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20 hours ago, JLMoran said:

If you don't make a reservation, you simply go to your assigned dining room at the time you decide to eat, and let them know you don't have a reservation. Then it will be like any land restaurant, where they will see what's available and, if all the tables are currently full, they'll tell you about how long a wait it will be until you're seated.

There are several here who only use MTD, and they pretty much all say that it's rare to show up with no reservation and wait more than 15-20 minutes. Unlike traditional dining times, where there's a somewhat fixed flow to the meal, MTD seems to be more focused on allowing people to complete their meal at whatever pace they indicate they want to go at. And by all accounts, that tends more towards "fast" than "leisurely". 

Thanks for the reply. If I chose MTD will they assign me to one specific dining room or can I go to any of them? They look different in ambiance and I'd like to try different ones. Will they let me do that? 

21 hours ago, melski94 said:

Welcome!  You are assigned a dining room for the entire cruise and you have MTD for the entire cruise. Dining rooms are dedicated to MTD or traditional and they do not tend to mix the 2.

My suggestion is to make a reservation for every night that you plan on eating in the MDR and change onboard if you change your plans. 

Thank you. I'm unable to sign up for either the early or late seating only for MTD - I called and they said they could sign me up for early but that I'm being waitlisted for late - is it possible that late seating is full already?? I would think the opposite. We are generally pretty late diners so 5:30 isn't what would work for us.  I'm going to call again today. 

First time on RCI in August, 2 people. Questions about MTD: 1. Are you randomly assigned to a dining room if you choose MTD? If you don't pick MTD for every night (only two or three that we need specific times because of a show) will they randomly assign you a time for the days you didn't specify?