pearljammer
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 19, 2010
We are a family of 3 and have always had a private table - as that’s what we requested. Merely our preference.
...We're a family of 3 with a 1.5 year old; they sat us with a family of 5 with 2 young boys and 1 young girl. Wonderful people, and it was great getting to interact with them if only for a short time each evening...
Do they ever put couples with families with children?
We have requested a table for 2 on most of cruises. Our request has only been granted 2 out of 5 times. One time we sat with others since it was only a 3 night cruise. We were seated with 2 other couples and we all had stuff in common. It worked out fine. On our last cruise we were given a table for 2 but our waiters had 2 other tables of 8 people each so we were completely ignored. It was like they shoved a table in and then forgot us. We ate at Cabanas most nights. I know we could have addressed this issue but it was another short cruise so we didn't worry about.
We have a 7 night coming up. We were wait listed to main dining which just came through. I hadn't put any other requests on our reservation since we really want main dining this trip. Do we try to request a table for 2 on the ship or just let it go? We don't want to switch to late dining. I feel like we are really pushing our luck with the requests.
Do they ever put couples with families with children?
We have requested a table for 2 on most of cruises. Our request has only been granted 2 out of 5 times. One time we sat with others since it was only a 3 night cruise. We were seated with 2 other couples and we all had stuff in common. It worked out fine. On our last cruise we were given a table for 2 but our waiters had 2 other tables of 8 people each so we were completely ignored. It was like they shoved a table in and then forgot us. We ate at Cabanas most nights. I know we could have addressed this issue but it was another short cruise so we didn't worry about.
We have a 7 night coming up. We were wait listed to main dining which just came through. I hadn't put any other requests on our reservation since we really want main dining this trip. Do we try to request a table for 2 on the ship or just let it go? We don't want to switch to late dining. I feel like we are really pushing our luck with the requests.
I would suggest to just let it go and see what you get. We joke amongst ourselves before going to the 1st MDR night saying "are you ready for the MDR roulette?" - and 6 out of 7 cruises we've been fortunate to have had good table mates.
After all, it's only 60-90 minutes a night (if that) you spend with other people at the same table. It's no big deal IMO.
Also, may I ask you, about your request for main dining:
- How far away is your cruise? and is it a 7 night or less?
We've also requested a change for our upcoming 7 night and nothing yet. We sail in 3 weeks.