WAAAYTOOO

Sorry to hear that you’ve been sick.

Agree. We tried it too and it was surprisingly good.

You're welcome !

If you are going to be purchasing individual specialty dining reservations without a package, I strongly recommend that you pre-purchase from the Cruise Planner. At that time you will be able to select a day and time of your choosing. If you wait until you board, you will not only pay more for the meals but you run the risk of having limited availability. If you pre-purchase the meals prior to boarding and then want to change them in some way (different day, time or restaurant) you can always do that but you are waaay better off purchasing before you board.

Fantastic news !

Today when I check my upcoming EX sailing, the menu was there. No idea why it was missing the past few days. Is it correct ? Who knows. I’ll find out in 5 days…but at least I have a shot at solving my MDR/3 night package/BOGO puzzle before boarding.

Don't take the stories of major shrinkage and clothes being "ruined" too seriously. We have been using the W&F service for many years and I have never EVER had anything ruined....and I send virtually EVERYthing to the laundry.

Have a great time. Sorry we will miss you.

I noticed the same thing when I was on Radiance last month

I love those Fruity Pebbles rice krispy treats !

It's not just the UDP. The 3 night plan has suddenly jumped up as well. I noticed yesterday that on the cruises where I have previously booked the 3 night package (we almost never buy the UDP anymore as it's just too much food for us), it no longer had the blue "Reserved" banner. At first I was alarmed but it's still showing as having been purchased in "Order History" so I'm still good BUT the price has jumped substantially over what I paid for this package. I noticed that all of the dining packages have gone way up. So much so, that I have decided NOT to buy any dining packages for the Oasis class ships that we are booked on where I had not already purchased a dining package. The price works out to over $100 per meal for the 3 night package and I'm sorry, but no Royal Caribbean dining - even specialty dining - is worth $100 per meal. On those cruises where I had not already previously purchased the 3 night package, I will just suffer through with the Coastal Kitchen. I am not a huge fan of the CK but I won't starve ! I may regret that decision if they suddenly ban us newbie Pinnacles...but it's a chance I will take for now. Back to the UDP....the last UDP I purchased was on Oasis in Dec 2023 sailing (can't recall when I actually bought the package). The price was $199/pp plus grats so $234.82, total. The price of an Oasis UDP (for our upcoming Jan 11, 2025 sailing) is $471.99, total. That's more than DOUBLE ! Sorry. NOPE.

I know exactly how you feel. After many years of wrestling with the whole tipping minefield, I have decided to treat it just like any other of life's mysteries - The only control I have is over what I do....I cannot control what happens beyond that. We tip-as-we-go ALWAYS. That is the only thing that really works for us. You NEVER know if you will see the person again who has served you so tip while you can and forget about it. I canNOT control what happens to the money once I leave it on the table or, in some cases, give it directly to a server. That is beyond my control. I do what I should do - I tip - what happens after that is none of my business. I trust that they have an equitable process worked out where those who need to get tipped, will. If they do not, frankly, it's not my problem.

You can always consider pre-purchasing lunch at a specialty restaurant. This is what we do. Yes, it's additional $$ but it is so worth it for a calm, enjoyable boarding day reward. Prices have gone up but lunch is still one of the few bargains left on Royal Caribbean.

Thank you ! I thought I was losing my mind. I have been searching to see what the 9 night menu rotation is for our upcoming EX cruises and I couldn't find any menus. I thought I was doing something wrong. At least I know it's not just me. I really hate having to wait until we board to decide where we're going to be eating but I guess that's the way it's going to be ! Even more confusion on boarding day for the MDR and specialty dining. They keep shooting themselves in the foot !

At least you're getting some offers ! Ours have dried up completely. We are both Prime

We will be on AD for Christmas and NY (again) this year !

MDR shenanigans !

Me too ! June 6

Congratulations !!

OMG, @jbrinkm. I was exhausted just reading about your day. I just can't do all of that in one day anymore. Glad you had a great day !

The loungers kill my back, too. The best option, for me, is to remain on the ship when calling at PDCC.

I haven’t done a Miami-to-Canaveral S2S but I have done a Miami-to-Tampa S2S, which is even further. It worked just fine. It was a long day but we got to Tampa and boarded without incident. We drove our own car since we live in FL.

Too soon

Wow....thanks !

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