r/explorajourneys

First time on explora cruise coming up on the 75day dinner reservation window opening. Our cruise is 8/10-8/25 on E3 so I don’t know how sold out it is since it’s early in E3 sailings. Is it difficult to get dinner reservations?? Do I need to jump on it that exact day/time that the reservations open? I imagine at sea days are the hardest to get?? I don’t want set plans each night so I’m fine winging it on half of nights roughly unless you explora experienced say otherwise. Is it easy to move times on board etc
Any recs greatly appreciated

This is a question to see if others have experienced this severe of a penalty to requesting to move to same cruise the following year or another similar cost cruise has gotten this response.
I booked for explora 3 aug10-25 for cruise through a TA that’s a virtuoso agent. I now have a work conflict that may or may not cause my to move trip earlier/later or shorten trip (it’s 2 BTB cruises) I was told there was a 50% cancellation fee on total cruise price. I said I never requested cancellation but instead moving date of cruise. I’ve put down a 25% deposit. My TA has said I can’t move date, shorten trip, or cancel without the 50% due. That’s 18k that is the “fee”.
My agent says explora has the strictest policy on any change but this seems totally weird to me! Like I haven’t cruised yet and I’m already very disappointed with pre cruise customer service. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?? Any advice?