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I just came back from Allure of the Seas April 22-29 2018 and to my surprise I got an upgrade when I got to the pier. I originally booked an Oceanview Guarantee (Y) and I got my cabin of 3216 but I got upgraded to a JS 7226. I was in shock and thinking this was a mistake and they were going to take it away from me. When I got to the room, the sea pass cards there had a different last name (I'm thinking they either cancelled or they got upgraded as well) but I got it resolved quickly with Guest Services. We got to eat dinner at Coastal Kitchen. ?

@hayley_bopp Step by step to your luggage tags. Log in. That should open to your Dashboard. Right under your reservation number there should be a link that says "Stateroom details & eDOCs". Click on that. IF your documents are ready yet, a pop up will appear. (Like @rjac said, it may be a little early.) That will show your stateroom number on top, names of people on the reservation on the left and on the right will be a link saying "eDoc1" Click on that. Scroll to the bottom----our luggage tag was on page 18 of 19. There will be just one tag there--print out as many as you need. ENJOY YOUR CRUISE!!!

I got more than a little excited when I saw the post from @Matt about the Royal Amplified fleet upgrade schedule, which included some new details on what each class of ship was getting as part of its refurb. In particular, I saw that Freedom class is getting all of these features from her bigger Oasis-class siblings, and Symphony in particular: Sky Pad (what I call "the bounce house") The Perfect Storm water slides Playmakers Sports Bar and Arcade Sugar Beach Laser Tag Escape Room Fish & Ships Emphasis on Playmakers and Escape Room is mine. I'm wondering where Playmakers would go, given that Freedom class doesn't have an outdoor space like the Boardwalk on Oasis. Maybe the space where Johnny Rockets currently sits on deck 11, right next to the existing kids' arcade? It wasn't very busy on any of the days I'd walk by there on my recent Freedom sailing, and Playmakers would clearly replace the burgers-and-fries offering of JR. Plus, by putting it right in the space next to an existing arcade, they can refurbish that arcade space with newer games and maybe increase the size a little. Would be some effective use of the space, and anything on the burger front should be better than JR. Even on land, I'm not a fan of JR burgers. The escape room -- I wonder if this would be like on Anthem, where it's just the Teen Club space repurposed for part of the day, or if they might do it like Escape the Rubicon and other dedicated rooms that Oasis-class ships get? I'd really prefer the latter, as a purpose-built space for escape rooms is so much better than just slapping some props into an existing room for a couple of hours on one or two days. But what space would they replace if they did this? Apart from JR, I can't say I noticed any other really "dead" spaces on Freedom. I'm assuming Laser Tag would be done the same way as on Symphony, with walls and other props set up in the Studio B ice rink. Sugar beach -- probably replacing the current cupcake store in the Royal Promenade. Fish & Ships -- NO idea on this one, but I'm surprised (and a little disappointed) they're doing this and not putting in an Izumi like they did on Adventure. There's already the Bull & Bear Pub that could be used as a fish & chips place, keeping the overall theme of British Pub going; why install another restaurant that sort of duplicates a theme already in place? Especially when the marketing material clearly shows the pub is not going anywhere? Overall, this is kind of exciting to see, especially when it's coming in 2020. I really liked sailing on Freedom, and while I'm not a huge sports bar fan, if it improved the beer selection so I could choose something other than Paulaner Salvator or Guinness Draught cans, I'd be very happy to sail her again and try out all the new shiny. Maybe even forego the Europe trip I've been mulling and sail her instead.

Some shots from this am. I wanted to check out our loft location for next month in real time. I waved “hi” to the captain before I flew home! Please refrain from beating a very dead horse with the legality questions pertaining to this flight path. It is NOT a restricted area (its very very close to a couple restricted areas like FLL and PE power plant but not close enough). Enjoy

My daughter was reading a chapter for social studies and she came across the words "Freedom of the sea" back when Wilson was president and trying to make peace treaties. We paused for a moment and said "Ahhhh we can't wait til January" ?

