Serenade of the Seas - dinner questions, gala buffet

[ds521]

Hi - we're going to be on the 3/14 s. carib. cruise and wondered if there are any other restaurants on the ship other than the Windjammer and the main dining rooms and the specialty restaurants. We know they don't have the promenade like the voyager class ships but wondered how much more they have than the ships the size of the Legend of the seas.

 

Also, how many midnight or gala buffets will they have on this cruise.

 

If anyone has anything they can tell us about the my time dining, it would be appreciated also. We've heard that many of those tables are in corners and not such desirable areas - is that true?

[cb at sea]

There's the Seaview Cafe..deck 12. I don't think they're doing the midnight things anymore. And there's a "snack" area in the Solarium...

There is a section of the dining room for the MTD---it's the same dining room as everyone else uses....

There really aren't any "bad" tables--after all, it's not the table, but the COMPANY at the table!

[ds521]

thanks for your info - do you know if the seaview cafe is open for dinner or is it just open during the day? I can't believe they don't even have one gala buffet - those always were something to look forward to. We never could eat much of anything on the buffet - we were still stuffed from dinner, but loved to go and take pictures and maybe nibble on some of the chocolate.

[g_rock]

I've read that while the poolside midnight buffet isn't as spectacular as the gala used to be, it does contain some great desserts so make sure to cruise on by!

[MIcruiser99]

thanks for your info - do you know if the seaview cafe is open for dinner or is it just open during the day? I can't believe they don't even have one gala buffet - those always were something to look forward to. We never could eat much of anything on the buffet - we were still stuffed from dinner, but loved to go and take pictures and maybe nibble on some of the chocolate.

 

We had a "midnight" buffet on our cruise in Jan. (Not really at midnight!)

[ds521]

is the buffet you're talking about the gala buffet in the dining room or is the poolside buffet?

[captainannoyed!]

MIcruiser99

 

Thanks for confirming the midnight buffet. Is it poolside? I believe it would be. I have been watching this thread as I am booked for the Serenade 3/21-28/09. :)

[emilygrace]

There is also a small cafe with a limited menu in the Solarium. I've never eaten there so I don't know what they offer.

[g_rock]

Here is a selections of Serenade Cruise Compass that was posted by someone else in a previous thread.

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Check out the Seaview Cafe hours as well as the Wednesday night Caribbean Poolside Buffet!!!

 

I'm hoping to catch this all next year sometime!!!

[mikepmcm]

Hi - we're going to be on the 3/14 s. carib. cruise and wondered if there are any other restaurants on the ship other than the Windjammer and the main dining rooms and the specialty restaurants. We know they don't have the promenade like the voyager class ships but wondered how much more they have than the ships the size of the Legend of the seas.

 

Also, how many midnight or gala buffets will they have on this cruise.

 

If anyone has anything they can tell us about the my time dining, it would be appreciated also. We've heard that many of those tables are in corners and not such desirable areas - is that true?

 

Here's highlights from Jan 17-24 Serenade Sailing:

 

Day-1 Puerto Rico - Casual dinner attire main seating 6:00 pm, second 8:35 pm.

Chops open from 8:30-10:00 pm

Wine Dinner Series in Portofino ($54.50 per person) 8:45 pm

Mandatory Lifeboat drill 8pm

All Aboard 9:30pm

Poolside Sail-away Party (weather permitting) 9:45-10:30pm

Voyage to Adventure show 10:30pm all guests

 

Day-2 St. Thomas - Formal attire (was more formal that 2nd night) 6:00 & 8:30 pm

Captains reception 7:45-8:30 pm (All Guests)

Stage to Screen production show 9 & 10:45pm

Battle of the Sexes game show 10:15pm

 

Day-3 St. Maarten - Casual 70's attire 6:00 & 8:30 pm

Wild Wild West Party 8:00 pm Centrum

Celebrity show 9:00 & 11:00 pm

The Quest 10:15 pm

80's Night Vortex 11pm

 

Day-4 Antigua - smart casual attire 6:00 & 8:30 pm

Wine tasting seminar in Chops ($9.95 fee) 3:30 pm

Family Disco in Vortex 10:00m

Love & Marriage Game Show 10:45pm (All Guests)

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater in Portofino ($49.50 per person) 6:15-10pm

 

Day-5 St. Lucia - Casual Caribbean attire 6:00 & 8:30 pm

Headliner Show 7:15 & 9:00pm

70's Street Party, Centrum 10:15 pm

Dancing Under the Stars pool party & Caribbean Market buffet 11:00 pm - 12:30 am

Day-6 Barbados - Formal attire (Lobster night!) 6:00 & 8:30 pm

Win-A-Cruise Royal Bingo 5:15 pm

Vibeology Production Show 9:00 & 10:45 pm

Majority Rules Gameshow 10:15pm

70's Flashback, Vortex 11:000 pm

 

Day-7 At Sea - Casual attire 6:00 & 8:30 pm

Brasserie 30 Lunch, Reflections Dining room 12:00 - 1:30 pm

Seaview Cafe open noon-6:30

Belly Flop contest 1:15 pm

Farewell Show 7 & 9pm

Farewell PJ Party in Vortex 10pm

 

Breakfast Daily

6:00 -7:30 am Early Bird Continental, Windjammer

7:30 -11:00 am Windjammer buffet

7:30 -9:30 am Reflections Dining Room

8:00 -10:30 am Continental Breakfast, Solarium Cafe

 

 

 

 

 

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[billieholiday]

we are in january on board of serenade of the seas we do there mthe murder diner is this casual or must we were some thing else