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The Main Dining Room (MDR) is one location where complementary breakfast, lunch, and dinner is offered. The dress code varies each evening, with at least one night being “formal” or “dress your best”. In the MDR, you can have either Traditional Seating (early or late), or My Time Dining (MTD) where your time can be different each night. Dress code applies to both Traditional and MTD.

The Windjammer is also complementary and also open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dress is always casual and your dining time is completely flexible — seats are first come first served.

Depending on the ship, there may be other complementary, casual spots for food. There will also be various specialty restaurants that are mostly open only for dinners (lunch also on sea days, usually). Lastly, there will be a few “dining experiences” that are additional cost, like Chef’s Table, Taste of Royal, Sushi and Sake, etc.

Hope that helps!

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Your cruise ticket will say if you have set early or late seating, or if you have My Time Dining. My Time means you can either reserve a time each night - can be different times every night, your choice -- or you can just walk up to the dining room and wait to be seated. MDR is open every day for breakfast and dinner, but only open for lunch on sea days. Port days, usually not open for lunch. 

Windjammer is the buffet that is open for all meals, & has longer open times. 

Depending on the ship, there are various other places to eat that are either included or are extra cost. Each ship has a promenade or similar area that has snacks, pizza, etc for free. The specialty restaurants are all pay (usually a set price, although a couple are a la carte), & some can be reserved for dinner & sometimes lunch ahead of time or on the ship. 

You have to check out your ship on royal's web site to see exactly what is available, as there are many different options, and some ships, especially the larger ones, have more than others.

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