Itchy&Scratchy

but what if Toyota was all you could afford?

what about parents who cruise with kids who don't participate in these programs? Mine is 12 and he refuses to go to kid's club. If we use your logic, we will be unable to sail because the cruise will be "sold" out to anyone with kids within minutes of opening up, even if we don't use the kid's club. Plus, 17 yo teens aren't supervised in the kid's club anyway. So, what program will be handling them? So, in this case I say - if you want a cruise with no more than 100 kids, don't try to turn an RCI ship into them. Go try something else which already caters to your interests.

that only punishes the actual personnel who are providing you with your services and doing the best they can. It doesn't hurt the decision makers.... and doesn't tell them anything.

we are hoping to finally try the Solarium bistro on this sailing. I cancelled our Mexican MDR night reservations and made a reservation at SB. We are not vegetarians, but my kid will not eat either salmon or shrimp, so I hope he finds enough of the vegetables to eat. I also told him we could stop by Sorento's on the way and get a couple of slices of pizza for him to enjoy at SB. Do you know if there were any chicken kebabs? It probably wasn't on your radar at all, but maybe you noticed. 🙂

I think that dead horse has been beaten to a pulp by now.

so are we (sadly for the last time, since DS turned 12 this month), but it was an error on RCI's side. They accidently released the promotion with the Easter week being eligible for KSF. I snatched it up right away since it's our school break, but within mere days RCI realized what they had done and added the Easter week to the ineligible times. I kept an eye on the T&Cs and that's what I saw.

the problem is not with GETTING EXTRA entrees. The problem is with them being served at the SAME TIME. Everybody else is reporting this problem. You may have gotten lucky, but others said that waiters went as far as to say they would get in trouble.

there is now. With the new menu, RCI also rolled out the "no two entries at the same time". Just read the MDR related threads.

what the heck? It's only for kids 12 and under. KSF has nothing to do with the hoards of teenagers. Plus, it's so dang limited that it's extremely, and I mean it, extremely difficult to apply it to any cruise that working parents with kids in school could possibly go on. KSF definitely doesn't apply to any school breaks.

We will ask for some extra veggies on our cruise in two weeks and will report upon our return.

I have just prepaid our gratuities (due to new higher rates) which I don't usually do, and now we have $100 for frivolous things like iced coffee and alcohol. Clarifications: I had a $50 OBC to begin with.

it was disgusting.

just an FYI - these are not new. We had them on the Allure in June 2022.

I'll post a thorough review upon my return from Oasis on Apr 9. With pics and honest opinions. I am a glutton, and not a very picky one at that, and I have until now found RCI food to be mostly good, with some outstanding dishes, and some that should be shunned forever (looking at you, Beef Stroganoff with pickles).

I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that nobody has expected a 5 star quality or choices from MDR or buffet food on RCI ships in many years. But it's now getting even worse than 3 stars out of 5.

yes, the TSA guy said that less than 4 oz would no longer be a threat. I briefly considered eating half a package in front of him....

last time we traveled, I brought an 8 oz pack of cream cheese for our breakfast in the carry on backpack. TSA promptly removed it, because it's a threat.

why not ask these people? They were there on Monday.

one can't book unlimited shows by definition. One can book only one showing of a particular show. And the particular shows are also limited. There are only 4 on the Oasis.

maybe, it'll be cheaper for you to pay as you go without buying any packages? Can she break even on the other package? That's a lot of non-alcoholic drinks. 🙂

I really hope you wore masks at the airport and on the plane to prevent others from getting infected.

depends on your destinations...

well, that's very sad. I love Midori sours and Dunes.

you can always use it towards gratuities. You don't have to spend it.

how is it helping anyone? why can't I have both entrees at the same time? I literally inhale food, unlike my mom or DH, so I want my entrees at the same time, because I don't want to wait 20 minutes for the waiter to bring me the second entree. Most of the time we end up at a big table with just the 3 of us, so there is plenty of space for extra plates. I am planning to nicely ask for all the entrees if I want them at the same time. Being nice doesn't hurt.