Finally switched from late to main dining!!

StarSeven7

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I booked our January 2020 cruise back in March and late dining was the only option available. We were waitlisted for main dining but I’ve also been checking nearly every single day to see if I could switch us to main dining. Tonight was my lucky night! I checked the site again and suddenly the main dining was not grayed out and I was able to select it! Interesting since I’ve been on the waitlist but they never moved me! Oh well, I’m just super happy about it because it works much better for our family’s schedule! If you’re trying to get to main dining, keep checking!!
 
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Great news for you. We are cruising in January 2020 too, all our sons are 20 years and older, so we do late dining.

Have a great cruise.
 

Yep it happened to me one time. If you are on the waitlist do not trust DCL changing your schedule. Get on the waitlist but check yourself.
 
I didn't realize the button could become available to check once wait list started. I'm going to have to start checking every day on our upcoming as well.
That's why I thought I should post this in case someone didn't realize that! I didn't realize it myself - I was just checking daily at first to see if I was switched. But then I saw in another thread that someone was able to switch it themselves once despite being waitlisted and after that I started double-checking that myself! I was so shocked that I actually clicked off the page before it registered in my brain that "main dining" was no longer grayed out! Lol!
 
I had the same experience. One day I logged in and the option wasn't grayed out so I snapped it up. I assumed maybe they only work on the waitlist once or twice a day and I caught a cancelled reservation before they could. Just a guess though.
 
I had the same experience. One day I logged in and the option wasn't grayed out so I snapped it up. I assumed maybe they only work on the waitlist once or twice a day and I caught a cancelled reservation before they could. Just a guess though.
That’s a good guess!!
 
I had the same experience. One day I logged in and the option wasn't grayed out so I snapped it up. I assumed maybe they only work on the waitlist once or twice a day and I caught a cancelled reservation before they could. Just a guess though.

They actually told me on the phone it is more like once every few MONTHS that they process waitlist. It is still all done manually instead of automated and they have so many cruises to do. I really do not like how they handle the waitlist--it is not first come first serve; and they leave you hanging for ages before filling open spots.
 
That’s amazing. I’ve never been successful changing my dining. We are also on a January 2020 sailing. On the fantasy 7 night on January 11th!
 
Thanks for posting this information! I just went online and was able to switch from late to main dining for our Christmas cruise just now. I had put myself on the wait list too.
 
I had been checking for my cruise and finally got switched right after pif date as did a bunch of others on my cruise.
 
How did you do this? If I go to my reservation it just says late seating and no where does it say anything about main seating.
 
How did you do this? If I go to my reservation it just says late seating and no where does it say anything about main seating.
Click on "change seating" within your reservation. If main is available, you'll be able to select it.
 

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