Southsider Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 My stomach is churning first timer I have booked my time dining so do I just book in the morning is that easier than queuing etc. simeone mentioned book the shows then dine round about them help lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 34 minutes ago, Southsider said: My stomach is churning first timer I have booked my time dining so do I just book in the morning is that easier than queuing etc. simeone mentioned book the shows then dine round about them help lol I would at least make a reservation for the 1st night - MTD is always crazy on night 1. I prefer to have the same waiter/assistant for the whole cruise so i usually make a reservation for the same time/table for the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southsider Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Can I do that on app tomorroe ? Wife wants to do main dining every night lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK2793 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 15 minutes ago, Southsider said: Can I do that on app tomorroe ? Wife wants to do main dining every night lol. If you haven’t already booked your MTD reservations, you’re probably out of luck at this point getting anything reserved for earlier than 930pm on a cruise that leaves tomorrow …….. and the non reservation lines are usually ridiculously long unless you get there at least 30 minutes before they open for seating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 19 minutes ago, Southsider said: Can I do that on app tomorroe ? Wife wants to do main dining every night lol. You can do it through the cruise planner before the cruise. I'm not sure if you can still do it this close to the cruise. I would go to the MDR when you get on and see if they can make you reservations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southsider Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Ok I’m totally lost so I have my time dining Reason I wanted that is wasn’t wanting stuck with 2 set times. I am boarding at earliest slot tomorrow so is it just a case of booking rest of week tomorrow. ??? so can you book times for my time dining. ? Thijk will go to guest services or MD on arrival see what can sort. Not even on ship and boo boo already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan79 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Go on the app and do that NOW!! There is no point or benefit to wait to make your MDT reservation times until you get on the ship ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Southsider said: Ok I’m totally lost so I have my time dining Reason I wanted that is wasn’t wanting stuck with 2 set times. I am boarding at earliest slot tomorrow so is it just a case of booking rest of week tomorrow. ??? so can you book times for my time dining. ? Thijk will go to guest services or MD on arrival see what can sort. Not even on ship and boo boo already My Time Dining reservations are booked by "purchasing" a reservation each night, even though the purchase is $0. As mentioned, if you don't book through Cruise Planner a few months in advance, you may be out of luck. We got stuck with 8PM or so time slots in June and found we liked the fact the MDR wasn't crowded and the food came fast. I would check now to see which times are available. The shows are scheduled so that they accommodate early or late dining. Ryan79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 25 minutes ago, Southsider said: Ok I’m totally lost so I have my time dining Reason I wanted that is wasn’t wanting stuck with 2 set times. I am boarding at earliest slot tomorrow so is it just a case of booking rest of week tomorrow. ??? so can you book times for my time dining. ? Thijk will go to guest services or MD on arrival see what can sort. Not even on ship and boo boo already You are not forced to make reservations - you can eat at any time the MTD is open, it will probably be 7pm on Wonder. There are 2 lines at MTD - one for people with reservations, one for people without. The one for reservations is short, and you can expect to be seated relatively quickly upon arrive at the correct time. The other line is longer and it may take up to a half hour to be seated (sometimes longer on night 1). I don't like to wait, so I make reservations - but there is nothing forcing you to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXCruiser Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Just a word of advice to be careful. There were 6 of us in our family that went on our Wonder of the Seas cruise from Jul 24-31 and everyone tested positive for COVID on Monday when we returned home except for me (because I had it at the beginning of last month). Everyone besides me in our group was fairly vigilant about KN95 masking as well with the exception of at meals, in our staterooms and excursions where we were outdoors. Besides that, the cruise was fun but exhausting but that was more due to us booking excursions that required meeting between 7:15-8:00 am at every port. Pros: Food at the MDR and Windjammer was great and plentiful (the Indian food station at the Windjammer was surprisingly yummy). All the employees on the ship were incredibly nice and helpful. The ship did not feel crowded even though it was at capacity. There were plenty of activities onboard. Cons: Headliner entertainment was mediocre at best and people started leaving after the first song or two. The escape room was not ready. Our dining reservation at the Chef's Table was canceled because my wife and I were the only two people booked for that time slot. We didn't get our shareholder OBC because we were told it was not valid for our rate. This was told to us by someone at guest services who said she had never seen that before. It would have been nice if the shareholder OBC team had mentioned that ahead of our cruise in an email instead of only making a note in the file that I received after waiting in line at guest services. Our rate was just a lift and shift from last year's cruise that got canceled and was the market price at the time so I'm not sure what happened. Allen2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southsider Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 14 minutes ago, TXCruiser said: Just a word of advice to be careful. There were 6 of us in our family that went on our Wonder of the Seas cruise from Jul 24-31 and everyone tested positive for COVID on Monday when we returned home except for me (because I had it at the beginning of last month). Everyone besides me in our group was fairly vigilant about KN95 masking as well with the exception of at meals, in our staterooms and excursions where we were outdoors. Besides that, the cruise was fun but exhausting but that was more due to us booking excursions that required meeting between 7:15-8:00 am at every port. Pros: Food at the MDR and Windjammer was great and plentiful (the Indian food station at the Windjammer was surprisingly yummy). All the employees on the ship were incredibly nice and helpful. The ship did not feel crowded even though it was at capacity. There were plenty of activities onboard. Cons: Headliner entertainment was mediocre at best and people started leaving after the first song or two. The escape room was not ready. Our dining reservation at the Chef's Table was canceled because my wife and I were the only two people booked for that time slot. We didn't get our shareholder OBC because we were told it was not valid for our rate. This was told to us by someone at guest services who said she had never seen that before. It would have been nice if the shareholder OBC team had mentioned that ahead of our cruise in an email instead of only making a note in the file that I received after waiting in line at guest services. Our rate was just a lift and shift from last year's cruise that got canceled and was the market price at the time so I'm not sure what happened. Thanks for heads up. I am triple vaxed and had covid 6 weeks ago will be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizIan Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 I am cruising Wonder for Thanksgiving so please do come back to your thread and let us know not only how your first cruise goes but, review your Wonder experience. Cruising is the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southsider Posted August 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Ryan79 said: Go on the app and do that NOW!! There is no point or benefit to wait to make your MDT reservation times until you get on the ship Does not allow me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 It could be locked until you get on the ship -- Cruise Planner is typically shut down about 48 hours before departure. I think we all forgot that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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