Kansas Eagle

Title says it all....it just occurred to me that we have 5:30 MDR and we will be in shorts and polo's. Will we have luggage by dinner time? If not, is there an exception for the MDR on the first day? Thanks (3 more days ? )

All sound great! What is a good drink to have in the MDR with Dinner?

Hi All, I have come full-circle and have now purchased the Deluxe Drink Package for the wife and I. We leave in 5 days! Looking for drink ideas, especially "Boat" drinks. We don't have much call for those here in Kansas! Cheers!

I agree about flavor-contamination on plain drinks. I like the Raspberry flavor so not an issue for me.

I've ran the math and a simple way to look at it is that if you drink 3 or more soda's a day, the $9.99 price per day is worth it. One question I have not seen asked is if you do NOT have the soda package and you order a soda with your dinner in the MDR, do they provide free refills or do they charge every time you get a refill? Another thing to watch is if your boat has the "Free Style" soda machines. Mine (Liberty of the Seas) does not, and that made me a little cranky. It means we don't have the variety and will also have to go up to the bar every time we want a soda.

Great info! Thanks! Did not want to sound like we would be ordering all that food at Chops, just how it worked. Thanks for allowing me to not stress about debarking. So let me ask a follow-up... On arrival day, and since we will lug our own bags, if we decided to stay and eat breakfast, how will that complicate things? Can passengers with their own bags leave at any time? I did read where there are time slots for those with checked bags, but if we decide to eat at around 9 am then leave, will it still take about an hour? Can we leave the bags in our room as we go eat?

Hi, I have been reading as much as I can (including this message board) and have watched a ton of YouTube videos but still have a few questions I can't seem to find. We are going to the Western Caribbean next month on Liberty of the Seas out of Galveston. 1. For the specialty dining locations, I know there is a "up" charge for them, but does the food work the same way as the main dining room? For example, can I have 2 appetizers, 2 orders of Steak, and 3 desserts? Or is it Ala-carte or set menus?. I caught a glimpse of a video on the CHOPS steakhouse and was confused because it appeared to have some pricing next to some entrees and not by others. 2. We are getting to Soda package. Does that include the dining locations? I assume it does, but how does it work? Do we have to bring our issued cups? Do we just tell the waiter and he checks our cards? In the buffet, same question. 3. Cruise Cards. For the cards that they issue, do they need to swipe those at all of the locations...like Sorrentos or the main dining room? We are getting lanyards but did not know if they will need to come out of the plastic holders often. 4. Getting off the boat. I have read conflicting tales about this. I am parking the rental car literally across the street from the dock. If we haul our own luggage off the ship, how long does it take to debark? We have flights out of Houston at 2pm and I don't want to stress about that if possible. 5. Are all the restaurants available on the first day? If we get on the ship at say 10 am, is it possible to have all 3 meals or just 2....just 1? Thanks, I am sure I will have more as we get closer.