PRINCSfire Posted March 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Hi all - booked for our first cruise on Anthem April 30. Question about how much time to allow for eating at the various dining venues. When I make reservations in my cruise planner many of the blocks it gives me on the calendar are only 30 minutes which seems short. (Chops reservation was 2 hours, but Grande and Silk both 30min). Trying to make sure we have enough time to eat and make it to shows. How long do you typically plan for a dinner? Thanks! Sarah in Denver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Hi all - booked for our first cruise on Anthem April 30. Question about how much time to allow for eating at the various dining venues. When I make reservations in my cruise planner many of the blocks it gives me on the calendar are only 30 minutes which seems short. (Chops reservation was 2 hours, but Grande and Silk both 30min). Trying to make sure we have enough time to eat and make it to shows. How long do you typically plan for a dinner? Thanks! Sarah in Denver The 30 minutes you see is for seating purposes. They will only seat so many at any given time. I would plan on 1.5 to 2 hours for dinner. If you are at a table for 2, it could be less than thatn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 1, 2016 We normally plan for 2 hours because we typically have a table for 8. If we need to leave earlier, we tell the waiter, and they can usually get it down to 1.5 hours without too much trouble. A table for two in MTD can be finished in an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 1, 2016 We normally plan for 2 hours because we typically have a table for 8. If we need to leave earlier, we tell the waiter, and they can usually get it down to 1.5 hours without too much trouble. A table for two in MTD can be finished in an hour. On Anthem, only if you are lucky. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 1, 2016 On Anthem, only if you are lucky. :D Really. But on other ships it's still possible, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 1, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Really. But on other ships it's still possible, right? Depends on the ship. The OP was asking about Anthem. We only do MTD and sometimes we are out in 1 hour but more often than not it's about 1.5 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 1, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Depends on the ship. The OP was asking about Anthem. We only do MTD and sometimes we are out in 1 hour but more often than not it's about 1.5 hours. Do you think Anthem is different because it's still a new ship and a work in progress, or is it something else, like few number of crewmembers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 1, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Do you think Anthem is different because it's still a new ship and a work in progress, or is it something else, like few number of crewmembers, etc. That was our experience on Quantum. You had a waiter and his iPad. They needed more waitstaff in all the dining venues. It also depends on dining time. We always eat early (5:30) so we really didn't have a major problem. Later times might have been different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 1, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 1, 2016 That was our experience on Quantum. You had a waiter and his iPad. They needed more waitstaff in all the dining venues. It also depends on dining time. We always eat early (5:30) so we really didn't have a major problem. Later times might have been different. Thank-you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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