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I agree. I think it could easily vary by ship. Just to make sure I was not misrepresenting what is happening on the Reflection I just screen shot what is on the X app for today and they are actually advertising that Tea is available in the buffet. My mom would not consider this “Tea” so it could also be that some people are stating that don’t have it in a dining area. I was just happy to get tea sandwiches and scones.

Hi! We are currently on the Reflection docked at St. Maartin today. I have to say, this has been a completely awesome cruise. It's our first time trying Aqua Class. We are now in love with Blu. They replaced all the balcony chairs and tables this week. Yesterday they unloaded some of the brown chair and tables at St. Thomas. A ships officer on the dock told my husband that they were heading to a local animal rescue for them to sell and raise money. There is a huge stack down on the dock this morning heading toward a different charity. We were surprised when we got new furniture because we had commented the day before how nice the furniture was. The table is a little smaller, but honestly makes it easier to move around on the balcony. And the new chairs are comfortable, I feel asleep on the balcony last night and slept there most of night. Love that they have turn the volume down on the music throughout the ship since our last time on board. I literally wore ear plugs that whole trip just so that I could walk through the public spaces. the last time I was on the Reflection. This time you can hear the music, but it is in the background instead of being so loud you couldn't really hold a conversation. I am talking about the constant background music, not the entertainment. A lot of things that people have said here recently changed have not turned out to be true on this ship. They have 2 omelet stations going in the buffet in the morning, there is made to order stir-fry and pasta and you can get main dining room starters in Blu. They did tell me that it is harder for them to get the main course choices, but that starters are usually not an issue. The TV still shows that the room service is free, and they are getting a lot of canceled orders when they call and explain this. I feel like if they are going to charge you that they should update the order screen to reflect that. But really that situation is minor. We just go up to the buffet get what we want and bring it back to the cabin. I have to say the X app is so much better the Princess app. I like that I could find my party on princess (when the app actually decided to work) and I love the medallions that unlock your room when you walk up. But I have not had a single instant of the X app not working. We don't use the messaging; we are using Signal instead and it is working great. The ship is beautiful, the staff is awesome, and the weather has been gorgeous!

We got scones and tea sandwiches on the Reflection yesterday.

I saw last week that they had been discontinued in Blu, which made me question our decision to thy Aqua for this cruise. I am not a picky eater, but I do have weird food allergy which can make it difficult to find anything I can eat at times. Only one night thus far has been an issue and we talked to the waiter and he took care of me. I don't usually go into my food allergy because it is something that I can avoid and honestly when I am with my family, it becomes a circus. Some of us can't have onions, some can't have any night shades so no garlic or shallots either, we have a nut allergy, a gluten allergy, a citrus food allergy... it is just too much. Our waiter told us that mains from main dining are hard but that they aren't having an issue getting starters.

We had scones, clotted cream, and what I would consider tea sandwiches yesterday afternoon on the buffet on the Reflection, yesterday was the first day I checked. Either the Reflection did not get the memo, or it is still available at OVC. They also have had create your own omelets on the buffet every morning. Plus, we have been able to order Escargot and French Onion soup in Blu.

Thank you for posting this! I have been looking for anywhere in the planner that stated that we had the standard drink package. It was supposed to be part of our fare, but I couldn't find it listed anywhere and did not know what CALL meant on my Xpress pass.

Hi! We are on the same cruise. I just looked at the Port Everglades site and it says there is a free shuttle between Palm and T-29. Terminal 29 (porteverglades.net)

The tracking on mine states it is still waiting to be received in IL... I got them yesterday in NC.