Where and When do you prefer to eat dinner?

[John]

Is it Traditional seating (Early or Late), My Time, Anytime, Specialty Restaurants, Buffet or somewhere else?

 

[BSeabob]

I can not comment on NCL specifically. But other lines when you show up there is usually others in line that the "Organizer" will try to accommodate various requests. Sitting with others is a bonus for them..They will have a table of similar requests and when that table fills or time allows you will then get served for dinner. I'd ask for a smaller table (4-6) and take it from there. Anything bigger and the conversation with far away persons can be difficult esp in a new social group) We once ended up sitting with the same basic group for most of the cruise as we all ended up around the same time the first night. BONUS if you for some reason would like to NOT sit with certain people your request can easily be granted.

 

[Jill B]

Traditional dining room, late, for dinner. Breakfast and lunch usually in the buffet.

 

[George C]

Normally specialty restaurants or suite restaurant at 8:30

 

[spikesgirl]

We have always preferred the early seating in the dining room, as that's the closest to our usual dining time. We usually catch breakfast and lunch in the buffet.

 

[Ali]

I usually grab something in the Concierge Lounge for breakfast and then lunch and dinner in the Windjammer. I used to do early seating and all meals in the dining room, no longer pack for that. I'm an "overhead bin suitcase person" since the day my suitcase was diverted for 6 days on a transatlantic and I had no clothes until Nice...never again.

 

[PEB]

Traditional early seating for me.

 

[bob]

Anytime and will usually do a couple specialty nights

 

[gottagoacruzn]

Oh, second seating for dinner, last cruise tried the Chef's Table, an it was interesting, sometimes for breakfast in the dining room, or the buffet.

 

[nlb1050]

early in the dining room

 

[jsantoro]

Is it Traditional seating (Early or Late), My Time, Anytime, Specialty Restaurants, Buffet or somewhere else?

Traditional dining room, late, for dinner. Breakfast in dining room and lunch usually in the buffet.

 

[Amityville]

Is it Traditional seating (Early or Late), My Time, Anytime, Specialty Restaurants, Buffet or somewhere else?

Early dining

 

[Christoffer]

Dinner at main dining room, or when traveling in a suite, the restaurant assigned for suite guests. I prefer to ear early. A visit to an specialty restaurant is a must, usually 1-3 nights. Breakfast at buffet, also lunch or some burger or hotdog at poolside.

 

[chris1805]

on the big ships, we only go to Coastal Kitchen. If there is none, specialty restaurant, or WJ .... I don't like MDR

 

[kmcisaac45]

Traditional early seating

 

[smbruner]

Early - especially if we have an early AM excursion the next day. We usually cruise with Regent so Speciality Restaurants don't charge extra. We usually go to all available if not a couple twice when on board. NEVER do we do the Buffet!

 

[Diamond Girl]

We usually do MTD main dining room, and on Celebrity it’s Luminae/suite dinning. Love smaller venues, and not much of a buffet fan, except for salad bar.

 

[rocster0289]

Funny thing, we prefer any of the alternative dining areas usually. After all we are on vacation and travel with NO time pieces while on board. It's not that we don't like the main dining rooms, we just like total spontaneity, it the there is a 5 minute or more wait, we just look elsewhere. Or we make reservations to our favorite Steakhouse on board (have to use a clock then, ugh)

 

[Sal Magro]

We like the main dining room. Prefer a table for two.

 

[RichC]

When they finally do get back to sail someday. tables for 2 will be harder to get than every before.