DS will be almost 3 when we cruise and I wondered if it would be better to dine at our own table or with table mates,,,, thoughts?
DS will be almost 3 when we cruise and I wondered if it would be better to dine at our own table or with table mates,,,, thoughts?
Ummm... How could a bunch of strangers on the Internet even begin to answer this question? Which would YOU prefer?
It's just my DH and me, no children.
Will they sit us at a table with other adults only?
Thanks.
Maybe, maybe not. I've heard it both ways. I think they TRY to seat people w/o children with other people w/o children, but sometimes, it doesn't always work out that way. Although if you're in late dining, I think you probably have a better chance of sitting with people w/o kids, since I think mostly families try to get early dining.
What I would do if I were worried about that is, I would go onto my cruise meet thread, meet some other people on your cruise who don't have any children, and link your dinner reservations together (not necessarily your room reservations... just your dinner reservations). That way, you're sitting with people who you've gotten a chance to talk to online a bit, and you're less likely to be put with families with children.
As Cerberus says how we know what is right for you and your son?
Are you comfortable making conversation during the hour and a half + with adult strangers over a meal each night, or would you prefer small talk? Not really.
Are you comfortable with eating with other Guests you may not share similar tastes with or discipline of their child or children, or social background? Nope
Do you like having a conversation when eating, or prefer to eat quietly? Eat quietly
Is your son comfortable at a dinner table with other strangers being close by? No way.
Does you son have any special needs, does he have challenges? No
Is he scared of characters? YesIf he does then it wouldn't be reasonable to expect the other family/families to not have a character come over to you table because your child is upset by them. Nope
At 3 yrs old, will the dining experience be mostly for yourself and your partner, or as a whole family, or will it be totally about your son? My Family
I think if you provide more intimate details about your family then you might get a better answer to your question that will provide a lot more information and experiences!
Ex Techie
It's just my DH and me, no children.
Will they sit us at a table with other adults only?
Thanks.
Maybe, maybe not. I've heard it both ways. I think they TRY to seat people w/o children with other people w/o children, but sometimes, it doesn't always work out that way. Although if you're in late dining, I think you probably have a better chance of sitting with people w/o kids, since I think mostly families try to get early dining.
What I would do if I were worried about that is, I would go onto my cruise meet thread, meet some other people on your cruise who don't have any children, and link your dinner reservations together (not necessarily your room reservations... just your dinner reservations). That way, you're sitting with people who you've gotten a chance to talk to online a bit, and you're less likely to be put with families with children.
Can you tell we like tables to ourselves?!
It would be the same for me if I had paid for a cruise on DCL.
I ate in Lumiere's one with my ex partner and his family after getting clearance from the CD, and fortunately we had our own table to our selves (5 of us).
Not knowing who your going to be seated with for meals every night must be a really lottery guessing game!
Not a lottery I would personally want to enter into, even if I could make new friends!
Ex Techie
These go together.