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This is a sensitive subject.

Personally, I prefer the traditional. I know when I am going to eat. I know with whom I'm going to eat. I know my wait staff and they know me. I know (I think) where my tip money is going. I know that I will make the show because I do know exactly when I can eat. There is no thought process involved, no planning on when I might eat, will there be a wait, will I have a good wait staff tonight, will I have table companions or not and will they be good. The only item is to plan excursions around dinning but that is not a problem for Pam and I.

Personal choice has it strong points and I won't criticize anyone who likes it. It just isn't Pam's and my style. The problem that I had on several occasions on the NCL Star was that we had two nights where the wait to eat where we wanted was over 45 minutes and I wanted to eat then. The pay for food restaurants was booked and the wait was the same. Because of that, ended up missing the show on board. Throw in the fact that we had one excellent wait staff and three fair wait staff, it just wasn't as good as the traditional service that I have had on Celebrity or HAL. I'm not saying that the traditional wait staff is perfect, you can get a bad staff for 7-nights or more, but at least I know what kind of service I am in for compared to personal choice where you have to worry every night.

Again, there is no right or wrong answer. To each their own.

<blockquote data-quote="stargazerm31" data-source="post: 712980">This is a sensitive subject.Personally, I prefer the traditional.&nbsp; I know when I am going to eat.&nbsp; I know with whom I'm going to eat.&nbsp; I know my wait staff and they know me.&nbsp; I know (I think) where my tip money is going.&nbsp; I know that I will make the show because I do know exactly when I can eat.&nbsp; There is no thought process involved, no planning on when I might eat, will there be a wait, will I have a good wait staff tonight, will I have table companions or not and will they be good.&nbsp; The only item is to plan excursions around dinning but that is not a problem for Pam and I.Personal choice has it strong points and I won't criticize anyone who likes it.&nbsp; It just isn't Pam's and my style.&nbsp; The problem that I had on several occasions on the NCL Star was that we had two nights where the wait to eat where we wanted was over 45 minutes and I wanted to eat then.&nbsp; The pay for food restaurants was booked and the wait was the same.&nbsp; Because of that, ended up missing the show on board.&nbsp; Throw in the fact that we had one excellent wait staff and three fair wait staff, it just wasn't as good as the traditional service that I have had on Celebrity or HAL.&nbsp; I'm not saying that the traditional wait staff is perfect, you can get a bad staff for 7-nights or more, but at least I know what kind of service I am in for compared to personal choice where you have to worry every night.Again, there is no right or wrong answer.&nbsp; To each their own.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="stargazerm31, post: 712980"] This is a sensitive subject. Personally, I prefer the traditional. I know when I am going to eat. I know with whom I'm going to eat. I know my wait staff and they know me. I know (I think) where my tip money is going. I know that I will make the show because I do know exactly when I can eat. There is no thought process involved, no planning on when I might eat, will there be a wait, will I have a good wait staff tonight, will I have table companions or not and will they be good. The only item is to plan excursions around dinning but that is not a problem for Pam and I. Personal choice has it strong points and I won't criticize anyone who likes it. It just isn't Pam's and my style. The problem that I had on several occasions on the NCL Star was that we had two nights where the wait to eat where we wanted was over 45 minutes and I wanted to eat then. The pay for food restaurants was booked and the wait was the same. Because of that, ended up missing the show on board. Throw in the fact that we had one excellent wait staff and three fair wait staff, it just wasn't as good as the traditional service that I have had on Celebrity or HAL. I'm not saying that the traditional wait staff is perfect, you can get a bad staff for 7-nights or more, but at least I know what kind of service I am in for compared to personal choice where you have to worry every night. Again, there is no right or wrong answer. To each their own. [/QUOTE]