Booking specialty restaurants - service desk or ask the butler?

[uktog]

8 minutes ago, fruitmachine said:

The trouble is that they can't guarantee that lots of 'early' diners won't linger for a longer meal.  There's no guarantee that you'll get on an 8.00 booking at 7.15 and folk would start to get angry if their 7.15 table was still occupied at 7.30. 

The alternative is that they keep that table free from opening until 7.15, in effect reducing the total capacity of the restaurant as you'd only get one sitting on it in the whole evening.

 

IMHO the system works well - if there's a table free early you can occupy it early.

 

 

I can see that issue though other cruise lines seem to manage the issue no problem.  I just get frustrated that its obviously possible for them to take 7.30 bookings - I know some regular guests get 7 or 7.30 all the time - but its not made generally available.

[1985rz1]

1 hour ago, uktog said:

1 hour ago, fruitmachine said:

The trouble is that they can't guarantee that lots of 'early' diners won't linger for a longer meal. 

I can see that issue though other cruise lines seem to manage the issue no problem.

I agree with uktog.  Other similar size ships seem to be able to manage their seatings in 30 min intervals, so I don't understand why AZ can't do it also. It would also spread the demand on the kitchen across the evening instead of two peak times.

Edited April 26 by 1985rz1

[margie.steinberg]

Newbie to Azamara. On the Greece Intensive on June 15.