Dinning Private or Shared

[stewart_oz]

We are 2 first time cruisers , traveling by ourselves , doing a 7 day cruise on the Diamond Princes , sailing 9th November

 

We have reserved dinning in the Main Dinning Room .( Vivaldi )

First night we requested private dinning  with subsequent nights group dinning

 

Just curious as to peoples thoughts and experiences

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Is it best to do all nights as  group , so can settle in right from the start ,or leave first night just for us?

 

[Donwoods123]

It is a matter of personal preference.  We always request a private table for two.  Most of the time,  we are seated in a "row" of tables for two so the people on your right and left are very close.  Sometimes, they seat us at a table that could accommodate four, so it is more of a private experience.

[jlawrence01]

My wife and I eat dinner alone when we are at home.  We prefer to eat with other people.  Over the years, we have met a lot of interesting people and have made many friends 

[Sprocket]

We book a private table, my husband has difficulty following conversations even with double hearing aids.  
We have the same table every night and on one of our Hawaii cruises there were 3 other couples that we chatted with every night.  We had a lot of fun that trip.

Personally my biggest concern with a shared table is waiting for everyone to be seated and orders all taken at the same time.  YMMV