As mentioned we had to speak to the Head Waiter of the section to get what we wanted.
Although we had the tables, gaining access to the dining room was another problem. When our medallion was scanned, the lady at the door would tell us that we had reservation in a different dining room. We would tell her no, we were at the right place. She would then check with her supervisor, and he would wave us through. The third night I just walked in, checked to make sure our tables were ready, then scanned the medallion, then just walked in.
Yes, we had the traditional dining experience, but we had to jump through some hoops to do it. Other than dealing with the APP, we had great service for the actual meal. Incidentally, since we usually travel with a group, the traditional dining was something that attracted us to cruising in the first place. In a group of 14, 12 will say "I don't care where, or when". The other two can't agree on a time or place. As the old saying goes, "it's hard to get all of the puppies in the box".