POLL: Private dining table vs preferred dining time

[dreamer17555]

With everyone rushing to put in requests for private tables- bringing back the idea of three dining rotations. But if you could not guarantee your preferred rotation and had to select the rotation most opposite when you normally eat (IE 4:00 PM for those that normally like late dining or 9:15 PM for those who like main dining) would you still rather have a private table?

 

[Dug720]

If I had to choose, I'll take the risk. No way do I want to eat Lupper (4:00) or not be able to sleep because I've literally just eaten (9:15). Those are disgusting and inhumane times.

 

[AquaDame]

Not as long as I can gamble for a private table at a reasonable hour and still move if they can't accommodate that. The one one time we were offered late dining if we wanted our own table we declined (3 night cruise, how bad could it be?). After that experience I will always move. Nothing crazy, just wildly different life slants (EG they were proud of sneaking guns into magic kingdom, and didn't understand how you can think kids are fine while not wanting them yourself) and a four top which meant we either try to play nice with each other despite everything or sat in silence.

 

[cvjw]

Of those 2 options, I would give celebrity concierge a try

 

[jujubiee4]

4:00? I thought first seating is around 5?

 

[Husker Mike]

I think the idea is to squeeze a third seating in... so 4 pm, 6:30 pm and 9 pm would be the third timeslots.

I suspect that almost NOBODY from outside the eastern timezone would go for 4 pm eastern. (3 pm central, 2 pm mountain, and 1 pm pacific ... that's lunch time!)

 

[dreamer17555]

4:00? I thought first seating is around 5?

If they tried to have three seatings so everyone could go back to having a private table the 4 time frame was floated on a survey but yes main dining is around 5

 

[Dug720]

celebrity concierge a try

All you have to do is choose select dining on Celebrity and the default is single table. And you can reserve your preferred time. You can do that even if you reserved an inside stateroom. Concierge not necessary.

 

[kmedina]

I don't mind sitting with other people. We did it once and it was fine. I'd rather do that and eat at a normal hour.

 

[DCLMP]

We always choose late dining and have always gotten a private table when I asked. I don't mind sitting with other people when traveling with just my kids. Since I make a living dealing with people from all walks of life I can generally get along with anyone. You just have to find some common ground.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

We have cruised 3 times and the 2 times we were seated with others we met friends that we are still in contact with up to 10 years later and have met up with some of those friends years later

 

[tvguy]

I don't consider dining with others a risk. Our kids were very disappointed that we got a table to ourselves on Disney. Their previous cruise on HAL we had tablemates and they found it fun. Tablemates are like being on the ocean, and the muster drill, just things you expect on a cruise.

 

[happycamper47]

I don't consider dining with others a risk. Our kids were very disappointed that we got a table to ourselves on Disney. Their previous cruise on HAL we had tablemates and they found it fun. Tablemates are like being on the ocean, and the muster drill, just things you expect on a cruise.

Agree 100% we actually weren't happy with the "COVID" requirement to sit alone. We always enjoyed the conversations.

 

[KdKyA]

There was only one time we were given a table with another family, a mother and a daughter. It was just myself and my daughter on that cruise. We were already sitting at the table when the duo came to sit down (20 minutes late) and they took one look at us, gave a look like we had the plague, and we never saw them again for the rest of the cruise. The servers set their place setting every night too. So I guess if you get seated with another family, just start doing gross things and you’ll never see your table mates again lol. I mean, I like to think my daughter and I are pretty average and have proper etiquette and all, but man, those 2 couldn’t get out fast enough!

 

[Disneyland_emily]

I honestly wish they’d offer a “dinner rotation” at lunch time- it’s really only work on 4 nights+ due to castaway but I’d happily eat the dinner menu at lunch and then grab quick service for dinner.

We’d happily take the 4 pm dinner as I find less gastric distress eating big meals earlier in the day.