Noticed this is the most popular activity upon embarkation?

[lbjen]

The Windjammer is my husband's reason for cruising!

[crystalspin]

My mom LOVES the Lido. She lives alone and tires of preparing food for herself. She often messages me that "I'm just wishing I could go to the buffet and fill a plate"!

 

Fortunately my Sis ("home cooking") and SIL (gourmet chef) look after her caloric needs a few times a week. And she has another cruise on the calendar, now -- the first in my signature.

[Keith1010]

It does vary by cruise line but clearly food is a popular activity not only upon embarkation but throughout a cruise.

 

Keith

[Clarea]

It does seem to be a very popular activity.:)

[Krazy Kruizers]

We have breakfast at the hotel at about 7 AM.

Thus once we get on the ship, it is time for lunch (and DH's lunch time medications).

On HAL we head for the main dining room to eat in a quiet venue.

[lisiamc]

It does vary by cruise line but clearly food is a popular activity not only upon embarkation but throughout a cruise.

 

Keith

 

Throughout life, don't you think? :D

[Lookingforfacts]

Passengers asking where can I get lunch will be told to go to the buffet without any mention of open alternatives.

 

I agree with PP, embarking passenger board at lunch time. Depending on travel arrangements they may have had an early breakfast, light breakfast or no breakfast.

[ashoor]

So does anyone know if the MDR is open during embarkation? I will be on the Alllure of the Seas starting August 27

[Clarea]

So does anyone know if the MDR is open during embarkation? I will be on the Alllure of the Seas starting August 27

The MDR is not open for lunch on embarkation day. Only sea days for lunch in the MDR.

[Cruisercl]

The MDR is not open for lunch on embarkation day. Only sea days for lunch in the MDR.

 

Not always true; it depends on the cruise line.

In my experience, NCL & Disney both have MDR lunch on embarkation day. :)

[bUU]

FWIR, Holland America as well.

[SantaFeFan]

Wow, there are chair hogs, door decorators, wife-beater-wearing MDR diners, lanyard families, loud walkie-talkie guy, etc, and now...

 

buffet snobs? It's like the Walmart of cruise ship eateries where some people wouldn't be caught dead there. Does this apply to the Colonnade as well as the Horizon Court or Windjammer?

 

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Just because I prefer a quieter, less crowded place to have my first lunch on the ship, I am now a "buffet snob"? Figures there would be at least one disrespectful person posting insults on here. There always seems to be at least one per thread on these boards, and now this thread has one. :rolleyes:

[OCruisers]

Varies by the cruise line.

On Princess the first thing most people do is go directly to their cabins to drop off their carry-ons and put valuables in the cabin safe.

[Langley Cruisers]

Not always true; it depends on the cruise line. ...In my experience, NCL & Disney both have MDR lunch on embarkation day. :)

 

That is true, but the reply you quote was in direct response to someone who said they are going on RCI's Allure of the Seas. :)

 

So does anyone know if the MDR is open during embarkation? I will be on the Alllure of the Seas starting August 27

[dsrdsrdsr]

The buffet is where the cups of tea live. Of course I'm going there first.

[rmurray847]

So does anyone know if the MDR is open during embarkation? I will be on the Alllure of the Seas starting August 27

 

We are going on our first Allure cruise (6th overall) on August 20. From my research, it looks like Windjammer, Park Cafe and Cafe Promenade should be open. Also, mixed results trying to determine if Wipeout Cafe and/or Doghouse are open. Plenty of places to go that aren't the Windjammer, though.