What time is dinner on Royal Caribbean?

My Time Dining is all about convenience . You can choose to dine in our main dining room anytime between 6:00 and 9:30 pm (times vary by ship) each evening. You can decide on a daily basis what works for you. For your convenience, we will accept reservations once onboard the ship.



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Each night, there are 2 seating times for dinner. These times vary based on itinerary. In general, for sailings out of the domestic US, the Main Seating begins at 5:45 PM, and the Second Seating begins at 8:00 PM. For sailings out of Europe, the Main Seating begins at 6:00 PM, and the Second Seating begins at 8:30 PM.

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Located in the multi-level Royal Promenade at the heart of our ships – and the best spot for people-watching – Café Promenade serves coffee, snacks, pastries, and sandwiches around the clock. Open 24 hours a day, it's perfect for satisfying your late-night cravings.

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When you book your cruise, you'll get to choose between traditional dining and My Time Dining. Traditional dining allows you to select one of two assigned seating: the early seating or the late seating. Your table assignment will be printed on the front of your SeaPass® card.

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What time is breakfast served in the main dining room on Royal Caribbean? For breakfast, the main dining room typically opens between 7 AM and 8 AM and stays open for about 90 minutes. So, it typically closes between 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM. CRUISE DEALS: BOOK NOW AND SAVE ON YOUR NEXT ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE!

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Many passengers on a Royal Caribbean cruise enjoy meals in the Main Dining Room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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Cruise ships are good at making food available 24/7, so if you're hungry, there's usually no one to blame but yourself. The main dining room usually has set meal times, but sections of the buffet will always be open, and you'll usually be able to find a diner, cafe, or pizza shop that's open at all hours.

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But on a Royal Caribbean cruise, not only can you order as much as you want, you should! The serving sizes of entrées in Royal Caribbean restaurants tends to be on the small side. Plus, you are absolutely allowed to order as much as you want in the main dining room.

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Royal Caribbean International no longer offers the traditional midnight buffet where guests parade through the dining room, take pictures, then eat, on a regular fleet-wide basis.

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Early dining typically begins anywhere from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Early dining frees up your entire evening for shows, live music, deck parties, and other activities around the ship. It's also great for families with children, because kids are often used to eating a bit earlier.

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Getting on your ship means a lot of choices on how to begin your vacation, but many guests elect to start things off with lunch. Embarkation usually begins in the late morning to early afternoon, so lunch is the first opportunity to sit down for a bite to eat.

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Dinner or “smart casual” attire If you're having dinner in the main restaurant or any meal at one of the specialty restaurants, you'll follow a “smart casual” dress code on most nights. This means long pants, jeans, a dress or skirt, a stylish top, or a button-down.

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3-1-1 Liquids Rule So the 3-1-1 rule is the TSA's quick reminder: 3 ounces, 1 quart bag and 1 bag per traveler.

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After breakfast service ends in the late morning, all major cruise lines offer an all-day room service menu of salads, sandwiches, snacks and desserts. Most cruise lines have special in-room dining menus, separate from what you'd find that day on the buffet or in the main dining room.

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Much like any hotel on land, room service tends to be operational 24/7 and that means passengers can have breakfast in bed at 2 p.m. if they so please or enjoy a hot pepperoni pizza at 3 a.m. by the sea.

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On cruise lines where there is a formal night, jeans are not permitted in the main dining room. However, you can always eat in the casual restaurants and the buffet.

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Many of the dishes on the Main Dining Room's menu rotate each night, which means you could go an entire week without ever repeating a course.

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