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"how often can you eat?" The dining rotation applies to dinner, right? And the other places to eat--there's pretty much something open most of the day? And then there's room service--did I hear it right that you can get Mickey bars from room service? Any of the other park treats, my dd loved the Minnie bars...
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Although they like you to "run along", you can sit down when the dining room opens and gorge yourself until it closes for breakfast and lunch. But it's really easier to graze at the buffet.
Of course, if he does that he won't be in any shape to enjoy the great dinners. We actually tend to eat light for lunch. On port days we'll load up for breakfast, although they tends to slow us down during the day and sometimes we get into that conundrum where we're too full to eat lunch at some wonderful shore restaurant until it gets too close to dinner.
The better question is "when CAN'T you eat?!" The answer to that is NEVER! With room service available 24-hours a day, sustinenance is never far away!
All other food areas, including restaurants, do have hours of operation. The earliest you can get something for breakfast is at 7 AM at Goofy's Galley; the buffet is open from 7:30-10 AM and the restaurants will offer breakfast at 8AM until 9:30 AM(Triton's/Lumiere's) or 11-11:30 AM (Parrot Cay)
Lunch at the buffet is from 12PM to 2PM, Triton's/Lumiere's from 12PM to 1:30PM.
Dinner seating starts the rotational dining times, beginning at 5:30 PM. It isn't necessary to show up early as they don't let anyone in ahead of time so you just end up waiting in a long line. We like to be fashionably-late to dinner and then just walk right in.
The snack areas around the pool open at 11AM and stay open until about 6 or 7 PM. Pinocchio's will reopen around 9:30 PM for late-night munchies until about 12:30AM; Goofy's Galley from 7PM to 11PM.
Munchies can also be found in the lounge/bar areas during late-night activities.
As Dillon said, you may want to take it easy during the day so you can enjoy the many wonderful meals offered. And don't forget to save a night for Palo! Palo night is so much food that I only eat breakfast that day!
Enjoy!
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My DD 17 LOVES food (and only weighs 100 pounds - life is NOT fair). She ate constantly. Almost every picture of her has her holding food. You will never be hungry.
I think it's fair to say you can pretty much eat all the time, with all the various choices. We tried to keep to breakfast, lunch and dinner with the odd snack, although the temptation is definitely there to gorge all day long!
I think it's fair to say you can pretty much eat all the time, with all the various choices. We tried to keep to breakfast, lunch and dinner with the odd snack, although the temptation is definitely there to gorge all day long!
Just be warned! On our first Disney cruise, my DH gained 6 pounds. that amounts to almost a pound a day!!!!!
On our 2nd cruise he watched himself and still ate well. He proudly said that he only gained 3 punds!!
Enjoy the Western cruise, we loved it.
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Let's see...on your first day as soon as you board, you can go to Parrot Cay or Topsiders and start with the buffet lunch. And on your last day when you leave, you get whatever breakfast items you want before you debark. And in between...well, you are really only limited by your appetite!
On our RCI cruise last fall, they had cookies on our bed (suite) that morning when we collected our bags after breakfast. We saw our stateroom attendant as we were walking out and she asked us if we wanted some more.
We watch what we eat, get exercise and have fun. I haven't gained any weight on a cruise since our first one, but I haven't starved.
If you do find yourself eating too much, take the stairs instead of the elevator - really! My DH gained 9 pounds, I gained about 5. We ate everything in sight the first couple days (trying to get our money's worth) and then just decided that was stupid. So we tried to eat lighter, but it was so hard cuz everything was soooo good!!! Take advantage of the gym and stairs!
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I am always amazed at the way some people treat buffets. Whether it's Las Vegas or a cruise ship, if seems like they just have to stack a plate with all the food offered. They're not going to turn you away, just go back and get some more. I've actually been bummed out at the amount of wasted food at the buffets, wherever.
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There are plenty of food options available for you. For us, it's not the food that puts on a few pounds - it's the drinks so we take the stairs instead of the elevators in the hopes of minimizing any increases.
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