Yep, 100% agree. I think it's reasonably well know that they make significant profit from packages. It's why they push them so hard, and it does seem to work, so why not.
I'm sure they are moving to no standard fare options, and I agree, the package prices will go up soon. They might even do like Celebrity and remove tips from the AI so it's not really AI anymore.
We had stopped eating at the specialty restaurants when we noticed the quality of the options going down. Which is sad, but I used to enjoy the specialty restaurants on formal nights.