The beverage package will be the same for old and new versions but the desserts, fitness classes and juice bar will only work under the new plan. I have 5 cruises booked for 2023 under the old plan and 1 cruise booked for 2024 with the new plan. The travel summaries are totally different with the old ones showing the beverage package only but the new one show the desserts fitness classes shown separately
If you don’t drink then I am not sure that either the Plus or Premier packages would be worth it to you unless you like to drink a lot of coffee drinks or soft drinks.
COVID will never go away but if you are vaxxed and boosted the odds of getting really sick are much less I do not know anyone who had not gotten it at least once. Masking on a crowded elevator is not a bad idea and when using public restrooms Also masking in the buffet is not a bad idea. Other than that I just go about my cruise experience like I did pre pandemic
There will be lots of players, daily drawings for free play, hot seats where every couple of hours a seat at a table or slot machine gets chosen for free play. Also you will get gifts sent to your cabin. We have received various things such as bottles of mediocre wine, canapés, chocolate covered strawberries and packing cubes and ponchos
Texas does not allow drink packages so you can’t use the package till you are out to sea. Also I believe they can only sell alcohol purchased in Texas which will limit the brands you can get
Depends on what they do for me like prepare special dishes on request. Otherwise we would only tip our servers If we have multiple servers we would give the tip to the manager to divvy up. We also do this for the servers at Sabatini’s bteakfast
It is a bar not a restaurant. It is next to the Crown Grill but separate There is usually music in the evening and is available to anyone but had a very small bar area
No one has ever asked about arrival times at the port on the 4 cruises we took last year. 5 more scheduled for this year and don’t expect anything different
No need to make a reservation. When you get to your suite there will be paperwork advising you to call the dine line to set up a time or if you our on a Royal class ship the concierge can help. The specialty restaurants know to set aside room on embarkation night
Since you can only use OBC pre cruise for excursions what is the big deal with waiting till you are on board Like having extra money for whatever you want
I have never seen the lounge locked. Our “Grey cards” opened it 24/7. We usually Dalit on Grand class ships so we don’t alway have the lounge but when we are on Royal class we usually have them make specialty restaurant reservations