Something happened to us this last weekend that put things in perspective for me. My MIL always wanted to go to South Beach for Christmas. We finally did it.
Christmas Day we ate at the Hotel. Four people. We each had a cocktail. We shared an appetizer. We had a bottle of wine. My wife and her Mom split an entree. Service was slow, it was very crowded being a holiday. The food was good, certainly not bad, certainly not knock your socks off. We all shared 1 dessert.
The bill before tip was $500+. For one pretty good meal in a high quality vacation area. My wife and I are doing a 3 night cruise in January on Seashore for $499pp.
in yacht club.
To me, the value you get in Yacht Club is hard to match. No it won’t be perfect. Maybe our butler won’t come by the second we are seated in the lounge. But if you look at what is going on in other destinations it is a great deal.