We are doing the 7-day Caribbean trip starting Saturday, and were pretty frustrated with this changed itinerary, since this is our first cruise. Was quite looking forward to St. Thomas and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
I had been wondering whether the extra onboard credit they're giving us would apply to specialty dining, because that phrase was missing from the e-mail I received (mine says just "may be used toward all purchases in the bars, boutiques, and photo gallery, as well as spa treatments and shore excursions"), but I noticed the e-mail text somebody else posted above also included "specialty dining", so that's good news.
We're losing a "shore" excursion (snorkeling) in St. Thomas that we were really excited about... will have to see what becomes available for the Nassau stop. I'm guessing those will book up very quickly.
Anyhow, I found this thread while googling for more info about the issues with the ship... thanks for the narration of the journey so far, it's been interesting to read along!
--sdc