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The Horizon Court is a relaxed buffet, cafeteria style. The Cafe Caribe in the evening is also a buffet but when we ate dinner there on our last cruise, a waiter helped us to our table and it was more like a restaurant with linen napkins, etc. During the day, when the Horizon Court is jammed with people, you can take your tray to Cafe Caribe to find a seat. Cafe Caribe is a nice alternative to eating in the main dining room for dinner if you want to be more casual but it's a little nicer than the Horizon Court.

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Pia1913

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The Horizon Court is a relaxed buffet, cafeteria style. The Cafe Caribe in the evening is also a buffet but when we ate dinner there on our last cruise, a waiter helped us to our table and it was more like a restaurant with linen napkins, etc. During the day, when the Horizon Court is jammed with people, you can take your tray to Cafe Caribe to find a seat. Cafe Caribe is a nice alternative to eating in the main dining room for dinner if you want to be more casual but it's a little nicer than the Horizon Court.

 

Cafe Caribe and Horizon Ct are both usually open for lunch and lots of different items.

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Pia1913

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Pretty close to the same thing in my opinion. I'm not a huge fan like others. The Cafe Caribe is directly behind the Horizon Buffet. It is set up nicer in the evenings with table clothes and has a themed buffet as opposed to the anything goes Horizon Court Buffet.

 

Horizon is closed at night when Caribe is open and I think you need to check further beween HC and Caribe at lunch. Hard to do when it's crowded, but sometimes one has something you'd prefer over the other.

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Horizon is closed at night when Caribe is open and I think you need to check further beween HC and Caribe at lunch. Hard to do when it's crowded, but sometimes one has something you'd prefer over the other.

 

Yep, I think the Horizon was closed when we went to the Caribe on the Crown Princess. It definitely had a theme but I didn't think the quality of food was that much better. I did check out the Caribe at lunch. They did have a few other options. I can understand that some really prefer it over the Horizon. I guess when we went it wasn't that much different so I haven't yet to see what all the fuss is about. I certainly will give it a try on my next Crown cruise. Since we only tried it a couple of times I'm sure we didn't give it a fair shake. I liked it but just didn't see much difference. Of course, looking forward to trying it again as well as the other food venues! I do tend to break my healthy eating habits quite regularly when I'm on a cruise!

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Pia1913

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Yep, I think the Horizon was closed when we went to the Caribe on the Crown Princess. It definitely had a theme but I didn't think the quality of food was that much better. I did check out the Caribe at lunch. They did have a few other options. I can understand that some really prefer it over the Horizon. I guess when we went it wasn't that much different so I haven't yet to see what all the fuss is about. I certainly will give it a try on my next Crown cruise. Since we only tried it a couple of times I'm sure we didn't give it a fair shake. I liked it but just didn't see much difference. Of course, looking forward to trying it again as well as the other food venues! I do tend to break my healthy eating habits quite regularly when I'm on a cruise!

 

Please don't misunderstand. I never said food was better in one venue over the other. In fact, since I pick and pick (hardly called choosing), either one is OK for me. I hardly ever see the inside of a diningroom on any ship, except the little ones where the buffet options are less.

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We took almost all our dinners in the CC. When it opens around 530 I make a run through and bring back a plateful of appetizers for my wife and I to share on the balcony. Then much later we're there for dinner. They have a nice selection of entrees, carved meats, roasted chicken, and nice themes. Much more relaxed than the MDR. Our favorite for dinner as we've stopped going to the MDR.

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Is the MDR open for B, L, & D when the CC & Horizon Court is open?

 

MDR is open every for Breakfast and Dinner. It is open for Lunch on sea days and maybe port days with a later arrival.

 

Breakfast and Lunch is served in one of the MDRs. The location and time is listed in the Patter.

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We took almost all our dinners in the CC. When it opens around 530 I make a run through and bring back a plateful of appetizers for my wife and I to share on the balcony. Then much later we're there for dinner. They have a nice selection of entrees, carved meats, roasted chicken, and nice themes. Much more relaxed than the MDR. Our favorite for dinner as we've stopped going to the MDR.

 

I often bring a plate back to eat on the balcony. I have an opaque plastic collapsible plate cover that is very handy. Once a crew member stared at it and I smiled and said "killer app". He laughed.

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