NutsAboutGolf

2022 menu = 10 total entree choices. 7 rotational and 3 every night classics 2023 menu = 7 total entree choice, 1 item was often a previous classic

Just had a flashback of the last time there was a new entree addition, it was...<drum roll please> the double cheeseburger! It was a double whammy of bad because, first, a burger doesn't belong on a premium cruise line MDR dinner menu (except for the impossible burger) dinner menu at all. Second, they just recycled an existing offering, nothing new or inspiring. Now is their chance to shine by creating new signature dishes. We already have turkey parmesan entree, we don't want a turkey Alfredo entree

Now I wonder if they changed it. I first saw the rule here on CC then experienced it firsthand in August on the Summit. I'm also guessing there are times when the attendants forget and other times the attendants want to be nice and leave them in every room they're responsible for

Yes although I have no clue how common increases are. On some ships, guessing E-Class only, they use different MoveUp software where you could instantly be told you won't win, and increase your bid

The new rule is, unless they recently changed it, you get them on the first and last nights only, it’s by request for every night and there are many reports of folks not receiving their requested chocolates due to the attendant forgetting

You CAN still get free drinks by going to other bars, that benefit remains. So if one wants to mingle you can in the lounge, if you don't want to mingle, simply go to a participating bar. You also have the choice to hang out at the bar or take the drink elsewhere. Luckily we still have that choice to get free drinks at the lounge or get them at most bars

Short answer, yes they CAN. One thing to keep in mind is that many place their bid and never check the site again to even see the bidding amounts increase, decrease, or stay the same.

In the Q&A video, they mentioned that "one of the most popular questions" was cookiegate. Laura's reaction of "oooooohhh cookies" and body language was very telling. That seemed to play at least a part in getting them to stop making cutbacks and ignoring us. Game = Gate, that's youtube's caption

Like it or not, complaining works. Without it we’d have no pillow chocolates, vaping, a minimal selection at the dinner buffet, no free cookies at Cafe Al Bacio, etc

I will give Laura kudos, at least admitted something was wrong. Others may have said “I thought everything was PERFECT but we decided to give the customer what they asked for”

Pure speculation, yet it's been theorized Jason Liberty was behind all the X cutbacks as he was a former CFO and eliminated the "CEO" title from X after LLP left

Its an assumption to support either. There's more data to support them NOT improving food quality than there is data to support there is an improvement since only "adding new entrees" was mentioned

I did say "apparently" and they did not mention anything in regards to improving the food quality which they surely would have bragged about had they improved the existing entrees

Many have been complaining since Jan 1st to reverse their cutbacks. It apparently took the outrage of a cookie fee in order for them to listen but they're apparently not improving the food quality

She did mention she was bored with MDR menu by day 3 and understands there are many who do B2B(+) so there would be "new entrees" yet nothing specific was mentioned. Also if they did not mention if they would eliminate existing entrees to make room for the new ones

Short of the F&B, we're going back in time to 2022! They're reversing the 2023 cutbacks including bringing back the dedicated everyday classics

Your "promoter" must have been an amateur as they can offer two or more (lol)

Strike while the iron is hot, go to the store to buy a lottery ticket!

Truth be told, it isn't a blanket answer. The easiest way to determine, how often do you plan on being on your balcony?

There's the soot issues as well, that seems to bother some more than others

3-6 months ago, this was presented as a “cruise hack” on social media and went viral. The other recent viral cruise hack was from two straight guys who claimed they were together and celebrating their honeymoon to get on the newly wed show. They claim they received a better room and drink package for free after the show. This was obviously not on X, was on carnival

Yes but you’d imagine it would happen so frequently that changing the water every 15mins would be quite the chore

Simply isn't going to happen as that isn't the case now and they look to be increasing the family hours. Half the time when there are kids and their parents in the solarium their parents are crew members

Even pre-pandemic, their complimentary baked dessert game has always been bland and therefore weak where if you were wearing a blindfold, you might not be able to tell the difference between a Vaniila/Yellow cake vs a Chocolate cake. We tried the cookie skillet at Garden Grill on the Beyond and were surprised to find the dough they use is the same as the free buffet/Cafe Al Bacio cookies and therefore was disappointing. If one likes the free cookies then they would like this. The Eden Cafe had a surprisingly good chocolate cake but the Eden cookie recipe changed for the worse, supposedly only the Apex's Eden Cafe retains the original great cookie recipe. When it comes to desserts, stick with the ice cream and gelato

My WAG ("Wild A$$ Guess") is that they are expecting more kids to be on due to CoCo Cay