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I have never seen any of these venues full of people. Just off the Croen and for the first few days they were begging people to eat in the Gastropub.

The sitdown Salty Dog and pizzeria are casual. The ones on lido are free. So pizza by the slice free and burger outside venue are free

My wife loves pate but once this was served she asked for another appetizer

On every ship I have been on since the change no reservations for any casual dining venue

I have never seen that in 60 cruises since 1992

There is no use at all for a bar coded boarding pass. No one will ever ask to see it. If you have your medallion you will go through green lane if not blue lane. The boarding pass means nothing

The cruise is a month out. You should be able to get a CVP within days

We always sail in aft suites on this class. I only sail the larger ships if it is an itinerary I want. But I will say that the wraparound penthouse suites on the Royal Class are awesome. Just don’t like the noise level in the piazza

Anything ? According to that the no rules or decorum exist. Whether it be giving drinks to young girls, sending all your friends laundry with your free elite laundry etc.

Just get a good CVP. They can get information for you. There are certain situations where some things cannot be sent to things like PO Boxes etc. This probably is not my your issue but the main telephone number is not the best bet

And Oceania and Seaborne are beyond my pay grade for what I want in a cruise

I also still love the Ruby

The ship provided extension cord is way too big and clumsy. I bring my own and since I sleep on the side of the bed on the opposite side of the bed from the usual connection I simply side the cord behind the extra pillows and remove it during the day

Mine is also she even fixes things that other departments screw up

How many do this on cruises from the US or Canada ?

I have seen cruises advertised as “gratuities included”. That of course means a higher price and can drive many away if the are only shopping by looking at prices. I can do the Mather to add cruise fare, port fees and gratuities together and figure out my final price

After seeing families stop interacting with family members due to political views, lifestyle etc. I would have no problem shaming people friend or family for not paying gratuities the are just part of being a responsible cruiser

When restaurants on land tried this people revolted because the food prices were now “too high”

The OP has already said they would not use the casual dining. If it is just the casual dining you are getting the premier for $20 per day per person is a lot for Alfredo’s in my opinion. We have been very happy with the plus since the pandemic 95% of all of our drinks are covered plus grats and Wi-Fi. Not sure what else I could want. On our recent 10 day cruise on the Crown we only used 2 of our 4 casual meals at Vines (1 charcuterie plate is plenty for 2 people and they do allow it). If your TA can’t do it you need a new TA

Otis not a pate and is not very good.

Just off the Crown last month. No major issue except for poor food at the grill

The Emerald does not have the 360 dinner.

Lunch had never been really good before. However at least there was a daily changing menu not the boring choices the have today. We only go to MDR for lunch when they have pub lunch

Anyone who thinks that stewards and servers are not getting anything from pooled tips is living in an alternative reality. When you take off auto tips the people you are actually hurting are the behind the scenes employees that help the people you see do their jobs such as laundry workers, dishwashers etc

Monte Christo in name only. Kind of like the one on Amtrak