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suzw0
Guest
Is personal choice one designated dining room or tables in each dining room?
How was anyones' experience with it?
Suzanne
How was anyones' experience with it?
Suzanne
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Lady Jag
Guest
I don't quite understand your question, but I'll try. With Personal Choice, you aren't assigned a dining room or table. Usually, they set aside 1-2 dining rooms for those that are on Personal Choice. There is usually 1 or 2 other dining rooms set aside for traditional dining at a set time - 6:15 or 8:30 ish.
You can make reservations with Personal Choice for a particular table, particular waiter or particular time. Sometimes they'll take them and sometimes they will only allow you to reserve at certain times.
We liked Personal Choice when we had a group travelling with us because we didn't have to start from the beginning with small talk each time we ate. If it's just the two of you, you might be seated at a large table and have to explain your life history or cruise history each night. It could get old.
The flexibility of PC is nice, but I really like the stability of traditional dining. The waiter gets to know what our preferences are and it makes dining much smoother. It's a more personal way of dining, IMO. Both are great for different reasons.
What we do is one time we do PC, the next time, traditional.
You can make reservations with Personal Choice for a particular table, particular waiter or particular time. Sometimes they'll take them and sometimes they will only allow you to reserve at certain times.
We liked Personal Choice when we had a group travelling with us because we didn't have to start from the beginning with small talk each time we ate. If it's just the two of you, you might be seated at a large table and have to explain your life history or cruise history each night. It could get old.
The flexibility of PC is nice, but I really like the stability of traditional dining. The waiter gets to know what our preferences are and it makes dining much smoother. It's a more personal way of dining, IMO. Both are great for different reasons.
What we do is one time we do PC, the next time, traditional.
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MimiSail
Guest
Those are good points, Lady Jag. Suzanne, again, with the baby, you might want Personal Choice because a 1-1/2 year old's schedule might not always gibe with the traditional dining times, and this way you could go when the baby is ready or forego the dining room altogether sometimes and enjoy the buffet for dinner.
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Lisa
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There are seperate dining rooms for Personal Choice and Traditional. No overlapping that I have seen. It would be disruptive for those in Traditional dining to have PC diners coming in and getting served at different times than the majority of diners in that dining room.
Both choices have their plusses, but when push comes to shove, I found I do prefer traditional dining because of the stability of your tablemates AND wait staff!
Both choices have their plusses, but when push comes to shove, I found I do prefer traditional dining because of the stability of your tablemates AND wait staff!
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asctony
Guest
In PC you may request a specific time, table, waiter staff every night. It can be just like Traditional and even better since you can pick your table mates. This way you may not get stuck with someone whom may not be to your choice. Happy Cruising!!
