In your Opinion: One thing that could be done to improve the MDR

[Snit13]

If there was more room between tables, many cruisers would not be able to eat in MDR. It is way to crowded and to noisy for my eating enjoyment. Some ships do not have Specialty restaurants thus forcing us to eat in MDR. I would gladly pay and give up my table/seat in MDR if Specialty restaurants were available on their smaller ships. We did eat in Windjammer one evening on recent Majesty cruise. The food was just as bad as the food in MDR. I know I have eaten better food in the school cafeteria in every school I taught in over a 30 year career. We did enjoy the Specialty restaurants on Oasis and Brilliance but as you all know the only choice on Majesty is Johnny Rockets. We enjoyed our two trips there for lunch.

[taglovestocruise]

Enforcement of some kind of dress code, no ball caps, no shorts, no wife beater t-shirts, no flip-flops, those folks should be sent to the Windjammer.

 

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[OCruisers]

More wait staff.

 

Absolutely, MORE Wait Staff!

[josprince]

Agreeing that more space is needed between tables for two.

[OburgOrange]

More wait staff

Hotter food

Dedicated bar service

[2010Cruiser]

Real desserts, not ones that just “look good.”

[Mikew0805]

Go back to the assistant waiter bringing a bread basket around and offering a choice between 5-6 breads including SAVORY BITES.

[harry0]

More waitstaff.

Have head waiters assist the waitstaff as needed. Last Allure cruise the HW was great-and actually helped our MDR go smooth.

[Robinhill]

In your opinion, what is just one thing you think could be done to improve the MDR?

 

Increasing service staff to have that "unrushed" style of service would be an improvement.

 

How do you feel? What is something that could be changed or added that would improve YOUR experience?

 

Golly just serve thr gosh darned food hot- not cold or lukewarm!

[Sharon I]

Put the value and quality in the MDR food that you had back in the 90's It was of much better taste and variety

[Destaw71835]

The quality of the food

 

 

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[RCLcruiser2012]

Lets see... More wait staff, those that chose to come later than 15 minutes should be informed to go to Windjammer (it seriously messes up the entire table. RUDE), appropriate attire- (no jeans, shorts, wife beaters, ball caps) no hard bread, and like many have stated the desserts look good but not always good but I do think that is more at Windjammer..... IMO :)

[molsonschooner]

I just think the quality of the food has degenerated over the years. And I do not care for the selections on almost every night. We've been on 7 day cruises where we never stepped foot in the dining room, eating at Johnny Rocket's or Cafe Promenade.

You eat dinner at the Cafe. Really. You must really like little sandwiches. And you pay to eat at JR's.I don't mind a burger there once during the week but I don't want to go there any more than that.Especially at the new costs.

[Ontario Cruiser]

Change the menu The new one didn't have as many choices and no variety of desserts

Also people in baseball hats shorts and flip flops even on formal nights. We just got off the Jewel and not impressed.

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[carolv712]

Better quality food

[harola]

Better quality of food!

More waitstaff.

 

 

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[gkbiiii]

Bring back the quality and money spent (adjusted to inflation) to the year 2000.

[ReneeFLL]

The main dining room is too noisy.

The main dining room is too crowded.

A more upscale and enforced dress code for Traditional.

A more relaxed dress code for MTD.

 

I agree with these except for the relaxed dress code for MTD. I really like MTD, but we are still in the dining room and not the Windjammer. The MTD dress code shouldn't be any different. If I feel like wearing shorts or not adhering to the dress code that's when we will eat in the Windjammer.

 

Maybe if they had set times for MTD of every 30 minutes the service would be better. It still wouldn't be just the 2 set times like the traditional dining.

[vacationlover_mn]

Hotter food!!

 

 

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[BillOh]

Hotter food.

 

Since the OP asked for one thing, I'm sitting with Bob and asking for hotter food, but I'm asking for fewer tables per wait team, which will probably also help with hotter food.

[lakelorain]

Go back to the assistant waiter bringing a bread basket around and offering a choice between 5-6 breads including SAVORY BITES.

My thoughts exactly. I don't want all the other people putting their hands on my bread. Very unsanitary.

[pspercy]

Hotter food!!

 

 

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Yes, both temp and spiciness:D

 

Old fashioned hot (temp) desserts too:D:)

[Hoopster95]

Put the value and quality in the MDR food that you had back in the 90's It was of much better taste and variety

 

Interesting thread.....

An overwhelming majority vote for more wait staff!. Where do their wages come from?

2nd comes greater quality food. Where does the extra $ come from in order to purchase better food?

There have been a couple of comments regarding "inflation adjusted" pricing and this one quoted above.....

 

Well,

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2474835

"$100in 1986 is now worth $220.89"

 

Is everyone here willing to increase their cruise fare by this amount? Many do exactly that by sailing Oceania and Azamara for example, and they have zero of the problems being discussed on this thread.

[Clarea]

... Where do their wages come from? ... .

Dining staff wages come primariliy from tips.

[notmyrealnameoremail]

Dining staff wages come primariliy from tips.

 

 

Noooo, not another tipping thread. :evilsmile: