RCCL’s Dynamic Dining

March 31, 2014

Royal Caribbean is recreating the dining experience on their next two ships, the Quantum of the Seas (due in November) quantum-of-the-seasand the Anthem of the Seas (due in April, 2015) and calling it Dynamic Dining.  Instead of a large main dining room, there will be 5 smaller and complimentary dining rooms each with its own cuisine: 1) American Icon, which will serve regional American cuisine; 2) Chic, which will place an emphasis on highly sophisticated cuisine; 3) Silk, a Pan-Asian eatery in a format that allows for sharing at the tables; 4) The Grande, which restores the classic age of European ocean liner dining, serving classic continental to diners dressed appropriately; and 5) The Coastal Kitchen, which will serve Mediterranean with a signature California touch. You will be able to dine in different restaurants at any time and a new online system will allow you to make reservations for particular meals online using smart phones and tablets before and during your cruise. The system launches May 15 and will list seat availability at every restaurant with customer ratings of each restaurant.  Specialty restaurants will still be available including options from celebrity chefs such as Jaimie Oliver, Michael Schwartz and Devin Alexander.  Both ships are also bringing new innovations in shipboard activities such as a sky-diving experience and the North Star, a 15-person capsule that extends 300 feet above the ocean and over the sides of the ship at the end of a crane. The SeaPlex, another innovation, is an indoor sports and entertainment complex with bumper cars, roller skating and more.  For multi-generational families, there will be connected staterooms that combine staterooms in three categories to form a special layout that provides separate bedrooms and bathrooms for all.