Vista Your Time Dining

[hockeyguru32]

Heading out on the Vista on Sunday. Could someone explain how this works please. I believe I read somewhere that you have to go to Deck 5 mid ship to get a spot is that true? If so where is this table or spot on Deck 5 mid at? Also is it the Horizon on Deck 3 Aft where YTD is?

Thank you in advanced for your help.

[maryred]

The table assignment desk is right after the Dream Studio area just before you reach the Java Blue Cafe.

You are then issued a table slip or a beeper, depending on if tables are ready for seating or not. If a beeper is issued you may go to any public area on decks 3, 4, or 5 except the casino, comedy club, or main theater. You have 10 minutes to respond to the beeper to return to the table assignment desk.

Once issued your table slip proceed to the aft elevators or stairs. The seating slip will indicate if you should go to deck 3 or 4, to wait on line for the host staff to escort you to the table. Primarily the entire aft dining room is for YTD.

[grandmarnnurse]

Gee--sounds like such a hassle! I LOVE NCL's Freestyle Cruising where we just show up ate ANYTHING restaurant we chose to go to, and just get seated, like at any restaurant back home. We can take a beeper and sit at the bar if no table readily available, or try one of the other restaurants. Although I'm cruising NCL again this January, I will be cruise Carnival Breeze in January 2019, so I was thinking of trying ATD, but not sure I even like how Carnival handles it. But my only other choice is a set dining time, and not sure I Want that lack of flexibility. Not sure I want to go back to Carnival at all. Please, someone, tell me something positive about the choices I will have for dining on the Breeze.

 

 

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[grandmarnnurse]

Damn auto correct when I type fast--it should have read that I show up at ANY restaurant we choose to go to.

 

 

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[njoyndride]

Vista's YTD is different from the rest of the fleet. On the Breeze you'll just go up to the desk at the entrance to the restaurant.

 

We found Vista's process a bit of a pain. Also, ask for a table around the edges not in the middle on deck 3. In the very middle reminded me of being in a school cafeteria...loud and chaotic. It wasn't until we were seated around the outside on night 5 that we had a nice relaxed dinner. Have a great trip!

[10XCruiser]

Any idea if there are special privileges for platinum members? I thought I read something once that there was.

[timeinthesand]

Priority reservations for platinum, guaranteed reservations for diamond...

 

Breeze is great, if you think it will be hassle please stick to the other cruise line.

[TomCruise48]

Any idea if there are special privileges for platinum members? I thought I read something once that there was.

When we were on the Vista, platinum and diamond guests could go directly to the dining room without reporting to the YTD check in desk.

[dacsmom]

Gee--sounds like such a hassle! I LOVE NCL's Freestyle Cruising where we just show up ate ANYTHING restaurant we chose to go to, and just get seated, like at any restaurant back home. We can take a beeper and sit at the bar if no table readily available, or try one of the other restaurants. Although I'm cruising NCL again this January, I will be cruise Carnival Breeze in January 2019, so I was thinking of trying ATD, but not sure I even like how Carnival handles it. But my only other choice is a set dining time, and not sure I Want that lack of flexibility. Not sure I want to go back to Carnival at all. Please, someone, tell me something positive about the choices I will have for dining on the Breeze.

 

 

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It is not a hassle at all. It is a very streamlined process that prevents a bottleneck at the MDR. I never had a beeper. I got the same table and waitstaff every night. I wish all the ships were that easy. It is not much different from NCL at all. They just use different words for the same process.

 

 

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[Pellaz]

The table assignment desk is right after the Dream Studio area just before you reach the Java Blue Cafe.

You are then issued a table slip or a beeper, depending on if tables are ready for seating or not. If a beeper is issued you may go to any public area on decks 3, 4, or 5 except the casino, comedy club, or main theater. You have 10 minutes to respond to the beeper to return to the table assignment desk.

Once issued your table slip proceed to the aft elevators or stairs. The seating slip will indicate if you should go to deck 3 or 4, to wait on line for the host staff to escort you to the table. Primarily the entire aft dining room is for YTD.

 

Thanks, we'll be on Vista in...(checks watch)...6 days and this is really good intel.

[hockeyguru32]

Thanks for all the replies what if you have FTTF does that guarantee you priority as well?

[wanman]

I have a question on this as well. I am Platinum, but my travel companions are Gold. Can I check for dinner in for all of us (4) or do they need to check in as well? Our bookings are linked. (We normally do assigned dining, but this time decided to try Your Time Dining)

[mafiadon]

I have a question on this as well. I am Platinum, but my travel companions are Gold. Can I check for dinner in for all of us (4) or do they need to check in as well? Our bookings are linked. (We normally do assigned dining, but this time decided to try Your Time Dining)

 

I have the same scenario, we are platinum and our travel companions are gold. Any help would be appreciated

[emcelh]

Gee--sounds like such a hassle! I LOVE NCL's Freestyle Cruising where we just show up ate ANYTHING restaurant we chose to go to, and just get seated, like at any restaurant back home. We can take a beeper and sit at the bar if no table readily available, or try one of the other restaurants. Although I'm cruising NCL again this January, I will be cruise Carnival Breeze in January 2019, so I was thinking of trying ATD, but not sure I even like how Carnival handles it. But my only other choice is a set dining time, and not sure I Want that lack of flexibility. Not sure I want to go back to Carnival at all. Please, someone, tell me something positive about the choices I will have for dining on the Breeze.

 

 

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I agree with Dacsmom. It really isn't a hassle at all. I can't comment on the Breeze but ATD was handled the same on the Sunshine. The only difference is that you check in at the MDR on NCL and you might find many people waiting for tables at the entrance if you go at peak times. (We usually go off peak so it isn't an issue.)

[imridingdolphins]

We bypassed the Deck 5 check in desk and went straight to the dining room. I thought we had to go to Deck 5 first but they did not seem to be enforcing that any more. This was in August. Now, we were a party of 15 so maybe that had something to do with it. None of us had any "status" either. Perhaps they have realized that people do not like the check in process?

[taram999]

On the sunshine in March (platinum) I had to go to to the ATD desk and get a slip then proceed straight to MDR. My TA told me today in Vista I need you go right to MDR and the hostess will seat us. I am also curious about traveling companions who are not platinum. If they won't seat us together I will just sit there and wait for them.