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Mailew, if you've already made up your mind, why ask the question? As you noted, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, and some just like one better than the other. I've cruised under both systems, and prefer the free-style myself; gives me much more flexibility to eat when I want to. While I might not have used a jail analogy, living in a boarding school also comes to mind.Unlike someone else who posted, thinking you really wanted differing views and not just an affirmation of yours... when I cruised on a ship with "traditional" scheduled dining, I had tablemates with whom I was very uncomfortable. And I'm not a great conversationalist, nor outgoing, so not having to deal with strangers at every mean, the freestyle dining suits me just fine.NCL, by the way, isn't the only one using this concept.
Mailew, if you've already made up your mind, why ask the question? As you noted, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, and some just like one better than the other. I've cruised under both systems, and prefer the free-style myself; gives me much more flexibility to eat when I want to. While I might not have used a jail analogy, living in a boarding school also comes to mind.
Unlike someone else who posted, thinking you really wanted differing views and not just an affirmation of yours... when I cruised on a ship with "traditional" scheduled dining, I had tablemates with whom I was very uncomfortable. And I'm not a great conversationalist, nor outgoing, so not having to deal with strangers at every mean, the freestyle dining suits me just fine.
NCL, by the way, isn't the only one using this concept.
