Luminea Dining Times

[Mr. Boston]

Hello all, recently returned to Celebrity post-Luminea. Are dining times assigned in Luminea or is it anytime dining? Also, are you assigned a specific table or does it vary? My only comparison is in Princess Grill on Cunard which we really enjoyed.

 

 

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[DiamondSuiteCruiser]

Hello all, recently returned to Celebrity post-Luminea. Are dining times assigned in Luminea or is it anytime dining? Also, are you assigned a specific table or does it vary? My only comparison is in Princess Grill on Cunard which we really enjoyed.

 

 

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My experience has been some ships take reservations, and some are just show up. They will seat you if they have room. You may have to wait, but on our last Summit cruise we never had to wait to be seated, but we showed up every night around 6:30 ish.

[Host Jazzbeau]

We never made a res and never had to wait -- dining around 8. Luminae is true anytime dining. Also be aware that you can order items from both the Luminae menu and the MDR menu. The two galleys are adjacent, so it's no problem for the waiter to pick up from both. You can also order off the menu in Luminae with advance notice -- we had a lovely filet mignon at our waiter's suggestion.

[DiamondSuiteCruiser]

“You can also order off the menu in Luminae with advance notice -- we had a lovely filet mignon at our waiter's suggestion.”

 

 

Host Jazzbeau, what does this mean? We have ordered off the Main dining room menu before when we have found nothing that interest us, but I’m not sure what you mean but the statement above?

[texanaust]

I'm curious about ordering off the menu too. I've only had this as an option on the luxury lines such as Seabourn or Crystal.

 

In terms of waiting, during peak periods we have only had a short wait, but then experienced terrible service with waiters overwhelmed. Its best to get in early or wait until the crush is over.

[chemmo]

We have found quality of service excellent in Luminae but at peak times for breakfast (8.30) and dinner (7.30 ish) we find the speed of service does slow down....

 

On the nights we dine in Luminae we do give them an 'ish' time, about 6.30 ish....not really needed but the staff do appreciate some idea of numbers.

[misha1]

I think it means ordering an item not listed on the menu

[dkjretired]

Anytime dining and don't forget they will let you order off the Main Dining Room menu if you wish. They will also bring you everynight items such as Onion Soup, Shrimp Cocktail and Creme Brûlée which actually come from the MDR.

[CHEZMARYLOU]

We were celebrating our anniversary on board and wanted to order a premium bottle of wine. We arranged for a filet for dinner that night even though it was not on that night's menu.

[Mynki]

We've had them serve us items that were not on any menu, but we did give them plenty of notice when requesting this. They seemed to enjoy being given the opportunity. The resulting dishes were very good.

[bigbenboys]

Luminae is anytime dining. We try to dine about the same time each night. They try and put you with the same staff each night. We also will tell the waiter if we wont be showing up for dinner. Just a nice heads ups.