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You still can, it just is different and took me a while to find. From the main page go to the bottom and click on where it says don't see your cruise let's add it know. Or when in any cruise click on the calendar in the middle top to bring up the itinerary and selecting a different ship/date should be at the bottom.

I think I have fallen for the one and done whinge. Punishing myself accordingly.

Sorry but no-one in our country would purchase a coffee from a restaurant, cafe, service station or convenience store unless it is freshly brewed. In fact the only place I can think that still has coffee in a pot would be a hotel buffet breakfast where you are not paying for the coffee individually. And even then most people will purchase some sort of espresso.

Cruising is no different to anything else, it changes constantly with generations. And like everything else if you don't adapt you just become old, grumpy and negative. I definitely don't have today's music as my favourite but if I am travelling in the car with my kids (13 and 15) we compromise and share our tastes around. I won't let them tell me my music is awful and I won't say that about theirs, while not my taste if it's popular then an awful lot of people must think it's good. If I ever get to the stage where I am negative about things it will be time to move to something else.

There will be shows but there is no need to book ahead, and will only advertised in the app closer to sail date.

For you Princess sounds fine and I'm sure in time for me I will get there at some stage. I like somewhat modern music(not DJ style) but bands that will play something other than the Beatles and that era. None of that on Princess. To me it's just the general vibe but again it needs to be at the right time of year on the right ship. The smaller ships head more to a princess feel while the bigger shops in peak times may gona bit too far the other way and often ends in a clash of personalities between the older cruisers and the party crowd. I like NZ out of school holidays on the big ships.

What do you look for in a cruise? I have done one Princess because it was in our off season. (Australia) and said I may try another in 20 years. The atmosphere is different. Not in a good way.

No win situation, they hold out and the situation doesn't get better then people will be complaining why did they take so long. Also a pretty tough sell at the moment.

The general population of Royal Caribbean Blog is more mature experienced cruisers. The general population of a Royal Caribbean cruise is not. What we want on here and what they want is different. It is adding nothing of value to me but it's not hurting me having it there either. The positive for me is that some of the other areas become a little quieter.

Exactly, while I don't think the time was right (just put the cost of the cruise up a few dollars) it's the financial situation the world is in at the moment. It costs me that extra couple of bucks to drive to the store to pay an extra $50 for my groceries. While ever tips are expected as a % it only makes sense flat rates rise.

There is a difference between operating profit and debt.

Yeah like you would work 63 hours a week minimum

Already in my calendar. The idea that people will be charged for sitting in a deck chair in the solarium or on pool deck other than a reserved private areas is preposterous.

To be fair cost of living has risen dramatically everywhere in the world over the past 12 months. The workers need to live too.

Easy throw away line, I'll stump up 1K to say your wrong

Haven't seen it on 4 trips since 2018. Admittedly have only done the Mediterranean. Actually it was on the transatlantic but that started from the states so expected.

How is paying going to help. Still going to stop people who want to and should be able to use them doing so. Let's go on a cruise dear but we can't sit on a chair because they are only for the elite

I don't get it, the menus are not that different to what there were previously. And the number of complaints about the size of the meal astounds me. Get another one or try something else. And there is never a lobster night when cruising in Europe. Night one symphony cruise 2020. Not much difference to current menus.

Opinions are that and the problem with the very first sentence in this thread was that the poster made a big booming statement saying all the food on his last cruise was horrible. Obviously this isn't or can't be true. And when people who are satisfied when they read this and have never thought do a review or comment because that's what the silent majority normally do they then dispute the claim. As you say a voice against the majority, the majority obviously are positive people.

This exactly.

Maybe some people look for the positives in things first rather than just trying to find a negative on every issue.

I know probably said before but thanks for the single greatest thread on these boards. I look forward to every update. No moaning about first world problems like on many other threads. The only problem is my home bar is running out of room, but my friends are loving spending time in the man cave on the weekends.

So my wife works in analytics for a car rental company, mainly dealing with customer reviews and the like and has always said that if there are 100 reviews 80% as a minimum will be negative. Because it only takes 1 small thing to set certain people off and they will complain while the majority who are satisfied don't feel the need to complain and don't do a review. I decided to do a test on a current cruise group I'm in (ovation Transpacific - was going to be aboard but work got in the way so have decided to go the other way in April - still have 2 others to look forward to in the meantime - Ovation to NZ and Brilliance to South Pacific) I just put a simple question saying not on this cruise but was curious on the food situation on board as have heard mixed reviews Replies so far. Extremely Positive - 19 Positive - 34 Satisfied - 27 Slightly negative - 2 (1 was small portions, 1 was too much seafood in wonderland) Negative - 0 Havent looked at it in more detail with regards to age, nationality or cruise experience which I believe will all play a part.

They do not allow pre booking of deluxe package on 2-3 day cruises out of Australia. However can be purchased on board.

Yep, grandstanding of the highest order, look at me I am better than the food they serve here.