JHP
I think you mean the guide in Lisbon...we were never in Bordeaux. Josue was terrific! You and Marcie will really enjoy him.
Because there were so few passengers on this Crystal cruise, open seating was the venue. This meant you could eat at whatever time you chose but with a certain table and wait staff. We loved this cause we loved our wait staff. On Radisson, you can dine whenever you chose but when you get to the dining room, they put you with a different wait staff each time. I guess you can request a particular waiter and if he has tables available you are in luck.
This "open dinner seating" on Crystal was only because of so few passengers, they don't ever have open seating at all and that is a minus for us. We like to dine around 7:30 and that is not what you get with two separate seatings on Crystal.
Have a wonderful cruise and send Josue our regards. Have him take you to that wonderful restaurant in Sintra and order the "green" wine.