dining options for evening

[CHK]

My DH and I are planning our first Celebrity cruise and I'm not sure about the dining options for dinner. Is the Lido buffet restaurant open for casual evening meals? Most of our prior cruises have been on ships that offer this option and we use it about 1/2 of the time.

 

Thanks:D

[JanineM]

You can eat in the dining room (of course) at your assigned time. On the ships I have been on (Constellation and Summit) they don't have the full buffet open for dinner. There is a pasta, pizza and salad bar area (fresh pasta made to order).

 

They also have "casual dining", which is in the buffet area (it's not called "Lido" - each ship has a different name for the buffet). This is seated, served dinner with a menu that is different from the dining room. We've had things like St. Louis Ribs there, steak sandwich, etc. There is a $2 charge per person, and you need to make a reservation. Celebrity uses this area to train their new wait staff, so the service may be a bit slow, but the new staff are desperate to please.

 

You can also dine in one of the specialty restaurants ($30 upcharge), or have room service.

 

Hope this helps!

[kitty9]

What ship are you sailing on? That makes a difference. If you're on an M Class ship, you'll have the main dining room, the specialty restaurant such as Normandie or Ocean Liners, and the buffet area, which is not a buffet but a casual sit down dinner with a limited menu and an extra cost of $2 per person. You also have room service available.

[dkjretired]

Room service also provides the regular dining room menu during the dining rooms hours.

 

Depending on ship the grill, pizza and sushi will be open.

[hajekfam]

This is the food schedule from one day from our last cruise on the Millennium:

The Metropolitan Restaurant (Dining Room)

7:30am-9:30am Open Seating Breakfast

12noon-2:00pm Open Seating Luncheon

6:15pm Main Seating Dinner

8:30pm Late Seating Dinner

 

Casual Dining Boulevard - Resort Deck 10

24 hours Coffe, Tea & Juices - Ocean Cafe

6:30am-7:30am Sunrise Coffee and Tea - Ocean Cafe

7:30am-10:00am Breakfast Buffet-Ocean Cafe

7:30am-10:00am Light & Healthy Breakfast - AquaSpa Cafe

10:00am-12noon Light Breakfast - Ocean Grill, aft

12noon-2:30pm Buffet Luncheon-Ocean Cafe

12noon-6:00pm Hot Dogs & Hamburgers - Riveria Grill

12noon-6:00pm Pizza & Baked Pasta - Riveria Grill

12noon-6:00pm Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream - Ocean Cafe, Starboard

12noon-8:00pm Healthy Choice All Day Dining-AquaSpa Cafe

12:30-3:00pm Salads, Soup, & Sandwiches - Ocean Grill Aft

4:00pm-5:00pm Afternoon Tea - Ocean Cafe

6:00pm-10:00pm Casual Dining-Ocean Cafe, Starboard Aft

By reservation-Please call between 8:00am to 5:30pm

6:00pm-10:00pm Sushi Cafe - Ocean Cafe, Portside Aft

6:00pm-1:00am Pizza & Baked Pasta - Ocean Cafe, Starboard Aft

 

Cova Cafe

8:30am-11:00am - "A Taste of Europe"

3:00pm-5:00pm - Pastries Available

 

Also - Room service is available 24 hours a day

The room service menu includes sandwiches, salads, and pizza.

Continental Breakfast (including eggs, cereal, etc) is available from 6:30am - 10:00am

The dining room dinner menu is available from room service during the dining room hours.

 

Midnight - Celebrity has a grand buffet on the last formal night and may have an additional 1 to 3 smaller buffets depending on length of cruise. They offer gourmet bites the other nights. Gourmet bites, served in the lounges, are bite size appetizers and desserts that are passed around by waiters.

[jeffreytg]

This is the food schedule from one day from our last cruise on the Millennium:

The Metropolitan Restaurant (Dining Room)

7:30am-9:30am Open Seating Breakfast

12noon-2:00pm Open Seating Luncheon

6:15pm Main Seating Dinner

8:30pm Late Seating Dinner

 

Casual Dining Boulevard - Resort Deck 10

24 hours Coffe, Tea & Juices - Ocean Cafe

6:30am-7:30am Sunrise Coffee and Tea - Ocean Cafe

7:30am-10:00am Breakfast Buffet-Ocean Cafe

7:30am-10:00am Light & Healthy Breakfast - AquaSpa Cafe

10:00am-12noon Light Breakfast - Ocean Grill, aft

12noon-2:30pm Buffet Luncheon-Ocean Cafe

12noon-6:00pm Hot Dogs & Hamburgers - Riveria Grill

12noon-6:00pm Pizza & Baked Pasta - Riveria Grill

12noon-6:00pm Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream - Ocean Cafe, Starboard

12noon-8:00pm Healthy Choice All Day Dining-AquaSpa Cafe

12:30-3:00pm Salads, Soup, & Sandwiches - Ocean Grill Aft

4:00pm-5:00pm Afternoon Tea - Ocean Cafe

6:00pm-10:00pm Casual Dining-Ocean Cafe, Starboard Aft

By reservation-Please call between 8:00am to 5:30pm

6:00pm-10:00pm Sushi Cafe - Ocean Cafe, Portside Aft

6:00pm-1:00am Pizza & Baked Pasta - Ocean Cafe, Starboard Aft

 

Cova Cafe

8:30am-11:00am - "A Taste of Europe"

3:00pm-5:00pm - Pastries Available

 

Also - Room service is available 24 hours a day

The room service menu includes sandwiches, salads, and pizza.

Continental Breakfast (including eggs, cereal, etc) is available from 6:30am - 10:00am

The dining room dinner menu is available from room service during the dining room hours.

 

Midnight - Celebrity has a grand buffet on the last formal night and may have an additional 1 to 3 smaller buffets depending on length of cruise. They offer gourmet bites the other nights. Gourmet bites, served in the lounges, are bite size appetizers and desserts that are passed around by waiters.

 

Yah but is there anything to eat!

 

Thanks for taking the time to pull this together.

[CHK]

Thanks for all of the great info! We'll be sailing on the Equinox, so maybe the dining options there might be different.

 

Thanks again

[hajekfam]

The dining options will be different on the Solstice class (Solstice and Equinox) as they have a few more specialty restaurants, and those in Aqua Class will be assigned to Blu instead of the main dining room. We are on the maiden voyage of the Solstice so if you can wait until the latter part of Dec., I should be able to fill you in as to what is available.