MAVIP Posted August 29 #226 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, Mary229 said: I think it is ship dependent. Some MDR managers are better than others. My cruise ended August 20. Yes and yes;ours ended August 24th. And we even did not ask; maybe they remembered our wishes from this spring plus quite a few weeks last year on the same ship? If they register this innocent information I am happy with the result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofbite Posted August 29 #227 Share Posted August 29 On 8/7/2024 at 3:18 PM, indybelle said: it seems unfortunate that no one was speaking on the Vikings on the Voyage of the Vikings. That is my specialty and passengers were always interested. My hope is that HAL will try to book speakers who do talk about the Vikings on that voyage - it's a perfect match. I couldn't agree more. We just returned from an Oceania cruise to Norway, Iceland and Greenland and they had Dr. Craig Cormick (Craig Cormick - Wikipedia) deliver probably 10 presentations on Viking history, Gods, customs, raids, etc. Funny, engaging, excellent. HAL should take notes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted August 29 #228 Share Posted August 29 On 8/6/2024 at 8:44 PM, Hlitner said: Just wondering what other lines even have fixed dining. We cruise on many lines, and HAL is the only one where we still see this antiquated practice. Pray tell. Hank Pretty much every mainstream line save for NCL. Do you have a list of the lines that have abandoned the "antiquated practice"? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sambamama Posted August 29 #229 Share Posted August 29 On Princess, there is no fixed dining. But you can set up a fixed time with the same table and waiters, which is what I did. And they still have laundries, or at on the ship I went on. Some of the things I miss aren't a matter of cost. Having rolls available at lunch in the buffet isn't as they bake those themselves. Having a wider variety of breadwinner the MDR and the Pinnacle isn't a matter of cost, either. Getting rid of my favorite hot dog wasn't a matter of cost since sauerkraut is dirt cheap, and the bacon bits are minimal and used on other things. Getting rid of adequate lounges at the indoor pool wasn't a cost cutting measure and neither was banning water and soda when they still allow wine. And if HAL wants to continue, then yes, I will speak with my wallet. I can get far more on a land based vacation, especially since HAL decided to set single supplements at 80 to 100 %, and usually at 100%. What I get is certainly not worth 200%, even without HIA. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted August 29 #230 Share Posted August 29 (edited) 4 hours ago, Woofbite said: I couldn't agree more. We just returned from an Oceania cruise to Norway, Iceland and Greenland and they had Dr. Craig Cormick (Craig Cormick - Wikipedia) deliver probably 10 presentations on Viking history, Gods, customs, raids, etc. Funny, engaging, excellent. HAL should take notes. I did the VOV years ago and we had an excellent slate of lecturers but none on Viking history which I did find weird. I had reread the sagas in anticipation of a lecture series. Edited August 29 by Mary229 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted August 29 #231 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, sambamama said: On Princess, there is no fixed dining. But you can set up a fixed time with the same table and waiters, which is what I did. And they still have laundries, or at on the ship I went on. Some of the things I miss aren't a matter of cost. Having rolls available at lunch in the buffet isn't as they bake those themselves. Having a wider variety of breadwinner the MDR and the Pinnacle isn't a matter of cost, either. Getting rid of my favorite hot dog wasn't a matter of cost since sauerkraut is dirt cheap, and the bacon bits are minimal and used on other things. Getting rid of adequate lounges at the indoor pool wasn't a cost cutting measure and neither was banning water and soda when they still allow wine. And if HAL wants to continue, then yes, I will speak with my wallet. I can get far more on a land based vacation, especially since HAL decided to set single supplements at 80 to 100 %, and usually at 100%. What I get is certainly not worth 200%, even without HIA. As many single women who sale on HAL you would think they would at least have a few specials or expand their single room offerings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay S Posted August 29 #232 Share Posted August 29 1 hour ago, sambamama said: On Princess, there is no fixed dining. That changes in September of this year. They have a new three-way dining system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted August 29 #233 Share Posted August 29 On 8/6/2024 at 5:44 PM, Hlitner said: Just wondering what other lines even have fixed dining. We cruise on many lines, and HAL is the only one where we still see this antiquated practice. Pray tell. Hank Disney only has fixed dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 29 #234 Share Posted August 29 2 hours ago, Mary229 said: As many single women who sale on HAL you would think they would at least have a few specials or expand their single room offerings It would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. I've never paid less than 100% single supplement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRLD Posted August 29 #235 Share Posted August 29 4 hours ago, sambamama said: On Princess, there is no fixed dining. But you can set up a fixed time with the same table and waiters, which is what I did. And they still have laundries, or at on the ship I went on. Some of the things I miss aren't a matter of cost. Having rolls available at lunch in the buffet isn't as they bake those themselves. Having a wider variety of breadwinner the MDR and the Pinnacle isn't a matter of cost, either. Getting rid of my favorite hot dog wasn't a matter of cost since sauerkraut is dirt cheap, and the bacon bits are minimal and used on other things. Getting rid of adequate lounges at the indoor pool wasn't a cost cutting measure and neither was banning water and soda when they still allow wine. And if HAL wants to continue, then yes, I will speak with my wallet. I can get far more on a land based vacation, especially since HAL decided to set single supplements at 80 to 100 %, and usually at 100%. What I get is certainly not worth 200%, even without HIA. Princess is returning fixed dining to 1 dining room on each ship in September. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjcmo Posted August 29 #236 Share Posted August 29 2 hours ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: It would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. I've never paid less than 100% single supplement. Same here. Well I take that back. One time, on my very first solo cruise back in 2014, i actually got a balcony cabin on the Carnival Legend for the price of ONE person. That has NEVER happened again. Like you said, it's always 100%. Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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