TommyD3

We were onboard Apex and Beyond in November and they had both already converted to 100% anytime dining !!!

We were onboard last week. Talked to the IT director about it. They are still installing all the upgrades including upgrades to the internal ships network. Plan to start testing on Christmas day. He was really unsure when it would go live replacing the existing internet.

The shrimp's provided to me in Fine Cut were significantly larger than those provided in the MDR on the same cruise.....

That is an old menu. Was also on the Oct 26 sailing. Fine Cut did in fact NOT have shrimp cocktail on the menu. But I asked and they provided !!!

I was on Beyond Oct 26 sailing with the new Starlink. With the Zenith premium internet I got consistently about 2.5 mb/s down. Maybe due to the ship throttling but have seen higher on S class ships with the old internet (up to 4 mb/s). Still VERY slow. Takes minutes per app to download updates. Switched to cellular when we arrived in Ft Lauderdale (600+ mb/s) and app update download was instantaneous !!!

Yes there are very few Zeniths who do not sail in a suite now. Just what LLP wants !!!!

The changeover was in late 2013. Before that you received "credits". One per cruise, plus one more if concierge or higher and a third if a 10 night plus cruise. At changeover your number of credits was multiplied by 30 to convert to the current points system. Pre conversion Zenith was 100 credits, now 3000 points. MUCH harder to move up now unless sailing in high end suites. Many new Zenith members since the restart at the Zenith lunch on Beyond last week !!!

OK. The thread is about the Beyond sailing in late October 2022 so I presumed we were talking about that cruise......

There are also stops in Curacao and Aruba that should qualify as distant non - US ports.

Is there a requirement to spend a certain number of hours per day gambling on these "free" cruises? I know in the past the big spenders got free cruises but had to spend many hours per day gambling.......

We always do the online check-in for all segments of multi segment cruises !!!

The simple solution to the lack of Zenith access to the Retreat lounge is the creation of a Zenith Plus level at 7500 points (same ratio as Elite to Elite Plus). Zenith Plus could then be allowed access to the Retreat lounge. We cruise very frequently and there are VERY few passengers with over 7500 points onboard. Or just create a Zenith lounge on EVERY ship like Royal Caribbean did (before they restored Pinnacle access to the suite lounges !!!

Did they charge extra for the Pouilly Fuesse ??? They give us a bottle of it as the high cruiser but never include it as part of the premium package !!!!

In Central Florida Walgreens is now $128 per person cash up front even with Obamacare. They said if you have no insurance it is free, they just bill the federal government !!! Got tested elsewhere, they submit a $75 per person charge to insurance. Liable if insurance does not cover it. Everywhere was free just a few weeks ago !!!

No prime rib on ANY night? Another cutback ????

Last week on Millennium they had the party but since they did not receive a list of the registered passengers they did not send out reminders. Had a notice on the sign board at guest relations. A total of four passengers showed up !!!

No B2B testing on Millennium in Alaska a few days ago.

Same with Millennium B2B in Alaska two days ago.

The problem now is they are having severe supply issues. Onboard Millennium it is virtually impossible to get a premium package wine. They claim they are out and substitute a classic package wine. Even the F&B could not help - just complained about not getting what they need !!!

Only on Solstice, Equinox and Eclipse.

They had one onboard Millennium today. The ship did not get a list of those who signed up so they could not send out reminders. Was listed on the board at guest relations. Only 4 passengers showed up !!!!