My Time Dining Reservations

[karen_g]

Hi. My cruise is about 6 months away, and MTD is available to “book” on the Cruise Planner. HOWEVER, I cannot reserve a single 6:30 or 7 pm reservation for the entire week! 6 pm and 7:30 are both available for all 7 days, but not a single day has 6:30 or 7:00 (I checked day by day).

 

Why is this?

 

Will those spots open up closer to the cruise date?

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Forums

[Clarea]

Those spots will probably not open before the cruise. Visit the MTD desk right after you board and try to change your reservations.

[LeeW]

I see this a lot when booking and it makes sense not to take reservations between those times. People coming in between 5:30 and 6:00 are going to take 1 to 1 1/2 hours (or more for larger tables). Effectively a 6:30 reservation ties up the table from 5:30-8 since they can't squeeze in someone else at your table before you arrive. If you make a 6:00 reservation and don't show up until 6:30 they will likely have given the table to someone else - they hold them for about 15 minutes.

 

They do accommodate walk-ins between 6 and 7:30, but this is also the time the restaurant is most likely to be completely full. If you show up then you might get a pager (same as shore restaurants).

[karen_g]

I see this a lot when booking and it makes sense not to take reservations between those times. People coming in between 5:30 and 6:00 are going to take 1 to 1 1/2 hours (or more for larger tables). Effectively a 6:30 reservation ties up the table from 5:30-8 since they can't squeeze in someone else at your table before you arrive. ).

 

 

 

That makes total sense! Very good point. Still, I will take Bob’s advice and check with them upon Embarkation. Couldn’t hurt to try!

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Forums

[karen_g]

Those spots will probably not open before the cruise. Visit the MTD desk right after you board and try to change your reservations.

 

 

 

Thanks, Bob!

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Forums