Traditional vs My Time Dining on Radiance

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For those of you who have been on Radiance recently:

 

How was My Time dining?  Was it difficult to get a table for 2 with no advance reservations?  I know a while back there were lots of reports of difficulties with My Time dining on many of the ships.  And with Traditional Dining (late), can you be assured of getting a table for 2 if you request that?

 

TIA for your comments.

[mrpayroll]

Yes to the second part of your question.

[BirdTravels]

We have been on 5 post-restart cruises and never had any problems with MTD. That is the only dining selection we ever use (not real big on scheduled eating). 

[Surfguyxxx]

18 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

We have been on 5 post-restart cruises and never had any problems with MTD. That is the only dining selection we ever use (not real big on scheduled eating). 

And you've never had to wait on those long lines to get into the dining room?

[davekathy]

4 minutes ago, Surfguyxxx said:

And you've never had to wait on those long lines to get into the dining room?

MTD on the Explorer in March was a cluster. We had early (6:00) TD and when leaving the MDR the line for MTD (didn't start until 7:15) went back to studio B. Glad we switched to early TD prior to our sail date. 

[Surfguyxxx]

12 minutes ago, davekathy said:

MTD on the Explorer in March was a cluster. We had early (6:00) TD and when leaving the MDR the line for MTD (didn't start until 7:15) went back to studio B. Glad we switched to early TD prior to our sail date. 

That's exactly why I'm trying TD on Explorer this Saturday.  Husband has a cane temporarily due to a back injury and cannot stand for long periods of time.  And before anyone say's anything, he's too proud to sit down.  

[davekathy]

4 minutes ago, Surfguyxxx said:

That's exactly why I'm trying TD on Explorer this Saturday.  Husband has a cane temporarily due to a back injury and cannot stand for long periods of time.  And before anyone say's anything, he's too proud to sit down.  

 Bon Voyage. 🍻 

 

The first evening for TD we waited in line less than five minutes due to the staff escorting us to our table (traditional for the first evening). All other evenings we walked right in, sat down and order drinks. We always prefer a two top. So when we first board the ship we go directly to the MDR (TD or MTD) and find a couple of tables we like. We ask if they are available and if so we select out first choice and would like that table for entire cruise. Been doing this for years. 

[Surfguyxxx]

8 minutes ago, davekathy said:

 Bon Voyage. 🍻 

 

The first evening for TD we waited in line less than five minutes due to the staff escorting us to our table (traditional for the first evening). All other evenings we walked right in, sat down and order drinks. We always prefer a two top. So when we first board the ship we go directly to the MDR (TD or MTD) and find a couple of tables we like. We ask if they are available and if so we select out first choice and would like that table for entire cruise. Been doing this for years. 

Thanks for the tip.  We've been doing UDP for years and this is a departure for us.  The prices are just crazy anymore so we thought we'd give it a try.  So, if you know where you're going to sit the first night beforehand, why don't you just go and sit instead of waiting to be seated?  

[davekathy]

1 minute ago, Surfguyxxx said:

Thanks for the tip.  We've been doing UDP for years and this is a departure for us.  The prices are just crazy anymore so we thought we'd give it a try.  So, if you know where you're going to sit the first night beforehand, why don't you just go and sit instead of waiting to be seated?  

Our experiences on the first evening is wait in line (directed by the staff member at the podium at the entrance to the MDR) to be escorted. Traditional. Maybe you don't need to (?). Funny thing is we always end up escorting the staff member to our table as we know exactly where the table is while he/she is trying to find it by the table number. 😁