like the ship was packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP3o Posted May 25, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I would recommend making reservations on formal nights. I made reservations for those nights only and was glad that I did. I overheard the hostess tell one group of 4 that it would be 1 1/2 to 2 hour wait and this was at 6:30. And we just sailed last week so it was not like the ship was packed. Which ship was this on? Seems like some ships handle MTD better than others . Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinlisa Posted May 25, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Which ship was this on? Seems like some ships handle MTD better than others . Sent from my iPhone using Forums Liberty Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&S Cruisers 1983 Posted May 25, 2017 Author #9 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Ok I will make reservations on certain days that I know we will want to eat at a certain time. That makes sense. Since this will be our first time on this cruise line, I'm not sure what we will do for formal night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted May 25, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Probably a good idea to reserve each night at a time you think you might like to have dinner. You can coordinate dinner times with the shows you reserved; you can base it on the port/excursions you have a particular day when you might want a later dining time; etc These reservations are not cast in stone and you can tweak them on board. On some nights the dining room was not busy and on others, like formal night, it was packed and the non reservation line was long. Best to make reservations now. We were only a party for two and found a limited number of MTD tables for two so we were glad we reserved. I know you made reservations for your table of 2, by any chance did you have to wait for your table ? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted May 25, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 25, 2017 ....I'm not sure what we will do for formal night. Formal Night (especially if lobster is being served that night on your sailing) is extremely busy. A reservation might help but generally speaking, WOW! Busy. So don't be surprised - just a little heads up. I hope you enjoy your fist RCI cruise. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyrosegram Posted May 25, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Make reservations , Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogbay Posted May 25, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 25, 2017 MTD dose not work . book 6 pm or 830 pm (530pm or 8pm )some ships . And table is ready at that time with your waters there ready to serve :) Also your drinks ;) no line up , no " I'm SPECIAL I booked FOR THIS TIME ':mad: with the other thousand " I GOTTA SEE THE SHOW !!!! :mad: see this every cruise , small ship , ginormous ship same same Trouble (peter):halo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyap Posted May 25, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I know you made reservations for your table of 2, by any chance did you have to wait for your table ? Sent from my iPhone using Forums There seemed to be a limited number of tables for two. One night they asked for our approval and then escorted us to the restaurant on deck 4. Since we had reservations we never really waited and on most nights we were seated in the same section with the same wait staff in the MTD room. We made our reservations for 6:30 to 7:00 each night and had no problem making the shows we reserved. This was our first experience on the Allure and we really felt that it was beneficial pre reserving and coordinating all our show and dining times. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixplix Posted May 25, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 25, 2017 We did MTD, but booked a 730 reservation every night, and asked for and received the same table and wait staff. If we were hungry earlier, we did a drive by the WJ and grabbed a snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted May 25, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 25, 2017 On Explorer it was a bit difficult to reserve a table for two for certain times sometimes, but once we got reservation we never had to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted May 26, 2017 #17 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Thank you martyap Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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