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I just returned from a CW sailing on the Grand. We are late 40's / 50ish - lots of folks our age and a bit younger. Also a fair contingent (perhaps 1/4 of the ship) were older - 60's and 70's. We were waitlisted for late seating Traditional Dining and then got it just before sailing. We ended up at a table of 8 insted of the 6 top we requested, there was one person at the table who sort of put a damper on conversation, we had a grim and overly serious waiter and there was a wicked vibration directly under the table.We immediately changed over to PC and loved it. IMHO we still receiced terrific and friednly service. we were able to eat when we chose and also able to ask for a table of our own some evenings and requested to share on other evenings.If you eat on the PC plan expect to wai a bit for a table if you're being seated between about 6:30 and 8:30 - the wait (if there is one at all) tends to be longest on the formal nights - perhaps 10-15 minutes if you're wiling to share a table and as long as 20 - 30 if you want a table for two. They have a pager system - you can go hang out at the lobby bar or in the casino while you're waiting for your table. Also - dont assume that the wait is the same at both dining rooms if there are two PC dining roms - check both as one may have little or no wait while the other is busy.
I just returned from a CW sailing on the Grand. We are late 40's / 50ish - lots of folks our age and a bit younger. Also a fair contingent (perhaps 1/4 of the ship) were older - 60's and 70's. We were waitlisted for late seating Traditional Dining and then got it just before sailing. We ended up at a table of 8 insted of the 6 top we requested, there was one person at the table who sort of put a damper on conversation, we had a grim and overly serious waiter and there was a wicked vibration directly under the table.
We immediately changed over to PC and loved it. IMHO we still receiced terrific and friednly service. we were able to eat when we chose and also able to ask for a table of our own some evenings and requested to share on other evenings.
If you eat on the PC plan expect to wai a bit for a table if you're being seated between about 6:30 and 8:30 - the wait (if there is one at all) tends to be longest on the formal nights - perhaps 10-15 minutes if you're wiling to share a table and as long as 20 - 30 if you want a table for two. They have a pager system - you can go hang out at the lobby bar or in the casino while you're waiting for your table. Also - dont assume that the wait is the same at both dining rooms if there are two PC dining roms - check both as one may have little or no wait while the other is busy.
