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Whynot start charging for those things in the lounge.....great way to prevent overcrowding and cut back on costs. And everyone in there can obviously afford it!
 
Seems that's  their thought process when it comes to us commoners who aren't allowed in those lounges to  enjoy a slice of pizza....gonna have to have to start paying for it.

Its a slippery slope...that's the issue. Do I care about a few bucks for pizza...not really. But its the principal.
 
More and more is becoming pay to use or eat with Royal and many other cruise lines.
 
When Cabana for 6 hrs cost $15k Canadian....its gong to turn alot of ppl off from cruising....or its going to become just for the rich and elite.
 
When you could feed a family for a year for the price of an inside cabin on Royals new ships...at some point something is going to give.
 
And then to start charging for so many things now.....even compared to when I started cruising just a few years ago...its defn changing the appeal and affordability of cruising.
 
 

Perhaps Royal needs to rethink and relax their cancellation policy in some issues.
But they probably wont...they are rolling in money now and ppl keep paying so!
 

Royal is gonna drop the ball if they start nickel and diming cruisers on top of the high prices and low to no perks included with their cruises.
 
I mean...if I book a cruise and I cant eat after 9pm unless I pay for it....that's NOT how cruising has ever been.
 
First it was midnight buffets gone..then you had to pay for room service to eat, now you wont be able to get a slice of pizza without paying for it....
 
I talk, read, study almost daily the cruise industry....Royal cant keep going like this. 

Its a slippery slope...that's the issue. Do I care about a few bucks for pizza...not really. But its the principal.
 
More and more is becoming pay to use or eat with Royal and many other cruise lines.
 
When Cabana for 6 hrs cost $15k Canadian....its gong to turn alot of ppl off from cruising....or its going to become just for the rich and elite.
 
When you could feed a family for a year for the price of an inside cabin on Royals new ships...at some point something is going to give.
 
And then to start charging for so many things now.....even compared to when I started cruising just a few years ago...its defn changing the appeal and affordability of cruising.
 
 

Pretty bad when on a vacation, that its hard to find coffee??!!
 
Another example of Royal not being in tune with the basics of vacations for the average family.
 
cant find coffee in the morning...wont be able to eat at night unless you want to pay for pizza....it might seem small to Royal, but that's what people like me care about.
 
Michael Bayley needs to start getting back to the basics...fancy and expensive ships aren't that important when basic's aren't taken care of.

Its a slippery slope...that's the issue. Do I care about a few bucks for pizza...not really. But its the principal.
 
More and more is becoming pay to use or eat with Royal and many other cruise lines.
 
When Cabana for 6 hrs cost $15k Canadian....its gong to turn alot of ppl off from cruising....or its going to become just for the rich and elite.
 
When you could feed a family for a year for the price of an inside cabin on Royals new ships...at some point something is going to give.
 
And then to start charging for so many things now.....even compared to when I started cruising just a few years ago...its defn changing the appeal and affordability of cruising.
 
 

I don't get your reply to my statement.
 
I haven't talked to you...if you are ok with high costs and lack of amenities and starting to pay for slices of pizza at night..then you are not MOST ppl(or not most ppl in my social economic status )
 
I wasn't talking about inside cabins on a  new ship...booked 4x and just got off a cruise in a GS......not my demographic nor the type of cruiser i was referring to but..
 
 

I'm not most people and that's perfectly fine with me. Our experience in June on Wonder was amazing and as good or better than any past cruise. For full disclosure, we were in a GS so we didn't experience some aspects that are commonly receiving complaints (once a day cabin service, MDR food, etc.).
That said, I have 4 more cruises booked on Wonder, all in interiors, and I can't wait! I enjoyed every non-suite venue/experience in June and expect to have a great time as always. The food at the included venues was good and the service across the ship was just as good as we're used to.
To each his/her own...

Bailey needs to take the axe away from Jason Liberty; if he keeps chopping, they won't have to worry about crowding anywhere.

The people that have spent HUNDREDS of days aboard your ship should be expected to travel to another deck, for a cup of coffee that has been sitting in the carafe for hours??  

Whynot start charging for those things in the lounge.....great way to prevent overcrowding and cut back on costs. And everyone in there can obviously afford it!
 
Seems that's  their thought process when it comes to us commoners who aren't allowed in those lounges to  enjoy a slice of pizza....gonna have to have to start paying for it.

The cynical part of me says that upper management doesn’t see any immediate revenue being generated in lounge spaces.   

