Epic dinner time?

[anandaindonesia]

Okay, it is freestyle.

 

However, please tell me what time is best to dine at the Manhattan so we don't have to wait in line? We want to eat on a table for two. Just the two of us.

 

Thank you.

[SeaShark]

Okay, it is freestyle.

 

However, please tell me what time is best to dine at the Manhattan so we don't have to wait in line? We want to eat on a table for two. Just the two of us.

 

Thank you.

 

It honestly depends on what you consider to be "best" which can vary from one individual to the next.

 

If you are simply looking to avoid lines and you have no other considerations, the answer is to dine at the least popular dining times. IOW...you should go when nobody else wants to. If you go during the popular times, there could be a line.

[Sauer-kraut]

Try around 6 pm .... if you are on a European cruise, Europeans tend to dine later. The first night is a zoo anyways, so just see how it goes. I know the lobster was served the first night (Caribbean cruise) and the line was backed up just after opening. I passed and went to O'sheehans.

 

You can always look on your TV to see what the restaurant availability is like at any time.

[SliceOfLife]

I would go around 5 or 6. That's when I dined on the Epic and we had no wait. Enjoy your cruise!

[anandaindonesia]

Thank you, everybody. Around 6 seems the right time for us, glad to hear it.

 

Michael (OP)

[2ndhoney]

We were on the Epic in May and usually ate within 15 mins of the dining room opening. Never a line:D.

[NCruiser2012]

We would eat at about 6:30 and there was never a line. We got right in. The specialty restaurants were empty even at 7:00 or 7:30.