We’ve never requested a private table but they always give us one because my husband is allergic to shellfish. I’ve always been a little confused by this, because we still order shellfish for the rest of the family and they don’t have a problem with that. I’m assuming that maybe it’s just easier for them to keep track in the kitchen if the allergy tables are all on their own? I’ve always felt a little bad about it though because I know there are people who would really like to be at a private table and sometimes are not able to be accommodated. We would be perfectly happy to share a table with another family. We were even looking forward to it on our first cruise because we were hoping to be seated with another family with kids so ours could make some friends. Now we just know that we will get a private table and it’s fine, but I always feel a little guilty when I read that someone was not able to get a private table and requested one.