No More Lunch in MDR?

[radarcruiser]

Currently on Oasis. Did I miss the memo? MDR has not been open for lunch any day. We are on our second and last sea day. They do have “brunch” on sea days, but it ends at noon. 

[SNemeth]

This is nothing new for Oasis.  Was the same in May.  They offered brunch on sea days, which had both lunch and breakfast items.  

[radarcruiser]

2 minutes ago, SNemeth said:

This is nothing new for Oasis.  Was the same in May.  They offered brunch on sea days, which had both lunch and breakfast items.  

Yes, but they close at noon.  

[Engineroom Snipe]

48 minutes ago, radarcruiser said:

Yes, but they close at noon.  

According to the "Pirates Code" at sea, the ending of Brunch after 12pm is more of a guideline than code.

[cruisegirl1]

MDR still offers lunch, just occasionally they offer a Brunch instead. 

 

We've had a few experiences with ship brunches even  well before Covid. I recall a beautiful brunch  on (I think) Empress. Brunch was  offered in a few recent cruises.   It is not my favorite timeframe, but we adjust as necessary. 

 

I agree that 12 is a bit early to close. 

M

 

Edited January 13 by cruisegirl1

[Russ Lomas]

WE did the Oasis in March and July and yes, no more lunch in the MDR was offered, only Brunch and it closed early (noonish)  Sad.  You had to go to Windjammer, El Loco Fresh, or one of the other venues.  Used to enjoy lunch in the MDR once or twice per cruise but it was not an option this past year on the Oasis.

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

2 minutes ago, Russ Lomas said:

WE did the Oasis in March and July and yes, no more lunch in the MDR was offered, only Brunch and it closed early (noonish)  Sad.  You had to go to Windjammer, El Loco Fresh, or one of the other venues.  Used to enjoy lunch in the MDR once or twice per cruise but it was not an option this past year on the Oasis.

 

I am very sorry to hear that.   I am booked on Oasis for a TA in October and will be disappointed to not have MDR lunch. We have many sea days. [which I enjoy]  DH has some mobility issues and WJ can be problematic for him.  I know there are other venues.  However, most are very casual.  

[Russ Lomas]

3 minutes ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

I am very sorry to hear that.   I am booked on Oasis for a TA in October and will be disappointed to not have MDR lunch. We have many sea days. [which I enjoy]  DH has some mobility issues and WJ can be problematic for him.  I know there are other venues.  However, most are very casual.  

We asked why they were doing the brunches instead of offering lunches.  They said that the MDR staff were having to put in too many hours and this would reduce hours.  Alternatively, could be like housekeeping services...cut back the number of housekeepers and give them more cabins but only clean cabins once per day...cut back number of staff for food services and reduce the hours that food is served.

 

[Another_Critic]

3 minutes ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

I am very sorry to hear that.   I am booked on Oasis for a TA in October and will be disappointed to not have MDR lunch. We have many sea days. [which I enjoy]  DH has some mobility issues and WJ can be problematic for him.  I know there are other venues.  However, most are very casual.  

I'm on the spring Oasis TA with 9 consecutive sea days, so I hope they will offer MDR lunch at least 5 of the sea days.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

1 minute ago, Another_Critic said:

I'm on the spring Oasis TA with 9 consecutive sea days, so I hope they will offer MDR lunch at least 5 of the sea days.

I would think they would have to rethink this policy for TAs.  

[cruiseboy89130]

2 hours ago, Russ Lomas said:

We asked why they were doing the brunches instead of offering lunches.  They said that the MDR staff were having to put in too many hours and this would reduce hours.  Alternatively, could be like housekeeping services...cut back the number of housekeepers and give them more cabins but only clean cabins once per day...cut back number of staff for food services and reduce the hours that food is served.

 

+1000

[cruiseboy89130]

2 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

I would think they would have to rethink this policy for TAs.  

Why? Same issue - no staff!

[Ourusualbeach]

2 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

I'm on the spring Oasis TA with 9 consecutive sea days, so I hope they will offer MDR lunch at least 5 of the sea days.

Maybe they'll skip breakfast for 5 days and offer lunch instead.  Seems like a simple solution.😇🤣

[heatherb1958]

Wow, cannot believe I am reading this , no MDR lunch. I  used to love going for a girls only lunch with friends  on the TAs leaving hubby to do his own thing . RCI never opened for lunch on port days in all the years we have cruised with them but not even on sea days now? What was that salad buffet called , began with a T  😆 , used to love that .

We have started cruising more with other lines and believe it or not even on port days the dining room is open for lunch with them , MSC and P&O. I even had sushi last week on Iona on the lunch menu 😋.  

[gallagher123123]

Could this be an Oasis class thing? The MDR on Serenade served lunch on sea days in October. 

[Another_Critic]

6 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Maybe they'll skip breakfast for 5 days and offer lunch instead.  Seems like a simple solution.😇🤣

 

That works for me.  🙂

[Merion_Mom]

8 hours ago, heatherb1958 said:

Wow, cannot believe I am reading this , no MDR lunch. I  used to love going for a girls only lunch with friends  on the TAs leaving hubby to do his own thing . RCI never opened for lunch on port days in all the years we have cruised with them but not even on sea days now? What was that salad buffet called , began with a T  😆 , used to love that .

We have started cruising more with other lines and believe it or not even on port days the dining room is open for lunch with them , MSC and P&O. I even had sushi last week on Iona on the lunch menu 😋.  

Tutti Salad Bar

[Scottdalfonso]

On Oasis twice this year, never even took notice of lunch in MDR, didn't know it was even a thing. We did Brunch\Breakfast one time, other than that we never stepped foot in MDR other than dinner. 

[doghog]

We'd like to see the Tutti salad bar brought back to the MDR for lunch on sea days. 

[steveru621]

They stop seating at noon.  They don't kick you out.

 

WJ is the alternative.

[bmarts]

Royals dining hours all around were horrible. 

[ONECRUISER]

On 1/13/2024 at 2:44 PM, heatherb1958 said:

Wow, cannot believe I am reading this , no MDR lunch. I  used to love going for a girls only lunch with friends  on the TAs leaving hubby to do his own thing . RCI never opened for lunch on port days in all the years we have cruised with them but not even on sea days now? What was that salad buffet called , began with a T  😆 , used to love that .

We have started cruising more with other lines and believe it or not even on port days the dining room is open for lunch with them , MSC and P&O. I even had sushi last week on Iona on the lunch menu 😋.  

When I started on Royal the Main Dining was open for all 3 Meals inc Lunch on Sea and Port Days.

[lenquixote66]

3 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

When I started on Royal the Main Dining was open for all 3 Meals inc Lunch on Sea and Port Days.

I remember those days 

[doghog]

31 minutes ago, bmarts said:

Royals dining hours all around were horrible. 

They are now. Before the shut down the MDR hours were good for TD and MTD. 

[Another_Critic]

11 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

When I started on Royal the Main Dining was open for all 3 Meals inc Lunch on Sea and Port Days.

And the MDR was the only option for disembarkation breakfast.  And it was at 6 AM for early seating passengers.  😱