Dinner Seatings...are there four of them? Can I choose which one?

[Sailfish]

It's been a while since I last cruised with Carnival. Do I understand correctly that there are TWO first and TWO second seatings for dinner?

 

We chose second seating (always do), but I don't recall my agent asking which time I would prefer to go - early or late. Am I supposed to request the time as well? Or does one not have a choice? I would prefer to eat at 8pm instead of 8:30; would you recommend I call back my agent and let him know?

 

Thanks for all your help. I value your input!

 

Suzi

 

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[Catrin]

You can request early or late.. but not the specific seating....

 

of cource... on the day of sailing, if you don't like your assignment..you can always see the Matre 'd and ask for a change.

Cathy

 

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[born2crooz]

I believe the dining rooms stagger the seatings. One would have the 8:00 seating, while the OTHER would have the 8:30 seating.

I think your cabin location determines which dining room you are in, so I don't think they'll let you switch dining rooms, just early/late seating assignments.

 

Hope this helps.

 

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[Bunkie103]

It appears as though your late seating will be in whichever dining room you are assigned. For instance on the Triumph we were early seating in the London Dining Room which is 6:15. If we had been assigned to the Paris Dining Room early seating was 5:45...does that make more sense? I was confusing even myself. Not sure if you can request a particular dining room to be sure you have 8:00 vs 8:30, but it's worth a try.

 

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[jleq]

You can only choose early/late. The location of your cabin generally dictates which of the two seatings (if there are two) you get. If you're travelling with a group, the location of most of the group's cabins is used in the decision.

 

If you prefer one dining room over the other, go to the maitre'd the first afternoon of sailing like you do with any other dining change request.

 

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[Sailfish]

Wow! You guys are awesome to respond so fast!

 

I had a hunch that was the case, but thought I would ask anyway. A few minutes here or there isn't a big deal. I'll live with what ever we are assigned.

 

Thanks again!

 

Suzi

 

 

05 July 2004 Cruise Aboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas

 

21 November 2004 Cruise Aboard Carnival's Pride

 

20 February 2005 Cruise Critic Group Cruise Aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas

 

 

 

[Mar]

Not this past cruise, we lucked out and got exactly what we wanted-BUT a few cruises ago we had the late/late seating and prefered the 8 pm seating to the 8:30/45 seating. On THAT ship, they actually had a time and place set up that we could go to request a change. They had cookies and lemonade while we waited not long at all and then we got to speak to the dudes in charge-NO $$$ changing hands! They checked on a computer and a BIG seating chart. They also somehow had access to more personal info-so they took that into consideration as well-more or less attempting to "match" us with various table groups. We lucked out and got the dining time of our choice but did hear that not everyone was happy. Good luck-do check out if you have the option of switching or not.

[DASA]

We are a group of 18 who cruise together often. We like to take the the 6:15 seating and request it whenever we book. Have always gotten it no matter where we are located on ship. As a matter of fact we already know that we will have a table for 6 at a window, table for 8 reight next to it and finally a table for 4 next to the railing all on the upper dining room floor next to each other.

 

We don't cruise for another 33 days and thanks to our great TA we also have a lot of other goodies besides a great cruise.

 

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[KathyB]

Okay - two questions

 

does anyone know on the Glory how the dining rooms work? We are on Lido Deck #9274 and 9273 - which dining room and seating would we have.

 

Also DASA - how do you already know your tables>

[Catrin]

Kathy....

 

I know this isnt the Glory.. but we were in Cabin 9273 on the Triumph last May...

 

we had the 6:15 seating in the London Dining Room (the dining room in the middle of the ship, not the aft dining room)

 

Hope that helps,

Cathy

 

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[KathyB]

Thanks Cathy

 

I would think that we too will be in the forward dining room - 6:15 which is what I want!!

[mathgal]

I played around with the new Carnival website last night and noticed that if you go through the booking process you are asked whether you want first or second "main" seating or first or second "late" seating. I would really like to have the 6:15 time on our Paradise cruise, but the TA said that she couldn't request specific times. Wonder if this is changing...?

 

 till we are in Paradise again!

 

 

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[jedgar]

Sailfish

 

I note that you are sailing on the Pride which has only 1 dining room therefore there only 2 dining times not 4. On ships with 2 dining rooms there 4 dining times however you can only request either early or late and large or small table. The requests are just that and are not guaranteed.

[Sailfish]

jedgar:

 

Thanks for your input. Don't know whay, but I thought all newer Carnival ships were fairly similar. I was about to call my TA, so you saved me the hassle.

 

WE are really looking forward to our cruise aboard the Pride. I only wish Carnival had better past guest perks. That's one reason we why we tend to cruise more with Royal Caribbean. But I have always found the food better on Carnival ships, and I hear the Pride is very, very nice.

 

Thanks again for your information.

 

Suzi

 

 

05 July 2004 Cruise Aboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas

 

21 November 2004 Cruise Aboard Carnival's Pride

 

20 February 2005 Cruise Critic Group Cruise Aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas

 

 

 

[scopster]

With Carnival you can choose which time you want to dine. Not just between early/late. When you log on to the website, go to your reservation and click "Modify Booking" go to the bottom where it says Preferences and click "Edit" and the options will come up.

[cruisinfamilytx]

We asked our TA for the early/late seating (8:00) and he said he would make sure we got it. Sure enough we had a booth just for 4 at 8:00.

[thebird]

Scopster,

I did what you said and tried to modify my booking. Everything looked good until I hit "submit". Then it came back with "5102-agency not on file". I booked with a PVP - directly with Carnival. Any suggestions?

We asked for early and got 2nd late seating!!

Talk about from one extreme to the other!

 

 

 

Sensation 5/15/2004

[thebird]

Anyone know what happened?

 

Sensation 5/15/2004