kwokpot Posted September 17, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I have recently assisted my parents with booking an Inside cabin on the 10/26 sailing on the Beyond (We're on the cruise in Aquaclass).They were assigned Early dining and waitlisted on Select. A few days later they were granted Select Anytime, so I hurriedly tried to make reservations for them. I guess there was a reason for Select Anytime not being available right away; the earliest advanced reservations in any of the four dining rooms is 9:00pm!!! Before I speak with my parents about possibly changing back to Fixed Early dining,can anyone currently or recently on the Beyond and had Select anytime without reservations comment on the how difficult it is to get a table for two at a reasonable hour? Any insight would be helpful in deciding what's best for my parents (Ages 93 & 84). Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnemarieC76 Posted September 23, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Following this! We are anytime dining on the 11/27 and I cant get any reservations before 9pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy99 Posted September 23, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 23, 2022 doesn't anytime dining mean "anytime"? You may have to wait but you can go anytime? I thought that was the case. Is that incorrect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted September 23, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I was last on a European sailing so people tend to eat later, but as long as you didn't show up at 7:30, one of the dining rooms could seat you. The maître d' at one restaurant can check the others to see if there is a wait. If a set time with no wait is really important I would just opt for the early seating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted September 23, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, Guppy99 said: doesn't anytime dining mean "anytime"? You may have to wait but you can go anytime? I thought that was the case. Is that incorrect? Yes you can go anytime. You may go anytime and get seated quickly or you could go have be given a beeper and have a 30 minute +/- wait. Making reservations minimizes any wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy99 Posted September 23, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, jelayne said: Yes you can go anytime. You may go anytime and get seated quickly or you could go have be given a beeper and have a 30 minute +/- wait. Making reservations minimizes any wait. That's what I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homosassa Posted September 24, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Reservations may not be available in Select Dining at what might be determined to be peak times in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGW59 Posted September 24, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 24, 2022 18 hours ago, jelayne said: Yes you can go anytime. You may go anytime and get seated quickly or you could go have be given a beeper and have a 30 minute +/- wait. Making reservations minimizes any wait. Indeed it does, hopefully he can get it accomplished for his parents. After all they are 93 & 84 YO, so I would expect the OP is trying to minimize and pre-arrange as much convenience as possible for his parents. If not able to get it resolved pre-cruise, I'd be making a beeline to one of the restaurants once on board, I'd be very surprised if they did not accommodate once they know the situation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted September 24, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 24, 2022 58 minutes ago, Homosassa said: Reservations may not be available in Select Dining at what might be determined to be peak times in the MDR. I pre booked our seating on Silhouette for 7pm each night , in December for our August cruise. cruise. When we arrived on embarkation day, there was a card in the room informing us that 7 pm was the most popular time, so to arrive at a different time if possible. We therefore went at 6.30 pm and the dining rooom was pretty full, but we were seated in the same area each evening ( same wait staff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted October 15, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted October 15, 2022 OP here. as a thread follow-up we had my parent's put back on Early Set Dining so they wouldn't have to contend with the possibility of getting a buzzer every night and not knowing exactly what time they would be having dinner. 6:00pm isn't too early for them. Based on postings here about current staff shortages on the Beyond and wait times with Select Anytime Dining we definitely made the prudent choice for my parents. Thanks for everyone's input on this. We'll see how it goes in less than two weeks! