Merion_Mom

Not a lot of fjords in Guatemala.

NM

Two of our tablemates tonight had the carne asada. Both enjoyed it. I had the shrimp cocktail as my appetizer, and it was fresh and a good texture. Thumbs up. And no one is going to stop you from bringing a plate of food from the WJ to the MDR.

Are there any onboard benefits that a D+ minor does NOT receive? I know that they get the drink coupons - nonalcoholic, of course. But do they get: the free photo? the days of internet? Thank you.

Really? I never have. I have never been asked to show my boarding time, either. I just walk through the door, through security and up to a check in person. No one asks anything.

My dining companion on this cruise tells our waiter each evening what she wants for the following day. It has worked well, most days.

There is a lot of superstructure on the aft of Voyager (and Freedom) class ships. The amount you will experience depends on the deck. Deck 6 = all you see is the blank deck stretching back to the actual aft of the ship. Deck 7 = you see some of that deck, but still a decent view. Deck 10 = the most/best view. I am speaking specifically about Junior Suites. These are all in the center of the aft, no corners. And none on Decks 8 & 9.

There is Dal every day in the WJ. 😄

You expressed that well, and unfortunately, you SHOULD be concerned.

Please note that I made my initial post without any stupid esses.

An unlimited dining package? For a week long cruise? For 2 people? For less than $300? I don't think so! You'll pay almost that for ONE.

THAT I can get. (baked potato)

Zoe has been the HD for a long time. She just went home and a totally new guy is on board. Didn't quite catch his name. Sandrain or something. I love Dean.

Buy when you are ok with the price. Continue to monitor. You can cancel and re-book.

I am glad that you enjoyed your dessert, but that was NOT the apple blossom.

Here is another report and another opinion from the Enchantment. Don't kid yourself that the new menus have anything to do with speeding up the dinner process. It's a budget move by Royal Caribbean. The choices are fewer, the quality lower, the presentation less appealing. Someone mentioned that everything was great, except the steak was thin. Yes. It is about 1/3 of an inch. There is no way for this to be tender, and it's not. Food comes out lukewarm at best. You have to escalate to the headwaiter to get hot food. And when the food comes out, it is 100% obvious that it was prepped loooong ago and left out to be served whenever. Toppings are hardened, garnishes are dried out. If you want two entrees, they are not allowed to bring them out together. You must finish one, then they can go get the other. And if you are a consecutive cruiser, you know exactly what you are getting with each entree, and know darn well that you want another, and don't need to be treated like a miscreant child who may be wasting food. About the "maryland-style crab cakes". I have always laughed that they have brass balls to put this on the menu on a cruise that departs out of Baltimore. At least fake the name, because you are faking the food. There is not one jot of crab in that cake. It is surimi. (DallasGuy described it; it's called surimi) Gooey breadcrumbs and surimi. No thank you. IMO, it is very important that people use the end-of-cruise survey to be clear with their comments/complaints. It is the only thing that will (possibly) move Royal Caribbean. For those of you who like a little "positive" with the negative: Wait staff are wonderful, as always, and try their darnedest to please. The beef carpaccio is delicious. Caesar salad is acceptable. Lamb rogan josh is delicious, but sometimes has enough sauce and sometimes doesn't. It is important that there be enough sauce, because the rice has been left to dry out. Wedge salad is excellent, and I was able to get extra bacon. Now, back to the negative: Windjammer offerings are GREATLY reduced. GREATLY. The signage is almost nonexistent. You often can't tell by looking at something what it is, and there is no sign to tell you. Things marked gluten free ARE NOT. Staff is reduced. Far fewer walking around with beverages; replacing empty trays of cups/glasses. Salad bar has disappeared the last two days; now there are just some prepared bowls of greens.

I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your wife. I believe that the policy of not giving double points in that situation is only recently enforced.

No. Nothing has changed from three years ago. You will be recognized as Elite, and your points will not add to your C&A total, just to your Captain's Club total.

Liberty, too.

Sometimes they will send out emails months in advance of the cruise. The 30 day thing applies to using the link if you haven't received an earlier offer.

Cool. That's only three times what I'm paying. 😄

It's a feature of the Quantum class ships.

LOL. Isn't that because of the convenience? 😉

Last Odyssey transatlantic cruise - the Solarium Bistro was closed to everyone but Pinnacles. There would have been no way to research that beforehand. And I believe that "a few people" were "mildly annoyed". 🤣🤣🤣

Yes