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You are probably right.....I generally like to eat a little later (anytime between 7:00 - 8:00). I suspect that if we went to dinner between 5:30-06:30, it would have been busier and we might of had to wait. To me, pushing dinner back a little is a small price to pay to be able to enjoy your afternoon/evening on your schedule and not the cruise line's. ride With an assigned dining time, you are stuck if you decide you want to hang out at the pool later in the afternoon, enjoy a port of call later than you planned, or schedule an appointment at the spa in the late afternoon, because they might interfere with dinner.

My idea of vacation is doing what you want WHEN you want. My experience (although limited) is that other cruise lines have not done as good of a job as NCL in trying to implement a version of anytime dining. I have six cruises booked in the next 8 months on NCL, RCCL, and Carnival....I'm anxious to see how they all compare. ride

Hope that helps....have a great 4th of July Holiday!!!!! ride ride ride ride ride

<blockquote data-quote="CruisingRocks" data-source="post: 1228919"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />rideHi Gayle!&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />rideYou are probably right.....I generally like to eat a little later (anytime between 7:00 - 8:00).&nbsp; I suspect that if we went to dinner between 5:30-06:30, it would have been busier and we might of had to wait.&nbsp; To me, pushing dinner back a little is a small price to pay to be able to enjoy your afternoon/evening on your schedule and not the cruise line's.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ride With an assigned dining time, you are stuck if you decide you want to hang out at the pool later in the afternoon, enjoy a port of call later than you planned, or schedule an appointment at the spa in the late afternoon, because they might interfere with dinner.&nbsp; My idea of vacation is doing what you want WHEN you want.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; My experience (although limited) is that other cruise lines have not done as good of a job as NCL in trying to implement a version of anytime dining.&nbsp; I have six cruises booked in the next 8 months on NCL, RCCL, and Carnival....I'm anxious to see how they all compare.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />rideHope that helps....have a great 4th of July Holiday!!!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ride&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ride&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ride&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ride&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ride</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CruisingRocks, post: 1228919"] :prideHi Gayle! :pride You are probably right.....I generally like to eat a little later (anytime between 7:00 - 8:00). I suspect that if we went to dinner between 5:30-06:30, it would have been busier and we might of had to wait. To me, pushing dinner back a little is a small price to pay to be able to enjoy your afternoon/evening on your schedule and not the cruise line's. :pride With an assigned dining time, you are stuck if you decide you want to hang out at the pool later in the afternoon, enjoy a port of call later than you planned, or schedule an appointment at the spa in the late afternoon, because they might interfere with dinner. My idea of vacation is doing what you want WHEN you want. My experience (although limited) is that other cruise lines have not done as good of a job as NCL in trying to implement a version of anytime dining. I have six cruises booked in the next 8 months on NCL, RCCL, and Carnival....I'm anxious to see how they all compare. :pride Hope that helps....have a great 4th of July Holiday!!!!! :pride :pride :pride :pride :pride [/QUOTE]