"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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> "LeeNY" wrote:
>
>>Rosalie B. wrote:
>>
>>> I didn't
>>> observe at 8 because we don't ever eat that late, but I would not
>>> think there would be a line then. We didn't eat that late because we
>>> would have missed the late show or other things that started at 9.
>>
>>On HAL, the show for the late seating guests starts at 10:00 or 10:30,
>>so there's still plenty of time to enjoy a leisurely day on shore,
>>relax for a few hours before dinner once back on board, eat a relaxing
>>meal in the dining room, and still see the show. The shows are only,
>>like 45 minutes long. So, you're out of the show by 11:00-11:30. Still
>>plenty early for some gambling, dancing, etc. Carnival ran the shows
>>before dinner, for the late seating. Didn't like that at all, and as a
>>result, didn't see many of their shows. For me, the whole point of late
>>seating is to slow down the pace of my day...having to rush back to the
>>ship to get ready to see the show is no different than having to rush
>>back to get ready for dinner.
>>
> But that's not a fault of Freestyle. And actually I would think that
> it would be better for you, because you would not have to schedule
> your pace to meet the dining time. So if you wanted to see the show
> and didn't think you would have time without rushing back to the ship,
> you could decide to eat in the buffet, and if you didn't care about
> the show, you could eat in the dining room at your leisure and then go
> dancing or do some gambling. Even withOUT Freestyle, you still have
> to go with the ship schedule for shows.
>
> We are incurably early to bed people. Bob is rarely awake past 10:30
> and we are usually up by 6:45. When we are on our boat, we like to
> see the sunrise. This is even though we are retired and don't have
> any schedule to keep - it is just the natural schedule for us. Not
> everyone likes to sleep in. When we are home is that I have to get
> out to meet my personal trainer at 9 instead of having to be at work
> at 8 like before, so it is a little more relaxed.
>
> We normally eat dinner while watching the 6:00 news when we are home,
> and when we eat out, we try to arrive at restaurants before the 6:00
> rush and also in time to get Early Bird Specials if there are any.
> We HATE waiting to be seated, and will leave a restaurant rather than
> wait. So going to dinner at 5:45 to avoid the rush is not any
> different from normal for us and doesn't require rushing. We don't
> dance (Bob because he doesn't and me because of back problems) and we
> don't gamble, and it has only been with great persuasion from Bob that
> I will even GO to a show. YMWV.
>
>
Your schedule sounds like a typical retired persons schedule. We also enjoy
an early meal & then the show followed by possibly a movie if being shown.
Sure you can spend a little more time ashore & hang at the beach or shop,
but just how much time can a person spend on the beach in one day or shop
for that matter? It seems to us that no matter when you choose to eat diner,
the shows, movies & other things are scheduled for either an early of late
schedule. If you choose to dine on your own time you'll be out of sync &
miss out on something for sure.
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