Mark_T

From the start of the 'E' class it has always been possible to request the speciality items from one of the other dining rooms, so they were never really 'exclusive'...

If it is this bit that is worrying you... "To be considered fully vaccinated, a guest must receive the last dose in their vaccine series no less than 14 full days before their sail date." ... don't be concerned, that is only in reference to the initial 2 vaccinations required to be considered "fully vaccinated".

When you book the cruise you will have the option to use OBC if you have it showing on your account, or your card (or a mixture of both) If you cancel your tour before your cruise it will be refunded to the method of payment used.

Those prices match our Australia cruise, similarly to the UK, they have the gratuity included in the price and the $15 limit becomes $18...

I had the same experience on AA a few years ago, the Captain made the announcement just before the doors were closed '... just in case any of you guys want to leave... 🙂 ' Same round of applause and no leavers 🙂

Same for us, we both got it around the same time.

This far out it is quite normal to only have the same number of days showing in the app as the current cruise for that ship, so it leads to things like days at the end showing as 'unavailable', or lunch being available on port days for your itinerary instead of just sea days...

It is just driven by level of bookings and the number of covers they can handle with the available staff. On Silhouette last year the LCG was under-booked (weather was not ideal) and there were discounts available. In Murano we were offered a small discount on the lunch as we had several reservations there during the cruise. Same with Sushi, which was also clearly under-booked most evenings. Still a lot of people burning through a lot of OBC so combined with ongoing staff shortages, in general, reservations are high so there is a lot less need for the aggressive discount marketing that used to be 'normal'.