scomar Posted September 8, 2009 #1 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Below is taken from HAL website dinner seating options. This is the 12-12-09 sailing of the Eurodam, which we are booked on. So should I surmise from this that the ship is close to being fully booked? Thanks for your input. Scomar Dining Early Upper Dining: Closed Early Lower Dining: Closed Main Upper Dining: Closed Main Lower Dining: Closed Open Seating: Available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRL_Joanie Posted September 8, 2009 #2 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Below is taken from HAL website dinner seating options. This is the 12-12-09 sailing of the Eurodam, which we are booked on. So should I surmise from this that the ship is close to being fully booked? Thanks for your input. Scomar Dining Early Upper Dining: Closed Early Lower Dining: Closed Main Upper Dining: Closed Main Lower Dining: Closed Open Seating: Available scomar, from what I've been reading ovver the last week or so, there are one heck of a lot of people doing the Holiday cruisings. It would appear to me that yes indeed, your ship is just about full. Joanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemima Posted September 8, 2009 #3 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I assume it means the fixed dining slots are full at this time and that the waitlist slots are also full . They probably have to leave some fixed dining space available for suites and possibly for people traveling with suite passengers. It isn't final payment yet, so some people will cancel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted September 8, 2009 #4 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I don't think you can judge anything from the dining options. The Early Lower and Main Lower will always be closed (and IMO shouldn't even be shown) because lower is only used for open seating, not fixed. Early and Main Upper frequently close months ahead. I just looked at availability on your cruise and nearly every category is still open. Other than the ones that are always closed now until near or after the final payment date (SZ, VH, HH) the only categories closed are CA, IA, and SU. I'd say your cruise has lots of room still. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted September 8, 2009 #5 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Don't assume the ship is nearly full -- we've twice experienced booking online showing main upper being "closed" and as soon as I've spoken to a live person at HAL, have been able to get our choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 8, 2009 #6 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Early and Main Upper frequently close months ahead. For example, a friend was the very first person to book a particular cruise. Main Upper was already closed. :confused: :eek: :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two@Sea Posted September 8, 2009 #7 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Maybe it's just me, but whenever I attempt to do a "pretend" booking on the HAL site (so I tend to 'dream' a lot... ya gonna make something out of it ;) ?) fixed seating is ALWAYS closed, no matter how far in advance I go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 8, 2009 #8 Share Posted September 8, 2009 It's not you. HAL steers people to open seating. If you push the issue you can get fixed seating---at least if you're far enough out from sailing. But you do have to push. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madelinerose Posted September 8, 2009 #9 Share Posted September 8, 2009 It's not you. HAL steers people to open seating. Sorry for the ot, everyone. Ruth, I was watching HGTV's House Hunters where a young couple were looking for a home in Warwick. Having never been there, I found it absolutely charming and everytime a neighborhood was shown, I thought "Hmmm...maybe Ruth lives there." That's all...seems like a nice place to rest your head. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 8, 2009 #10 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Sorry for the ot, everyone. Ruth, I was watching HGTV's House Hunters where a young couple were looking for a home in Warwick. Having never been there, I found it absolutely charming and everytime a neighborhood was shown, I thought "Hmmm...maybe Ruth lives there." That's all...seems like a nice place to rest your head. ;) It's home. With all the emotional overtones that word generates. And now back to our regularly scheduled topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted September 8, 2009 #11 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Sometime, things change as time goes on ... by that, I mean that for our sailing (both this year and last), what is available on a pretend booking for a particular sailing might change from closed to waitlisted to available to closed to waitlisted a couple to several times over the booking life of that sailing. Just keep checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted September 8, 2009 #12 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Sometimes I think the upstairs seating is held for groups and then when the group booking is done, they seat the waitlist and open the waitlist again. Our first night of seating downstairs we were taken upstairs via the dining room staircase to an empty table. It is all a mystery. We just go with the flow. Never went hungry on a HAL cruise that is for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat0341 Posted September 9, 2009 #13 Share Posted September 9, 2009 We also saw that only open seating was available when we booked last month for a cruise on Oct 24. It doesn't bother us though because we don't have to rush to be there at a certain time with the open seating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsot Posted September 9, 2009 #14 Share Posted September 9, 2009 We were waitlisted for assigned main (8:00 p.m.) seating on two consecutive cruises, even though we booked 7 and 9 months in advance. Upon boarding, we received our assigned seating in both instances. IMHO "As You Wish" continues to be a misnomer for many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coho ken Posted September 9, 2009 #15 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I for one am looking forward to open seating for our March 2010 cruise on the Eurodam. Actually chose it for flexabiltiy with dinner options. Room service is very good on HAL IMO, especially when you are worn out from a port of call day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Labs2Many Posted September 9, 2009 #16 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Whew - I'm glad to hear someone else that is looking forward to open seating. I'm not so good with a schedule (well, I am, DH is not) and frankly, would prefer sitting at a table for 2 most of the time. Too often on other cruises I've actually dreaded dinner time because of the table I was assigned to. What are the chances of actually getting a table for 2 when you have requested it in your special requests? Is it an automatic thing or do you just get whatever open table is open? That's the way I remember it from when I've done open seating on another line. I guess in short - what are the best tips for managing Open Seating - dining time? best time to get requested small table? etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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