8/24 - NCL Dream Review

[navybankerteacher]

Do both of the main dining rooms have similar waiting times? Are guests allowed to put their names on both waiting lists? Do they give you a pager so you don't have to wait at the actual restaurant?

 

I did not see any pagers in use. You can put your name on both waiting lists - but then you would have to have one person standing (sitting, if one of the very few seats were available near the Four Seasons) by each entrance - to be able to run to get the other when you name was called. Waits ran up to 45 minutes if you showed up between 6:00 and 8:00 PM.

 

Freestyle would work better if there were enough seats to handle a larger number of people - it is a nuisance unless you like to eat before 6:00 or after 8:00 - or pay extra for the Bistro. NCL has successfully promoted the concept as a benefit to the passengers - it really is a benefit to the line - allowing them to have less space and fewer staff assigned to dining areas.

[lovn2liv]

My sister was convinced that Terraces had a much less waiting time than the other dining rooms. And I have to say, it seemed that way. We ate usually before 6:00. The only time we ate after 6:00 was when our dinner lasted 3 hours.

[paulaob]

The wait was much shorter in Terraces. On formal night the would not allow shorts or baseball cap in the dining room.