Cabanas. Every time. It is our routine. We know our cruise has officially started when we have our first cabanas meal!
I like to do the sit down meal and then head up to the top decks so we can officially kick things off with the first adult beverageI'll second this! Plus once getting on board a ship I don't want to be cooped up in a restaurant. I want all the big windows to see the water, other ships, etc....
We had been platinum so for many cruises when we got BG 1, we went right there (often had to wait for them to open) and had the place pretty much to ourselves for most of the meal. When that stopped it got hectic there, but now being Pearl we get on early and it's back to being a nice relaxing experience.
No "other" option in survey. Typically we head for the buffet. But, on occasion, we've gone to the MDR. Either way is the "best" way.but wondering which one people tend to think is the best way to start their cruise!