My cruise history only goes back 10 years so when I talk about "when I started cruising" we aren't talking in the days of the Titanic ;) , but when I think back to MDR 10 years ago it is night and day from today. Recognizing that every ship is different, every cruise is different, even people on the same ship on the same cruise have different experiences, it's hard to make sweeping statements but it just "feels different". Some ideas/thoughts on what I might be trying to capture ... In our early cruises we would see the regular waiter and the assistant waiter throughout the meal ... one or the other was usually at the table AT ALL TIMES. IE if you had a problem there was one standing there waiting and instantly responding. Today it feels like they are running from table to table and your lucky to catch one as he flys by. Used to be the bread basket (my son is a bread fiend) came by 3-4 times while we were settling, ordering, waiting for food... now ... one pass at it with a limited selection. At one time, I never managed to empty my glass (be it water, iced tea or beer) ... somehow the damn thing would refill itself while I wasnt looking ... Now ... I bring a drink with me and count myself lucky if a refill is offered and even luckier if it arrives. Deal breaker - nope, but a different level of experience. The head waiter came by and spent some time with us at every meal ... as in a few minutes of conversation every night ... nowadays I only see the headwaiter for the "if everything was great give us 10's speech". I remember one of my tablemates discussing for example the quadruple espresso that he was trying to order and the head waiter coming by the next night to joke about him not having a heart attack afterwards. Another time we spent the whole cruise talking about his experiences with providing for his family in India, etc. Bar service - Early on it was not uncommon to have servers come around 2-3 times each night to check on beverages and offer fresh drinks if desired. I have literally gone whole cruises without being offered a drink in the MDR now. Last time out on Freedom the bar server typically got to us around the time desert was hitting the table ... so between myself, my brother and my uncle we just took all of the drink cards and hit the champagne bar on the promenade 2-3 times ourselves instead. End of the world - nope we got drinks, different level of experience - heck yes. Was the service bad on any of my cruises - no absolutely not, but the service was a lot better on the earlier ones (regardless of ship size or cruise line) than it has been on the more recent ones. I honestly think that is more on the cruise lines across the board pushing "efficiency" and trying to maximize the tables served by each service person than anything else. Food quality is really even harder to try and quantify. I would say cuts of meat not quite as good and a little smaller is really the only thing I could try and point at and say "there, see that its different". I am kind of an omnivore, eat it all and don't really know the difference though so maybe others have thoughts on that side. On the "others have experienced" hand I can share observations from my tablemates. For example, early cruises .. any form of complaint resulted in an abject apology from the waiter, the offending dish being whisked away and a replacement appearing ASAP. Clearly recall tablemates complaining about a steak being either under or over done for example and the waiter racing away to replace it while the head waiter appeared to make sure everyone was OK and that we would all survive this debacle. On one of my more recent cruises a tablemate had the misfortune to discover a hair in her meal, she politely called over a waiter and explained the situation ... the dish disappeared, no problem. A few minutes later the chef rolled up to the table along with the waiter to berate (not explain, berate) her that the dish she had sent back did not have a hair on it but was clearly a thread/root of some kind and should not have been sent back. No replacement dish, just an ass chewing for complaining. Another recent cruise, tablemate ordered a steak well done. She's an odd one for sure but so be it. Steak comes out somewhere between raw and rare. She pokes at it for a couple of minutes while we wait for a waiter to reappear and check on us. Finally one does, she politely points out the steak isn't done right its supposed to be well done, he stands there flipping through his notes for a few moments and then asks her if shes sure she doesn't want it, that medium is really the best for a steak anyway, and its medium (not even close). She repeats the request for welldone ... he grudgingly takes the steak and disappears. Five minutes later he is back with the same steak, now cooked up to medium, but still nowhere close to welldone, drops that off and disappears again. Needless to say dinner did not go well. Reflecting on what I just wrote, maybe that's really more service than food quality again. Again from my personal perspective (leaving out observations of others) .. bad food experiences , nope. Less awesome food experiences, yep. To wrap up ... clearly wearing shorts vs a suit and tie has absolutely nothing to do with any of this ... but it led me into a meandering thought process !

@LaBay0715...relax ? Oasis is a great ship! You will have a great time. Have a read through this by @Matt for starters: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/01/31/first-time-cruisers-guide-royal-caribbeans-oasis-of-the-seas Drinks are tracked on your seapass card. It's basically like a credit card on the ship. All your purchases go on the seapass card. Whether or not a drink package is worth it is your call. Here's another link to read through on the basics of a drink package: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-beverage-package-costs-info-tips

We were there this past April 5th. The beaches and water were great in spite of the devastation. At the port the vendor shops did not have any power, so they set up little vendor booths in the covered walkways in front of their shops. I was AMAZED at the number of cruisers that were haggling over the price of stuff they were trying to buy. I became so pissed off at this one lady who was trying to buy a $20 necklace for $10 and kept arguing with the vendor, who came down to $18. I butted in and told the vendor I'll take it for $20 and gave her $30. Hey, she could use the money and it didn't break my bank. Needless to say the cheap skate lady had some words for me, but I just smiled and joined my group.

