Arcadia - Current Cruise - Buffet Dining

[davecttr]

8 hours ago, tring said:

 

So in August had they closed the serveries which are on the side of the ship reserved for staff, so they had to walk around onto the passenger side to get their food and return to their seats on the other side?  That does indeed sound odd. 

 

It was much better in June as the full range of serveries on the passenger side was open and was solely available for the few passengers who used the buffet at night.  I wonder if there was illness among the kitchen staff at the time, or if they do have that system at times.  The freedom dining MDR on Arcadia was pretty chaotic at times as it was very badly run.  People who did not want to go into their allocated set sittings were allowed to use the freedom dining restaurant, which was ridiculous as it meant it was totally overstretched.

 

Spa, Retail, Casino and entertainment staff were using the starboard side servery in the evenings and seating on the starboard side. The port side 'officers' area has the port side hot food servery within it. Why does Arcadia not have an officers mess? Perhaps because 'officers' includes a lot more crew and they won't fit in. The Spa staff etc seem to arrive in waves and if you are unlucky most of the servery queue is staff and the serving dishes are rapidly depleted.

 

By way of explanation I spend most of my days and evenings whale watching and like to eat after 8pm

[gsmt47471015]

9 hours ago, tring said:

 

So in August had they closed the serveries which are on the side of the ship reserved for staff, so they had to walk around onto the passenger side to get their food and return to their seats on the other side?  That does indeed sound odd. 

 

It was much better in June as the full range of serveries on the passenger side was open and was solely available for the few passengers who used the buffet at night.  I wonder if there was illness among the kitchen staff at the time, or if they do have that system at times.  The freedom dining MDR on Arcadia was pretty chaotic at times as it was very badly run.  People who did not want to go into their allocated set sittings were allowed to use the freedom dining restaurant, which was ridiculous as it meant it was totally overstretched.

 

Which negates the benefits of freedom dining🤔

[Britboys]

23 hours ago, Cruising Nomads said:

Arcadia was built without an officers crew mess this is why they use the buffet in the evening.

It was indeed but I believe they later created an Officer's Mess in what used to be the disco area adjacent to The Globe?