spunks Posted August 11, 2023 #151 Share Posted August 11, 2023 (edited) Princess had a wonderful free restaurant that made very good stone oven cooked pizza and very good ministroni soup....now it is $15.00 to get in....they even charge $15.00 to log into the App which you use to order anything. RCCL has a loooong way to match Princess for penny pinchedness... However, if you get their $60.00 a day drink package you can go to Alfredo's twice per cruise. If you get the $80.00 per day package you can eat there every day... Doug Edited August 11, 2023 by spunks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali-croozer Posted August 11, 2023 #152 Share Posted August 11, 2023 On 8/10/2023 at 8:52 AM, The Fun Researcher said: Pretty sure Princess just started charging for their pizza location onboard, so Royal is probably feeling out charging as well. In my opinion Royal’s pizza is nowhere good enough to start charging for. I’ll eat it if I’m hungry and there aren’t other good options available but I don’t crave it or anything that’s for sure. Princess recently started charging for their sit down pizza restaurant (which also serves a small menu including salad, soup, pasta and dessert), unless you have one of their packages, then it's included once or twice per cruise. They still have included pizza on the lido deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali-croozer Posted August 11, 2023 #153 Share Posted August 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, spunks said: Princess had a wonderful free restaurant that made very good stone oven cooked pizza and very good ministroni soup....now it is $15.00 to get in....they even charge $15.00 to log into the App which you use to order anything. RCCL has a loooong way to match Princess for penny pinchedness... However, if you get their $60.00 a day drink package you can go to Alfredo's twice per cruise. If you get the $80.00 per day package you can eat there every day... Doug I'm not happy with all the princess charges and am certainly not a princess apologist, but, the $60 and $80 per day packages (which I don't buy) are not only drink packages. They also include daily tips and other items. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted August 11, 2023 #154 Share Posted August 11, 2023 54 minutes ago, Ret MP said: I wouldn't debate a word of it. My last cruise was in October 2022, Independence of the Seas. It did have marinated cheese and olives. I'm fairly sure that there were other items too. But, I don't eat any other items and didn't pay attention to it. I sure hope they brought the additional items back! However, our cruises on Harmony at the end of October 2022 and most definitely on Wonder in January 2023 only had pizza. I thought I might have gone at the wrong time on Harmony, but I checked multiple times on Wonder. I was so bummed. I really enjoyed those items. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum2Mercury Posted August 11, 2023 #155 Share Posted August 11, 2023 We like Sorrento's pizza and enjoy a slice as a mid-afternoon or late-night snack. It's often the best snack available in the afternoon while the Windjammer is closed between lunch and dinner ... we'd not be alone in feeling its absence. Pizza is a very cheap-to-make food, and I'd be upset if they started charging for it. Why all this hate /complaint about Sorrento's? Honestly, some people just don't want to be made happy. Yes, I've had better pizza. I've also had worse. Recently RC made Indy's Fish and Ships a no-fee restaurant, so this is a confusing move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Illbcruzn4life Posted August 11, 2023 #156 Share Posted August 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Another_Critic said: Apparently some people think you have to pay to wash your hands after using the toilet. 🙄 I like that response!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted August 11, 2023 #157 Share Posted August 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Mum2Mercury said: Recently RC made Indy's Fish and Ships a no-fee restaurant, so this is a confusing move. We were on Ovation in May 2022. Fish & Ships wasn't free. But, based on our experience, it should be. Also, they didn't have most of the other menu items. They said COVID supply chain problems. And it could very well have been. I'm a "Fish & Chips" lover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted August 11, 2023 #158 Share Posted August 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Another_Critic said: Apparently some people think you have to pay to wash your hands after using the toilet. 🙄 Wait, what, whatchya talk'in bout Willis? They don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire5000 Posted August 11, 2023 #159 Share Posted August 11, 2023 We haven’t been on RCL for years. We are Diamond but the amusement park at sea turns us off. However, our grandchildren want to go on RCL next year so we’ll probably accommodate them. Nevertheles, I’ll be d****d if I’ll pay for a slice of pizza. We have about given on on the mainstream cruise lines and have just returned from a Seabourn cruise and are booked on an Oceania next year. They’re more expensive but the food is better, the service is better, the items included in the cost, drinks, gratuities, internet , etc., make those lines more attractive to us aging boomers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling_down Posted August 11, 2023 #160 Share Posted August 11, 2023 3 hours ago, RoperDK said: On a positive note, some cruise lines are deciding to make changes already. Carnival is improving the dining room menus and bringing back loyalty events that had been discontinued. I just got off a 4 day Carnival cruise (my first in 11 years) and I have to agree with you on the food. They beat RC hand over fist on absolutely everything food (and even drink) related. However, the rest of the cruise was an absolute DISASTER. Rampant drug use all over the ship both inside and out, dilapidated decking and rusty faded chairs, the AC sucks and most venues were incredibly hot including our rooms, the entire shower fixture (shower head, pipe and all) fell down on my teenage daughter while she was showering and it took them two days to fix it, never mind the condition of the ship itself (they really suck at cleaning or picking up trash laying around in general and the lack of general maintenance of the ship itself is sad) had me reconsidering ever sailing with them again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikew0805 Posted August 11, 2023 #161 Share Posted August 11, 2023 32 minutes ago, Mum2Mercury said: We like Sorrento's pizza and enjoy a slice as a mid-afternoon or late-night snack. It's often the best snack available in the afternoon while the Windjammer is closed between lunch and dinner ... we'd not be alone in feeling its absence. Pizza is a very cheap-to-make food, and I'd be upset if they started charging for it. Why all this hate /complaint about Sorrento's? Honestly, some people just don't want to be made happy. Yes, I've had better pizza. I've also had worse. Recently RC made Indy's Fish and Ships a no-fee restaurant, so this is a confusing move. Food is so subjective. I have to say that I do not think I have ever had worse pizza. That is not saying much though, even when pizza is not that good, it's not that bad either. 