A couple of questions for the Free at Sea Dining and Reservations. The reservations only allow a table of 2, 4, 6, 8. What if you have three people? Do you reserve a table for 4? I called and asked representative and she told me all the table for 3 people were taken then so I would have to wait to reserve on board otherwise a table for 3 would be available to book. I told her this is absurd and I didn't believe her as ALL reservations for ALL restaurants on every night says 2, 4, 6, or 8 and NEVER is there 3, 5, 7. I told her to reserve the table for four thinking three people can sit there. I'm now worried as the reservation is specialty and we will be paying at least some A la Carte for my daughter. Are they going to charge the 4th person? I can't cancel when I get on board less than 24 hours as the reservation is for the first night and there isn't 24 hour time to cancel this.
So that leads to my second question. Ultimately I would be fine my daughter and spouse does the 2 person dining and I can eat on my own but of course the crazy it MUST be passenger 1 and 2 only as listed. Has anyone just changed the order of passengers on booking for this crazy rule? I know we can buy her a "two night" specialty dining which is my last option and why we booked a table for 4.
The phone reservation lady was so horrible when I called to get answers and I would figure I would get the truth out of past cruisers here. She told me on the phone that "ala carte" pricing wasn't even available in specialty restaurants and you had to buy a package. Do we really have to wait until getting on board to get the truth? Any advice or past experiences are appreciated.