Newbie with cruise dining question :-)

[SDFgirl]

My first Disney cruise is in July 2017. Voraciously reading and devouring information. So fun!!

We'll be with a group of 15 family members. Is there any way we can all dine together each night or is that too big a group? Now sure how big the tables are.

TIA!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

My first Disney cruise is in July 2017. Voraciously reading and devouring information. So fun!!

We'll be with a group of 15 family members. Is there any way we can all dine together each night or is that too big a group? Now sure how big the tables are.

TIA!

As long as all your reservations are linked, you will be seated together. Most dining rooms have one really large table (can seat 18-20). Some dining rooms they will put smaller ones together to make large tables.

One note here, typically a table of more than 8 is really difficult to talk to others at. We've been in groups that would separate into 2 or 3 tables (within the same service teams area) and then rotate what table they sat at, so as to have different conversations each night.

 

[SDFgirl]

As long as all your reservations are linked, you will be seated together. Most dining rooms have one really large table (can seat 18-20). Some dining rooms they will put smaller ones together to make large tables.

One note here, typically a table of more than 8 is really difficult to talk to others at. We've been in groups that would separate into 2 or 3 tables (within the same service teams area) and then rotate what table they sat at, so as to have different conversations each night.

Thanks for the suggestion and the info! 7 of the 15 are kids. I think they'll all congregate to one end of the table with the adults at another end. Hopefully that will help even things out.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Thanks for the suggestion and the info! 7 of the 15 are kids. I think they'll all congregate to one end of the table with the adults at another end. Hopefully that will help even things out.

Well, the big tables are round, so no "ends" really. So the kids are going to be fairly spread out, as will the adults.

 

[SDFgirl]

Well, the big tables are round, so no "ends" really. So the kids are going to be fairly spread out, as will the adults.

Ah! That does make a difference. I pictured a long rectangle. I'll bring that up to my family...

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Ah! That does make a difference. I pictured a long rectangle. I'll bring that up to my family...

Even if they put together the smaller tables, chances are it won't be one long rectangle (But it could be). Or a large square-ish shape.

 

[TXDCLfan]

Even if they put together the smaller tables, chances are it won't be one long rectangle (But it could be). Or a large square-ish shape.

On all 7 of our cruises that had 14-18 persons they always made one long rectangle table ( 3 cruises on the Magic and 4 on the Fantasy)

 

[jdb in AZ]

Had lunch at a local restaurant today with a bunch of ladies -- 12 of us. It was next to impossible to talk to the people at the other end of the table. It was like they weren't even there.

When our extended family cruised together we often had three or more tables next to each other, served by the same team of waiters. We'd rotate tables each night so we could visit with different relatives, tho we often ended up with the parents at one table and the teens at another.

 

[AshleyMikel]

I was wondering this myself! Tried calling Disney Cruise Line and they're already closed tonight. We are sailing on the Fantasy this coming October and there will be 14 of us!

 

[ajo]

We cruised the Wonder with a similar group - 8 adults and 7 kids. We dined in the MDRs at a long rectangle table. The kids sat at one end of the table and the adults at the other end. It worked great.

Just make sure your reservations are linked so that you will be seated together.