Windjammer Open For Dinner

[lovelife]

Don't know if this has been reported - couldn't  find anything about it. Oasis Windjammer is open for dinner this week. Solarium Bistro is not open for dinner.

[Biker19]

6 hours ago, lovelife said:

Oasis Windjammer is open for dinner this week.

Did you hear/get any guest numbers?

Edited October 28, 2021 by Biker19

[cynt]

Thats great news. I sure hope they open it up for our Liberty Christmas cruise.

[tbmrt]

Read somewhere this morning that Windjammer was closed for dinner on Serenade of the Seas about 2 weeks ago

 

[pstone1]

Windjammer was opened for dinner on our Mariner cruise last weekend.

[lovelife]

3 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Did you hear/get any guest numbers?

 

According to the captain, just over 3600 guests this week. Last week we had 3300. Inching up.... 

[RedIguana]

3 hours ago, tbmrt said:

Read somewhere this morning that Windjammer was closed for dinner on Serenade of the Seas about 2 weeks ago

 

Windjammer was closed on Serenade of the Seas for the Oct 16-21 sailing. I believe it was roughly 900 passengers, 40% occupancy.

[Ocean Boy]

Great to hear. Hopefully this starts a trend across the fleet.

[smwg]

I really hope it's open on the Odyssey for our Holiday cruise. 

 

[Oshawapilot]

I’m aboard Oasis right now.  Windjammer is indeed open for dinner.   The new no-touch system is still a but rough around the edges everywhere so far as some crew members being stretched thin on the amount of buffet areas they’re handling, not just in windjammer but everywhere.   
 

Not complaining, just an observation.   It’s not a major issue, things just take a bit longer.  

[Lady Hudson]

On Oasis last week.  Solarium Bistro definitely open for dinner.  Ate there twice.  Katherine 

[zekekelso]

Excellent. Love the Windjammer for dinner. 

[kimberlypodgorny]

Windjammer was open on freedom last week during the week cruise. There were somewhere between 1300-1400 guests onboard. 

[spunks]

On the Indy last week we were told that starting nov 1, Windjammers would be open for dinner. Good to know it started earlier on other ships.

[Pappy At Sea]

Good to hear. I like having Windjammer as an option for dinner, even if I’m planning on eating elsewhere during the week.

[jonj]

My husband is a chef and catered for many years. He said it will depend on how many people onboard. Food cost to run a buffet is high if there aren't enough people to warrant it. 

[Jerseygirl1416]

3 hours ago, lovelife said:

 

According to the captain, just over 3600 guests this week. Last week we had 3300. Inching up.... 

Thanks for the update!

 

Over 3600 seems like a lot of people for the amount of tables, chairs, loungers…they have blocked off or taken away due to social distancing. We had just over 2700 and it was hard to get pool loungers, windjammer tables and reservations in specialty restaurants and shows. I wonder at what point they will stop adding to the number of guests without undoing some of the social distancing?

[lovelife]

52 minutes ago, Jerseygirl1416 said:

Thanks for the update!

 

Over 3600 seems like a lot of people for the amount of tables, chairs, loungers…they have blocked off or taken away due to social distancing. We had just over 2700 and it was hard to get pool loungers, windjammer tables and reservations in specialty restaurants and shows. I wonder at what point they will stop adding to the number of guests without undoing some of the social distancing?

It is quite crowded for the limited availability.of things you mentioned. Protocols have been ignored by many the last two weeks.

[TexasRon]

11 hours ago, pstone1 said:

Windjammer was opened for dinner on our Mariner cruise last weekend.

Was this the 22nd-25th three day cruise?  The casino manager said that trip was booked pretty full compared to ours (18th-22nd) and that this week's weekday cruise had a very low number of bookings.

 

[jean87510]

glad to hear this.  Love eating at 8pm in comfortable casual clothes especially on a port day sitting outside if possible in the Caribbean.  

[JessyCruises]

We sail on Allure on 10/31.  WJ shows it’s open for dinner on the app.  We are also on the 3 sailings after and it does not show open

[mcatmcat]

how about on the symphony ?

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, mcatmcat said:

how about on the symphony ?

Most reports suggest it depends on capacity and that could change with every sailing.

[marktwothousand]

Wow. Buffets not being open? That’s shameful. What are solo travellers to do?

[Biker19]

2 minutes ago, marktwothousand said:

What are solo travellers to do?

Eat at the venues which are open.