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted October 15, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Probably a good decision. We met a couple in the Martini Bar last night whose wait for a table in Normandy was just about 1 hour. They arrived just before 7. The the crew shortages will improve as they are most noticeable in the dining venues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauimary Posted October 16, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 16, 2022 We were on the Beyond in July. Several nights we had no dining room reservations so we just showed up early by apx 6p and walked right in and we’re seated at a lovely table by the window. Since the Beyond has four dining rooms you can move among them. Each one has their own menu. Some selections are common to all four. We found ourselves going back and forth between Tuscan Restaurant and Normandie Restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFontaine Posted October 16, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) I live in NYC and would never think of making a reservation for dinner before 8 pm. Earlier, I thought, was family hour. A few weeks ago The New York Times had an article which said, basically, 6 pm dining is now the hot time to dine, for a variety of reasons (people realize a heavy meal right before bed is not a good idea, working from home makes them ready to go out earlier), and the hardest reservations to get at the top restaurants! Please tell your parents that they are "in", and I wish them the best cruise. Edited October 16, 2022 by JFontaine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted October 16, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 16, 2022 18 hours ago, kwokpot said: OP here. as a thread follow-up we had my parent's put back on Early Set Dining so they wouldn't have to contend with the possibility of getting a buzzer every night and not knowing exactly what time they would be having dinner. 6:00pm isn't too early for them. Based on postings here about current staff shortages on the Beyond and wait times with Select Anytime Dining we definitely made the prudent choice for my parents. Thanks for everyone's input on this. We'll see how it goes in less than two weeks! Good choice .Certainty is good and 6 pm is a decent time, but they will probably be assigned to the same dining rm each night..and probably at a long table masquerading as twos in a long row....Menus are flexible among the diff dining rms so not that a big issue. From our EDGE experience , once settled in, their maitre d can help them try some of the others, we prefer the 2 smaller venues Tuscan and the Greek. And they can ask for a diff table if they are confined to the long row of twos in their assigned mdr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ggrun5673 Posted October 16, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) We just signed up to cruise on the Silhouette Nov. 7th and the only dining time left is 8:30, which is too late for us, so we plan to eat meals in the buffet. My question is, can I get salmon, shrimp, and other seafood at the buffet? Also, can my husband get a thick steak at the buffet? We ate many meals in the buffet 3 years ago, but I really can’t remember. (I watched a Utube video that showed seafood in the newer Celebrity ships dinner buffets, but didn’t know if Solstice ships were the same) Thanks! Edited October 16, 2022 by Ggrun5673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted October 17, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Not the Silhouette, but on the Mille I did not see a nice thick steak. They had fish and we did not see shrimp. Can you select anytime dining and show up around 5:30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverlaysup Posted October 17, 2022 #17 Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 9:22 AM, kwokpot said: I have recently assisted my parents with booking an Inside cabin on the 10/26 sailing on the Beyond (We're on the cruise in Aquaclass).They were assigned Early dining and waitlisted on Select. A few days later they were granted Select Anytime, so I hurriedly tried to make reservations for them. I guess there was a reason for Select Anytime not being available right away; the earliest advanced reservations in any of the four dining rooms is 9:00pm!!! Before I speak with my parents about possibly changing back to Fixed Early dining,can anyone currently or recently on the Beyond and had Select anytime without reservations comment on the how difficult it is to get a table for two at a reasonable hour? Any insight would be helpful in deciding what's best for my parents (Ages 93 & 84). Thanks in advance! If you are trying to dine with them, just link the accounts and they should seat you together. Otherwise, stop by the Dining Room when you board to accomplish this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs2k Posted October 17, 2022 #18 Share Posted October 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Ggrun5673 said: We just signed up to cruise on the Silhouette Nov. 7th and the only dining time left is 8:30, which is too late for us, so we plan to eat meals in the buffet. No interest in changing your dining time when you get onboard ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted October 17, 2022 #19 Share Posted October 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Ggrun5673 said: We just signed up to cruise on the Silhouette Nov. 7th and the only dining time left is 8:30, which is too late for us, so we plan to eat meals in the buffet. My question is, can I get salmon, shrimp, and other seafood at the buffet? Also, can my husband get a thick steak at the buffet? We ate many meals in the buffet 3 years ago, but I really can’t remember. (I watched a Utube video that showed seafood in the newer Celebrity ships dinner buffets, but didn’t know if Solstice ships were the same) Thanks! You can probably get res or walk in dining once on board...speak to maitre d as soon as you board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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