Sojourn--any advice on which waiter(s) to ask for in the Dining Room?

[SLSD]

We board Sojourn in jujst a few days now.  Any advice on which waiter(s) we might ask for in the Dining Room?

 

[Sunprince]

Why pre-plan waiters while on vacation. Seems so unnecessary. Just go and enjoy your cruise.  I’m sure you will have great service from all the crew…and if you don’t, then you know what to do!

[SLSD]

8 minutes ago, Sunprince said:

Why pre-plan waiters while on vacation. Seems so unnecessary. Just go and enjoy your cruise.  I’m sure you will have great service from all the crew…and if you don’t, then you know what to do!

We usually do have great service.  Last summer we had exceptional service and we were able to recommend our waiter to friends who sailed after us.  I just wanted to know if someone had a waiter they especially enjoyed.  

[jondfk]

Hi SLSD if you happen across Lee from Scotland you’re in for a treat.  Look forward to your reports, especially around dining room operations.

 

We sail Sojourn for Christmas in 2025 and would welcome any comments you or tips based on your experience.  Meanwhile we board Oceania Regatta in a few days in Alaska.

 

jon 

[Isr45]

1 hour ago, jondfk said:

Hi SLSD if you happen across Lee from Scotland you’re in for a treat.  Look forward to your reports, especially around dining room operations.

 

We sail Sojourn for Christmas in 2025 and would welcome any comments you or tips based on your experience.  Meanwhile we board Oceania Regatta in a few days in Alaska.

 

jon 

Lee left the Ovation last Monday and headed back to Peru with his wife

[SLSD]

2 hours ago, jondfk said:

Hi SLSD if you happen across Lee from Scotland you’re in for a treat.  Look forward to your reports, especially around dining room operations.

 

We sail Sojourn for Christmas in 2025 and would welcome any comments you or tips based on your experience.  Meanwhile we board Oceania Regatta in a few days in Alaska.

 

jon 

Thank you Jon.  Tonight we had Simba as our waiter and he was great.  I remember him from last summer's cruise on Ovation.  

[brittany12]

The Sojourn service is not what it used to be. When they decided to save money by basically combining the wine ordering and serving job into the waiter's job taking food orders, going into the kitchen and serving the food, and giving too many tables to each of the waiters at each station, they doomed the once great service they used to have. They did this pre-covid. And  they eliminated the dedicated assistant waiters to each station. On a recent cruise the service was bad. Too long taking orders, too long getting the complimentary "fine wines" ordered, poured and repoured, too long getting served, too long leaving dirty dishes on table. The waiters job now is very hard.......too many tables plus the wine job duties.The few sommeliers that are left are there basically to sell and serve the premium wines. The DR maitre d'hotel now helps out the mess by carrying full trays from the kitchen. Unheard of.  Plus many did not seem well trained.They need more and better trained DR personnel.