Select Dining

[Marmaduke]

How does Select Dining  work on Celebrity?  On other cruise lines when we have chosen open seating/freedom dining we just turn up at the dining room when we are ready to eat, usually around 7 -7:30 pm and because we are happy to share with other passengers we usually get  shown to a table straight away.  Is this the same on Celebrity or do we need to specify a time and book ahead?  If so when and where do we book and do we have to keep to the same time for the duration on the cruise?

 

[davekathy]

3 minutes ago, Marmaduke said:

How does Select Dining  work on Celebrity?  On other cruise lines when we have chosen open seating/freedom dining we just turn up at the dining room when we are ready to eat, usually around 7 -7:30 pm and because we are happy to share with other passengers we usually get  shown to a table straight away.  Is this the same on Celebrity or do we need to specify a time and book ahead?  If so when and where do we book and do we have to keep to the same time for the duration on the cruise?

 

You have the option of showing up when you are ready to eat for SD or make reservations in your CP for SD for the days and times you would like to eat.  

[jelayne]

As you are willing to share a table you should be seated with little if any wait.  

[ldubs]

In my experience there are a couple of times when a line forms, kind of like commute hours. By avoiding those times we have really not experienced any wait times.  Just ask the hostess at the door about best times.   Hostesses at the door are really very good -- almost seems they can read our minds.   

[mom says]

4 hours ago, Marmaduke said:

How does Select Dining  work on Celebrity?  On other cruise lines when we have chosen open seating/freedom dining we just turn up at the dining room when we are ready to eat, usually around 7 -7:30 pm and because we are happy to share with other passengers we usually get  shown to a table straight away.  Is this the same on Celebrity or do we need to specify a time and book ahead?  If so when and where do we book and do we have to keep to the same time for the duration on the cruise?

 

All options are open with SD. You can show up whenever you want. You can request to share a large table or a table just for your party. You can make advance dinner reservations through your online Cruise Planner for the same time every night, a different time every night, or only one or 2 nights. We typically show up without a reservation between 7-7:30, and even if a line has formed at the entrance we've rarely waited more than 5 minutes.

[sandancer]

If you want to book a particular time, you can do so.  There will be 2 lines, one for the likes of us who just turn up when we are ready and the other for guests who want to fix a time. Sharing usually means you will be seated without any real wait.