Jackie, I'm not sure when you say the alternate dining is nothing more than a pool deck snack menu. the specialty restaurants that serve dinner are terrific. One is an Asian restaurant and the other, Prego, is a terrific Italian restaurant. The Asian Restaurant on the Symphony is called Jade Garden and Wolfgang Puck designed the menu and recipies. The Asian restaurant on the Serenity, Silk Roads, is affiliated with the Nobu Restaurant Group. It also has a seperate Sushi Bar.
I believe there is casual dining by the pool on selected evening but I've never have eaten there for dinner. Perhaps that is what Jackie is referring to.
Nancy