My wife has finally talked me back into traditional dining for our next cruise & it's been a while since we've done so. Does anyone know if they still have the Bananas Foster, Baked Alaska parade, Cherries Jubilee & singing waiters? She's convinced that we're missing something at pc dining & I say those things are events no longer held.
Thanks,
Rich
RichC, it may vary by ship, but on our last three cruises (Golden Princess, Island Princess and Sapphire Princess) the only event of the ones you mentioned still in effect is the Parade of the Baked Alaska. The waiters still sing for birthdays and anniversaries, but that's all. I don't remember Bananas Foster; but I very much miss the Cherries Jubilee.
Good to hear. Maybe my wife will change her mind & we can switch to pc dining. I never cared for singing waiters anyway. ( I think it was on RCI)
On the Grand last Jan they did have a fruit flambé during a deck party one evening.
Thanks Rick- My wife had changed her mind again back to pc dining after what you posted knowing she won't miss out on anything. I would have hated to take up a spot at early traditional & than disappear to anytime dining on the ship since I realize there lots of people wanting early seating.
I might suggest to my partner we do traditional on our 2nd cruise. But I need to see how it looks and feels in person first. Frankly it seems a little Benny Hana to me to be forced to sit with people you don't know for two weeks in a row. I get claustrophobic if I get seated next to someone obnoxious and then have to eat too. It would be nice to think that every single passenger will just be loads of fun, but that's just not realistic. And honestly even if they were ... 12 nights of it? Nuh-uh.
Originally posted by Detroit Mark:
I might suggest to my partner we do traditional on our 2nd cruise. But I need to see how it looks and feels in person first. Frankly it seems a little Benny Hana to me to be forced to sit with people you don't know for two weeks in a row. I get claustrophobic if I get seated next to someone obnoxious and then have to eat too. It would be nice to think that every single passenger will just be loads of fun, but that's just not realistic. And honestly even if they were ... 12 nights of it? Nuh-uh.
If you opt for traditional, select a table for 8 just in case you do get someone who you don't click with. It's easier to just let the others jabber away & occasionally chime in with a polite remark. NEVER get a table for 4 unless you know for sure who you'll be seated with.
See, you guys have been so you have that advantage of having seen things like the seating arrangements, and what other dining rooms are like first hand. Great advice, I will be jotting it down.
RichC has a good solution. If you can't manage the table for 2 like Rick suggests, turn it around and ask to be seated with a big group (8 to 10). That way you have better chances of another group at the table being compatible AND if that fails, you can choose to disappear to the personal choice thing and having 2 people missing is not a huge propblem for the wait staff (although you might want to let them know you will not be back so they don't hold things up waiting for you to arrive)
We were seated with two other familys on our last cruise. Luckily we all got along and we didn't have and issues. But I am sure there are times when someone just doesn't play nice.
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