problem with HAL fitting us all 11 people at 1 table

[auntdana]

hi

can anyone help us?

 

11 people in family and HAL tells us they can not seat us all together what can we do?

 

i have seen tables for 12 on other ships

[cb at sea]

Make sure all of your reservations are "linked"--I'm betting that they WILL seat you together! If, for some reason, they can't, then they will have you at 2 tables next to each other. If you want, shove the tables closer together---they'll get the picture!

Having 1 group together is NOT an unreasonable request.

[Essiesmom]

Perhaps if you posted this on th HAL board, with the name of the ship, folks could give you a better idea of why HAL is saying no. EM

[CowPrincess]

then they will have you at 2 tables next to each other. If you want, shove the tables closer together---they'll get the picture!

 

IMHO, that's encouraging inconsiderate, even possibly dangerous, behaviour. If the tables get "shoved" together, that makes it harder for the waiters, and possibly dangerous for them. Not to mention the effect that moving tables would have on adjoining tables. The table of 11 will not be the only table in the dining room -- why should any group have the right to disrupt or inconvenience other diners by moving their tables?

[Arwenmark]

yes and on some ships the tables are bolted to the floor and many are round.

[kitty9]

Unless some of your 11 are small children, you really do not want to shove all 11 of you at one table. You won't be able to pull your chairs up to the table, you're going to be shoulder to shoulder and unable to move, not to mention the mess with all the tableware. The only tables for 12 I've seen is the Captain's table. All other tables are 10 or less.

[Arubalisa]

If you have some small children I would wait until you board and take it up with the maitre 'd. We had a table for 10 on HAL, but we did have only 10 people.