atwork630 Posted October 16, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 16, 2017 The time before last on the Navigator out of Galveston we booked the panoramic window room. We sat on the top floor of the main dinning room. The last time on the Liberty we had a window room and sat on the bottom floor. What determines where you sit in the main dinning room? On the liberty we had my time dinning. I don't know what was booked on the Navigator. I booked another Panoramic room and Hoping to be eating on the top floor again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawkfan21 Posted October 16, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Usually it's simply whether you have MTD or traditional dining. I believe one is for MTD and the others are traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 16, 2017 #3 Share Posted October 16, 2017 The time before last on the Navigator out of Galveston we booked the panoramic window room. We sat on the top floor of the main dinning room. The last time on the Liberty we had a window room and sat on the bottom floor. What determines where you sit in the main dinning room? On the liberty we had my time dinning. I don't know what was booked on the Navigator. I booked another Panoramic room and Hoping to be eating on the top floor again. If you are assigned to traditional dining, you can make your dining preference request to rcldining@rccl.com about 3 weeks before the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortoisegirl Posted October 16, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I think it can depend what the proportion of Traditional to My Time Dining the ship has. We were on Explorer recently, and deck 3 (the largest one) was MTD and decks 4 & 5 were traditional. They also used deck 3 for breakfast, and when applicable, lunch. If they are doing two decks for your type of dining you may be able to ask to be changed. Otherwise, nothing you could do short of changing the type of dining (traditional vs. MTD). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dplusd Posted October 16, 2017 #5 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I don't believe the type of room you're staying in has any effect on your assigned level of dining room. On Liberty the large 3rd level is for MTD and the upper floors are all traditional. So, everyone with MTD be on level 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted October 16, 2017 #6 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm not convinced your level of stateroom has any relevance on the assignment of your dining room table for traditional set time dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 16, 2017 #7 Share Posted October 16, 2017 ... I don't know what was booked on the Navigator. I booked another Panoramic room and Hoping to be eating on the top floor again. Stateroom category does not affect your dining room table assignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted October 16, 2017 #8 Share Posted October 16, 2017 The time before last on the Navigator out of Galveston we booked the panoramic window room. We sat on the top floor of the main dinning room. The last time on the Liberty we had a window room and sat on the bottom floor. What determines where you sit in the main dinning room? On the liberty we had my time dinning. I don't know what was booked on the Navigator. I booked another Panoramic room and Hoping to be eating on the top floor again. On the Feb. cruise on the Navigator the upper portion of the MDR was for MTD and the lower was for traditional dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted October 16, 2017 #9 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Stateroom category has NO bearing on the dining room assignments. We enjoy tablemates, and are generally seated at a BIG table, with at least 3-4 couples...who are all in different category cabins, from inside rooms, to suites. If you have a higher status (Diamond, etc...) you may be able to request something different that your assignment, but I've never seen a "caste" system in the dining room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payitforward Posted October 16, 2017 #10 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I agree that stateroom has no bearing on your dining room location. It's much like doing a seating chart for a wedding. They need to figure out where people "fit," based on the table size they've requested, staff availability and expertise, etc. Often, they also try to seat you with people in your same age range as well. Honestly, I've never paid attention to what level I've been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricka47 Posted October 16, 2017 #11 Share Posted October 16, 2017 If you are assigned to traditional dining, you can make your dining preference request to rcldining@rccl.com about 3 weeks before the cruise. This has worked well for us. We've even had someone send us a chart showing where our table would be. That only happened once. But, they have been very responsive to a request for a table by the window or wherever else we wanted to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwork630 Posted October 18, 2017 Author #12 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Thanks. Being that it seems to be the exact same cruise as last year all the way down to the entertainment, I was just trying to make some small changes. That was really the only one I could think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted October 18, 2017 #13 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I