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Sounds like we are all a side of Beef.

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Food quality absolutely varies from ship to ship, IME.

@Pringle I'm sorry you had such an experience in Wonderland, I've only tried it once and didn't really find it something I'd do again. We were on the Symphony transatlantic and did three specialty lunches, Jamie's, Hibachi, and Hooked plus dinner in Chops. All were quite good experiences. We ate dinner in the MDR almost every other night. Early seating and all but one meal were quite good. I must say that I'm not a very picky eater and not overly concerned if some of the times we took most of an hour for our meals, but I did have quite a few meals that I thought were terrific. The one meal I had an issue with was the short ribs in the MDR, my serving was quite fatty, I've had it in the past and found it quite good. I didn't bother with trying to exchange it as I was already suffering from way too much food. One thing a noticed was that to me, the vanilla ice-cream seemed much better than what I had on previous cruises. Very creamy and lots of flavor. I'll be checking this out when I'm on Allure in January to see if it compares. I did notice lots of lines for the MDR My Time many nights as we left  and I am glad that I'll never choose my time again.

I'm sorry I just don't get it. If someone says they had a fatty piece of beef, they had a fatty piece of beef. Royal Caribbean is not infallible. 

They are not covered with the package. 

Funny…I was just showing my husband what Odyssey looks like as she was sailing out of FLL!  He is hooked on Central Park’s Park Cafe for lunch 🥗 (he loves the salad you can have made!)!  He has been quite nervous because I told him there is no Central Park or Boardwalk or Promenade on Odyssey and he is wondering what is going to keep him busy when we are sailing across the Atlantic in 2025!  
So reading this was perfect timing and when I told him about Cafe 270 he perked up a bit!  😥 
 

So happy that many are sharing the love :).
Recently got off a ship and i gotta say that cafetwo70 really holds its ground for breakfast, even against suite dining breakfast options. Shout out to the royal egg muffin and bagel station. (Always ask for the hidden smoked salmon)
Lunch on the last trip at two70 has been a bit disappointing but still really love the views and the vibe there.

We're sailing on Ovation in the spring, and two70 looks so interesting to me. I have a feeling I'm gonna fall in love and just live there for the week.

Just got off Anthem and spent most of my time between vintages and  two-70.  There a lot of comfy seating in two-70.

Not just the cafe, the entire 270 venue is a winner.  I love that space.  On Q class, 270 and the Music Hall are definite favorites!

I'm also a huge fan of Cafe270.  It's the only place we go for coffee and on-the-go meals.  We never go to the Windjammer or Cafe Promenade.

After browsing the forums for awhile, i've noticed there isn't much love given to cafe270. It might be my favourite included venue on the quantum ships.
On embarkation day, lunch at 270 is a huge lifesaver to get away from crowds at the WJ. And while the food options are limited and don't change much from day to day, the quality relative to the WJ is much better.
I truly love the toasted sandwiches and wraps as well as assortment of baked goods for lunch. They even have a small cooked foods area for those friends and family who are forced away from the WJ.
And the best thing about cafe270 has got to be the breakfast. Bagels with whatever combination of cream cheese, delightful royal egg muffins, and those tiny crossinis which fill up that small space in my heart. One trick with the bagels is that you can always ask for smoked salmon if thats your thing, i saw some people doing it on my last cruise and was thinking, "why didn't i think of that".
Not to mention the view of the ocean while munching on your grub. It always feels less crowded and somehow more cosy than the other breakfast venues (gold member/non-suite guest). And if you're there in the morning, the morning stretch is held there to limber you up for the rest of the day.
This is just an appreciation post for cafe270. What are other tips and tricks, or things you like about cafe270?

Always frustrating when the price of a cruise drops after final payment. Oh well.

We work with an TA from MEI travel, too. I will price this out with her, though the prices I saw on RCL's website seemed good.
I had the opportunity to travel to Italy with the military in the 90s. Venice is amazing - you will be impressed and you'll thoroughly enjoy yourself!
We've done one sailing on a Quantum class ship - there's a lot to love about them! 

I have to say, I was underwhelmed by Jamie's Italian on Anthem, but loved the older version of Giovanni's on Radiance.
I 100% agree - other lines seem to make partnerships work, as do resorts on land. I freely admit to being tempted by Emeril Lagasse's role with Carnival to give them a try. 

I just got off of Voyager, and the former Ben & Jerry's was discreetly renamed to Sugar Beach, and it was just ice cream offerings

I have to say, I was underwhelmed by Jamie's Italian on Anthem, but loved the older version of Giovanni's on Radiance.
I 100% agree - other lines seem to make partnerships work, as do resorts on land. I freely admit to being tempted by Emeril Lagasse's role with Carnival to give them a try. 

Thank you! I do! I’m on a B2B …

Congratulations on making it to the top! I hope you have another cruise booked right after so you can fully enjoy being a Pinnacle member!

First…I got a great price from Josh at MEI Travel.  Sort of sealed the deal!  I’ve wanted to get back to Italy since my one and only visit in 2006 (went with a girl friend…my husband stayed home) but my husband is not much of a flyer.  Since he has been good with cruising the past few years, I thought why not get an awesome cruise in…end up in Rome…and when ready to return home only need to fly one way!  This itinerary sounds amazing!  We’ve never cruised on Odyssey (or any Quantum class) so it’ll be all new and exciting.  My husband’s sister is coming along and hopefully she will find someone to cruise with her…and also our very good friends who have become our cruise companions!
Yes, we plan on spending 3-4 days in Rome and then take the train to Venice and spend 2-3 days there and fly home from there.  My nephew and hopefully our son and son-in-law (May 11 is their anniversary!) plan to meet us in Rome and do the land vacation part with us!  They can’t take too much time out of work but they are interested in doing a crash 5-7 day tour with us!  I think before this actually takes place we will have a few more family members joining us for the land part of this vacation!  
Josh is going to help with all my planning and I really trust him!  
I hope you join us!  