Sorry to hear about these issues that ruined your Western Mediterranean cruise aboard the Symphony of the Seas. My family (wife & kids 15/13) cruised on the pre-inaugural Mar 31st cruise and had didn't experience most (if any) of your issues. Our room steward was great and removed items once used throughout the day. We missed any open skating time (not sure there was any) due to port intensive cruise and two fewer days. My wife and I enjoyed the Laser Tag (she won); however, someone lost an earring when they removed the target vest. We helped them look for a minute, but moved on without a resolution to the situation. Also, we were denied admission towards the end of an earlier session since they had enough players to finish the session. It takes them an hour to an hour and a half to deflate the walls and clean up the room. We made sure that we had enough time the next night. The Voom was great everywhere I used it onboard. I understand we still had RCI corporate staff aboard to help out with any issues that came up. You could see them everywhere around the ship from all different departments checking on things. The escape room was still under construction but I was allowed a peak inside. Also, the solarium pool was closed as they were still installing the art feature (lights) above it. I felt the water (warm, but not hot) and it felt fine for sitting in water and talking to others (isn't that what happens in the adult pool anyway?). No biggie, we were on the first cruise and expected some incomplete venues or areas. The food was well, Royal Caribbean standard fare. We wen't disappointed or wowed either. I liked the eggs to order station in the middle of the Windjammer and visited it regularly. My wife and I went to Hooked for lunch and it was good but the service was better. Our evening in Izumi was nice as we meet friends of royalcaribbeanblog (from England) and talked with Chef Ken (owner of the Izumi chain) and had a picture taken. The kids didn't have much (I forget that 'hot rocks' aren't on the menu when Hibachi is available) to choose from, but that was my mistake. The main dining room head chef and sous chef even asked us specific questions about our meals the first two nights. Yes, the ship had the 'new ship smell' (carpet) and everything was clean. We even saw the first black mark along the dock bumpers in port at Naples ? Can't speak to the wine or spirits available or service as we don't drink that much. What service we encountered fpr our non-alcoholic drinks was fine. Oh, the coca-cola self service machine near Loco Fresh wasn't working all too well. It kept saying that I had to come back in 30 minutes or something. I just went to a bar or another coca-cola machine. Guest services was helpful and even asked to see pictures from our upcoming excursion in Naples. I didn't bother her with them, but I thought it was a nice thing to say. Using the TV to check your charges can be difficult (especially with two rooms). We were going to try and get our Spanish VAT refunded at the airport, so Royal Caribbean had to credit the multiple charges then combine them into one to meet the minimum amount for refund. Seeing all of that on our TV was very difficult to add up. It all worked out; however, we didn't have enough time at the airport to go through the multiple steps to get our refund. It was a minor cost to us getting Business Class on the non-stop back to JFK vs missing the flight. Kids loved the seats so they are officially spoiled now. I can remember that the vibe onboard was different than our normal experiences during caribbean cruises. I just chalked that up to the european market, time of year (cooler weather) and international makeup of guests. Americans were definitely the minority. We didn't see much night life except for the bands playing in the Promenade (a little too loud to carry a conversation in the Next Cruise office) in the evening. We loved the ship, crew and overall experience. Also, were booked on the inaugural Western Caribbean 7-day cruise in Nov2018 and can't wait (just like so many other RLCblog group cruisers). The weather was comfortable (60 - low 70's F) and without rain, port experience was nice and we enjoyed our two excursions. We plan on taking another mediterranean cruise just as soon as we check off some others on our bucket list. As stated earlier, I regret your negative experiences and hope the positive ones out weight those others in time. Ours were just different...

Just got back from a wonderful cruise on Anthem. In general, the cruise exceeded my expectations. The ship was beautiful, and handled spring-break-sized crowds of mostly fellow NY/NJ residents with ease. It was great to have the kid-free solarium "pool" area, along with the indoor and outdoor family pool areas. And the family pools were not filled beyond capacity, unlike Disney Cruise Line (I'm always wary of letting my kids swim on DCL, since it always appears to me that the pools are dangerously over capacity.) However, not a big fan of the "new" MDR menus. Way too many "everyday" items for both appetizers, main courses, and desserts. And the every day items were always boring. Most of the time the only salad available was a Caesar wedge. I'm not sure why they don't rotate though some other more interesting salads. Or, why not do something with more veggies and a vinegrette if you are going to only offer one salad every day. And the fish of the day had the same issue -- the fish changed every day, but you get it with the same exact sauce. mashed potatoes, and veggies every single day. They only had a cold fruit soup one day, and it was the strawberry one. I feel the previous "spice" menus had more variety, and more interesting choices. It almost feels like they are trying to make the MDR more boring to convince you to go to the specialty restaurants, much like NCL.

