Once boarding starts there is no difference between platinum and any others. In Vancouver there only green and blue lines for each ship. This was in September
For me the 4-5 ravioli really are a light meal. Just nice to relax with a glass of wine and a small meal in boarding. I never eat every course at any meal
Just call the dine line and you will be able change dates and times. Speciality restaurants are never fully booked regardless of what the app says. We have never booked prior to sailing and have never had an issue finding dates and times to out liking
The only time I have seen a big difference was on cruises leaving from Vancouver with a large amount of Canadian passengers who needed to pick up medallions
Don’t believe what you see on the app. We have never had an issue even without a premier package getting into specialty dining with just a day or so notice. You may have an issue on embarkation night when full suites are guaranteed specialty dining. W usually eat around 7:30 or 8:00 and rarely have issues
It is only from 12 to 1:30 on most ships and there is often a line. Lately they have been using the aft dining room to get more seating because part of the mid ship MDR is taken up with reserve dining
Many of us tip out everyone on the last day for several reasons. We usually are doing an early as possible disembarkation time to get to early flights or trains. We generally sat breakfast at 9am. On disembarkation day w are well off the ship by that time. On some cruises that have a Canadian stop on last day only one bar per deck can be open so we always tip out a few days before
You don’t have to get the package for 3rd and 4th passengers in cabin but they will not get the specialty dining or casual dining and they will be charged for gratuities etc
I don’t know how much confusion there is about this. Sabatini’s breakfast has always been for just full suites and names of cabin categories has not changed for years. Just like hotels that advertise suites and junior suites no one seems to get those confused