Wait-time monitors to smooth Freestyle Dining on Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line's Freestyle Dining program, although very well reviewed overall, has occasionally annoyed hungry travelers surprised by a wait to dine. Norwegian is now installing flat-panel monitors throughout the ship that display the current wait time, if any, at each of the ship's restaurants.

With up 10 ten open-seating restaurants serving from 5:30 pm to midnight, from tapas cantinas to Teppanyaki, it was inevitable that occasional bottlenecks would occur. With the new monitors, starving passengers can make a beeline straight to an open table. After a trial run on Norwegian Spirit, the system will officially debut on the brand-new Pride of America,  then Norwegian Jewel, followed by the remainder of the fleet.