ConstantCruiser

FWIW my Odyssey cruise in November is 5 nights and lobster appears on the preliminary menus in the app. YMMV.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/03/09/royal-caribbean-now-offering-custom-shore-excursions
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/02/28/review-royal-caribbeans-private-journeys-shore-excursion-curacao
 

They pretty much do on the 2nd screen.  Hard to mistake what my total bid is.

 

They pretty much do on the 2nd screen.  Hard to mistake what my total bid is.

 

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/03/09/royal-caribbean-now-offering-custom-shore-excursions
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/02/28/review-royal-caribbeans-private-journeys-shore-excursion-curacao
 

FWIW my Odyssey cruise in November is 5 nights and lobster appears on the preliminary menus in the app. YMMV.

I think Royal is working with, or recommending Manulife for Canadians.

Royal has made this much more complicated than it needs to be.  What ship are you sailing?
 
While one can argue that Izumi Hibachi is a type of Teppanyaki restaurant but on Royal Caribbean the two are different at least in the venue name and menus used.  Royal uses "Teppanyaki Dinner" on the Izumi Hibachi menu so it further blurs the names.
 
Izumi Hibachi = Oasis Class, Freedom, Independence and Mariner. 
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/media-assets/pmc/content/dam/menus/en/teppdinner/TEPPDINNER.pdf
The base price in the cruise planner for an upcoming Harmony cruise is $38.99.  The base price in the cruise planner for an upcoming Indy cruise is $45.99.  The venue name used in the cruise planner for both ships is Izumi Hibachi.
For the "Izumi Hibachi" venue the menu was pretty easy to figure out.  The choice was "Classic" or "Premier Combo" for $4 more.  If you wanted some sushi with your Hibachi the right side of the menu showed the add on options for sushi.  The sushi cost is charged in addition to the base cruise planner price. 
 
Teppanyaki = Quantum Ultra (Odyssey and Spectrum)
https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/royal/media/royal/shared_assets/pdf/menu/Teppanyaki_Dinner_Menu.pdf
The base price in the cruise planner for an upcoming Odyssey cruise is $45.99.  The venue name used in the cruise planner is Teppanyaki.
For the "Teppanyaki" venue there are many more options and variable pricing.  However since the Izumi sushi venue is far away on another deck there is no sushi add on option at Teppanyaki. 
How it should work is the $45.99 cruise planner price of Teppanyaki is your allowance to spend.  
If I order Miso soup and vegetable rice (both complimentary), Origami $40 plus the Matsuri mochi sampler $6 I have reached $46 which is effectively my base cruise planner price.
If I order Chilled silken tofu $8, WAGYU A4 Superior top quality Wagyu beef $90 and Matsuri mochi sampler $6 for a total of $104 I owe an additional $58 above the cruise planner base price.
 
Maybe someone who has sailed Spectrum can let us know how their Teppanyaki experience went.
 
Footnote - Technically Harmony is supposed to be converting to the Teppanyaki name away from Izumi Hibachi name but we'll need to see her back in service to know if that's complete as there are mixed references for Harmony.  My March 2022 cruise on Harmony still has the venue as Izumi Hibachi.

When I sail on a ship with a CK it does become my go to dinner venue for most nights.  Some nights the CK menu doesn't excite me but that's personal right?  Another person may declare that same menu their favorite.  
The filet is must try if you are a steak person.  Usually as good and most of the time better than Chops.
In general I find CK in between the MDR and specialty dining.  Some nights the menu and food is on par with specialty dining and some nights the menu and food is closer to the MDR but again that's personal.  Service and ambiance is always better than the MDR.
I do enjoy the CK breakfast even though the menu is the same everyday.  I have my favorites I cycle through.  
Lunch is more hit & miss in the CK but again that's personal.  I've grown to enjoy some of the flatbreads offered at lunch more than I did a few years ago.  
CK menus will be available in the app before sailing so look them over and use that to guide what nights you feel like being in the CK vs. other options.  Sometimes daily menus change at the last minute so don't take what you see in the app as written in stone.

I don't tip in the "hundreds" - not for CK.
Your "included" daily gratuity is diverted from the MDR to the CK for the nights you dine there.  
I usually tip them something that varies but it's not hundreds.  
Technically you don't have to tip CK more than your included daily gratuity.  Anything above that is completely at your discretion.  

They pretty much do on the 2nd screen.  Hard to mistake what my total bid is.

 

The post was meant for Crown and Anchor members to inform Crown and Anchor members how Crown and Anchor benefits will change.
The real problem is that Royal hasn't communicated anything to anyone else so when the Crown and Anchor team sends out an update like this everyone else is left to make assumptions and draw conclusions beyond the Crown and Anchor program.
It seems like Royal doesn't want to say anything until the protocols are fully defined and cast in stone.  The problem is they will never be cast in stone, they will continually change.  It's time for Royal to tell all guests what to expect and qualify it with "this may change".  

They pretty much do on the 2nd screen.  Hard to mistake what my total bid is.

 

Starbucks is included with NO beverage package.  Everyone pays... except Star Class guests.
With the DX your coffee choices will be the various non-Starbucks venues on board.  This varies by ship but generally speaking baristas can be found in at least one or two coffee venues somewhere, usually the Promenade or Esplanade and in the Windjammer on some ships.  Some ships have a 3rd venue with a coffee barista.

Royal has made this much more complicated than it needs to be.  What ship are you sailing?
 
While one can argue that Izumi Hibachi is a type of Teppanyaki restaurant but on Royal Caribbean the two are different at least in the venue name and menus used.  Royal uses "Teppanyaki Dinner" on the Izumi Hibachi menu so it further blurs the names.
 
