Broons77

How do the other complimentary dining rooms work as far as these reservations go? Are the reservations I have good at any of them or just the MDR? Assuming the latter, but if that's the case, why don't they allow you to specify? Thanks again @twangster

Thanks ever so much @twangster ! That pretty much answered my questions. We are in a grand suite, and I knew going in the concierge didn't have to help. And based on the FAQs I saw, I didn't expect them to be able to do anything. Since I posted, I was able to go into Cruise Planner and miracle of miracles, I figured out how to make reservations for the group in the MDR. It's a bit confusing in that the actual reservation time doesn't show on my calendar unlike my reservations at Chops, Chefs Table, and Coastal Kitchen. I'll definitely confirm as soon as we're on board.

In general what are the busy times for dining on Anthem? All in our group of 9 have chosen My Time Dining, most tend to eat on the early side and I'm wondering when the lines start forming. I've seen on many reviews that while there may be lines to get into the dining rooms, they move fairly quickly and it didn't seem to make much difference if you had a reservation or not, is this really the case? We'd all like to get a table together for the first and last night's of the cruise in one of the regular dining rooms and I'm wondering if we're showing up to eat these nights by 6:15 - 6:30 do I really need to worry about making reservations right away once we board the ship? Also, we're the only ones of our group booked in a suite. If we asked the concierge to make reservations in the MDR or one of the other complimentary rooms for 9, will he only be able to do that if all 9 of us were in a suite? Lastly, are the menus somewhat consistent across the fleet? Will the menu on Anthem for Chops be the same menu as the Chops on Adventure or Liberty? There doesn't seem to be too many recent uploads for the menus on Anthem and I'm wondering if I can just look at the menus from another ship. If anyone has any recent menus to share, please do. We're 20 days out from our sailing, and I've pretty much exhausted the internet for anything Anthem related! ? Thanks in advance!

I just saved $20 on dinner at Chops for me and the missus on Anthem next month! ?

As a long ago alumni of the hospitality industry, I can only imagine. I probably wouldn't last 5 mins today.

Thanks @JLMoran . If I can't put a stop to her madness, you'll have no problem identifying me. Please do say hello!

Thanks @Matt . Not what I wanted to hear! ?

Hi All, Looks like a good thread for me to jump in on. Total newbie here, never cruised, my first post on this board. Booked on Anthem to Bermuda for 5 nights on 10/13 with a bunch of my wife's family, only 2 of our group of 9 have ever cruised before and everyone is beside themselves excited. This is not a joke, not a troll post. In the words of George Costanza, this is all too real and I can prove it if I have to. My wife has a new chicken costume and wants to wear it on board. I don't want her to wear it ever, but no better place to do it than outside the country surrounded by strangers I suppose. Is there any sort of lead in to Halloween? I see from the other posts that on a Halloween cruise, the staff and crew will dress up, etc. Will they do so on the weeks leading in to Halloween as well? I'm asking this question for the benefit of her daughter and myself. She doesn't care if she's the only one on the RC fleet dressed up and in fact, she'd probably be happier if she were. I simply want to know how bad this is going to be. I'm begging someone to tell me that yes, there will be many folks in costume. And if not, and anyone else is going to be on this cruise, have some mercy on me and bring a costume too. Thanks to all in advance.

You're not crazy, I need a fan to sleep as well. We're going on Anthem next month and I was wondering if I'd have any issues bringing one with me. Thanks for asking the question!