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The dining options on a Royal Caribbean cruise can feel overwhelming to new cruisers or those who are new to this cruise line. Whether it’s figuring out how dining options work, snagging the perfect table, or knowing what’s included, I’m breaking it all down with insider tips to help you make the most of every meal and not to miss out on any hidden included perks.
I go over how Royal Caribbean main dining room works, explain traditional dining vs. flexible my time dining, what is included in the Royal Caribbean dining room and what costs extra, showcase new main dining room menus, and share some important dining room tips and secrets.
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0:00 – Royal Caribbean Main Dining Room Explained
0:38 – How the Main Dining Room Works
4:12 – What’s Included In Royal Caribbean Main Dining Room
5:36 – Royal Caribbean New Main Dining Room Menus
8:44 – Royal Caribbean Main Dining Room Tips And Secrets
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32 Comments
Do you have any other tips to share to maximize the main dining room experience on Royal Caribbean cruises?
My wife and I love the dining room, but we do enjoy the Windjammer and of course a quick slice of pizza at Sorrento’s. We do love to dress up on formal night. Chops grill is still my favorite. But we also haven’t eaten at Coastal Kitchen, Izumi, or Giovanni’s. Looking forward to Adventure of the Seas this year.
How do you reserve the dinning option when doing My Time Dining. Is this done once on the ship or is this something you can do on the app before your sailing? 🙂
I was wondering where you make the reservations for your time dining? Is it available on the app? Thank you for all your helpful tips.
I know you said that if we have my time dining and have the same time every night, we should get the same table. What if some nights you eat at 7 and 7:15? Would we still possibly have the same table?
Nice video, Kat! Just subscribed 🙂 I'm taking my first Royal Caribbean cruise this summer – a 7-day Greek Isles (roundtrip Rome) on Odyssey of the Seas in June. Good tips to know ahead of time!
Hi Kat. Thank you for your videos. They are very informative! We are cruising on Oasis for the first time. About my time dining, is it possible that if you selected my time dining that the option to make a reservation is not available when it opens in the app? In other words, are reservations in my time dining on a first come first serve basis?
We love the main dinning and the attention we get! Thanks for this video
FUN FACT: if–and when done ahead of time–you try, you can fully custom your dining experience altogether: Recently celebrated an anniversary and to make it “extra special” I asked for special meals to be served each time we were in the MDR; a special note was on our SeaPass and our meals were made.
Hi Kat! I was wondering if I have a set time already booked for my family and I for 5pm at the main dining room to eat, is it possible to not eat there every night if I want to eat elsewhere?
Hi Kat, I will be on Symphony this year, however when I try to reserve my dining time on the MDR, they ask me for my credit card to be able to reserve, eventhough it says $0. Should I still reserve those times or will I be charged any fees? Thanks in advance.
Hey, we are going om a 6 night trip on allure of the seas. Should we choose tradition dining with fixed time every night at 8, if we know that 2 or 3 nights we maybe won’t eat at the main dining and Instead eat at the buffet or another option. Or should we reserve for each day when we get on the ship. We would like to be sure to be able to get a table some of the days and not end up eating at the buffet every day because it’s sold out
Does Royal Caribbean still do lobster night?
How do I find out which night has lobster night?
Does Royal Caribbean have Caesar Salad and steak on their menu every night? Asking for Serenade of the seas.
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thank you so much for this information. this is my first time cruising with them. so to understand, when we purchased our tickets and said we wanted early dinning, we still need to do reservation for the dinning? and that comes out a month before our cruise starts?
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So helpful! First time cruiser here and this helps!
Hi Kat, I started a vlog last year. Having problems with thumbnails and editing. What sites/apps do u use or u recommend?
Me and my wife will be going on our 2nd cruise ever, 1st one was last May on allure of the seas, this one will be wonder of the seas on May 18th- 25th to the western Caribbean for our 25th wedding anniversary and we're so excited to go. Our 1st cruise last year was with our 2 adult kids and their spouses but its just us this time😊. Great video on the dining options as cruising is new to us.
If you're still hungry … can u go to the Windjammer??
This was so helpful. Thank you very much!
What about lunch in the MDR? Do you have to make reservations? Or can you just easily just walk in ?
We go in Aug and our seating is already fixed for 5 pm. That feels so early! We wamted 6 or 630 but our TA said nothing available. I feel like we will be rushed to get ready for dinner and have to cut swim time short.
I didn’t know about the full menu being available on the app. Maybe it wasn’t on my cruise. Explorer of the seas. Every night was a surprise for us. I’ll need to check that out next time.
Great tip on reviewing the main dining room menus early. Had no idea it was available a month out. Help decision making for choice of specialty dining nights.
Too FAST! Slow down please info is great but toooo fast,😢
Your videos are so good and informative.
I like to skip the windjammer and go to breakfast in the Main Dining Room – not so hectic and it is a plus to order and be served.
Also, lunch is nice also in MDR. ( I think that is only on sea days.)
We try and do a couple of each during the cruise.
Hi, thanks for this video. It is my first time doing a cruise for liberty of the seas. For the my time dining we booked our times but they only different times each night. When you reserve the my time dining do we need to wait in line or will we be seated right away? Also how do you do the fixed time?
What if you miss one night of the my time dining on one of the nights ?