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The snack menu was sandwiches, burgers and salads. We definitely would of ordered lunch from it if it was still an option. I am fully confident that only Haven guests can order food from the Haven snack menu and have it delivered by their butler. As I said above, we encountered it once in 2019 and never since. How old is the professor cruise entry?

Very good suggestion.

No, there is not a charge for the fruit and cookies. When we were in the Escape Vibe back in May 2019, we were allowed to order free of charge off of the Haven snack menu. This was the only time I have experienced this so I am not sure if they were testing it out. The next time were we in the Vibe, I inquired about it and was told no and that it was not a thing. All I know is that it was a thing on that May 2019 cruise because we had lunch off the Haven snack menu twice in the Vibe.

There were no brownies last week on the Encore.

You are very welcome. However, I did not get the chance to order room service to test out your seven layer cake theory last week. Please let us know if you decide to order it and if it is the same cake as Cagneys. We are up again in June so I am still interested.

On the Encore last week, it was not open for dinner.

And these are reasons I am fully confident you will love it. They also have coffee and pastries early in the morning in addition to the fruit and cookies in the afternoon.

I would check every morning for them to open up the Vibe pass selling. More than likely, since the ship is still under construction, they have not started selling the passes yet.

Absolutely agree!

Yes, for my family it definitely would be worth it.

Funny story about your above comment.........I never met the bartender the first few days of the cruise as I had no need to go to the bar. When I was leaving the Vibe one late afternoon during the mid way point of our cruise, I stopped by the bar for a refresher. I put my pink Yeti down on the bar and the bartender sees my cup and comes right over and said "Gloria, rum and coke with a lime and where is Joe's black cup for his double Bacardi 8 on the rocks".

The lounge chairs mostly. I found them difficult to use and the arm rests were always in my way. It also seemed more crowded to us and while service was still very good, it was not as outstanding as we have previously experienced. They could have used another person working in the Vibe. I definitely do agree that with both sides, it was very easy to find shade when we wanted so that was a plus. We did not go to the top deck. We do have Vibe passes on the Encore for next year so as I said before, even though it is our least favorite, it will definitely not stop us from partaking in the future!

On the Encore last week, they switched those fake creamers to rectangular packets that said half and half. They were a pain to open.

In order........Escape, Getaway (when it was starboard side only), Joy and then Encore. We prefer the smaller Vibes than the new expanded ones. And the lounge chairs in the Encore Vibe were not the usual padded ones in all of the other Vibes we have been in. However, a non-padded lounge chair in the Vibe is better than no access to the Vibe!

For us, it is definitely worth it and we will not cruise without it. We just got off the Encore this past Sunday and used it every day accept one day because we got back to the ship too late. Now, I will say that of all the Vibes we used, the Encore was my least favorite.

Wait for it............

Yes, there will be coupons in your cabin for your two free specialty dinners for two. Make reservations beforehand if you can. If you are interested in the free behind the scenes tour, you need to go to the cruisenext desk as soon as possible upon boarding as there is limited space. This free tour is not the same tour as the paid verson as the paid version is longer. You are also entitled to a wine tasting event that you would also have to sign up for at the cruisenext desk.

I can report that there were still coffee and pastries at the Waterfront at 6:00 a.m.last week on the Encore!

We also received the four varieties last week on the Encore and they had three varieties in the Vibe. I was not able to find cookies anywhere else.

Also agree with @UKstages. My family was on the Epic last March in a Haven category while some extended family were in regular cabins. The young adults went to O'Sheehans late one night and my niece approached the check in stand and was told "here is a pager and the wait would be an hour for a party of six". My daughter then took out her Haven card and requested a table for six and was told "right this way". My niece gave the pager back as she walked in immediately.

Have a great time and please report back!

Just got off the Encore yesterday and we received everything mentioned above with our club balcony suite. How long ago was your cruise?

Is the Cabana option showing up in your reservation under entertainment? When is your cruise?

We are also anxious to trade in our Vibe passes on our upcoming June cruise for Cabanas.

I am currently on the Encore and can report that we have been served cookies every afternoon in the Vibe. No cookies in the buffet so far.