IndyKid

I think it varies from ship to ship. When you call room service to set it up you can customize your meals.

@karatemom2, I surprised my wife on our first Princess cruise last December. It was AWESOME, the best $110 I have ever spent. For the main course we each received a filet and 2 lobster tails - they said it was because they were small, but I thought they were decent-sized. That along with all the apps, sides and dessert. We had 2 guys taking care of us, plus a photographer. One bit of advice - do not eat anything until dinner, otherwise you'll have a ton of food left over!

Oh, they have them alright - they're called passengers....

I think the ones they give you at Olive Garden would be perfect!

While we're off-topic, any good travel references for someone going to London for the first time? I'm taking the wife there next year, it will be our first journey across the pond...

You say that like it's a bad thing...😆

I always get a kick out of reading these types of threads. My wife and I are newbies when it comes to cruising, we've only done 3 of them, 2 before Covid with Royal Caribbean, and 1 this past December on Princess. I don't have any historical baseline to compare today's cruise experiences with the days when Captain Stubing was on the bridge. I do understand that things change, and sometimes not for the better. On our trip aboard the Caribbean Princess we thought everything went pretty well - smooth embarkation, great service, food, etc. I just feel extremely fortunate and blessed that, in this world where many people are homeless, hungry, and suffering the effects of conflict that I have the means and ability to enjoy these vacations. Steak not that tender, lobster tails a bit small? Meh...

Both of them, Steamers and the BBQ place (the name escapes me)

We were on board the Caribbean Princess last December, and walk-ups were not accepted. You had to call a certain number onboard to make a reservation.

We used Princess for pre-cruise accommodations this past December for our cruise out of PE, they put us up at the Westin at Ft. Lauderdale Beach. I wasn't that all impressed - for the money they charged I expected a room with a view of the ocean, not the pool storage area. The pool was closed for a private event, and there are no decent restaurants within walking distance - the restaurant on the premises didn't have anything we liked, and was very expensive. Next time we'll get a hotel that offers courtesy transportation from the airport, and just do an Uber to the port the next day.

We were on this ship last December. No enforcement noticed, pretty much anything goes. You'll be fine as long as you don't look like Tim Curry in Rocky Horror...

Reminder to self - never EVER book a cruise ship until it's been in service at least a year.

Another reason to admire the sensibilities of our friends down under.

Gotta take care of the 1%...

I would in a heartbeat. Also, when searching and comparing prices on cruises I would like to see all the cruise lines list the "out the door" total price (taxes, fees, etc.) so that one knows the exact price per person, instead of having to dig in 2 or 3 levels of the web page to get to the bottom line. Some airlines also play the same stupid games. When you use a search engine like Google Flights, Matrix ITA, etc. it will show their lowest fare, but when you go to their website you find out that it's actually what I call steerage - no carry-on bag, no choosing seats beforehand, etc. which for us is not an option.