hellsop Posted December 10, 2014 #126 Share Posted December 10, 2014 .......sounds like you would prefer a "Comicon" type evening with people dressed in costumes ranging from Star Wars troopers to evil characters......I think I'll dress up like Adam Goldstein. I am a gluten for punishment.......:D I was hoping for the gluten-free menu... ;) I don't think I'd miss it much, but honestly, the group I sail with won't change. 30-50 goths hitting the main dining room after a group party night is a sight to see, no matter what the "formal night" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WupperAV Posted December 10, 2014 #127 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) We have 2 cruises out of Baltimore in Dec and Feb and both say Dynamic Dining. They aren't waiting til March but I don't care. I go to eat, not to judged who sits beside me. Have no fear of perfection -- you'll never reach it. Edited December 10, 2014 by WupperAV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted December 10, 2014 #128 Share Posted December 10, 2014 i was hoping for the gluten-free menu... ;) i don't think i'd miss it much, but honestly, the group i sail with won't change. 30-50 goths hitting the main dining room after a group party night is a sight to see, no matter what the "formal night" is. ......love it!......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted December 10, 2014 #129 Share Posted December 10, 2014 We have 2 cruises out of Baltimore in Dec and Feb and both say Dynamic Dining. They aren't waiting til March but I don't care. I go to eat, not to judged who sits beside me. Have no fear of perfection -- you'll never reach it. I'm confused. Your cruises out of Baltimore, which would be on the Grandeur I assume, are saying that you have Dynamic Dining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzsnooze Posted December 10, 2014 #130 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The only good thing about formal night was banning smoking in the casino. I prefer to pack light and skip formals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNV-IT!!! Posted December 10, 2014 #131 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Quantum and Anthem aren't the only DD ships. Fact. It's coming. Bring on the WAMBAHLANCES! Fact. Chickens. Fact. Eggs. Fact. First. Fact. Bears. Fact. Beets. Fact. Battlestar Galactica. Fact. Currently quantum is the only DD ship. Oasis doesn't start till march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P&O Lynn Knickers Posted December 10, 2014 #132 Share Posted December 10, 2014 .......sounds like you would prefer a "Comicon" type evening Give me Doctor Sheldon Cooper anytime. He is my hero . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXTROT Posted December 10, 2014 #133 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Just had a formal night 12-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlFolks Posted December 10, 2014 #134 Share Posted December 10, 2014 If nothing else, RCI needs to rethink formal night. If it is nothing more than a night people are requried to dress up an extra level... good riddance. It can just be about clothes. It has to be a special night in many ways. Something magical. Something people want to dress up to be a part of. But how? I agree that cruisers need a reason these days to pack heavy to get gussied-up for the mando-commando Formal Night. Personally I think it adds a touch of class to what is typically a chill vacation. It's also one of the only times I ca get my family dressed for a nice family photo. (RCCL) Do something spectacular on Formal Night to incent pax to continue to accept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted December 10, 2014 #135 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Currently quantum is the only DD ship. Oasis doesn't start till march. I said Quantum and Anthem, which is still a few months out, but will arrive with DD in place. Oasis is coming in a matter of weeks and more ships will be coming in behind that, at least it sounds that way. All signs point to traditional formal dining going the way of the dodo in the near future. There used to be an excellent drydock schedule, but it seems to have slipped away. However, we know some ships are going soon. Freedom (Jan 2015) likely DD upgrade Explorer (Spring 2015) possible DD upgrade, getting the rest of the Oasis-class upgrades Jewel (Spring 2015) possible DD upgrade, getting the rest of the Oasis-class upgrades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted December 10, 2014 #136 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I said Quantum and Anthem, which is still a few months out, but will arrive with DD in place. Oasis is coming in a matter of weeks and more ships will be coming in behind that, at least it sounds that way. All signs point to traditional formal dining going the way of the dodo in the near future. There used to be an excellent drydock schedule, but it seems to have slipped away. However, we know some ships are going soon. Freedom (Jan 2015) likely DD upgrade Explorer (Spring 2015) possible DD upgrade, getting the rest of the Oasis-class upgrades Jewel (Spring 2015) possible DD upgrade, getting the rest of the Oasis-class upgrades An email response two days ago from customer service says that Freedom is still definitely not getting DD. But as we know, Customer service is not always correct...;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp30338 Posted December 10, 2014 #137 Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) Yes the OP asked about non DD ships. Grande is a formal venue. Fact. And again quantum and anthem are Dd ships. FACT: Grande is a restaurant, NOT a formal night (duh):rolleyes:. There are NO formal NIGHTS on the QoS. FACT: ALL ships that get DD will no longer include a formal NIGHT, only the formal restaurant. FACT: There is NO captains reception on QoS, and will also be phased out on other ships with DD once implemented. Edited December 10, 2014 by jp30338 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted December 10, 2014 #138 Share Posted December 10, 2014 IFreedom (Jan 2015) likely DD upgrade Not as far as we have been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negc Posted December 10, 2014 #139 Share Posted December 10, 2014 We have 2 cruises out of Baltimore in Dec and Feb and both say Dynamic Dining. They aren't waiting til March but I don't care. I go to eat, not to judged who sits beside me. Have no fear of perfection -- you'll never reach it. What ship(s) are you sailing on? None of the cruises out of Baltimore are due to offer Dynamic Dining in the foreseeable future. Are you sure you aren't confusing MTD with DD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSCruiser Posted December 10, 2014 #140 Share Posted December 10, 2014 We have 2 cruises out of Baltimore in Dec and Feb and both say Dynamic Dining. They aren't waiting til March but I don't care. I go to eat, not to judged who sits beside me. Have no fear of perfection -- you'll never reach it. This must be a mistake - Grandeur is not set up for Dynamic Dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand isle joe Posted December 10, 2014 #141 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I agree that cruisers need a reason these days to pack heavy to get gussied-up for the mando-commando Formal Night. Personally I think it adds a touch of class to what is typically a chill vacation. . .....looking around at most of my fellow cruisers