PrincessShmoo
Thanks for the comment I am open to hearing anyone's take on this. We don't have kids but love being at Disney. But also find out tastes to be those of wanting to be at the Boardwalk Hotel not All Star. How is something like Animators Palate for dinner? I would imagine that type of dinner with the great special effects would bring out a lot more cheering from the kids. Don't get me wrong I also want to go there but trying to understand what to expect. If you are a couple do you get put with other couples at dinner?
On our first cruise (just DH & I) we were seated at an 8 top with 3 other couples. And I will say, we couldn't have selected better dining companions if we had held interview for the position!
2d cruise - Just DH & I again, we were seated at an 8 top with 2 other couples and a mother/daughter (adult) combo.
3d cruise - DH & I, linked with one of the couples from first cruise and requested a 6 top. The two people who we were supposed to be seated with, a single lady who requested to move to late seating to be with friends, and a single gentleman who ate every meal in the buffet except the last breakfast (and that's the first time we met him. So we had 4 of us at a 6 top.
4th cruise - DH, me, DS23, DD24 & DDs BF, we were seated at a 6 top (just us).
5th cruise - DH, me, DS18 seated at an 8 top with a lady and her DS17, DD 15, DD22 & her DS2.
6th cruise - again had a 6 top with DH, me, DHs mom & her husband, DHs sister & her husband.
DCL does its best to seat similar groups together. Sometimes it works and sometimes not.
I find meeting new people fun, and leads to interesting conversions as, generally, everyone at the table will not be doing the same things while on the cruise.