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I have seen it with the ham. It made me sad because I really didn’t enjoy it. I prefer the original version with duxelles and pate. I never order it on cruises, it seems to me that the pastry is always soggy.

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The menu in the first post was served on my cruise last night. Here are tonight’s options for those who would like another example. It is a formal night

That is still true. There is almost always always a fish option in addition to salmon and sometimes shellfish.

I think it depends on your embarkation port. It certainly isn’t true anywhere outside the US that very few people are without medallions since only US residents can receive them ahead of time. Things won’t change much in those areas. In US ports, a lot will depend on how many have the Plus or Premium packages and chose to have medallions shipped . My guess is that it’s a pretty significant percentage of passengers. I’ve been on a cruise out of Port Everglades a few months ago where no one had a medallion as there was some issue that caused them not to be ready in time to ship. It added maybe five minutes to the check-in process even that day when everyone had to get them at the port.

That’s the easiest way to look at the Plus Package and how I always look at it. Thanks for the simple explanation. For us, the Plus Package does make sense. I figure we are at a minimum of $63 a day for drinks on a port day. Even the cheapest bottle of wine will be at least $35, so with gratuity about $42 at a bare minimum for wine and another $8 or so for sparkling water so we’d spend at least $50 at dinner. (More likely more) The remaining money gets eaten into pretty quickly even if we just get a coffee in the morning and a bottled water each day as we head off the ship. That’s another $13 a day. Knowing what you typically would spend makes the decision making process pretty straightforward.

Yes, it is the dinner menu for a single evening. Many other options on other nights including at least one seafood choice in addition to the salmon that is available every day Also, shrimp cocktail, traditional Caesar salad, and French onion soup have been on the menu almost every night and can be requested if they are not.

The photos are from the Apex deck 9 or 10 a couple of cabins away from the center of the ship

I tried one once on a Solstice class ship and hated the uncovered balcony. It was always too hot for me. I much prefer a deeper hump cabin on Solstice class ships. The Sunset Verandas on Edge class ships are fantastic though. Big enough balconies for lounge chairs and partially covered and they beautiful, large cabins

I agree. The MDR is a much better choice if you have time for table service.

It’s not uncommon or anything new to pay for extra or priority service when traveling. Many airports offer offer it. Sometimes it’s called VIP or concierge service. You get help with your luggage, priority lines, and sometimes access to lounge spaces. Airlines offer the same to passengers who pay for first class or business class tickets.

Still using numbers today.

It’s not something that interests me, especially since they aren’t even desserts available with meals in the MDR or specialty restaurants. I can’t imagine myself ever going to get ice cream twice a day. An upgraded main course at dinner would be much more appealing even if it were once or twice a cruise.

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I was given a number in World Fresh Marketplace yesterday. No tickets. I didn’t have breakfast today so maybe they went back to tickets this morning if you got one.

Exactly

No, I just prefer to get all of my food at one time. I hate having to either let everything get cold while I wait around for a waiter to take my ticket and then go back to the buffet and get my omelette and then bring it to meal or having to get up and return to the buffet with my omelette to get the rest of my breakfast.

The route showing on the link you shared is identical to the image I posted, It shows the route for Royal Class ships is on the west side of Vancouver Island. Grand Class ships sail the Inside Passage located on the east side of the Island

You don’t have to stand in front of the egg station any more than all the waiters waiting for omelets did. You can take a plate and get the rest of your food for one thing or just step aside. Given staffing shortages on recent cruises this has been a huge reduction in waiting time for me. Waiters have been hard to find in the buffet since the restart. It also lets me take my breakfast out to a table by the pool where it’s less crowded.

This is the first Princess cruise for me where they would give omelets directly to passengers. It was always no table, no waiter - no omelets

To each his own. I think both methods probably cause about the same congestion. Waiting time was much longer the old way though

They finally got rid of one of my pet peeves, at least on the Enchanted. They simply give you a number when you order an omelette and let you wait and take it yourself when it is ready. No more getting a ticket, taking the ticket to your table, waiting for a waiter to come take your ticket, waiting for the waiter to return with your omelette, then going back to collect the rest of your breakfast.

The medallion actually comes on a lanyard. I like though that it is easy to wear on a wristband so it’s with me all the time - swimming, exercising etc are not great with a lanyard and I’m not crazy about leaving my key card lying around. The hands free aspect is also helpful to me when opening doors and ordering at bars.

Royal class ships cannot sail the inside passage the way smaller ships can

Sky and Discovery were bad but the Enchanted was worse on the nights I was there. There must be something about those ships