Dining on Mediterranean Sailing

[chipmeister]

Quick question. We're booked on Symphony in April out of Barcelona. We noticed on our paperwork that it shows traditional early dining at 6:30. We're used to seeing 6. Just wondering if anyone who has done a Barcelona sailing, maybe on Harmony, knows if 6:30 is the norm.

[cruzgryphon]

I've done a few Mediterranean cruises with Royal (not on the Harmony). One thing I found is that dining times tend to be later in Europe. Late traditional seating is usually 8:30pm and I've even seen a 9pm seating. So the 6pm to 6:30pm shift on a European cruise doesn't surprise me.

[papaflamingo]

Agree with cruzgryphon. We experienced the same times when in Europe.

[gerif]

Europeans do tend to eat later than those n the U.S., so, no, I don't find this unusual.

[yuvraj]

My preference would be MTD rather than traditional on this class of ship to give me more flexibility over how I organise my evening.

 

I have done quite a few Med sailings. Not paid too much attention to fixed dinning times but have noticed that Europeans, especially the Spanish do like to eat later.

[chipmeister]

Thanks all. I had a suspicion it was catering to European custom but it was the first time I'd ever seen it.

[Norwich Cruiser]

European cruise evening meal dining times are usually about thirty minutes later than Caribbean sailings.