scheduling dinner around show times

[brdjnr]

We are boarding Harmony Sunday. We have the UDP. One of the first things we should do is make reservations once we board.

If we don't know nights/times on shows we want to see how do we make dinner reservations first? We tend to want to eat late but we are flexible. Will the show dates/times be updated on the app once we board? is there a time for dinner that would always (6:00 or whatever) that would 'always' work with show schedules?

I hope this makes sense, this is our first Oasis class cruise and we are really looking forward to the various shows.

Thanks!

[KJones]

You can try to find the cruise compass from a similar sailing here: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/cruise-compass
Showtimes should be about the same.

[michaelp1446]

First, look at a past cruise compass for your ship/itinerary to see what the showtimes have been. Not a guarantee but they usually don't reinvent the wheel.

We make a list of the show times we want to see and form a game plan for specialty dining reservations.

Shows are usually timed to coincide with traditional dining times. ie 5:30 Early and 8:00 late.  The Main Theater shows are scheduled to accommodate the traditional dining times.

Once you get on board, show times should be posted and there usually is a flyer. Bring the list/flyer with you to any specialty restaurant on Day 1 and make all your

dining reservations at that time. Some shows require reservations, so reserve those shows first, then dining.

[Evantra]

Honestly I recommend the earliest you can do because dinner does take some time! We found out the hard way if we picked dinner after 630 prepare to spend a good hr and change.

Some servers did ask us if we had any shows planned and tried their best to adjust.

[ChessE4]

In the Main Dining Room, we've always spent 70-90 minutes for an early traditional dinner unless we told the wait staff we were in a hurry.

The fastest service we've ever had was eating MTD around 8 PM.

The show times on most ships aren't an issue, because as stated above, the schedule accommodates either early or late dining.

[brdjnr]

we will be dining in specialty most of the nights, and from my somewhat limited experience those tend to be long (which we enjoy!) but it will have to be accounted for.