Question about early seating

[KellyC]

I am booked on the Wonder 4-day on May 11th and I originally requested the late seating for dinner because that is recommended for couples without children. I have since then become pregnant and now I am worried about eating so late at night and going to bed with a full stomach (indigestion...). We are now considering trying to switch to early seating, but my husband is afraid there will be too many kids. Has anyone travelled without kids and had the early dinner? Was it a problem?

 

[buzz&woody'smom]

You could try switching once on board and explain why and have a medical form completed by your OB.

But a word of advice DCL is full of children and since you have one on the way tell your DH this is what the future holds.

Seriously though I would get the medical form faxed to you from DCL which may be required if you are far enough along anyway and then DCL may be willing to accomodate you since it is just the two of you (for now).

Have fun!

 

[dzneprincess]

It will probably be a little hectic, because I am sure the majority of families request early dining. Those that just let their TA do, well the TA will set them up with early dining too. My 1st cruise we went through AAA, that was before I found these boards and got all this wonderful information! But they set us up for early seating, I knew no better! LOL

 

[AnnMorin]

We have always had early seating and I never noticed anything particularly hectic. Now our Ds has been eight, nine, and almost ten on our previous trips so our rotation was grouped with the mid range children. But I did not see any distuptive behavior or anything. You do need to realize that you will be in a very large room with a great deal of tables and people that it will not be an intimate dinner regardless if it is late or early sitting. But I don't think you will have anything to worry about with it being too hectic.

As for traveling without kids, there are quite a few couples on the cruise., our tablemates from the last trip consisted of a family with one child, us (family one child) and a couple celebrating their 50th anniversery (no children) and we had early seating.

 

[FantasticDisFamily]

Although we traveled with kids (earliest cruise DD was 6 and most recent DS was 12) and most recently with my parents we've always had early seating. We'll be traveling with 2 teens this next time and have again requested early seating. It just works best being on eastern time anyway. Never seemed too early nor too disruptive.

Will there be kids? Of course...maybe it will help him enjoy the remaining two only time that you have!

Deb

 

[Señor Ferrari]

We've always traveled without kids and always have the early dinner seating. I don't think kids are a problem at meals. They tend to group adults traveling without kids together. I'd say we had kids at our table maybe twice out of 7 cruises, and in both cases, the kids were well behaved and kept busy by the wait staff. Most of the time, we're seated with other childless adults.

Congrats on your new addition!

 

[KellyC]

Thank you everyone for your helpful replies. I think I will ask them if it is possible to change!