BrianAlt

Comparing the two, I would say that this one on Anthem was better.  Mainly because of atmosphere.  It's in the room behind Chops designed for this purpose.  Although, I'd say I liked our tablemates more on Oasis.
Probably my all-time favorite was the original version of Chef's Table in 2011 which was on Oasis in the Concierge Lounge that no longer exists.  Problem back then was the wine selection was more limited.  You can read about it in my review here: The Almost Complete Food Lovers Guide to the Oasis of the Seas

My favorite kind of post since I live to eat.  Wish these boards so more action like this!

Anthem of the Seas - Christmas Day, December 25, 2021

We did Chef's Table on Oasis in October.  It was similar, but definitely a different experience than this one.  

How about a Star Trek replicator to replace 21st Century room service? 

Anthem of the Seas - Christmas Day, December 25, 2021

To throw a wrench out there on a few of these requests.  
 
Complaints on the app will not happen.  First off who would manage them?  I mean think about the number of people posting here at a time and then figure the number of mods available to handle issues.  It would take a full time team for each ship.  And then if something gets missed people are having a fit.  Not to mention the complaints that can't be handled over the app.  Sure you could have a single person in each department deal with things but then you will have the inevitable "Not my department" thing go on so it will bounce around the I don't know what to do hell that will drive people batty.  There are a ton of other things to deal with on this one but lets just say that it would be a pain to setup and likely cause more problems than it would solve.  And just think about the lines at guest services and realize that half the people who would normally be in line waiting decided to wait till later and now they are all clambering for a person in the app.  I can think of 100's of other issues some related to local abbreviations, people who are not the best spellers, and people with english as a second language dealing with the issues.
 
Locating your device in a specific location.  It sounds great but sadly is another thing that will just be a pain.  Sure you could get one phone to work.  But all phones have different drivers among other things so the app would have to be able to figure out a lot of stuff on the phone itself.  Much of that would be blocked in the apple phones because "walled garden" and android phones have so many different possibilities for hardware you just could not figure it out.  On top of that the wifi devices they use in all odds would ALL have to be changed out to something that is custom designed to do all this stuff.  Then there is the issue that wifi can be a MIMO (multi in multi out) but not all hardware supports that and often times you are only connected to one station at a time.  So that means their system would have to track every single device and where it was connected and where it is connected now and put you in the middle.  So your here would be somewhere within a 50 foot radius of where you actually are.  Not so bad for a single floor building but for a multi floored ship it ain't gonna do a ton of good.  And GPS doesn't work well below decks and lets be honest finding your dot while you are moving is a feat unto itself when you look at the tech, now find yourself on an object that is moving...  If you have the kind of cash google has you could do it, eventually.
 
And some stuff that could work but wouldn't be as nice as you want.
 
Photo viewing could work, however they will likely only show a low rez photo.  Why, so you can't just screenshot it and have it for free.  Watermarks can be removed but a crappy low rez picture with minimal detail, have at it.  So that means when you pick a photo and can't tell where the kids are looking or who is giving the camera the finger could end up as your choice.  Yes they can kinda prevent screenshotting but to be honest there is a workaround for everything.  I have harvested pictures that are supposed to be untouchable from the web browser for years when I want or need something, cellphones are not much more difficult and that includes banking apps.
 
Watching the shows on a mobile device will require IPTV equipment to be installed on the ship.  It's great but lets just say that the odds are not good for this happening soon.  Look how long its taken for chat messages to come around on the app and how they are charging for this right now.  Same thing is going to happen for watching stuff.  Older ships would need a lot for this to happen too.  Camera's in every venue that will have a show and people to man the stuff equipment and you will need a couple camera's to make things look good as a lot of shows are made to be seen from multiple angles to integrate the audience into the experience so that means 3 to 4 camera's and operators for each active show.  Then you have to mix it live just like the tv station news does so that means another couple people in a room dealing with the camera feeds.  And the few things I have seen on the TV's in the rooms is pretty low def to be honest so how good will it look on your phone screen?  So gonna have to drop a few thousand per ship for new cameras as well.  When it's all said and done complaints will begin as there will be people here and there with their phones blasted watching a show when the person next to them wants to relax and nap in a chair.  Will it eventually happen, maybe but I see more money being pumped into new ships and amplification of ships first especially with the losses had over the last couple years.  And even then any shows that have copyrighted content will not be shown so things like Saturday Night Fever.  Why you ask, they don't want it recorded.  And that could be an issue with the other shows as well, there are more than a few people who would get a tripod and setup their TV with their camera pointed right at it and allow it to record the whole show then have it posted to youtube.  They don't want to loose licensing of this stuff so they would have to constantly monitor places and submit DMCA requests.  That may be the biggest nail in that coffin.
 
Some things are realistic but others not so much.  If you have never coded an app or dealt with a bunch of the stuff though don't be upset when a killer feature just can't happen.  

Most people's GPS isn't working on the cruise, either by design or by choice.  Are you suggesting they triangulate your location based on wifi routers in the area?

Don't care how or if it works. Just something that I thought would be fun to have. Didn't know I had to create the feature as well.🙄

Completely agree with this.  I had an issue on my last cruise, a few issues actually, and my first thought was, "I wish I could report this on the app!"

Completely agree with this.  I had an issue on my last cruise, a few issues actually, and my first thought was, "I wish I could report this on the app!"

We have a cruise at the end of Feb..then April,June,Sept and November-transatlantic! Love cruising! 😀

Yes…considering the CDC came out with their ‘DON’T CRUISE!’ guidance…I guess that caused lots of cancellations. Plus your Holiday cruise is typically one of the busiest.

Never saw one crew member ask someone to wear a mask in the Solarium.  Every other fully indoor place, I did see it.  

I have two cruises in February and neither are Royal. One is a brand new line to me, so that will be fun and interesting!

I found a rare solo deal based on their Simply Sail promo for last minute deals. 
Edge interior for under $500 plus taxes plus gratuity, 7 nights.  No wifi, no drinks other than Elite drinks. 
Like my ventures on a few other cruise lines during the restart, it's $500.  What could go wrong?  Answer: Omicron!  Are you kidding me!  Ugh.     
At least I'll be quarantined in "modern luxury"!  

Never saw one crew member ask someone to wear a mask in the Solarium.  Every other fully indoor place, I did see it.  

Update;  Just got off the Anthem and parking in Port Liberty garage is still $25 a day.

On last day I saw it at the indoor pool.  They started getting a lot more vocal about it towards the end of the sailing based on my anecdotal POV