neil5054

My wife and I would like to spend a quiet beach day on our cruise in June. Uvas gets good reviews and all we want is the beach, chair and access to the water (no snorkeling neded). We don't intend to eat and don't need more than a drink or two. I assume then that the basic $7 fee is all that is charged?

Haven't read the entire Board, but just got back last week on HAL Zuiderdam. First few nights when people adjust to AYWD you need to avoid coming after 7pm when everyone shows up. Also, because HAL's shows are 7 and 9pm, you should avoid coming around 8pm when the first show lets out. Our first wait was 45 minutes. After that we found that the staff recommended that we come before 6:30 (which worked well). Reservations were not so easy as every time I called in the morning, I could only get limited times like 5:15 or 5:30. Two practical observations: This works better for early dining in all events, so if you can come before 6:30, then the wait is no more than a few minutes. Be prepared for longer wait after 7pm.

The thing that burned us was that we met a couple to was upset with AYWD and wanted a fixed table and waiter. They were told that the only way to assure this was "the old fashioned way" - bribe the maitre d'. They sliped him $20 and got a fixed table for the entire cruise. What can you do??