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Silentbob007 knows what it takes to make good biscuits.

Perhaps they're really just occupying an otherwise empty space on the breakfast steam table. Although, they do work well, if you ever need to level out a wobbly table.

RCL should have checked out Craigslist. I saw a lifeboat for sale on there a few days ago.

Royal Caribbean does bread very well, but just can't seem to get their biscuits right, unless your idea of a good biscuit is nicely browned hockey puck. This isn't just an isolated incident either, the biscuits have been aweful on all of the cruises we've been on fleet wide. So, on our recent cruise I asked the Head Waiter why they couldn't get the biscuits right. His reply was that most of the cooks/bakers are from India. I told him that would explain why their Roti bread is so good. I suggested that maybe they should start serving Roti at breasfast. They also pair well with honey and gravy.

It's usually offered on other Voyager class ships. In our Cruise Planner it's listed under 'Dining' and it's under a sub-heading of Exclusine Dining Experiences.

So, how does outing the names of the passengers who didn't 'pay in' help in this regard?

Why? What exactly is the point? Cruise lines spend a great deal of time, money and advertising resources promoting a superiour customer service experience. What does posting the names of the clientele that choose not to partipicate in their payment scheme strive to achieve? It seems counterintuitive and counterproductive to post the names of the very people that their jobs depend on in any way that could potentially undermine the very service they are paid to promote and provide.

Yes, if you saw my original quote, that was exactly the point. Even if you don't go ashore, you still pay the fee.

Included in port fees that also cover berthing, piloting, security etc. there are per-passenger fees, aka: (head tax).

Speaking of port fees, if you stay on the ship instead of going ashore at any given port, the cruise lines don't refund the port fees. They just keep the money.

So, in other words, as far as Princess Cruises are concerned, the collected monies aren't really gratuities.They are really a wage subsidy and a 'service fee' .

Well OP, have you drawn any conclusions from the s#!tstorm that quickly ensued after swatting the gratuities/tips hornets nest? I really can't blame you if you don't care to reply.

Here's the link that will allow access to the cruise planner before booking on RCCL. Use the drop down menus to enter the cruise ship name, sail dates, etc. Click on the provided links to access the info. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ukT6gOPcu7coL92LuDcyDaWXQfO88u5kN9FEdHRj5bM/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0

Most International beers are 12oz.bottles. There is a rotating selection of other International beers in 11.2 fl oz bottles. US domestic beers are usually in 16 oz. cans. Fosters beer in 24.5 oz. cans. If the ship has a Playmakers they serve 16oz. pints and 60oz. pitchers. In the pubs, in addition to the others they usually have Grolsch bottles 15.2 oz. and Pilzner Urquell in 16 oz. cans.

The sale showed up in my Cruise Planner today. DBP for $56.99. That's the lowest price I've seen for the DBP since pre-Covid cruises.