This is the first cruise" Harmony of The Seas" out of 19 that I have been disappointed in the casualness of evening attire ion the Main Dining Room. My wife and I always dress for dinner whether it be Cruise Casual, Casual or Formal nights. We had a table for 6 since we like to meet new people, no shows for all 7 nights, just the 2 of us. It's surprised us as how people came to dinner dressed, everything from short, torn jeans, etc. I suppose people say I paid for this cruise and you can't tell me how to dress for dinner, I get that. Then go to the Windjammer. Here,s is a better idea for the cruise lines, as a seating option for dinner, say DRESS UP SECTION suggested evening attire. Set up a group of tables away from the rest of the horde that will comply with the dress code for the night and let it be random seating, seating for 2 or take a table of 6 or eight and let your dinner partners be a surprise. Our last cruise with our extended family 16 was in 2016 on the Brilliance of the Seas and it wasn't a problem following the suggested evening attire. Anyway I am old school and if people want to dress casual and sloppy, that's up to them. But give veteran cruisers a chance to have a dinner that reflects what cruising use to be like.

Not at all! It's called Oasis class! ?

I believe they will be in where the Photo Gallery space is on Deck 4. Photo Gallery moving to Deck 3 where On-Air space is now.

Wow! @jticarruthers, that is a heck of a... not exactly a 180 from our experience on the exact same ship, but maybe a 120? Was your cruise before mine? Most of the items you mentioned were not at all the case for us, as best I'm recalling, so maybe they heard your feedback... When not getting our food (or bringing extra surprise portions), our waiter was typically close by; now, this might well have been helped by the fact the drop-off station for food orders was not 6 feet from our assigned table, but still... He definitely was checking on us regularly and making sure we were happy with our orders, and the couple of times we had to send something back (like when my daughter made the mistake of ordering her prime rib medium rare), it was replaced very quickly and without fuss Assistant waiter was refilling everyone's water glasses every time just one of us got to even slightly below half, and my wife (who was the only soda drinker from my family at dinner) was always asked before her glass was emptied if she would be wanting another one; our table-mate, who was always having soda, had a refill next to her not-quite-finished glass at least on later nights of the cruise, if not the early ones I never drink more than one glass of wine with dinner, and keep it going the whole meal, so can't speak to alcoholic beverage refills; but my order was taken promptly every meal after the first time I asked for the wine list, and after the first two nights the MDR had extra staff on hand to deliver bar orders much more quickly (always before the appetizers were on the table) The head waiter missed our table on night one, but apologized profusely for that fact on night two; after that he came by our table every night and spent just a minute or two asking us if we had a good day in port, if the meal was to our liking, and joking around with us a little The bread tray was always present on our table after we sat down, as I remember our table-mates and my wife always enjoying the pumpkin seed rolls before dinner got underway; I don't recall that we ate so much from the tray that it was ever in danger of emptying, so can't speak to it being kept filled As I said before, we were the 8 PM traditional dining slot; maybe it's a function of being in that, with waiters who are assigned a smaller number of tables, and a smaller general number of diners at that hour, that made our experience so much better. OK, I'm done hijacking the poor OP's original thread topic! Let's get back to discussing the merits of Hawaiian shirts on formal night. ?

Here are some examples of them: 50's & 60's: 70's: 90's:

Hi Guys Just found this forum and am sure you all get asked these question from new people After a few weeks of dithering we have bit the bullet and booked our first ever cruise. It’s going to be on the enchantment of the seas in Nov. Any tips or does and donts would be very helpful.

Exact same. I would think that as long as what you carry on can fit through the scanner at security, you should be good.

