smokeybandit Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Maybe this is the compromise for how chaotic MTD has gotten https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/02/28/royal-caribbean-introduces-third-dining-time-give-cruise-ship-passengers-more-choice CanHardlyWait, TessFromFlorida, USFFrank and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 That middle time will be filled up in nothing flat when booking opens by those who opt for fixed dining and like to eat at a reasonable time (that would be us - 5:00 is way too early and 8:00 is way too late). RCIfan1912, CrimsonCruiser, USFFrank and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Royal has been trying to kill MTD for a few years now. They made MTD chaotic trying to make MTD unappealing. This appears to be the final nail. RCIfan1912, dr martini, CruiseGus and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 28 Author Report Share Posted February 28 44 minutes ago, twangster said: Royal has been trying to kill MTD for a few years now. They made MTD chaotic trying to make MTD unappealing. This appears to be the final nail. The idea was a good idea at its onset. They just let grow too big and spiral out of control. RCIfan1912 and Mic the pilot 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Since we almost always have a couple of specialty meals stuck into the itin. somewhere, I suspect we will stick with MTD. I don’t want to take up a “fixed” seat when chances are I’m going to be somewhere else more than half the time. I guess we have been extremely lucky with MTD. We’ve never really had a bad experience. As long as it continues to work for us, we will continue to use it. DDaley, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Vancity Cruiser and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 This is definitely going to clutter up my time or change it's structure. I could potentially see MTD being changed where, instead of showing up whenever, ;you can float and swap between the three set times daily. So on one day you can have 5, then the next two days 8, then 6:30, then back to 5.. What I also wonder...how will this effect shows? Historically, shows were planned with late and early dining in mind but I wonder if it will mean more people struggling to see shows if they have that middle slot? Or more show slots? Show times no longer carrying about dinner times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Thomas Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Due to medical reasons my Dad will want to eat at a set time every day. However, 5pm is pretty early for most though seating at 5pm means you'll get your food later than that. I'm glad they are opening it up, but for those of us who are usually pretty laid back MTD will be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFCruise Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 3 hours ago, HeWhoWaits said: That middle time will be filled up in nothing flat when booking opens by those who opt for fixed dining and like to eat at a reasonable time (that would be us - 5:00 is way too early and 8:00 is way too late). I find it funny that people think 8pm is an unreasonable time for dinner, but for me, 8:00 is the absolute earliest I find "ok" to have dinner. Not when the sun is still up. Freegirl, Ampurp85 and JustMeJoe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 21 minutes ago, JFCruise said: I find it funny that people think 8pm is an unreasonable time for dinner, but for me, 8:00 is the absolute earliest I find "ok" to have dinner. Not when the sun is still up. So you would will enjoy spending time in Spain. CrimsonCruiser and USCG Teacher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltodave Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 I wrote this under the article but thought I'd repost here: It will be interesting to see how what changes are made to the entertainment schedule to accommodate the new (middle) dining option. Up to now, there are 2 shows in the theatre. The first show is to accommodate the late diners and the second show accommodates the early diners. On a different note, while we eat early at home, we prefer the late dining on cruises. This is because we don't want to be rushed back to the ship on port days and gives the wife plenty of time to get ready (while I'm enjoying my adult beverages). If we're really hungry, we get a slice or 2 of pizza at Sorentos to hold us over. CrimsonCruiser, PPPJJ-GCVAB and rjweber3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted February 29 Author Report Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, baltodave said: I wrote this under the article but thought I'd repost here: It will be interesting to see how what changes are made to the entertainment schedule to accommodate the new (middle) dining option. Up to now, there are 2 shows in the theatre. The first show is to accommodate the late diners and the second show accommodates the early diners. I don't think anything will have to change with the show schedule. Plenty of people are eating at that middle time now via MTD. Vancity Cruiser, HeWhoWaits, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 17 hours ago, JFCruise said: I find it funny that people think 8pm is an unreasonable time for dinner, but for me, 8:00 is the absolute earliest I find "ok" to have dinner. Not when the sun is still up. TessFromFlorida, CrimsonCruiser, YellowBrickRoad and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFCruise Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 4 hours ago, Matt said: Quoting Mrs. Maisel? I see you are a man of culture. Matt and ScottD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Well after losing 80 pounds 7 or 8 years ago one of my rules is not eating after 8PM so that time is out. 5 at home is perfect, on a cruise too early. The new 6:45 times is better but everyone on Earth is