agree that stateroom has no bearing on your dining room location. It's much like doing a seating chart for a wedding. They need to figure out where people "fit," based on the table size they've requested, staff availability and expertise, etc. Often, they also try to seat you with people in your same age range as well. Honestly, I've never paid attention to what level I've been on. The wedding reception analogy is one I use as well. And anyone who has done that knows at the end, you run out of options and stick the last few people wherever you can. Traditional dining use to be the biggest number of people and usually had the main floor. My Freedom and Adventure cruises the MTD was on the main floor. Both times we had the next floor up with a nice view of the main floor. The only problem with that was anytime something happened on the main floor people rushed to stand around our table and watch. Very awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleonwater Posted October 18, 2017 #14 Share Posted October 18, 2017 There has to be SOMETHING behind how the seating is assigned. We almost always get a table RIGHT BY THE KITCHEN. I get the feeling someone doesn't like us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 18, 2017 #15 Share Posted October 18, 2017 There has to be SOMETHING behind how the seating is assigned. We almost always get a table RIGHT BY THE KITCHEN. I get the feeling someone doesn't like us... Time to speak up and ask for something different..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleonwater Posted October 18, 2017 #16 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Time to speak up and ask for something different..... Never thought about it before, but from what I'm reading here, I can actually put in a request beforehand? You know what I would LOVE? A table that I don't have to crawl over other diners to get to... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted October 18, 2017 #17 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Never thought about it before, but from what I'm reading here, I can actually put in a request beforehand? Yes, for traditional dining you can e-mail rcldining@rccl.com about two weeks out to ask for a table. For MTD, ask the host on the ship for a specific table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted October 18, 2017 #18 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Never thought about it before, but from what I'm reading here, I can actually put in a request beforehand? You know what I would LOVE? A table that I don't have to crawl over other diners to get to... :D I understand that feeling. That is one reason we usually scout out our table ahead of time so we can see the route to get there and we try to get to dinner right as it starts so we don't have to walk around too many people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pstreet12 Posted October 18, 2017 #19 Share Posted October 18, 2017 There has to be SOMETHING behind how the seating is assigned. We almost always get a table RIGHT BY THE KITCHEN. I get the feeling someone doesn't like us... Or likes you a lot: your food is hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwork630 Posted January 16, 2018 Author #20 Share Posted January 16, 2018 From what I think I have figured out is the bottom floor is for anytime dining. We opted for the 8:00 and was seated on the 3rd floor, same table every night. It was perfect. Booked again for September and set up the 8:00 dinner again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 16, 2018 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2018 From what I think I have figured out is the bottom floor is for anytime dining. We opted for the 8:00 and was seated on the 3rd floor, same table every night. It was perfect. Booked again for September and set up the 8:00 dinner again. The floors that they assign for traditional or MTD could change before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddylover Posted January 16, 2018 #22 Share Posted January 16, 2018 If you are assigned to traditional dining, you can make your dining preference request to rcldining@rccl.com about 3 weeks before the cruise. FYI - you can request a preference but it is not always accepted. We emailed the above address a few weeks back for our upcoming Harmony cruise (on Jan 27)....we requested Deck 4 of MDR along railing looking down onto main floor. They would NOT accommodate that floor or location as decks 4 & 5 were for "My Time Dining" ONLY. We had requested early dining so they explained that we could only be on Deck 3 for the 'set time' dining folks. But they gave/ promised us a wonderful 'window' table on the main floor. So we shall wait and see next week!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 16, 2018 #23 Share Posted January 16, 2018 FYI - you can request a preference but it is not always accepted. We emailed the above address a few weeks back for our upcoming Harmony cruise (on Jan 27)....we requested Deck 4 of MDR along railing looking down onto main floor. They would NOT accommodate that floor or location as decks 4 & 5 were for "My Time Dining" ONLY. We had requested early dining so they explained that we could only be on Deck 3 for the 'set time' dining folks. But they gave/ promised us a wonderful 'window' table on the main floor. So we shall wait and see next week!! Makes sense, if you have traditional dining, they can only put you in areas that are set aside for traditional dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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