giraffeman

I never received the Email but did watch last month, via the link provided earlier in this thread

3 hours ago, sunonfire said:

I checked the original email and it states by November 14, 2023 if you qualify.

 Dam, I'm cruising on 11/4/23 and was hoping to get them sooner then later. 

Anyone know what you need to "qualify"?

The so called "new Menu" for the MDR  was on the app for my Nov 4th sailing on the Summit, but I just noticed that it has now been removed.

Are they changing again? Maybe they have listened  to all  bad feedback and are adding more options, One can only hope . 

On 8/30/2023 at 1:59 PM, Cu@c2 said:

I am going on the Silhouette Feb 2024  and wondering if anyone knew the prices of water, soft drinks and specialty coffee.   I am not a drinker and the price for a beverage package is RIDICULOUS!

 

 

Don't know if they went up in price too, but you know the most likely will increase by February  2024 

• Soft Drinks: $3
• Specialty Coffees: $5 average price
• Energy Drinks: $6
• Water: $3.50-5

4 hours ago, hcat said:

How will the existing size buffet area  fit all those who choose NOT  to pay extra for dining.?

 

What if cruisers already booked with  a real dining room included in their fare? 

 

 How about just call it an overnight  ferry boat with  take out coffee shop.? ..cookies extra

No one is saying this will Happen, it is just being talked about an it would only be on newly built ships.

So the way they get new ships, (one or two every few years), it would take a very long time to replace the fleets or retrofit the older ones.

And lets face it you know it would be a trial run on the first ship and if reviews don't go over well they will be forced to rethink everything.

I'll be on the summit in November and I just checked the app for the MDR menu. Just as the OP indicated …. menu is one different seafood, pasta, meat/chicken, and vegan choice each day. Other then that they have Grilled Chicken Brest  and NY Sirloin listed every night and it looks like  most of them  are served with Mashed Potatoes and Green beans-carrots, (some say seasonal vegetables). Choices don't look like anything special; hopefully enough bad surveys will make them re-think the Menu choices. 

Premium selection are now a up charge  (Listed every night)

Filet Mignon $19.99

Broiled Lobster Tail $16.99

Surf and Turf  $34.99

I have a friend at RC, (and they own X),  and he told me the word around the office is they are looking at eliminating the main dining room on the newer ships and replace it with  more "specialty restaurants", as they see more people trending to them currently.  So the free food will be the buffet and if you want something better you will have to pay the up charge.   I guess they are trying to cut costs and if they make the MDR less appealing we all will be glad to pay more for better food at a specialty restaurant.

I'm sure all the major cruise lines will follow the trend once one starts. Just as they all did when they  got rid of the midnight buffet many years back