Izumi Hibachi = Oasis Class, Freedom, Independence and Mariner. 
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/media-assets/pmc/content/dam/menus/en/teppdinner/TEPPDINNER.pdf
The base price in the cruise planner for an upcoming Harmony cruise is $38.99.  The base price in the cruise planner for an upcoming Indy cruise is $45.99.  The venue name used in the cruise planner for both ships is Izumi Hibachi.
For the "Izumi Hibachi" venue the menu was pretty easy to figure out.  The choice was "Classic" or "Premier Combo" for $4 more.  If you wanted some sushi with your Hibachi the right side of the menu showed the add on options for sushi.  The sushi cost is charged in addition to the base cruise planner price. 
 
Teppanyaki = Quantum Ultra (Odyssey and Spectrum)
https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/royal/media/royal/shared_assets/pdf/menu/Teppanyaki_Dinner_Menu.pdf
The base price in the cruise planner for an upcoming Odyssey cruise is $45.99.  The venue name used in the cruise planner is Teppanyaki.
For the "Teppanyaki" venue there are many more options and variable pricing.  However since the Izumi sushi venue is far away on another deck there is no sushi add on option at Teppanyaki. 
How it should work is the $45.99 cruise planner price of Teppanyaki is your allowance to spend.  
If I order Miso soup and vegetable rice (both complimentary), Origami $40 plus the Matsuri mochi sampler $6 I have reached $46 which is effectively my base cruise planner price.
If I order Chilled silken tofu $8, WAGYU A4 Superior top quality Wagyu beef $90 and Matsuri mochi sampler $6 for a total of $104 I owe an additional $58 above the cruise planner base price.
 
Maybe someone who has sailed Spectrum can let us know how their Teppanyaki experience went.
 
Footnote - Technically Harmony is supposed to be converting to the Teppanyaki name away from Izumi Hibachi name but we'll need to see her back in service to know if that's complete as there are mixed references for Harmony.  My March 2022 cruise on Harmony still has the venue as Izumi Hibachi.

Correct.  The price you pay IF your bid is accepted is for two guests only.  
They won't upgrade you and kick your kids off the booking.
 

CK will have a lobster entree on the lobster night menu but more often than not it's some kind of lobster pieces in something kind of an entree.  You can ask for a conventional tail on lobster night in CK or so I've read.  To be honest the Caribbean lobster used on lobster night has never wowed me.  It isn't a New England or Maritime lobster.  I don't enjoy the complimentary Caribbean lobster so I don't order it in CK or in the MDR.  
Everyone's food tastes are different, no offense intended for those that love lobster night.  

Very nearly but didn't - because of the protocols that worked.  The failed quick test was followed up by a more reliable PCR test.  Those are the protocols.  

I usually get an email when anything booked in the CP is cancelled.  From dining reservations to internet packages to shore excursions - if it is cancelled I get an email.  
I'm guessing that shore excursions will be somewhat fluid this year as 3rd party companies have either gone under or lost staff who left to find other work.  

When I sail on a ship with a CK it does become my go to dinner venue for most nights.  Some nights the CK menu doesn't excite me but that's personal right?  Another person may declare that same menu their favorite.  
The filet is must try if you are a steak person.  Usually as good and most of the time better than Chops.
In general I find CK in between the MDR and specialty dining.  Some nights the menu and food is on par with specialty dining and some nights the menu and food is closer to the MDR but again that's personal.  Service and ambiance is always better than the MDR.
I do enjoy the CK breakfast even though the menu is the same everyday.  I have my favorites I cycle through.  
Lunch is more hit & miss in the CK but again that's personal.  I've grown to enjoy some of the flatbreads offered at lunch more than I did a few years ago.  
CK menus will be available in the app before sailing so look them over and use that to guide what nights you feel like being in the CK vs. other options.  Sometimes daily menus change at the last minute so don't take what you see in the app as written in stone.

Serenade from Seattle in July - no Diamond Lounge for unvaccinated.

For all the guesses posted above - this is why 2021 will be a great year to cruise!
I've sailed on a ship where 2/3 cancelled because of a hurricane.  It was fantastic!  No lines, few crowds, lots of space.
2021 is shaping up to be an awesome cruise experience! 
In 2022 and beyond people will be like... "I should have cruised more in 2021 without normal capacity".

Hard to say as they plan many ship activities around the itinerary.   I don't think they plan major shopping extravaganzas when the main shows are likely pulling people away from the Esplanade.  The suite concierge may have some thoughts on this.   

When I sail on a ship with a CK it does become my go to dinner venue for most nights.  Some nights the CK menu doesn't excite me but that's personal right?  Another person may declare that same menu their favorite.  
The filet is must try if you are a steak person.  Usually as good and most of the time better than Chops.
In general I find CK in between the MDR and specialty dining.  Some nights the menu and food is on par with specialty dining and some nights the menu and food is closer to the MDR but again that's personal.  Service and ambiance is always better than the MDR.
I do enjoy the CK breakfast even though the menu is the same everyday.  I have my favorites I cycle through.  
Lunch is more hit & miss in the CK but again that's personal.  I've grown to enjoy some of the flatbreads offered at lunch more than I did a few years ago.  
CK menus will be available in the app before sailing so look them over and use that to guide what nights you feel like being in the CK vs. other options.  Sometimes daily menus change at the last minute so don't take what you see in the app as written in stone.

Very nearly but didn't - because of the protocols that worked.  The failed quick test was followed up by a more reliable PCR test.  Those are the protocols.