AndieLou Posted January 8, 2014 Author #26 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The concept of 4 dining times I believe to be very good. Reducing the number of large tables though I see does present a couple of logistical issues. The amount of space required for a 10-top is significantly less than 5 2-tops. Include that in with the added effort of the wait staff for the increase in tables. Again, 1 10-top is easier to service than 5 2-tops. The dining room sizes would have to increase to maintain seating levels. And I can't believe any cruise line would sacrifice cabins for dining area. Just my 2 cents. Floor space never even crossed my mind. I can see where that may create some problems. As far as 1 10-top vs. 5 2-tops, I cannot comment, since I do not have any experience. Timing would probably be much harder to manage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsPete Posted January 8, 2014 #27 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Personally, I'm a huge proponent of My Time Dining and don't mind waiting a few minutes (and it's never been more than a few minutes). However, I can see that what you propose -- traditional dining, but with staggered times -- would be better for the staff than My Time Dining. By better, I mean easier. Everyone would be getting appetizers at the same time, etc. Still, I like not being tied to a specific time each evening. I have two complaints with traditional dining: 1. Early is too early and late is too late. 2. The dining experience takes forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted January 8, 2014 #28 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Splendour used to offer 4 dining times in the Med - I think it was 6:00, 6:30, 8:30 and 9:00. One level of the MDR had the 6/8 and the other level had 6:30/9:00 (might even have been 9:30). I think that had to go by the wayside when they introduced MTD.I was on Vision of the Seas out of Santo Domingo in 2009 and they were also doing four times: 6:15, 6:45, 8:45 and 9:15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Chew Posted January 8, 2014 #29 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Personally, I'm a huge proponent of My Time Dining and don't mind waiting a few minutes (and it's never been more than a few minutes). However, I can see that what you propose -- traditional dining, but with staggered times -- would be better for the staff than My Time Dining. By better, I mean easier. Everyone would be getting appetizers at the same time, etc. Still, I like not being tied to a specific time each evening. I have two complaints with traditional dining: 1. Early is too early and late is too late. 2. The dining experience takes forever. Agree with everything you wrote ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbond Posted January 8, 2014 #30 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Splendour used to offer 4 dining times in the Med - I think it was 6:00, 6:30, 8:30 and 9:00. One level of the MDR had the 6/8 and the other level had 6:30/9:00 (might even have been 9:30). I think that had to go by the wayside when they introduced MTD. We did a Brilliance cruise in the Med that had four dining times, I believe the late, late was 9:30. Worked out fine. Personally, I don't like MTD, would much prefer four dining times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_cruiser Posted January 10, 2014 #31 Share Posted January 10, 2014 No, it can't work that way….but if you had 3 dining rooms to work with, one could handle the 5:30 and 7:30 seatings, one could handle the 6:30 and 8:30 seatings, and one could handle MTD. :)Judy Good answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
later Posted January 10, 2014 #32 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That is a 2 hour time frame that includes change over. It is 2.5 hours right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted January 10, 2014 #33 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That is a 2 hour time frame that includes change over. It is 2.5 hours right now. But it's less tables to change over at a time, so it wouldn't take as long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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