Lunch on Embarkation Day?

[Chuluota]

We'll be on the Noordam for lunch on 2/18/13. Does anyone know if the MDR is open for this meal??

[jtl513]

For you, probably. Since you have sailed HAL before and are therefore a 1-star Mariner you qualify for the Embarkation Mariner Lunch - unless there are too many Mariners and it is limited to 3-star and higher, by invitation only.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Seeing as you have cruised on HAL in the past, yes you can have lunch in the main dining room on Embarkation day.

It is from Noon until 1:30. A few people have noted that the dining room closed around 1 PM on a few ships/sailings.

Now -- we have encounted a few times when the dining room was closed due to a function. And on a couple of cruises it was restricted to 4 star Mariners (there wasn't the 5 star Mariner then) due to so many Mariners on the cruise.

After you drop off your carry-ons in your cabin, just go to the lower level of the dining room at Noon and see what the situation is for your cruise.

[sail7seas]

Don't depend upon what you are told at the gangway if you ask them if there is a Mariners Embarkation Lunch. They sometimes are not aware there is one and posters here have told us they got incorrect information.

 

Go to the MDR and see for yourself.

Enjoy.