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This. The stairs in the the Terrace Houses are pretty easy. The stairs leading out are old stone stairs with no consistency. Some very deep and difficult. We have no problem but with any mobility difficulties but this is where some may have a problem.

Having had this before, I think it's a rib roast without the cap or deckle. Then sliced as a "steak". I actually like that cut with good quality beef.

Actually, miso black cod was the original Nobu preparation. It's sablefish. Similar to Chilean sea bass in texture but more difficult to source. It's the sea bass that's the substitute for the original, not the black cod.

Well done! I don't mean cooked well done either.

The squab was excellent a couple of weeks on Beyond. Also the lamb.

I had it a couple of weeks ago on Beyond. It was delicious. The texture was more like very thin pieces of pate. Very innovative.

I just returned from Beyond last weekend. The food in Luminae was very good to excellent. All of the classic dishes from the MDR were available as well. The Boulud chicken was replaced with duck confit which was very good.

Same with me in October. Asked the butler if he wanted the sparkling wine and he said he couldn't take it. Left it in the room. Hope someone else enjoyed it!

I was charged $10 per bottle on the Journey in October. No idea what the fee is now though.

We were recently on Journey in October. We found the included wines lacking though some were OK for lunch. We brought many wines on board at various ports including embarkation without an issue. Also spirits. We also found some great deals off the list. We went in thinking we would upgrade our drink package and instead, just kept the base one and supplemented on our own. It worked very well for us and it was a great cruise.

Just off the Journey a couple of weeks ago in Greece. We brought wine on board in several ports without a problem. Also brought on a bottle of Scotch at a port. The corkage fee was $10 but some things were said that made me think that may be increasing. Given the reports of $15 that seems likely.

Yes, I find it interesting that when they changed the olive to an onion they also changed the name of the drink. Now everything in an up glass is a "Martini".

Just wondering, at what level of tips included would you not consider tipping extra for included services? $50 pp/pd? $100 pp/pd? I think it's clear that room service deliveries are an included service and they share in the tip pool. I assume the cruise line has figured out what tip level is required to provide a decent paycheck for the staff. When I was last in London I noticed a 12.5% service charge in most of the restaurants that we dined. I concluded that was the appropriate tip per the establishment and since we usually had a very nice bottle of wine with the meal we would leave it at that. BTW, we sail Retreat and always tip extra at the end for above and beyond service.

Sleep study. Hopefully she needs a CPAP which would solve the problem.