LobsterStalker

Your experience may have worked , but I can assure based on the standby lines I saw out past the elevators each night as we were leaving early , that that is definitely not a great option ! Cheers

It may be easier for the waiter for whatever reason , but if dining is listed for 5:15 , you have until 5:30 at the very minimum to arrive. That is not for the waiter to determine , but for you . Cheers

... And maybe this example is the reason they are not rushing to fix it . Seems to be a lot of factors pushing cruisers away from traditional and straight over to Specialty ! Cheers

Says right on the package "Non Drowsy ". Would a pharmaceutical company ever lie ? 😏 Stick with what u have

FWIW , A balcony guarantee is showing for closer to 2200$ US

Anything they can make with alcohol can be made mocktail (Virgin) by withholding the alcohol . So your list is long. Cheers

Personally It wouldn't put me in the right frame of mind to sit and enjoy a nice relaxing meal with my wife if I have just got done argueing/begging/pleading my case to the host and then being dragged up a couple flights by an unhappy waiter. .... I doubt if that's just me ! Cheers

You should have asked your friends to ask him to their every other day cleaning in your room !

I never commented on the solarium bistro as I was mainly posting on the MDR , but I will add this . We had never utilized the Bistro before this trip but strolled down to check it out day 2 , and were pleasantly surprised by the lack of chaos (Pretty much the same offerings just on a smaller scale ). We ate there breakfast and lunch day 2 . We routinely just put together a good salad for lunches , and when we returned for lunch day 3 , we arrived to an empty lettuce bowl , and 4 (of the 8 or so) fixings bowls also empty , And a handful of people standing there plate in hand . We waited for about 5 minutes and the only action while we waited was one of the attendants telling someone (That was waiting for dressing ) that there was only honey mustard left , and the others were not available. Needless to say , we ate our remaining dinners in the chaos of the windjammer. I would have thought with a smaller venue they would have done better , but I guess it's the opposite Cheers

On Harmony 2 weeks ago . Only 46 Pinnies onboard . From everything I had been reading , I expected it to be higher. Maybe It's because they knew Super Mario would be onboard

I said a few things . Curious which do you disagree with ? Or everything ?

Keep in mind , one thing that seems very clear from many reports , along with my own experience , the food quality can vary greatly from ship to ship . Therefore regardless of your experience in may I don't feel it would be conclusive to anything . If you have a good experience it is not necessarily indicative of a fleet wide improvement , and vise versa for a bad experience. One thing is near certain ... You won't have an epic "Wow , that dining was through the roof"" experience ! Gl Cheers

There is the description I couldn't come up with , but QUITE accurate ! Cheers

Even better , take the continuously looping buses ! much cheaper , and the station is right across the cruise terminal Cheers

Gotcha. I only bid on my last couple that I returned from last week . Don't spend enough time in cabin to care much , but if I was lucky enough to fall into something cheaply , figured I'd go for it . Cheers

Viator is one i have used frequently And they do "guaratee" ,(FWIW), on time return to ship

From what I have seen this is the last thing I would suggest . You will wait in a long line and with a larger party , I can only imagine the headache. Best to call and try and sort something out . Not sure if it can be fixed pre cruise , but at the very least you'll want to head to the MDR first thing when you board , and hope they can get you fixed up. Unfortunately ALL the earlier times are going to be gone . GL Cheers

That's not the significance I was assuming , but now that I understand what you are saying I have to ask , Just curious If you are willing to pay that amount when it's time to bid for upgrade , why would you not just pay that amount at booking ? Or maybe I'm misinterpreting . Cheers

...Awesome

I'm quite certain I have never had a sitting that lasted over an hour , with the exception of possibly the first couple cruises ever where we would sit at larger tables and dine with new people . Now we rarely order dessert so we are in and out faster than I would like . I can definitely feel the fact that I am being rushed ! Cheers

Are you able to expand on how changing the menu's the way they have is going to help the wait staff be quicker ?

I personally would prefer Early to seat in the 5:45-6:15 range. It may not seem a big difference to some , but the extra hour is a lot for us as we find ourselves cutting pooltime short at the end of the afternoon to go get ready for dinner. If there was a functional "MY time"option I would definitely choose it but not after what I have seen recently The Steak on both ships ( ordered multiple times ) , were horrid cuts , so thin they looked hammered out like a chicken parm or something.... Very disappointing ! Cheers

Unless you consider yourself a "foodie" I wouldn't go into it with a negative attitude . However if you do consider yourself a Foodie , then I wouldn't even recommend you hit the MDR .

Can you provide more info on this lunch? Specialty/MDR ?

Something DRASTICALLY wrong with this . They need to find a solution to their disastrous dining mayhem . Yes , that's as nicely as I can put it . 5:15 is generally earlier than most want , but going to MTD is not an option as far as I have witnessed , so we're stuck Cheers