Norwegian Wind for Solo Cruiser?

[Tampa Mike]

I am VERY tempted to book the Wind for an 11 day Hawaii Voyage in August - the rate is excellent and my Frequent Flyer miles are burning a hole in my pocket. I travel solo, and do enjoy some quiet time while aboard.

My concern is with the breakfast and lunch dining arrangements on the Wind. I see that they have no Lido / Buffet style dining area (aside from a small Sports Bar & poolside grille). Will this make it difficult to dine alone if I choose? I prefer the standard assigned table for dinner, but I prefer to avoid open seating dining for breakfast & lunch and being seated randomly on a daily basis. Likely I will find ship mates to lunch with, but I am curious if any other solo cruisers have found the Wind to be less accomodating for solo breakfast or lunch?

Appreciate any input on the Wind's dining options...and from any solo Wind alumni!

 

[cruisefanatic]

NCL is totally freestyle with their dining, so even at dinner you will not have a standard assigned table. You can request to share a table when you arrive at the dining room. My wife and I requested to share three different evenings and just ended up sitting alone at a table for four or six, they never brought anyone else over to share. The only time that we shared a table was when some other people were at the hostess counter at the same time also wanting to share. Most people did not want to share tables and would even wait for one that they could have to themselves.

The Sports Bar had enough seating for most days, but was pretty loud with the TV's going full blast. Auto racing is not what I wanted with breakfast. There is a decent breakfast buffet up on deck, and there were usually tables and chairs available. We usually ate breakfast in the dining room, and there would be plenty of tables open if you wanted to dine solo.