Rare LMaxwell Posted March 25, 2015 Author #251 Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) I'd just prefer if things in the MDR stayed a little more toward the upscale side. The cruiseline is the one that decided the MDR wasn't going to remain upscale. No more white glove service No more roaming dinner musicians No more ice carvings at the entrance No more gala midnight buffets Food portions shrunken and food quality has declined No more intermezzo courses No more chimes for dinner time No more real lobster dinner on formal evenings No more desert carts No more parade of Baked Alaska (yes, I know, can't have open flames now) No more souvenir formal night menus as keepsakes. These were all things that made the MDR more special and upscale. They were eliminated to lower costs and make the MDR more "pedestrian" and less "egalitarian" in my opinion, and to create a differentiation for specialty dining (which when it started WAS about providing more upscale food, service, and atmosphere, but it too has morphed from that, slightly, into just being about more abundant options and not all are about upscale atmosphere; some are, but not all). Edited March 25, 2015 by LMaxwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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