and most formal nights dress ups is like putting lipstick on a pig............;):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brfan Posted December 10, 2014 #142 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I said Quantum and Anthem, which is still a few months out, but will arrive with DD in place. Oasis is coming in a matter of weeks and more ships will be coming in behind that, at least it sounds that way. All signs point to traditional formal dining going the way of the dodo in the near future. There used to be an excellent drydock schedule, but it seems to have slipped away. However, we know some ships are going soon. Freedom (Jan 2015) likely DD upgrade Explorer (Spring 2015) possible DD upgrade, getting the rest of the Oasis-class upgrades Jewel (Spring 2015) possible DD upgrade, getting the rest of the Oasis-class upgrades You missed the Allure, which will be DD presumably after her dry dock in May. I think what happens on the Freedom will be a big clue as to what happens for ships other than Quantum/Oasis class. I wouldn't be surprised if they use the dry dock to prep the Freedom, like they did on Oasis and then implement DD at a later date or not depending on how it's received on the ships that have it now. It wouldn't be hard to not implement since all they will be doing is doing some redecorating of the existing dining rooms and maybe adding a few other restaurants (eg Wonderland, the suite restaurant). The new restaurants can exist without DD and they can leave the restaurant name signs off the dining rooms until they opt to implement. Would anyone care if each dining room is decorated differently? I just can't see Royal wasting a dry dock opportunity and not getting the Freedom ready even if there is some doubt as to whether they will implement or not. However if they don't prep the Freedom for DD then it might mean that DD may not spread to existing ships (other than Oasis/Allure) for a while. This I wouldn't mind as if you want DD you have Quantum class and Oasis class and likely any future classes to choose from and if you like traditional or MTD then you have Freedom class and lower to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamFritz Posted December 11, 2014 #143 Share Posted December 11, 2014 You missed the Allure, which will be DD presumably after her dry dock in May. I think what happens on the Freedom will be a big clue as to what happens for ships other than Quantum/Oasis class. I wouldn't be surprised if they use the dry dock to prep the Freedom, like they did on Oasis and then implement DD at a later date or not depending on how it's received on the ships that have it now. It wouldn't be hard to not implement since all they will be doing is doing some redecorating of the existing dining rooms and maybe adding a few other restaurants (eg Wonderland, the suite restaurant). The new restaurants can exist without DD and they can leave the restaurant name signs off the dining rooms until they opt to implement. Would anyone care if each dining room is decorated differently? I just can't see Royal wasting a dry dock opportunity and not getting the Freedom ready even if there is some doubt as to whether they will implement or not. However if they don't prep the Freedom for DD then it might mean that DD may not spread to existing ships (other than Oasis/Allure) for a while. This I wouldn't mind as if you want DD you have Quantum class and Oasis class and likely any future classes to choose from and if you like traditional or MTD then you have Freedom class and lower to choose from. I thought that the most recent announcement was that Freedom would NOT be getting DD. there was a lot of talk and hinting that it was coming even from Capt. Thor. But then a month or so ago I think they said no DD for Freedom in this dry dock. Correct me if I'm wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted December 11, 2014 #144 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I thought that the most recent announcement was that Freedom would NOT be getting DD. there was a lot of talk and hinting that it was coming even from Capt. Thor. But then a month or so ago I think they said no DD for Freedom in this dry dock. Correct me if I'm wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That was the most recent announcement by RCI. But you know how they do change their minds at the last minute.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brfan Posted December 12, 2014 #145 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I thought that the most recent announcement was that Freedom would NOT be getting DD. there was a lot of talk and hinting that it was coming even from Capt. Thor. But then a month or so ago I think they said no DD for Freedom in this dry dock. Correct me if I'm wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My understanding is that the statement was something like Freedom wouldn't be getting DD at this time. However, my point was that if they do plan on implementing DD sometime in the future that they might redesign the dining rooms, like they did on Oasis. Keep it traditional/MTD, but be in the position to implement DD down the road. Otherwise they'd have to wait until her next dry dock in five years or put her in another dry dock a year or two from now which doesn't make sense to make the DD changes. If they don't do any DD prep work then it might indicate that the push for DD will be for the foreseeable future with the Oasis class, Quantum class and possibly future new classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted December 12, 2014 #146 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Much like Oasis doesn't have DD now, but basically the dry dock included the DD conversion. That makes a lot of sense. Everyone would be correct. They wouldn't be implementing DD, but they would be making the ship ready using the dry dock time appropriately. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted December 14, 2014 #147 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just had a formal night 12-4. Just back from Enchantment where we were invited to dine at the Captain's Table. No, it wasn't "Formal Night," but I was surprised to see that the suggested attire was "Smart Casual." A sign of things to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twice_a_year Posted December 14, 2014 #148 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Just sailed on the Quantum. A great feature was the "Grand". This dress code in this venue is formal every night for dinner. They hold to this dress code. If you like dressing "formal" and appreciate the consistency within the guest dressing likewise, this is the place to eat. If you don't, select another venue. Having a choice satisfies both desires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamia65 Posted December 16, 2014 #149 Share Posted December 16, 2014 On voyager 25 November there was no Italian singing or Hawaiian night in the MDR and we were told this was a fleet wide decision by the new Vice President. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 16, 2014 #150 Share Posted December 16, 2014 On voyager 25 November there was no Italian singing or Hawaiian night in the MDR and we were told this was a fleet wide decision by the new Vice President. No Italian singing or napkin waving on Explorer last week too. However, they did introduce the chefs on the last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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