George C Posted December 19, 2019 #26 Share Posted December 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, rkd1 said: We went to chops this week on Enchantment, we won't be going again. Chops seems to be hit or miss had some bad meals a few years ago, last couple of years it was ok , even did it twice on oasis , I thought Giovanni’s has went downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 19, 2019 #27 Share Posted December 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, George C said: Chops seems to be hit or miss had some bad meals a few years ago, last couple of years it was ok , even did it twice on oasis , I thought Giovanni’s has went downhill. We just spent two weeks on Adventure. Never did a specialty venue. We did enjoy multiple versions of stir fry up in the Jammer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren1216 Posted December 19, 2019 #28 Share Posted December 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: That's true for Visa points OBC. However for Next Cruise OBC or GAP (group booking) OBC, those show up right after booking. I did not know this -- thanks for the info! 15 minutes ago, rkd1 said: We went to chops this week on Enchantment, we won't be going again. We used to go to Chops every cruise, always had a good experience. But I've seen enough comments like this now to dissuade me from asking my family to spend $$ for a not-so-special meal. Which is a bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted December 19, 2019 #29 Share Posted December 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: We just spent two weeks on Adventure. Never did a specialty venue. We did enjoy multiple versions of stir fry up in the Jammer We will have to try the stir fry station... The Windjammer is pitiful on Explorer. I’ve never seen anything like it. Maybe it’s the new normal but it’s like a high school cafeteria. Zero quality or flavor, it’s like they aren’t even trying. A lot of random variations of cheap food. Overcooked pasta, canned sauces sauces, McDonald’s style burgers, watery salad dressings. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 19, 2019 #30 Share Posted December 19, 2019 57 minutes ago, kruzerci said: We will have to try the stir fry station... The Windjammer is pitiful on Explorer. I’ve never seen anything like it. Maybe it’s the new normal but it’s like a high school cafeteria. Zero quality or flavor, it’s like they aren’t even trying. A lot of random variations of cheap food. Overcooked pasta, canned sauces sauces, McDonald’s style burgers, watery salad dressings. It's more of a Mongolian Grill. And pasta half the time. But I've learned to turn anything into stir fry with some scrounging. Symphony, Harmony, and now Oasis have dedicated stir fry setups. They rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted December 19, 2019 #31 Share Posted December 19, 2019 17 hours ago, LissyTx said: What's new? I haven't cruised Royal in about 4 years. What's new or changed since I last cruised? (Besides new ships. I mean things I might want to be aware of when cruising in a few weeks.) Thanks! Melissa If you are in the top three of the C&A club you can now order the C&A HH drinks (3 loaded on your Sea Pass card each evening) in the dining venues as long it's within the C&A HHs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LissyTx Posted December 19, 2019 Author #32 Share Posted December 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Host Clarea said: Nope, except for continental breakfast in the morning, it's now $8 plus 18% per order. Oh my gosh, $8?!? Ugh. We defected to Disney (b/c of having a toddler/little girl) and the up front price is much more but you are not nickel and dimed for nearly as many things. I remember long waits for room service delivery. Is it at least quick now with the fee? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted December 19, 2019 #33 Share Posted December 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, LissyTx said: Oh my gosh, $8?!? Ugh. We defected to Disney (b/c of having a toddler/little girl) and the up front price is much more but you are not nickel and dimed for nearly as many things. I remember long waits for room service delivery. Is it at least quick now with the fee? Thank you! Nope. Just as bad from our experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted December 20, 2019 #34 Share Posted December 20, 2019 6 hours ago, George C said: Chops seems to be hit or miss had some bad meals a few years ago, last couple of years it was ok , even did it twice on oasis , I thought Giovanni’s has went downhill. We have enjoyed our meals at Chops on Grandeur. But I agree Giovanni's is iffy. Last time, had an interesting chat with the chef. After the "grilled" shrimp had no grill marks. And they pre-made the carbonara sauce, which is NOT good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted December 20, 2019 #35 Share Posted December 20, 2019 The food is worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted December 20, 2019 #36 Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, SRF said: We have enjoyed our meals at Chops on Grandeur. But I agree Giovanni's is iffy. Last time, had an interesting chat with the chef. After the "grilled" shrimp had no grill marks. And they pre-made the carbonara sauce, which is NOT good. Giovanni’s used to have a Italian or at least a European staff that could recognize Italian food , have not seen that in a few cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren1216 Posted December 20, 2019 #37 Share Posted December 20, 2019 9 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Symphony, Harmony, and now Oasis have dedicated stir fry setups. They rock Good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 20, 2019 #38 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Corkage fees for wine added back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted December 20, 2019 #39 Share Posted December 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: Corkage fees for wine added back. But seldom enforced. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 20, 2019 #40 Share Posted December 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, SRF said: But seldom enforced. 🙂 Yep, our experience too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsai3s Posted December 21, 2019 #41 Share Posted December 21, 2019 14 hours ago, Host Clarea said: Corkage fees for wine added back. Any corkage fees for champagne? Four of us decided to share a bottle of champagne for breakfast, with orange juice, and turned it into mimosas. The headwaiter gladly popped the cork and placed the bottle inside a bucket of ice.......no corkage fees....did we get lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 21, 2019 #42 Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 minute ago, bonsai3s said: Any corkage fees for champagne? Four of us decided to share a bottle of champagne for breakfast, with orange juice, and turned it into mimosas. The headwaiter gladly popped the cork and placed the bottle inside a bucket of ice.......no corkage fees....did we get lucky? Yes, you got lucky. Champagne is wine and if it was brought on the ship, then it is subject to corkage fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsai3s Posted December 21, 2019 #43 Share Posted December 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: Yes, you got lucky. Champagne is wine and if it was brought on the ship, then it is subject to corkage fee. Thank you as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moopetguy Posted December 21, 2019 #44 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 11:08 PM, George C said: 4 years ago they seemed to sometimes have somewhat of a dress code now they don’t Are you sure about that? I wore shorts for dinner in the main dining room one night, and they kicked me off the ship the next day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted December 21, 2019 #45 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, moopetguy said: Are you sure about that? I wore shorts for dinner in the main dining room one night, and they kicked me off the ship the next day. One could only hope that was true 😁😁😁😁 Edited December 21, 2019 by George C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted December 21, 2019 #46 Share Posted December 21, 2019 9 hours ago, moopetguy said: Are you sure about that? I wore shorts for dinner in the main dining room one night, and they kicked me off the ship the next day. 9 hours ago, George C said: One could only hope that was true 😁😁😁😁 Probably true in that it was the last night he wore shorts and the next day was disembarkation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moopetguy Posted December 21, 2019 #47 Share Posted December 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, blackshirt said: Probably true in that it was the last night he wore shorts and the next day was disembarkation. Correct. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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