Notifying the Dining Room?

[trubey]

Sorry, this is a newbie question.

If I feel like dining in the Lido or the Pinnacle, should I tell the main dining room in some way, so our dinner partners, whomever they may be, don't get stuck waiting for us 20 minutes only to finally surmise we're not coming?

Lane

[98Charlie]

Yes. It's common courtesy. Your tablemates and wait staff will appreciate the information. You can call the Maitre d'. Don't have to appear in person.

[spcl4cs_gal]

United States of America Snowboard Association?
United States Amateur Soccer Association?
OR
some place in Japan that no longer exists? ;)

[98Charlie]

For information on USASA go to Origins of the ASA (http://www.nsa.gov/vigilance/vigil00005.cfm)

The official word is "No, we don't have anyone like that here."

[spcl4cs_gal]

Slinking back into my dark corner now...and checking my phone lines!!! :D

[serene56]

On my cruises I have told the people on the first night that if we are not there within 15 minutes then we made other plans. We will not go into the dining room late.
Its a nice thing to do as some waiters will hold waiting on the table til all parties are seated.

[Krazy Kruizers]

:)

Since we sit at a table for 2, we always let our waitstaff know the evening before when we are going to dine at the Pinnacle Grill. That way they don't have to guess whether we are going to show up or not.

:)

[sail7seas]

We let our dining stewards know we plan to dine at Pinnacle the next evening. There have been times we have been invited to dine "elsewhere" but the Maitre d' knows when that happens.

[Vicar]

If you know ahead of time what night you won't be at dinner, you can just let your table mates and waiter know the night before you won't be there on such and such a night.

Or if something spur of the moment comes up, just call the dining room and let the Maitre D know.

[jhannah]

We have reservations for the Pinnacle on the first night. We plan to stop by our regular table and introduce ourselves beforehand.

[Joedog]

If you know before hand you can tell your tablemates or waiter. If it is a last minute thing, oh well, your tablemates will understand. I am not sure that calling the Maitre D will make any difference.

We changed to a later seating after the first night (all done through the Maitre D) and found out after dinner the second night that the waiter or waitcaptain of our section for the eariler seating were never notified.

Of course we found out from a couple who we had met at dinner on the first night who proceeded to tell us how worried everyone was when we didnt show up for dinner on the second night.