New Dining Times On Holland America

(Surfer E2468) wrote in message ...
Wonder how they will arrange the shows?

On Zuiderdam, the show for main (late) seating guests started at
10:30, except for the last night, when the main (late) seating show
was pre-dinner. So, if you're the earlier shift of the main (late)
seating, you might have to kill some time before the show. I was at
the 8:30 late seating, and we barely made it to the shows before they
started.

I believe the show for early diners started at 8:30, so those with the
6:00 seating might have a few minutes after dinner before they head to
the show lounge.

Lee

(SNUMBER6) wrote in message ...
From: (Surfer E2468)

Wonder how they will arrange the shows?

The earlier diners get the better seats ...

I guess, depends on what you call "better". If I'm not sure how I'm
going to like a show, I sit farther to the back, so I can make an
easier escape. However, even showing up in the show lounge just
minutes before the start there were always plenty of seats available
in all areas of the theater - I could have sat in the first row, if I
had wanted to. I found that the shows on HAL were not as well attended
as shows on other lines. Maybe that 10:30 start was just too late for
some people.

I don't see any point in showing up for the shows more than just a
couple of minutes before the start, anyway. Why sit there twiddling my
thimbs when I could be playing a couple of hands of blackjack :-)?

Lee

Be seeing you
In the Village
Number 6

From: (Lee)

I don't see any point in showing up for the shows more than just a
couple of minutes before the start, anyway. Why sit there twiddling my
thimbs when I could be playing a couple of hands of blackjack :-)?

They had a couple of little pre-shows on my cruise ... Like the liars club once
.... and something else another time ... But how could anyone coming out of the
dining room on the lower level ... and fail to stop for the dessert show at the
explorers lounge ???

However, even showing up in the show lounge just
minutes before the start there were always plenty of seats available
in all areas of the theater - I could have sat in the first row, if I
had wanted to. I found that the shows on HAL were not as well attended
as shows on other lines. Maybe that 10:30 start was just too late for
some people.

The early show was more attended ... but I'd agree that there were many on
board where 10:30 PM was way past their bed times ...
Like you ... I am no big fan of the usual song and dance revues ...but on the
Zuiderdam ... they all were rather good ... I actually enjoyed some ... rather
than just suffering through it ...for my wifes sake ...



Be seeing you
In the Village
Number 6

One problem we have encountered is when the show is after each dinner,
the early-seated people (and their children) go back to their cabins and
fool around and change into shorts and take the seats at the late show.
We late-seated people didn't dare linger over coffee, 'cause there
weren't any good seats left.

Candy -- would really rather get a good spot at the craps table, anyway

Lee wrote:
(Surfer E2468) wrote in message ...

Wonder how they will arrange the shows?


On Zuiderdam, the show for main (late) seating guests started at
10:30, except for the last night, when the main (late) seating show
was pre-dinner. So, if you're the earlier shift of the main (late)
seating, you might have to kill some time before the show. I was at
the 8:30 late seating, and we barely made it to the shows before they
started.

I believe the show for early diners started at 8:30, so those with the
6:00 seating might have a few minutes after dinner before they head to
the show lounge.

Lee

"Peter Berlin" wrote in room. We received this
advisory today.
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.

For the ships without the two-tiered dining rooms (NO/PR)
the following dining codes will be inputted:

1. E - EARLY (1ST) - 06:00 p.m.

2. M - MAIN (2ND) - 08:15 p.m."


Will this be in effect on the new Westerdam in May, Peter?

Thanks,
Jean