Oh yeah ? never noticed the scotland part just the drink lol

@JLMoran you aren't the only one who is excited. I've already booked Oasis for spring 2020 because I can't wait to see what she will look like after revitalization. I haven't gone on her since she first sailed in 2009 because there was always another Oasis class ship to try. And now, because she doesn't have the slides, that makes it a no-go for my girls. But yes, really excited to check out the results of these amplified ships. Those Freedom class ships look like they will be great for those who don't like the Oasis class ships. Like you said, many similar features. We might all pay for it in pricing though. That's why I grabbed the Oasis booking now. This past weekend, I was looking a possible cruises for a friend and I did notice that the escape room on some of these revitalized ships have an age requirement of 14yrs. I wonder why that is?

Wow !! What a great bunch, Thanks for all the info Guys, its really appreciated. Lovetocruise2002, thanks for the tip on Hotel, need to get that priced up. Johnk6404 Thanks for your comments as I we hope we will too. I have now had the chance to look at the rest of this Forum and have spotted the "Getting Started" bit so going to fill up on all the info on there, so thanks Matt Thanks again

We are doing Radiance (Northbound Alaska) in July. I have done VOOM on the Oasis with great success so I got the VOOM for Alaska. I hope it works as good as it did last summer. I was wondering about the time change also. There will be a 4 hour difference for us along with 17 hours of day-light. To say we will have "jet-lag" when we return will be an understatement for sure.

Time zone does change once (for northbound or southbound trips) or twice (for round trips) while at sea. On a one-way trip it happens the first or last night, round trips will be first and last nights.

We rented a car in Halifax and drive out to Peggy's Cove, had lobster, and visited the cemetery where those recovered from the Titanic were buried. We also did Acadia, but book a private company who uses trolley style buses.

I've only done over night ports stops in Europe that included ports in Iceland, Sweden, Russia, and Denmark. In all cases, the entertainment schedule was similar to that as when not in port. The only real difference was that dinners were often open seating like breakfast and lunch.

Full disclosure -- I've only been on one cruise so far, and that just a few weeks ago. But even so... I don't get why I keep seeing this statement and others like it. My family and I all loved the food in the MDR, and in the course of our 8-night trip we each had maybe one item that we didn't care for / didn't like how it was prepared. Not at all equivalent to a Chili's (and God knows we've eaten there and similar establishments enough for me to judge) or any other casual dining restaurant we've frequented. The MDR was easily two notches better, if not more, and I wouldn't hesitate to say that we enjoyed good quality gourmet dining every night. Maybe I got lucky with the ship I was on (Freedom, not a small ship by any measure but certainly no O or Q class)? Or maybe it was because I was in the later traditional dining slot instead of MTD, so the kitchen and staff weren't as crazed?

Matt- I will mess with the settings and see if I can get rid of the bars.

Yes, primarily because hibachi tends to sell out quickly. I'd pre-book to assure yourself of a spot. With pre-booking an a la carte, I think you pre-pay the basic price of the meal, and then can optionally spend more once at the restaurant and pay difference.

Welcome! Check out our Getting Started section. It provides some good jumping off points for info for new cruisers.

@hayley_bopp, I cruise July 22 on Liberty and I figure my eDocs (With Luggage tags) will become available to me by around June 8th, documents I have read say 45-49 days before. If you are in a Grand Suite or above you can request that they be mailed to you.

For me its not so much the casualness of the dress but the fact that the cruise lines seem to have joined into a vicious circle on ... oh so you guys don't want to get dressed up and "fancy" ... then we can cut back on the service level and food quality to match. So we seem to have spiraled down to the point that frankly the MDR feels not much different than Chili's (and I like Chili's but recognize what I am expecting and paying for when I got there). When we started cruising it was an event to go to the MDR each night, we got dressed up, we spent the time, we had great experiences with the wait staff and enjoyed great food. Now its just head down in whatever you want to wear, the wait staff is stretched beyond breaking point and the food is nothing special. I am sure the dress code and the service level and the food quality have nothing to do with each other (the first one driven by passenger choice, the other two by profit boosting) but I am curious whether the more "formal" approach at MSC is paired with a more traditional level of service and experience. If so, I look forward to it ... if i'm getting dressed up for Chili's though then the buffet will be calling !

Doesn't stop them from sending me daily emails letting me know about the super duper, awesome, amazing, incredibly good, never to be topped, sale they are having today only but which doesn't apply to sail dates beyond sometime in late 2018 though ... all while referencing my 2019 cruise down the bottom of the email.

Where'd all the lifeboats go? Only three on the davits and two in the water. In 9730 on the Allure on Sept 2.

