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We don't like to pre schedule morning coffee. We confirm with our butler on embarkation day that we'll be calling in the morning when we are ready for a pot of coffee and maybe fruit or pastries. So far that's worked. On our last cruise I think he was lurking outside our door waiting for the call.

It is the butler's job. As I said if he/she is not available someone will answer the phone and cover. Just make sure to give a nice additional gratuity at the end of cruise if you feel you were a bother, or just because of good service.

We've always had room service delivered by the butler. When he/she has been off duty there is someone covering. Even when we've arranged a small party and our butler was not available someone covered. If you call your butler and he/she is not available the covering butler will answer the phone.

Just my opinion and comments for what they are worth. Don't count on any priority with dining reservations. Not even sure what a "Main specialty restaurant" is. Is it the MDR, or a specialty restaurant? The concierge service is meh. Sparkling wine, so so. You can get fresh fruit from room service or the buffet. We've always found the pears to be no where close to ripe, bananas over ripe. Just ask your cabin attendant for a different pillow. Unless it is an M class ship the cabins are no bigger. Whey do you need a cabin to sleep 4 if there are only 2 of you in the cabin? There is no guarantee you would get both upgraded. What if your kids do and you don't? Food for thought.

Possible but might be a PITN for the bartender. You can always go to guest relations and get ones.

Delete, duplicate.

WOW, you make him work long hours. We give ours time off once we get from the airport to the mansion and from the mansion to the port.

We don't drive to the port, we take a taxi to the airport.

We always use a porter. My days of wheeling heavy luggage when I don't have to are over.

Did you book via an email? If so and you have the confirmation that your bid was received you can go through the link and see the status.

I have always seen that you can get a sea pass for key only use once on board. That way you can stay as booked but sleep where your want.

Pre-dinner drinks start with pre-lunch drinks. Even though we sail in suites I would not book without the all inclusive if it was not included in suites.

You're lucky you got a suite a week ago. They have been sold out for months. Every once in a while when checking for a higher suite I've seen a suite pop up. You must have gotten the last one that showed up. I think it was a SS. Perhaps more will show up when new itineraries are released.

I just had to log into the app again and did not see any breakfast menus for any restaurant.

No suite guests have Luminae for lunch on embarking. They cannot go to the MDR.

They do not offer lunch in the MDR on port days but when it is offered on sea days they have always had desserts on the menu. The App has been wonky recently, no breakfast shown in any of the restaurants and only lunch in Luminae on boarding day. Curious as to why LCG had lunch but no dessert.

Was he on Silhouette in Murano's in March?

@Tom-n-Cherylglad you got the cookie for dinner tonight. Was there any explanation for why it was not offered at lunch? Is this a one off, or ongoing? Even the MDR has, or at least had, dessert for lunch.

They won't fill your cup. You would have to pour your drink into it. The drink will be the standard size. If you get coffee at the buffet, they ask you to fill one of their cups and pour the coffee into yours.

No, that's the New Year's Eve booze cruise. Guess they figure no one will be up before noon so no need for breakfast.

How do you like your suite? The balcony looks small. People were complaining about loud creaking last night. Did you experience any?

That's when we are cruising and as I said, the breakfast menus disappeared for all restaurants today.

It has disappeared from all the restaurants on our upcoming cruise. I'm sure it is just a glitch.

Did you tell them you were arriving at 9:30 or did you just show up at that time? We're leaving from T29 on New Year's Eve and wondering how boarding will go.

Dinner used to be $30 and it is on a space available basis. Breakfast and lunch are around $10 & $20. He will not be able to join you in the Retreat.