parsec0298 Posted October 8, 2019 #126 Share Posted October 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Host Clarea said: They are allowed, but probably find the WJ more convenient. Guess that means their culture isn't sophisticated enjogh. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShazM Posted October 8, 2019 #127 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 10/8/2019 at 4:10 AM, Samanthac25 said: This looks fantastic! I wish my WJ plates looked that pretty 😜 We also loved the Windjammer on Explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodgem Posted October 9, 2019 #128 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 10/7/2019 at 7:12 PM, HBE4 said: It is amazing to see so many officers and show people dining in the WJ at night. It's not just the officers. We were on the Explorer in June 2019 and saw the Captain eating in the WJ several times in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted October 9, 2019 #129 Share Posted October 9, 2019 21 hours ago, Host Clarea said: They are allowed, but probably find the WJ more convenient. LOL...I can just see the Captain's table in the WJ. 😄 Or "meal with an officer". 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted October 9, 2019 #130 Share Posted October 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, island lady said: LOL...I can just see the Captain's table in the WJ. 😄 Or "meal with an officer". 😉 Don't give them any ideas............................... You never know what RCI is changing......................but I see your humor. Safe travels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 9, 2019 #131 Share Posted October 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lionesss said: Don't give them any ideas............................... You never know what RCI is changing......................but I see your humor. Safe travels. We've had our meal with an officer in WJ before. I think Merion Mom was on that Explorer cruise. Sectioned off area, fabulous selection of lobster, crab legs, steak, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doones2 Posted October 9, 2019 #132 Share Posted October 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Host Clarea said: We've had our meal with an officer in WJ before. I think Merion Mom was on that Explorer cruise. Sectioned off area, fabulous selection of lobster, crab legs, steak, etc. Lol......I don’t believe that meal was for the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomedbob Posted October 9, 2019 #133 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On our last 12 nighter the Captain and his kids were more often than not were eating in the WJ. And later they, and their Nanny were sitting with us in the front row of the theater watching the "early" show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach1213 Posted October 9, 2019 #134 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) On 10/8/2019 at 6:27 AM, Bookish Angel said: We much prefer the Windjammer for dinner. More selection, particularly for salad eaters like me, we can sit near a window, dinner is not a long process with harried waitpersons, etc. Same. On Royal Caribbean, I never find the food all that special, so for me it's more about getting some food, being relaxed, and then going on to a more enjoyable activity. For us, that means Windjammer most of the time. We eat out enough at home that the whole "being waited on" thing isn't important enough to outweigh the negatives that we have had with the MDR (mediocre food, long and slow dinners, etc. etc.). Edited October 9, 2019 by Zach1213 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted October 9, 2019 #135 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Host Clarea said: We've had our meal with an officer in WJ before. I think Merion Mom was on that Explorer cruise. Sectioned off area, fabulous selection of lobster, crab legs, steak, etc. OK...count me in!! 😉 That would be a first for me. 🙂 Sounds delicious! Usually ours is in back corner of the MDR, or a few times was in the old Giovannis. Edited October 9, 2019 by island lady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted October 10, 2019 #136 Share Posted October 10, 2019 "Meal with an Officer" has been held in the WJ any number of times, particularly on Sovereign class ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted October 10, 2019 #137 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 2:31 AM, Bloodgem said: It's not just the officers. We were on the Explorer in June 2019 and saw the Captain eating in the WJ several times in the evening. Interesting post. "not just officers...…………..we saw the Captain." What do you think the Captain is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish65 Posted October 10, 2019 #138 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 10/7/2019 at 3:11 PM, Bobal said: Whilst it won't be my first choice for dinner I'll certainly be looking out for the night they do the Indian theme on our next cruise. Do they inform you somehow that themed food will be served or do you just find out when you wander in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted October 10, 2019 #139 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I think it might be listed in the compass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted October 10, 2019 #140 Share Posted October 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, goldfish65 said: Do they inform you somehow that themed food will be served or do you just find out when you wander in there? Mostly you find out when you arrive. Some ships will note the them in the Cruise Compass, which you get the night before. You can also ask to speak to the Windjammer chef and they can tell you the week's schedule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobal Posted October 10, 2019 #141 Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, goldfish65 said: Do they inform you somehow that themed food will be served or do you just find out when you wander in there? 1 hour ago, Tulsacoker said: I think it might be listed in the compass Certainly on the Jewel recently they had the theme listed in the Cruise Compass next to the Windjammer dinner times. I've never noticed this before (to be fair I haven't looked for it) so not sure if they do it on all ships If you want to know more than a day in advance the maitre d's of speciality dining/MDR and the Windjammer managers should have a list of what's planned for the cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted October 10, 2019 #142 Share Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Host Clarea said: Mostly you find out when you arrive. Some ships will note the them in the Cruise Compass, which you get the night before. You can also ask to speak to the Windjammer chef and they can tell you the week's schedule. I have seen it posted on a sign at the entrance on some ships. Always interesting with what they come up with. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st5310 Posted October 10, 2019 #143 Share Posted October 10, 2019 DW and I have eaten in WJ hundreds of times over the years on many different ships. Mostly lunch, mind you, but I certainly agree that it can be more relaxing, fun, and with less portion control, better desserts, etc. My issue with WJ, as with other buffets, is that many hands touch the serving spoons, and many faces get too close to the food, even with face guards. One never knows who had been looking and touching prior to you... did someone grab a bite and put it back in the tray? I have seen children out at the ice cream station forego cones and dishes and stick their mouths directly against the dispenser. And those are the ones I saw. Some of those children no doubt also go thru the buffet lines. When we partake of the buffet in WJ we arrive as it opens so that we're as close to the first ones thru the line as possible. We also bring along lots of wipes to clean our hands. One cannot completely assure a sterile environment, be we do what we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted October 10, 2019 #144 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, st5310 said: DW and I have eaten in WJ hundreds of times over the years on many different ships. Mostly lunch, mind you, but I certainly agree that it can be more relaxing, fun, and with less portion control, better desserts, etc. My issue with WJ, as with other buffets, is that many hands touch the serving spoons, and many faces get too close to the food, even with face guards. One never knows who had been looking and touching prior to you... did someone grab a bite and put it back in the tray? I have seen children out at the ice cream station forego cones and dishes and stick their mouths directly against the dispenser. And those are the ones I saw. Some of those children no doubt also go thru the buffet lines. When we partake of the buffet in WJ we arrive as it opens so that we're as close to the first ones thru the line as possible. We also bring along lots of wipes to clean our hands. One cannot completely assure a sterile environment, be we do what we can. Agree....Once I put down my plate on the table...I walk over the the sanitizing station or wash station to do my hands again. Just because we do it on the way in, does not mean someone might not have done so...or has sneezed/coughed in their hands just before they touch the serving utensils ahead of you indeed. 😮 Edited October 10, 2019 by island lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted October 10, 2019 #145 Share Posted October 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, island lady said: Agree....Once I put down my plate on the table...I walk over the the sanitizing station or wash station to do my hands again. Just because we do it on the way in, does not mean someone might not have done so...or has sneezed/coughed in their hands just before they touch the serving utensils ahead of you indeed. 😮 ...an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 👍 I've also seen people (not just in the WJ) stop and get a squirt of hand sanitizer rub it in and then blow on their hands to dry the hand sanitizer. 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted October 10, 2019 #146 Share Posted October 10, 2019 43 minutes ago, davekathy said: ...an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 👍 I've also seen people (not just in the WJ) stop and get a squirt of hand sanitizer rub it in and then blow on their hands to dry the hand sanitizer. 😮 LOL!! 😄 Or rub their hands on their pants. 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx73 Posted October 10, 2019 #147 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On my trip with my daughter in April on the Brilliance, we tried MDR dining one night and found it to be rather lacking, so we decided to eat at the WJ for the rest of the trip, we enjoyed the themed nights and the dessert spreads at least on the Brilliance were a lot of fun, cake night, cheesecake night, donut night, etc. It's something I had always heard about on other ships or from people's experiences but had never run into it, so it was nice to see. I was traveling solo on the Harmony in September and decided to just eat dinners in the WJ by myself, the themes were still there but there wasn't any dessert spread that was anywhere near as impressive. So I'd say depending on the ship, it might be worth checking out the WJ if you haven't before for dinner. I used to love MDR dining, but it's changed so much over the years, I don't enjoy it as much, in my opinion the food has gone downhill and the service at times that I have eaten in there on cruises has seemed rush, add in that with so many dinner options now even large tables can be empty during a cruise and it just doesn't feel the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted October 10, 2019 #148 Share Posted October 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Host Clarea said: Mostly you find out when you arrive. Some ships will note the them in the Cruise Compass, which you get the night before. You can also ask to speak to the Windjammer chef and they can tell you the week's schedule. 5 hours ago, Bobal said: Certainly on the Jewel recently they had the theme listed in the Cruise Compass next to the Windjammer dinner times. I've never noticed this before (to be fair I haven't looked for it) so not sure if they do it on all ships If you want to know more than a day in advance the maitre d's of speciality dining/MDR and the Windjammer managers should have a list of what's planned for the cruise. 4 hours ago, island lady said: I have seen it posted on a sign at the entrance on some ships. Always interesting with what they come up with. 🙂 I have experienced all of these. It's totally random. You won't know what your ship is doing until you are on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanneful Posted October 10, 2019 #149 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Ok I think you all have me convinced to give WJ a try! We have always ate in MDR, but our last cruise in Jan. we skipped the desert and later in the evening went up to WJ for our desert and noticed the desert was better there than MDR. So I think we'll give dinner in WJ a try on our Dec. cruise. Edited October 10, 2019 by jeanneful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted October 10, 2019 #150 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 1:31 AM, Bloodgem said: It's not just the officers. We were on the Explorer in June 2019 and saw the Captain eating in the WJ several times in the evening. I get it though... I wouldn’t want to eat the MDR menu for 6 months! I would want the variety of a buffet too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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