We don't sail until the beginning of June and I printed ours off during the last week. As I said look under your onlinr check in when it's completed. That is where ours were

This is what you have to do. I have it all planned out. Change your JS to GS on AOS. Let hubby get the Concierge email like mine did this morning (he was up before me!) See how excited hubby gets when he gets an email from Concierge. THEN BANG! Tell hubby if you think that's good wait till you get your OWN GENIE!! AND the Genie even escorts you on the ship!! They don't really need to know cost do they?? @Lovetocruise2002, see I'm working this now what do you think???

Oh trust me, hubby thinks he's going to be up everyday at sunrise and take his binoculars to find Atlantis!! We'll be up!! LOL?

And here I thought I was special?

You're early. They won't be available for you to print off until a couple of weeks before embarkation. They will be in the "cruise documentation" section and I believe they will be the last page or two.

Look in your cruise docs. There will be a link there.

Royal Carribbean CEO Michael Bayley just did an interview with Business Insider and dropped this gem: Contrary to what clueless CEOs think, it's a stupid idea to insult people you'd like to be your customers. There are few things that irritate me more than watching middle-aged entitled people who are typically waited on hand-and-foot through their entire daily lives whine and moan about those selfish entitled millennials. He goes on to talk about not specifically chasing millennial cruisers and once they start families, their preferences tend to align with other families regardless of generation. That's fine, I don't think Royal should chase fads and make assumptions based on opinions not backed up by the data of actual spending habits--all the more ironic, since he starts out doing that very thing by throwing a barb at millennials at the top of the article . . . My advice to Mr. Bayley is to remove his foot from his mouth and avoid insulting large swaths of your guests, check his own entitlement at the door when he comes in to work, and redirect that energy to thinking about how he can improve his cruise line for all guests. A good place to start might be on the apps and websites which are an absolute horror show right now. And if that's too millenial-focused (us and our silly obsession with technology and smartphones and all), take a look at the main dining room food quality which has been taking a nosedive for the best 15 years.

I dress every day for work and frankly look forward to not having to on vacation. My husband is a retired truck driver and would dress up only if absolutely compelled to do so. That having been said, we wear clean presentable clothes at all times. He will wear a nice polo or button down shirt with a nice pair of jeans (hates dockers and won't wear them) and me, a nice pair of capris with an appropriate top. That's as dressed up as we care to get on vacation. I won't go to the MDR for formal night as we choose not to get dressed in what I feel is appropriate for that night. BUT I will most certainly dress as stated in the MDR on other nights. I don't feel I should be relegated to the Windjammer buffet because I don't get more dressed up than that. Sorry but that's my opinion.

Probably getting rid of Sorrento's Pizza and replacing it with this monstrosity. Sorry, Twangster, had to through this in....nobody has been picking on Sorrento's for awhile!?

I'm in NO way disagreeing with you as you are entited to your opinion, as i stated in a post yesterday it's RC that makes the rules not the guests and as you yourself mentioned it's a suggested dress code not compulsory , HOWEVER you must realise that times change, you wont get a cruise like you used to nowadays! the days of the Love Boat style cruise are gone, not because of the passengers but because of RC. Cruising used to be about doing very little except sit outside in the sun and read, then get dressed up to the nines for evening meals. RC and all other cruiselines have made cruising more open for less affluent families meaning it's not just the snobs who get to cruise now. This means familes with children , young couples on honeymoon or family groups who are celebrating a special occasion can experience visiting new places that previously were maybe outwith their budget, Cruiseline companies have realised that their Love Boat style guest will in time vanish, so they have been opened up to a new breed of cruiser because it's a business and they need to make money. By doing this they have had to change how ships are to keep these new cruisers coming back, that means ships have had to change to accomadate these HORDES ( your words) , Waterslides, Broadway shows, ice rinks to name a few have been included to cater for these new cruisers ( who may be teachers, nurses or even doctors). would you want all of these attractions introduced removed as well, to return to the good old days of cruising? We should never judge a book by it's cover, like wise we should never judge someone by how they dress

I don’t know which “middle aged entitled people” you know but this middle aged entitled person and her husband worked for 40 years, raised & educated 2 millenials and aid in the care of 4 grandchildren. I assure you no one waits hand and foot on me! So yes, I deserve a little entitlement. Maybe when you are my age, you’ll understand how “entitled” your comments sound.

Saw this today in a local nautical theme store.

Just an FYI the lunch dinner pricing for Johnny Rockets on the Allure was $12 and $10 for the kiddies. I didn't realize they had increased their pricing.