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I find it strange that someone has gone on 15 cruises, many of them NCL, but they claim this was their first "freestyle" crukse. I thought NCL has been freestyle for quite a few years now (except the dear departed Norway, of course). Anyways, last year my whole family, totaling 14, went on the Dawn. The first evening, when we went to dinner (without reservations, by the way), we were seated immediately, albeit at two adjacent tables. The maitre'd apologized for having to do this, but he already had other large groups coming for the big tables. He said that if we had made reservations earlier in the day, he could have put us at one table. Needless to say, for the rest of the cruise, we made reservations each morning, and never had a problem being seated immediately. The other question I have for KWilson51 is his statement that the majority of the restaurants have cover charges. I think not! If I am correct, only 3 out of the 10 or so eating establishments have cover charges, and most of the "pay" restaurants are small, which may explain his problem with being seated as a group. Is it possible he went on a weeklong cruise and never found the main dining rooms???

<blockquote data-quote="GaryHF" data-source="post: 779906"><p>I find it strange that someone has gone on 15 cruises, many of them NCL, but they claim this was their first &quot;freestyle&quot; crukse.&nbsp; I thought NCL has been freestyle for quite a few years now (except the dear departed Norway, of course).&nbsp; Anyways, last year my whole family, totaling 14, went on the Dawn.&nbsp; The first evening, when we went to dinner (without reservations, by the way), we were seated immediately, albeit at two adjacent tables.&nbsp; The maitre&#039;d apologized for having to do this, but he already had other large groups coming for the big tables.&nbsp; He said that if we had made reservations earlier in the day, he could have put us at one table.&nbsp; Needless to say, for the rest of the cruise, we made reservations each morning, and never had a problem being seated immediately.&nbsp; The other question I have for KWilson51 is his statement that the majority of the restaurants have cover charges.&nbsp; I think not!&nbsp; If I am correct, only 3 out of the 10 or so eating establishments have cover charges, and most of the &quot;pay&quot; restaurants are small, which may explain his problem with being seated as a group.&nbsp; Is it possible he went on a weeklong cruise and never found the main dining rooms???</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="GaryHF, post: 779906"] I find it strange that someone has gone on 15 cruises, many of them NCL, but they claim this was their first "freestyle" crukse. I thought NCL has been freestyle for quite a few years now (except the dear departed Norway, of course). Anyways, last year my whole family, totaling 14, went on the Dawn. The first evening, when we went to dinner (without reservations, by the way), we were seated immediately, albeit at two adjacent tables. The maitre'd apologized for having to do this, but he already had other large groups coming for the big tables. He said that if we had made reservations earlier in the day, he could have put us at one table. Needless to say, for the rest of the cruise, we made reservations each morning, and never had a problem being seated immediately. The other question I have for KWilson51 is his statement that the majority of the restaurants have cover charges. I think not! If I am correct, only 3 out of the 10 or so eating establishments have cover charges, and most of the "pay" restaurants are small, which may explain his problem with being seated as a group. Is it possible he went on a weeklong cruise and never found the main dining rooms??? [/QUOTE]