Sand and Seas

Thai sounds great. Thanks for sharing link. Also like the idea of expanding Indulge to ten specialties. Prima officer was telling us they are trying to add more Indulge food halls but hard to fit on the older ships.

Welcome to Cruisecritic! We love the Joy. Glad you enjoyed your cruise 😎

Indulge Food hall ( Prima) has a nice selection of Indian food with some tasty vegetarian selections. The dinner menu also has fresh made Naan 😋

Yes. Ruby player and one guest have UB on your keycard for drinks anywhere on board. It's the basic FAS drink package but you are not charged the 20 percent fee.

Call CAS before sailing and ask them to send you an updated Amenities confirmation for your reservation. Ours showed BEVPK1 at zero cost for Unlimited Open Bar Package. When we checked in at Port our cards were already printed with UB.

Currently on the Prima. They delivered a plate of cookies to our cabin yesterday. We didn't see any in the observation lounge but we have only been there once during afternoon snack time.

For Prima, I believe it was the Improv club across from Syd Norman's. I saw a lot of backpacks and small bags there as we boarded. There was an employee checking them in.

Perfect! I bet your server loved that soluion😊

Sounds confusing. I would rather they just post it on the menu so the server doesn't have to explain. I like a crabcake and lobster tail. Will they have to call that an upcharge? Doesn't make sense to me.

For us, the new Ruby benefits are an improvement. Others may wish for Premium Plus but comped FAS to use shipwide meets our needs.

@BirdTravels, Hope you have a wonderful cruise! Encore is one of our favorites. Thanks for sharing with us all😎

@cygnets, thanks for posting about your upgrades on your summary page. I'm Ruby, but nothing showing on my summary page for my 3 booked cruises. As changes to program were still being made yesterday (per agent I spoke with), I would suggest you keep an eye on that summary page. It could take awhile for them to sort out the Tier promos.

Mine just shows 'Casino-Value'. I've been Ruby for quite awhile. This last year I was over double 'Ruby' points. Maybe it means "you COULD get to Elite if you just pushed it a bit more"

I totally agree! And since they seem to be tweaking the benefits day by day, who knows what the final language will look like. I am glad that I (and many others) had called CAS to express our displeasure with the changed benefits listed in the first brochure that some received. I hope they are still listening and working on what is fair based on Tier levels.

There are some additional reports on that other site now. One of them says he spoke with a CAS exec who was currently onboard their sailing. He said Elite will now get 'Complimentary' upgrade to Premium Plus for guests 1 & 2. It read like you would NOT have to pay the basic FAS fees. I hope that is true as Elite has definitely earned it. I feel fairly confident about the change for Ruby as I talked with a CAS agent who was reading an update that had been sent to them. Please let us know if CAS gives you further information for Elite. Who knows what they might change in the next 24-48 hours before we see it on the website.