You are correct. There is a definite reversal of past terminology
there....Main has always been "early".
I'm not sure why they came up with this "new speak", but I also found it
interesting and confusing to some past passengers.

Peter.

Zegarskis wrote:

Peter,

What I find interesting is that it seems to me that HAL now considers the late
seating as "Main Seating" versus the early seating which I recall usually being
classed as "Main Seating"

Ray in NH




From: Peter Berlin
Date: 03/24/04 07:49 AM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: .net

Here's something a little different for Holland America.
Similiar to dining on some of the Carnival Ships, HA is
testing 4 dining times on the ships with two tiered dining
room. We received this advisory today.



"Attached is the information referencing the expanded dining
times that is being implemented onboard with the Signature
of Excellence upgrades. Please note that the EU, EL, MU, ML
dining options will be tested on the 4/10 through 5/10
sailings (except the NO and PR), the E and M options are for
all other sailings, regardless of ship. If this is
successful, it will be implemented to all future sailings
and you will be advised accordingly.

There will be four dining times that will be staggered
between the Upper and the Lower Dining rooms on the ships
that have two-tired dining rooms (these codes pertain to all
ships except for the ms Noordam and the ms Prinsendam).
Dining will be staggered as follows:


EU - EARLY UPPER - 05:45 p.m.

EL - EARLY LOWER - 06:15 p.m.

MU - MAIN UPPER - 08:00 p.m.

ML - MAIN LOWER - 08:30 p.m.








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