Open Seating - Anytime Dining

[knomad]

We are confirmed for open seating on the Conquest (early seating was full). I understand that this is the anytime dining option. Can someone explain how this works? We've never done this before.

 

Thanks!

[jleq]

We are confirmed for open seating on the Conquest (early seating was full). I understand that this is the anytime dining option. Can someone explain how this works? We've never done this before.

 

Thanks!

 

Basically, service is like a restaurant. You show up, announce to the MaitreD you exist. Often you'll be given one of those electronic things that announces when a table your size [or a portion of a larger table with enough seats for your party] becomes available.

 

One of those options often becomes avail. in 15-20 minutes.

[calicruise74]

This was our experience on the Elation with Anytime Dining, and we found it to be very enjoyable for us.

 

• 2 lines into the dining room...one side for the assigned seating and the other for Anytime. Walk up on the side marked Anytime
  
• The hostess will ask how many in your party and will ask for cabin number(s). We had a party of 4 between 2 cabins and had Anytime dining assigned to both.
  
• They asked if we wanted to dine alone or with a larger group...we chose a table for just the 4 of us.
  
• One night there was a short wait right after the Captains Party let out, but otherwise just a minute or two.
  
• They walk you to your table...there is a table card announcing the names of your waitstaff team.
  
• The waiters come over and your meal begins.
  
• If you like the waitstaff team that served you on night 1, you can request a table in thier section when you come to dinner on the following nights of your cruise. We did and had no issue with getting a table.
  

Hope this helps!

[Brenda33]

This was our experience on the Elation with Anytime Dining, and we found it to be very enjoyable for us.

 

• 2 lines into the dining room...one side for the assigned seating and the other for Anytime. Walk up on the side marked Anytime
  
• The hostess will ask how many in your party and will ask for cabin number(s). We had a party of 4 between 2 cabins and had Anytime dining assigned to both.
  
• They asked if we wanted to dine alone or with a larger group...we chose a table for just the 4 of us.
  
• One night there was a short wait right after the Captains Party let out, but otherwise just a minute or two.
  
• They walk you to your table...there is a table card announcing the names of your waitstaff team.
  
• The waiters come over and your meal begins.
  
• If you like the waitstaff team that served you on night 1, you can request a table in thier section when you come to dinner on the following nights of your cruise. We did and had no issue with getting a table.
  

Hope this helps!

All sounds about right....only I can add that I requested a certain waiter a couple times and was told his section was full, etc.....

[calicruise74]

All sounds about right....only I can add that I requested a certain waiter a couple times and was told his section was full, etc.....

 

Yea, we had that too the night we went to dinner right after the captains party so there was a big rush, but we didnt have to wait too long. And he was worth the wait, we had excellent service!

[zqvol]

Basically, service is like a restaurant. You show up, announce to the MaitreD you exist. Often you'll be given one of those electronic things that announces when a table your size [or a portion of a larger table with enough seats for your party] becomes available.

 

One of those options often becomes avail. in 15-20 minutes.

 

Almost exactly correct. Only rarely are you not able to be seated without being given an pager, unless you have a table of 5 or more. There are plenty of tables for four and fewer and it is rare that those folks have to wait.

[Brenda33]

We had a table for 2 and on two occassions we did not wait.....other than that it was an average of about 10-15 minute wait. However, one night we did wait over 30 minutes. We went most nights around 7-7:30. The nights we had no wait were after 8:00.