If you are doing freedom class make sure you check out the 2 bedroom GS options. We had a group of 8 that had both Aft on deck 6 and opened up the partition and had a huge space.
I would reach out on Twitter to Royal Caribbean.They are very responsive with many different issues and 99.9percent of the time have correct info versus phone agents.
The genie will reserve all times without a problem except for the Chef's table and Hibachi if you want a time other than 7:30. The genie contacts you a month before.