Michaels club has been renamed and remodeled, and is now the retreat, the private lounge for passengers in the suites. There may be live music in there occasionally, but not on a regular schedule.
Don’t forget to look at the bigger picture. A beverage package would include coffees and teas and bottled water. If you would be wanting a lot of those, the classic package might make sense even if there’s a small up charge for your cider.
You hope that there is but a moment’s difference between check-in time and boarding time, but there can be all sorts of delays that find you sitting in one of the large waiting rooms in the terminal waiting until you are allowed to move onto the ship.
I remember when Luminaewas first introduced and the advertising said it would be open for lunch every day. But then it wasn’t and there was quite a kerfuffle over it. So being closed on port days is definitely not something new.
I don’t have a picture, but as with most things, it will be too much for some couples, not enough for some couples, and it might even vary from day to day depending on who is working in the kitchen that day
I think you are confusing questions. The title of your thread asked if evening chic is enforced on the final night. The final night is not ever a chic night. It is always a smart casual night.
Both dress codes say no shorts in the dining room or specialty restaurants
Why pack them? Follow the dress code and wear them to the dining room.
then you can go put them in the suitcase, change into shorts, put the suitcase in the hall in plenty of time, and go to the show.
or go to the buffet
Maybe give each child a budget and they can decide what they want, two sodas or a Mocktail, a mocktail or a fancy hot chocolate, as examples. Remind them that the price they see on the menu doesn’t include the gratuity which they will have to allow for in their budget.