Any negative flamingo dining room opinions?

[csoud68]

We have anytime dining on mardi gras but are considering changing to a set time because of lackluster reviews about the flamingo.  We were thinking flexibility but also want a nice dining room.

Edited April 1, 2022 by csoud68

[mom22frogs]

2 hours ago, csoud68 said:

We have anytime dining on mardi gras but are considering changing to a set time because of lackluster reviews about the flamingo.  We were thinking flexibility but also want a nice dining room.

That misses the point that with fixed dining you have to wait until very late (7:45?) to select any of the included specialty dining. Unless you have *zero* interest in specialty dining or *prefer* eating very late, you'd do well to keep your anytime dining.

 

I doubt the service issues or whatever negatives you're reading are because of fixed vs. any time. I found the waiters for anytime in the MDR all very hard working and as pleasant as they could be considering the circumstances (staff randomly disappearing with covid, etc.). Remember, you can always request to be at the same table and with the same wait staff every night if you want, even with the anytime dining. However with anytime you'll have the flexibility to eat when you want at the WONDERFUL included specialty restaurants, all of which are not to be missed. You can also add to your Hub app friends you meet and then schedule to eat with them at those restaurants. 

 

Edited April 1, 2022 by mom22frogs

[Pellaz]

^^  Pretty much that, in a nutshell.  

 

Also note that the Palm and Flamingo Dining Rooms are sometimes swapped between YTD and set-time dining.  They were swapped from the cruise before ours, to our cruise.  

 

You'd be much better off keeping YTD for all the reasons given.  

 

FWIW, we didn't have any issues or complaints about our MDR service or food, and we asked for the same wait-staff on subsequent visits because they were really good.