🤷♂️ My opinion about Fish & Chips. I would rather have it back the way it was when you paid for it. It is certainly not the same. I have sailed Indy many, many times and each time I would get something from F&S, because I liked it. When I heard it was complimentary, I thought that was nice... until I had it. It's not the same, and the horrible line now makes it not worth the $0 cost. oh well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted August 11, 2023 #162 Share Posted August 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Jt4428 said: We have great pizza places in New Jersey. Sorrento's is not good pizza. I have had great pizza in NJ but I have also had awful pizza in NJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted August 11, 2023 #163 Share Posted August 11, 2023 47 minutes ago, Mum2Mercury said: We like Sorrento's pizza and enjoy a slice as a mid-afternoon or late-night snack. It's often the best snack available in the afternoon while the Windjammer is closed between lunch and dinner ... we'd not be alone in feeling its absence. Pizza is a very cheap-to-make food, and I'd be upset if they started charging for it. Why all this hate /complaint about Sorrento's? Honestly, some people just don't want to be made happy. Yes, I've had better pizza. I've also had worse. Recently RC made Indy's Fish and Ships a no-fee restaurant, so this is a confusing move. There are people in this world who enjoy being negative.Life is way too short to take this approach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OCSC Mike Posted August 11, 2023 #164 Share Posted August 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said: There are people in this world who enjoy being negative. And no greater place to find them than on the interwebs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted August 11, 2023 #165 Share Posted August 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, Falling_down said: I just got off a 4 day Carnival cruise (my first in 11 years) and I have to agree with you on the food. They beat RC hand over fist on absolutely everything food (and even drink) related. However, the rest of the cruise was an absolute DISASTER. Rampant drug use all over the ship both inside and out, dilapidated decking and rusty faded chairs, the AC sucks and most venues were incredibly hot including our rooms, the entire shower fixture (shower head, pipe and all) fell down on my teenage daughter while she was showering and it took them two days to fix it, never mind the condition of the ship itself (they really suck at cleaning or picking up trash laying around in general and the lack of general maintenance of the ship itself is sad) had me reconsidering ever sailing with them again. Oh my, how horrible! How could ANY cruise line let their ship get so run down. We don't cruise with Carnival anymore. Too many things going wrong. I will say that if you go on longer cruises on a new ship, you will find a different experience. We were on the Mardi Gras for the second time this past January and decided that we needed to move on from Carnival even though we are almost Diamond with them. I was encouraged when they announced the new food menus as people have been complaining about food for such a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Researcher Posted August 11, 2023 #166 Share Posted August 11, 2023 I was really disappointed to not have the extra antipasto items in Sorrento’s on both our March Anthem cruise out of Jersey or the July Quantum out of Seattle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling_down Posted August 11, 2023 #167 Share Posted August 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, RoperDK said: Oh my, how horrible! How could ANY cruise line let their ship get so run down. We don't cruise with Carnival anymore. Too many things going wrong. I will say that if you go on longer cruises on a new ship, you will find a different experience. We were on the Mardi Gras for the second time this past January and decided that we needed to move on from Carnival even though we are almost Diamond with them. I was encouraged when they announced the new food menus as people have been complaining about food for such a long time. We booked the 4 day cruise at the same time we booked a 7 day on Mardi Gras for March 2024. I am really hoping we will have a better experience on the longer cruise on a newer ship. *fingers crossed* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall22 Posted August 11, 2023 #168 Share Posted August 11, 2023 On 8/10/2023 at 1:36 PM, not-enough-cruising said: Here is a link to the survey, for anyone interested in taking it and didn’t receive it https://royalcaribbean.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5olRm0KsVY1NHq6 Tried it. Got this - This survey can only be taken by invitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted August 11, 2023 #169 Share Posted August 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Tall22 said: Tried it. Got this - This survey can only be taken by invitation. Ya, me too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetdriver787 Posted August 12, 2023 #170 Share Posted August 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Another_Critic said: Apparently some people think you have to pay to wash your hands after using the toilet. 🙄 You're not familiar with the enhanced "Royal Flush" programme then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted August 12, 2023 #171 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Add me to the list of people that can't open the survey. But just curious, was their a price range suggested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasidemama Posted August 12, 2023 #172 Share Posted August 12, 2023 7 hours ago, BND said: LOL. I have never once announced "I'm leaving" but I have seen a few . As I've seen a lot online, this is not an airport, no need to announce your departure. Not sure about Canada, but NYC has very much emptied out.. I don't remember an announcement though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasidemama Posted August 12, 2023 #173 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Falling_down said: I just got off a 4 day Carnival cruise (my first in 11 years) and I have to agree with you on the food. They beat RC hand over fist on absolutely everything food (and even drink) related. However, the rest of the cruise was an absolute DISASTER. Rampant drug use all over the ship both inside and out, dilapidated decking and rusty faded chairs, the AC sucks and most venues were incredibly hot including our rooms, the entire shower fixture (shower head, pipe and all) fell down on my teenage daughter while she was showering and it took them two days to fix it, never mind the condition of the ship itself (they really suck at cleaning or picking up trash laying around in general and the lack of general maintenance of the ship itself is sad) had me reconsidering ever sailing with them again. Which ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted August 12, 2023 #174 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, seasidemama said: Which ship? Titanic 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jt4428 Posted August 12, 2023 #175 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said: I have had great pizza in NJ but I have also had awful pizza in NJ. Me too but that doesn't make sorrento's any better. Tastes like cardboard. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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