Standby for the lounge opens early and waits can be very long…. people routinely report 90 minutes of longer. Seating is at the bar… tables are reserved for people with reservations. While children are welcome to sit at tables in the lounge, they cannot sit at the bar so if you have littles traveling with you, standby by is not an option.
Openings in the lounge may not come up often, but people do cancel… don’t stop checking to see if something opens up!