SnowshoeCat Posted May 28, 2023 #101 Share Posted May 28, 2023 2 hours ago, kazu said: @singleflyer I completely agree with @cruising sister. We both have sailed solo. If I am on a Pinnacle Class ship, I will definitely do Club Orange. And, in fact I am in October 😉. The environment is nicer than the MDR IMO and especially nice if you are a solo. I shared a table with CC friends some nights and ate alone on others. The staff took very good care of me. First of all, thank you to Sea42 and cruising sister for your reports. I thought I was going to Alaska this summer, but while reading your threads, I somehow ended up booking Norway 😎 I hadn't considered Club Orange. Will they do like the MDR does and ask if I want to sit with someone? I'm usually okay dining alone. As a matter of fact, one of my favorite meals was a curry dog from the Dive-in, combined with a salad from the buffet, and eating it on the deck overlooking a fjord. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted May 28, 2023 #102 Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, SnowshoeCat said: First of all, thank you to Sea42 and cruising sister for your reports. I thought I was going to Alaska this summer, but while reading your threads, I somehow ended up booking Norway 😎 I hadn't considered Club Orange. Will they do like the MDR does and ask if I want to sit with someone? I'm usually okay dining alone. As a matter of fact, one of my favorite meals was a curry dog from the Dive-in, combined with a salad from the buffet, and eating it on the deck overlooking a fjord. Yes you can share if you like. However, they will normally seat you alone the first time and feel you out - at least that was my experience. I found the food better there as well as the service. Their additional entree of the day was often very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruising sister Posted May 28, 2023 #103 Share Posted May 28, 2023 11 hours ago, jakkojakko said: Just for comparisson. We are/were on the same trip and had fixed dining early. All meals took no longer than 1hr and 15 minutes and average around 1 hour. So no complaint about mdr. I found the Lido was very busy at dinner time ( I went up there for a crepe dessert). From reports the MDR was not very busy which surely helped the speed of the dining room. The food worker who talked about this with me said there were a lot of long excursions and people did not want to change to eat. Some nights it was hard to find a place to eat my crepe. So lucky for those in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakkojakko Posted May 28, 2023 #104 Share Posted May 28, 2023 2 hours ago, cruising sister said: I found the Lido was very busy at dinner time ( I went up there for a crepe dessert). From reports the MDR was not very busy which surely helped the speed of the dining room. The food worker who talked about this with me said there were a lot of long excursions and people did not want to change to eat. Some nights it was hard to find a place to eat my crepe. So lucky for those in the MDR. We ate in the mdr also on seadays. The service was the same as on port days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted June 1, 2023 #105 Share Posted June 1, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 10:23 AM, Sea42 said: We're in 4211 and loving it! Gede, our steward is great. I just booked this suite for a transatlantic on Statendam for next April. That balcony looks HUGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea42 Posted June 1, 2023 Author #106 Share Posted June 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, jules815 said: I just booked this suite for a transatlantic on Statendam for next April. That balcony looks HUGE! It was! There were a table with 4 chairs, 2 chairs with ottomans and 2 loungers. There is a window washing machine that is parked, beyond the railing on the side portion of ship. It really doesn't interfere with the view but something to be aware of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelishek Posted June 12, 2023 #107 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Thanks for the reviews! What was the coffee in the Lido and with room service? Is there a bold coffee choice? Any flavored creamers? I’m sailing on the NS 7/2-8/2 and wondering if I should bring flavored creamers or bold coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelishek Posted June 12, 2023 #108 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Also, would you be able to post copies or photos of the daily schedule sheets? This is my first cruise on HAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea42 Posted June 12, 2023 Author #109 Share Posted June 12, 2023 22 minutes ago, pelishek said: Thanks for the reviews! What was the coffee in the Lido and with room service? Is there a bold coffee choice? Any flavored creamers? I’m sailing on the NS 7/2-8/2 and wondering if I should bring flavored creamers or bold coffee. Sorry I don't drink coffee. 20 minutes ago, pelishek said: Also, would you be able to post copies or photos of the daily schedule sheets? This is my first cruise on HAL. I didn't save them but there is someone onboard right now who is doing a Live From thread and maybe they could help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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