Main dining room open on Embarkation

[motheroftwocats814]

Hi- We sail on Allure in Oct. Our boarding time is 11:30. I am concerned about windjammer being crowded on embarkation day. I heard many stories about how crazy it gets. Are any of the main dining rooms open for lunch. It is my understanding that people with "The Key" have lunch in the dining room..but is it open for non-key guests as well?

Thank you!

[little britain]

No the MDR is not open.

An alternative is to book a specialty like Giovannis or Chops which is open for lunch which is a nice way to start..

Or go to the Park Cafe for one of the beef rolls.

Edited September 6, 2019 by little britain

[Biker19]

38 minutes ago, motheroftwocats814 said:

Our boarding time is 11:30. I am concerned about windjammer being crowded on embarkation day. 

Boarding  times are generally not enforced. You can board around 1PM so the WJ and other venues should thin out while folks go to their cabins. 

[Clarea]

42 minutes ago, motheroftwocats814 said:

Hi- We sail on Allure in Oct. Our boarding time is 11:30. I am concerned about windjammer being crowded on embarkation day. I heard many stories about how crazy it gets. Are any of the main dining rooms open for lunch. It is my understanding that people with "The Key" have lunch in the dining room..but is it open for non-key guests as well?

Thank you!

 

Look at the Day 1 Compass scan in this thread to see the food venues open:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2690799-“live”-from-allure-of-the-seas-825-91third-time’s-a-charm/?tab=comments#comment-58208325

 

[LMaxwell]

Dining room not open.  Windjammer hard pass on Allure or any Oasis class ship on boarding day; limited seating means long lines out into the hallway and stairs.  You aren't missing anything special in WJ; look elsewhere that day.  Seriously. 

[mscinmia]

Go up to the Solarium or the Park Cafe.  Much less crowded.  Also we open the doors to check in at 9:30 and boarding generally starts around 10:30.....

 

[davekathy]

2 hours ago, motheroftwocats814 said:

Hi- We sail on Allure in Oct. Our boarding time is 11:30. I am concerned about windjammer being crowded on embarkation day. I heard many stories about how crazy it gets. Are any of the main dining rooms open for lunch. It is my understanding that people with "The Key" have lunch in the dining room..but is it open for non-key guests as well?

Thank you!

The MDR is open for us doing B2B cruises on TAD. 😜 

[cruisegirl1]

3 minutes ago, davekathy said:

The MDR is open for us doing B2B cruises on TAD. 😜 

 I don’t believe the OP is doing a back to back cruise.   

 

M

 

 

[davekathy]

7 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said:

 I don’t believe the OP is doing a back to back cruise.   

 

M

 

 

That's correct and I realize that. 

Edited September 6, 2019 by davekathy

[island lady]

1 hour ago, davekathy said:

The MDR is open for us doing B2B cruises on TAD. 😜 

 

I hadn't thought about that!  Doing B2B in Oct./Nov. (next year) TA.    Thanks fellow DS!  🙂   Though by then I will just be DS in spirit.  😉