lawk Posted January 20 #1 Share Posted January 20 First time considering Holland America - can I get a table for 2 for dinner every evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jljcruise Posted January 20 #2 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 6 minutes ago, lawk said: First time considering Holland America - can I get a table for 2 for dinner every evening? Yes, at both the set times and for anytime. We always do table for 2. Edited January 20 by jljcruise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torquer Posted January 20 #3 Share Posted January 20 In the MDR, if you have fixed seating, you can request that, but they might not be available, in which case you could switch to anytime dining. With anytime dining, there are some different things you can do: Get to the MDR as soon as it opens If you are in a suite or have club orange, you will almost certainly get one Make reservations once you get on the ship, but you are likely to get very early or very late times Wait in line for a table for 2, but the wait might be a while Of course for the specialty restaurants, you should have no problem reserving a table for two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare visagrunt Posted January 20 #4 Share Posted January 20 short answer: yes. long answer: how flexible are you about dining times? how much wait time are you prepared to spend? If you are dining quite late you should have no problem securing a two-top, even without a reservation, but at earlier times it can get very busy as these are the tables that are most in demand. If they are all occupied at 5:30 to 5:45, none of them are going to open up for at least an hour (longer on Gala™ nights, perhaps). Reservations through the Navigator App are the best strategy, so long as you're not picky about time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatmad Posted January 20 #5 Share Posted January 20 Have always had table for 2 for fixed late dining. Never have had any difficulty getting that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare electro Posted January 20 #6 Share Posted January 20 44 minutes ago, visagrunt said: short answer: yes. long answer: how flexible are you about dining times? how much wait time are you prepared to spend? If you are dining quite late you should have no problem securing a two-top, even without a reservation, but at earlier times it can get very busy as these are the tables that are most in demand. If they are all occupied at 5:30 to 5:45, none of them are going to open up for at least an hour (longer on Gala™ nights, perhaps). Reservations through the Navigator App are the best strategy, so long as you're not picky about time. 5 cruises on 3 different ships on HA. Never had to wait more than 5 min for a table for 2 with anytime dining. We usually go to the dining room around 7:30. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted January 20 #7 Share Posted January 20 When you book they will ask if you want fixed or anytime. If you chose fixed, it is then you put in your request for table size. The later you wait to book, the early and/or tables for 2 may be taken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted January 20 #8 Share Posted January 20 Often for late-fixed dining, which is a less impacted time slot, they will sit only two people at a table set up for four and take away the two extra place settings. This opens up nice possibilities for window seats on some ships. Particularly welcome when sailing into Lands of the Midnight Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlaMariner Posted January 20 #9 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, lawk said: First time considering Holland America - can I get a table for 2 for dinner every evening? That's the way we roll also....table for 2, fixed sitting...same great waiters every night...same table...same time..never a problem.......Just make sure to request it with your TA when you book. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow 123 Posted January 20 #10 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, lawk said: First time considering Holland America - can I get a table for 2 for dinner every evening? I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow 123 Posted January 20 #11 Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, boatmad said: Have always had table for 2 for fixed late dining. Never have had any difficulty getting that. I always do fix dining and ask for a table for 2. So far no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCruzer Posted January 20 #12 Share Posted January 20 4 hours ago, visagrunt said: Reservations through the Navigator App are the best strategy, so long as you're not picky about time. You can make anytime dining reservations through the Navigator app? How do you do that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esimon Posted January 20 #13 Share Posted January 20 Always do 2 top. Usually when it opens. Never had a problem! we often reserve a table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpwolfe Posted January 20 #14 Share Posted January 20 When we were on the Zaadam we have the same table for 2 for 17 days with open dining. The only problem with the table was some other tables for 2 were about 1 1/2 feet apart or so apart from our table so it was a table for 2 but didn’t feel like it. When we were on the Rotterdam last Nov we have open dining again and was able to get a different table for 2 each night for the entire 9 days. Most of the tables were tables for 4 they turned into a table for 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh10641 Posted January 21 #15 Share Posted January 21 I always ask my travel agent to book MDR times before we leave home (most often at time of booking the cruise). Usually My Time. I do not book tables for two as we want to meet new people. We try for a total of 6 or 8 people, tops. On our recent RCL transatlantic, we had met up with another couple precruise so dined with them most nights. Although we had booked My Time, it was the same time (6:45) every night at the same table with the same servers. Of the fifteen nights, we ate there twelve times. On our Rotterdam cruise, we were traveling with cousins but had My Time dining at a table for 6 so two others joined us. Same table and servers every night we ate in the MDR. Four nights of eleven we ate in specialty spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueet Posted January 21 #16 Share Posted January 21 13 hours ago, jeh10641 said: I always ask my travel agent to book MDR times before we leave home (most often at time of booking the cruise). Usually My Time. I do not book tables for two as we want to meet new people. We try for a total of 6 or 8 people, tops. On our recent RCL transatlantic, we had met up with another couple precruise so dined with them most nights. Although we had booked My Time, it was the same time (6:45) every night at the same table with the same servers. Of the fifteen nights, we ate there twelve times. On our Rotterdam cruise, we were traveling with cousins but had My Time dining at a table for 6 so two others joined us. Same table and servers every night we ate in the MDR. Four nights of eleven we ate in specialty spots. What is “My Time”? That’s a term I haven’t heard before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted January 21 #17 Share Posted January 21 56 minutes ago, Jacqueet said: What is “My Time”? That’s a term I haven’t heard before. Anytime dining aka open seating - not Fixed dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueet Posted January 21 #18 Share Posted January 21 33 minutes ago, kazu said: Anytime dining aka open seating - not Fixed dining. Ah! I've seen it called "As You Wish" dining on the HAL site. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh10641 Posted January 21 #19 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Jacqueet said: What is “My Time”? That’s a term I haven’t heard before. Hi, Jacqueet, "kazu" answered the question before i could. I use the terms "My Time Dining" or "Any Time Dining" interchangeably to signify that my wife and/or I are dining at a time we want rather than what the cruise ship specifies ("Early" or "Late"). It is only used in relationship to any Main Dining Room location, not the Buffet or Specialty Dining venues. i hope that helps. Jim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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