We do everything through our CVP. The reason we upgrade rather than bid is because we can get any suite for the same price from Vista to owners suite. Since we like aft suites we can pick and choose
They make up those in massive batches. Many people make no changes. I usually keep all but the scotch which I trade in for vodka. If every setup was done per request it might take many more people and time to do the initial setups
We always ask for them to put one drink on each account especially at the casino bar. You mention wine and coffee the coffee. drinks do not count towards your 15. We never use the app to order drinks we always order at the bar so we can get the drink we want made the way we want
You can pay for an upgrade to any category you want we cruise 3-6 times a year with either free balconies or insides and have always been able to upgrade to a full suite
Many cities impose a sales tax on drinks while in their ports. If you have say a Prius package it would only be the sales tax fit the menu price of the drink not on the package. In some cases cruise lines don’t put those drinks into the system until after leaving port
What date I was wondering if they were changing out to Catch like some other Royal class ships. We prefer Sabatini’s probably because the meat dishes at Crown are just too large
Different ships have different specialty restaurants you need to give more detailed information on your cruise. The medallion app should tell you which restaurants are available to reserve