Fairmont Hotel Downtown Vancouver

[PaulMCO]

Many hotels put large groups into a ballroom for their buffet meal.  Why -- imagine 200 guests descending on the restaurant at the same time, one hour before the schedule tour. In Tokyo Regent/Hilton did not do this and we had both Regent and Oceania guests at the same time and the line extended into the reception desk area.

[labonnevie]

4 hours ago, PaulMCO said:

Many hotels put large groups into a ballroom for their buffet meal.  Why -- imagine 200 guests descending on the restaurant at the same time, one hour before the schedule tour. In Tokyo Regent/Hilton did not do this and we had both Regent and Oceania guests at the same time and the line extended into the reception desk area.

Surprised to hear that. We had our breakfasts in a ballroom at the Tokyo Hilton precruise 2023. I know others have had the same since then. Can only imagine there must have been some kind of hotel logistics issue as I am sure they didn’t want the scene you describe. 
We also used another ballroom for excursion dispatch. 

[mj_holiday]

We have had it both ways.  I am sure it depends on what the hotel can handle.