I was just looking at the itinerary today! I am very tempted to book this cruise. It arrives in Rome/Civitavecchia on my birthday, so that may be all of the excuse I need. But I'll tell my wife it's a Mother's Day present...   🤣
What interested you in a transatlantic cruise? Do you plan on doing any site seeing in Rome before heading home - or maybe an extended Italian tour?

Puerto Plata!!! Boy 'oh boy am I glad to see Royal adding this port to more and more sailings! (This port is worthy of a full run down by one of the Blogs roving reporters BTW)
I was there last November and toured it on my own. I did not do any of the specific tours you've inquired about @Nathan C. however, maybe my experience will shed some light and get you and others stoked to be going to the DR. 
The cruise terminal is a new renovation completed just before the pandemic by Carnival. Likely the reason Royal has not stopped there often in the past, it does not mean they did a bad job! A gated community of shops much like the terminals at Cozumel. It is large; very modern looking; and has a nice blend of truly DR locally owed shops, bars and food, and the usual suspects of Diamonds International et. al. posing as locals and exploiting unassuming vacationers. For many people, their day spent just in the gated shopping community will be rewarding and a good experience. It is a very attractive and nice area.
I chose to walk to the Central Historic District and I'm likely the only person on our ship to do so using only his feet. It might have taken me 20 minutes. The only agenda, itinerary, or even clear thought I had was Bar, Local Food, and Cigars. I had spent all of 10 minutes on Google Maps looking for the information I needed. I found that the Central Historic District was where all the action was and it was a short, reasonable distance away. Oh yeah, it was east of the cruise terminal. Onward Ho!
This old downtown area has a couple key features that make it a worthwhile destination. So many ports and their related old towns have difficulty attracting and engaging tourists. Puerto Plata? No Problemo! They took what was probably an undesirable block long alley and pink-washed the entire thing. It is hard to ignore the Paseo de Dona Blanca, its' pinkness shimmers in the sunlight.  Down that alley are spots specifically for tourists to take selfies and photos. A bronze sculpture of Señorita Blanca conspicuously on one end of a park bench. A large picture frame spaced out 2 feet from a wall with the word Instagram at the top of it. A secured ladder against a wall that leads to no where. In short,  Puerto Plata took an undesirable alley and made it a destination that everyone goes to at bare minimum cost to the community. When I was there, one family from our ship had taken some formal outfits along that they changed into at the restroom of a local restaurant. I think their entire day was based on taking their own Glamour Shots photos in that alley. The Paseo de Dona Blanca is totally free and never closes.
Another big attraction is Umbrella Street. You may have seen a similar one in San Juan and I have no idea who might have come up with the idea first, but how much could it have possibly cost the community for a pallet load of Chinese made multi colored umbrellas and several hundred feet of aircraft cable to suspend them? I guess we might add in a back up pallet of el cheapo umbrellas and a city worker to occasionally replace them as they become sun bleached or damaged. Again-- bare minimum cost to the community and maximum tourist engagement. The results are that every tourist walks down that street and takes photos. It too is a destination. I am also guessing the shops along that street are in some type of an economic empowerment zone. It was a nice, friendly area that everyone was at; including every van load of cruiseship passenger who paid $60 for a tour of Old Puerto Plata. 
It was along Umbrella Street I found what I was looking for; drinks made with sugary fruit and rum; fried plantains, and tobacco in its' native environment. At the end of the street I found the Espigon Cigar Factory/Shop/Store. I bet I passed at least a dozen other similar cigar businesses that day, maybe more. They all appeared very similar in operation. I'm guessing they were all similarly priced. What attracted me to this place was the store canine who had his sleeping spot and was unfazed by customers. Having to step over a dog to enter the store reminded me of my own kitchen or going down my hallway to the bedroom. There are a couple full time cigar rollers front and center to the operation. Feel free to watch, ask questions, or take a whack at it yourself if you are a paying customer. There were free cigar samples. Oh yeah, many of those $60 a head cruise ship passengers stopped in for the free show and the daring ones, a free sample. I bought a couple bundles of 50 rings for two cigar fiends I know back home and  spent some time enjoying one myself and really getting to know the locals who worked there. We talked about their music and how it was a more electronic form of Salsa. Of course we talked about baseball. Tread lightly if you too don't think that Sammy Sosa belongs in the HoF, it's a touchy subject. But they completely get the argument of keeping integrity in the sport. In short, my hour at that store I found the real Dominican Republic. I found its' culture, the opinion and attitudes of its' people, and how a small DR business is run. And the store dog? Yeah, I had to skootch his legs so that I could leave. 
They really don't have taxis in this area. I was probably less-than-sober when it was getting time to head back to the pier and was completely relaxed and on island time. So I took the mode of transport that the locals take all the time: being the ol' lady of a dude on a moped. What could possibly go wrong??? Unknown streets in a foreign country? Unknown dude with as full faced tinted motorcycle helmet and no affiliation to Yellow Taxi or Uber or whatever? Worse yet, a friend see you on a moped??? It all worked out fine! He wanted what was probably an extremely high price of $7 US for the quick ride. I gave him a 20 and told him to keep the change. It capped off an extremely enjoyable day in Puerto Plata.