going to try to get it. We'll stick to 5 PM but some ships are different aren't they? Anthem just this past week was 5PM but Liberty was 5:30 in October and that 30 minutes makes a big difference to us. We are Liberty again in October and it says 5:30 again. We will NEVER ever do MTD after the debacle on Oasis. I mean never ever. Never got in to the MDR on the first night of our Oasis cruise and broke my 8PM rule buy eating in the Windjammer which is another rule, no Windjammer for dinner. I don't like the buffet for dinner at all, just doesn't feel right. We rarely eat in the Windjammer at all. Too many rude people and too hectic for me. Gilley and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilley Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, RCIfan1912 said: Well after losing 80 pounds 7 or 8 years ago one of my rules is not eating after 8PM so that time is out. 5 at home is perfect, on a cruise too early. The new 6:45 times is better but everyone on Earth is going to try to get it. We'll stick to 5 PM but some ships are different aren't they? Anthem just this past week was 5PM but Liberty was 5:30 in October and that 30 minutes makes a big difference to us. We are Liberty again in October and it says 5:30 again. We will NEVER ever do MTD after the debacle on Oasis. I mean never ever. Never got in to the MDR on the first night of our Oasis cruise and broke my 8PM rule buy eating in the Windjammer which is another rule, no Windjammer for dinner. I don't like the buffet for dinner at all, just doesn't feel right. We rarely eat in the Windjammer at all. Too many rude people and too hectic for me. I like your eating rules. I try to stick to it at home but find it difficult on a cruise. and Congrats on the weight loss and being able to keep it off. RCIfan1912 and CrimsonCruiser 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 On 2/28/2024 at 4:12 PM, JFCruise said: I find it funny that people think 8pm is an unreasonable time for dinner, but for me, 8:00 is the absolute earliest I find "ok" to have dinner. Not when the sun is still up. You should not be eating that late in the evening unless you are up and doing things until 12 midnight. You done want to eat and then sit the rest of the evening. Eating late and then just sitting is what leads to obesity. Mary Sue and RCIfan1912 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 My concern is that we have cruises booked now thru 2025 and they are all MTD. If they get rid of MTD do we get to pick which meal service we want? Or is it just randomly assigned? I would not be happy with either early or late time dining. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judgen Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 I always do MTD because I like 7:30 dining time. Last week on anthem I went just about every night and would arrive at 7:15 and basically there was no line and no waiting and I got the same table every night but it might be easier because I get a two person because I'm solo. CrimsonCruiser, WAAAYTOOO, RCIfan1912 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFCruise Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 On 3/4/2024 at 12:59 PM, Jolly Ogre said: You should not be eating that late in the evening unless you are up and doing things until 12 midnight. You done want to eat and then sit the rest of the evening. Eating late and then just sitting is what leads to obesity. Meh - I usually sleep by 1, 2 am. And late dinner is a thing in my culture and not everyone is obese. PPPJJ-GCVAB and CrimsonCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 On 2/28/2024 at 1:06 PM, HeWhoWaits said: That middle time will be filled up in nothing flat when booking opens by those who opt for fixed dining and like to eat at a reasonable time (that would be us - 5:00 is way too early and 8:00 is way too late). Agreed! RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic the pilot Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 On 2/28/2024 at 1:34 PM, CrimsonCruiser said: This is definitely going to clutter up my time or change it's structure. I could potentially see MTD being changed where, instead of showing up whenever, ;you can float and swap between the three set times daily. So on one day you can have 5, then the next two days 8, then 6:30, then back to 5.. What I also wonder...how will this effect shows? Historically, shows were planned with late and early dining in mind but I wonder if it will mean more people struggling to see shows if they have that middle slot? Or more show slots? Show times no longer carrying about dinner times? That was my thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigert2008 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 On 3/4/2024 at 2:01 PM, Jolly Ogre said: My concern is that we have cruises booked now thru 2025 and they are all MTD. If they get rid of MTD do we get to pick which meal service we want? Or is it just randomly assigned? I would not be happy with either early or late time dining. I’d contact your travel agent and make your request now so they have it on file. Then they can make the change quickly should they get notified. our MEI agent has it listed in our file that we want early seating and a table for two. good luck! RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Has anyone seen this 3rd time roll out yet on any new bookings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCIfan1912 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 11 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: Has anyone seen this 3rd time roll out yet on any new bookings? Not me and I just booked Bermuda last week for September 2025. SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 I booked a cruise last week and it wasn't offered. RCIfan1912 and SpeedNoodles 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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