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I'm thinking of taking a Batic Cruise on the RSSC Navigator. I'm a
single sixtyish male and I'd be going alone. Their literature says they have open seating in their several restaurants. They make no mention of assigned seating. Does that mean they don't have assigned seating in a main dining room? I understand that most cruise lines tend to seat singles at certain tables and I would prefer that, rather than finding new dinner partners every night or plunking myself down at a table with strangers. Can anybody shed light on this? thanx. |
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On 17 Feb 2006 22:13:55 -0800, "jimoran" wrote:
Does that mean they don't have assigned seating in a main dining room? I understand that most cruise lines tend to seat singles at certain tables and I would prefer that, rather than finding new dinner partners every night or plunking myself down at a table with strangers. Can anybody shed light on this? thanx. Hi, They have open dining in all of their dining rooms. They have no assigned seating. You will be seated with whomever you wish or by yourself if that is your preference. Any more questions, just ask! Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com |
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On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:13:55 -0500, jimoran wrote
(in article . com): I'm thinking of taking a Batic Cruise on the RSSC Navigator. I'm a single sixtyish male and I'd be going alone. Their literature says they have open seating in their several restaurants. They make no mention of assigned seating. Does that mean they don't have assigned seating in a main dining room? I understand that most cruise lines tend to seat singles at certain tables and I would prefer that, rather than finding new dinner partners every night or plunking myself down at a table with strangers. Can anybody shed light on this? thanx. You will be asked if you want to join a group or sit alone. I traveled on the RSSC Mariner for a 12 Amazon cruise and joined a group every night but one in which I thought I may have to order seconds of my main dish. If you go down about the same time every night you will get repeats in tablemates. LOL I got the Opera lecturer from Hell three nights. Also the cast members of the main show can eat in the main dining room on non show nights, I got two members of the show twice. |
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"jimoran" wrote in news:1140243235.158607.29840
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: I'm thinking of taking a Batic Cruise on the RSSC Navigator. I'm a single sixtyish male and I'd be going alone. Their literature says they have open seating in their several restaurants. They make no mention of assigned seating. Does that mean they don't have assigned seating in a main dining room? I understand that most cruise lines tend to seat singles at certain tables and I would prefer that, rather than finding new dinner partners every night or plunking myself down at a table with strangers. Can anybody shed light on this? thanx. Open seating is an odd thing. On a recent cruise we ended up with the same couple all but one night though largely by chance. (We were invited to sit with another group and after we said yes they said, "Now where are the XYZ's?") As mentioned cast members are encouraged to mix, performers many times attract dinner companions and you can always just tell the Maitre d that you wouuld like a table with others, you will not be alone. -- Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations http://www.josephcoulter.com/ |
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Most mainstream cruise lines don't have enough tables to allow open seating,
so they have 2 dinner seatings with assigned tables at assigned times. That's generally referred to as traditional. Most of the expensive ones (like RSSC) have enough tables so they can have open seating - which results in your concern. You might want to consider a cruise with traditional assigned seating for dinner. That way you can have an assigned table with other singles for the entire cruise. One of the discussed "downsides" of open seating (also called freestyle on NCL and personal choice on Princess) is if you are traveling alone. If you want higher end with traditional assigned seating, you might look at Crystal. If you want to drop down to something more moderately price, you might look at Celebrity or Holland America. --Tom "jimoran" wrote in message ups.com... I'm thinking of taking a Batic Cruise on the RSSC Navigator. I'm a single sixtyish male and I'd be going alone. Their literature says they have open seating in their several restaurants. They make no mention of assigned seating. Does that mean they don't have assigned seating in a main dining room? I understand that most cruise lines tend to seat singles at certain tables and I would prefer that, rather than finding new dinner partners every night or plunking myself down at a table with strangers. Can anybody shed light on this? thanx. |
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"jimoran" wrote in message ups.com... | I'm thinking of taking a Batic Cruise on the RSSC Navigator. I'm a | single sixtyish male and I'd be going alone. Their literature says | they have open seating in their several restaurants. They make no | mention of assigned seating. Does that mean they don't have assigned | seating in a main dining room? I understand that most cruise lines | tend to seat singles at certain tables and I would prefer that, rather | than finding new dinner partners every night or plunking myself down at | a table with strangers. Can anybody shed light on this? thanx. | As others have said, the maitre d' will seat you with other diners at some of the larger tables. Every night on our last trip, the single travelers held court at a few large tables in the middle of the dining room. Officers and staff also sat there occasionally. Once the single travelers connected up with each other, they tended to meet in the cocktail lounge before dinner, then go in as a group. They seemed to be happy with the arrangements. There aren't a huge amount of single travelers but there were enough. There were also a few duos of women (mother-daughters or friends) who also sat with many of the single travelers. We met a couple whose brother was with them. He tended to sit with the singles occasionally and with them other times. We find the open seating to be great. If you are doing the Baltic and have the late nights in port, you will appreciate the flexibility to dine when you are ready. Diane |
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Thus spake Blackbird71 :
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:13:55 -0500, jimoran wrote (in article . com): I'm thinking of taking a Batic Cruise on the RSSC Navigator. I'm a single sixtyish male and I'd be going alone. Their literature says they have open seating in their several restaurants. They make no mention of assigned seating. Does that mean they don't have assigned seating in a main dining room? I understand that most cruise lines tend to seat singles at certain tables and I would prefer that, rather than finding new dinner partners every night or plunking myself down at a table with strangers. Can anybody shed light on this? thanx. You will be asked if you want to join a group or sit alone. I traveled on the RSSC Mariner for a 12 Amazon cruise and joined a group every night but one in which I thought I may have to order seconds of my main dish. Tweleve Amazons. Now that must have been an interesting cruise. What was her name? And did you actually order her twice? If you go down about the same time every night you will get repeats in tablemates. LOL I got the Opera lecturer from Hell three nights. Also the cast members of the main show can eat in the main dining room on non show nights, I got two members of the show twice. -- dillon Could have been is in the past Could be is in the future There is only the now |
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