What I always say is they are jumping over nickels to pick up the pennies.

yeah...that ONE spot on a 17 deck cruise ship with 4000 ppl, and i have to trek to find some lukewarm coffee sitting in those containers for hours...its great!..lol
 
But I guess my overall take away from the OP is that, he needs to worry more about these little things...Royal is getting too big too quickly imho and the small things(and some bigger things) are starting to change and slip away. And not in a good way.

yeah...that ONE spot on a 17 deck cruise ship with 4000 ppl, and i have to trek to find some lukewarm coffee sitting in those containers for hours...its great!..lol
 
But I guess my overall take away from the OP is that, he needs to worry more about these little things...Royal is getting too big too quickly imho and the small things(and some bigger things) are starting to change and slip away. And not in a good way.

Pretty bad when on a vacation, that its hard to find coffee??!!
 
Another example of Royal not being in tune with the basics of vacations for the average family.
 
cant find coffee in the morning...wont be able to eat at night unless you want to pay for pizza....it might seem small to Royal, but that's what people like me care about.
 
Michael Bayley needs to start getting back to the basics...fancy and expensive ships aren't that important when basic's aren't taken care of.

Royal is gonna drop the ball if they start nickel and diming cruisers on top of the high prices and low to no perks included with their cruises.
 
I mean...if I book a cruise and I cant eat after 9pm unless I pay for it....that's NOT how cruising has ever been.
 
First it was midnight buffets gone..then you had to pay for room service to eat, now you wont be able to get a slice of pizza without paying for it....
 
I talk, read, study almost daily the cruise industry....Royal cant keep going like this. 

Royal is gonna drop the ball if they start nickel and diming cruisers on top of the high prices and low to no perks included with their cruises.
 
I mean...if I book a cruise and I cant eat after 9pm unless I pay for it....that's NOT how cruising has ever been.
 
First it was midnight buffets gone..then you had to pay for room service to eat, now you wont be able to get a slice of pizza without paying for it....
 
I talk, read, study almost daily the cruise industry....Royal cant keep going like this. 

Royal is gonna drop the ball if they start nickel and diming cruisers on top of the high prices and low to no perks included with their cruises.
 
I mean...if I book a cruise and I cant eat after 9pm unless I pay for it....that's NOT how cruising has ever been.
 
First it was midnight buffets gone..then you had to pay for room service to eat, now you wont be able to get a slice of pizza without paying for it....
 
I talk, read, study almost daily the cruise industry....Royal cant keep going like this. 

I agree with the spirit of your post, but only one of those is kind of true.  Coffee is always available at Cafe Promenade regardless of the condition of the Diamond Lounge.  The other is just a survey question and while I don't put it past these guys to enact that stupidity, it isn't any more real than the Axe Throwing venue.

yeah...that ONE spot on a 17 deck cruise ship with 4000 ppl, and i have to trek to find some lukewarm coffee sitting in those containers for hours...its great!..lol
 
But I guess my overall take away from the OP is that, he needs to worry more about these little things...Royal is getting too big too quickly imho and the small things(and some bigger things) are starting to change and slip away. And not in a good way.

Royal is gonna drop the ball if they start nickel and diming cruisers on top of the high prices and low to no perks included with their cruises.
 
I mean...if I book a cruise and I cant eat after 9pm unless I pay for it....that's NOT how cruising has ever been.
 
First it was midnight buffets gone..then you had to pay for room service to eat, now you wont be able to get a slice of pizza without paying for it....
 
I talk, read, study almost daily the cruise industry....Royal cant keep going like this. 

Royal is gonna drop the ball if they start nickel and diming cruisers on top of the high prices and low to no perks included with their cruises.
 
I mean...if I book a cruise and I cant eat after 9pm unless I pay for it....that's NOT how cruising has ever been.
 
First it was midnight buffets gone..then you had to pay for room service to eat, now you wont be able to get a slice of pizza without paying for it....
 
I talk, read, study almost daily the cruise industry....Royal cant keep going like this. 

Its a slippery slope...that's the issue. Do I care about a few bucks for pizza...not really. But its the principal.
 
More and more is becoming pay to use or eat with Royal and many other cruise lines.
 
When Cabana for 6 hrs cost $15k Canadian....its gong to turn alot of ppl off from cruising....or its going to become just for the rich and elite.
 
When you could feed a family for a year for the price of an inside cabin on Royals new ships...at some point something is going to give.
 
And then to start charging for so many things now.....even compared to when I started cruising just a few years ago...its defn changing the appeal and affordability of cruising.