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NCL THINKS EVERYBODY IS STUPID....
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The "Free at Sea" doesn't seem so free any more either. Their cruise prices have gone up dramatically and that "free" booze comes with a hefty gratuity charge added. I'm sure the surcharge covers the actual alcohol cost to NCL and the built in cost of booze on the cruise price is lining corporate pockets.
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Also used to love the chocolate buffets that NCL used to do.
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Originally posted by:
KantWait2Crooze
It all started going downhill when they ended the midnight buffet.
Agreed...remember those midnite chocoholic extravaganzas? the chefs used to love showing off...not many kids, past their bedtimes, besides its bad for their teeth and skin etc etc...hehehehe...just alot of greyheads shoveling chocolate everythings in, in total defiance of a gazzilion cardiologists and special diets....regretted every minute of it, and looked forward to the next one...wellllllll......
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It all started going downhill when they ended the midnight buffet.
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I'm sending them both to their rooms!
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If you two don't stop, I'm going to turn this FORUM around.....
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Originally posted by:
CruiseQueenNH
I posted mine in the review section, since that's where they belong.
Thats fine, post your stuff wherever you like...doesn't change the fact that apparently NOBODY in here knew about it...but it doesn't matter, theres only a few folks in here whose posts I take as gospel anyway. Moving on.
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Originally posted by:
Yankee47
Which is EXACTLY why I suggested you could have posted that tidbit HERE. It certainly caught a lot of people by surprise. I'd bet real money most folks don't wander around reading peoples profiles, I've got a whole bunch of cruises I never reviewed, but if I had some thing I thought was interesting, let alone newsworthy, I'd put it here..
From the looks of this thread, 6 people responded, (so far) and it appears nobody knew about it, except you. It also looks like theres 150+ "views", and growing. Allowing for people actually posting, I wonder how many of THEM (folks who read but don't post) knew about it. More importantly, what impact it might have on bookings...I'm not really interested in eating off the same menu for 3-4 nights out of 7, let alone 10+ day cruise.
I posted mine in the review section, since that's where they belong.
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redskins7
Just returned yesterday from 10 days cruise on the Nieuw Statendam. The food selections in MDR included 2 additional entrees, appetizers and desserts each night. Everything else was the same unless you decided to select from the upgrade menu. And of no lobster. On Gala night you got the jumbo shrimp instead, which normally costs $8.95 on the upgrade menu. They served carrots, green beans and mashed potatoes with almost every entree. The Lido deck served the same thing every day; the only difference you could find enough variety to eat something different each day depending on your appetite. Overall, I was not impressed with the MDR menu, although some days the food was quite delicious.
I agree, this appears to be the way of the future unless there is serious rebellion by us we will have no choice but to accept and pay more for it.
Since the return to Sailing, Royal Caribbean has been doing something similar - 4-5 daily menu items(NY Strip, Spaghetti, Herb Crusted Salmon, etc), with 3-4(free of charge) daily specials(Prime rib, lobster, etc), plus their normal "Upgrades"(filet mignon, etc)
I'm a fairly adventurous eater, where the Mrs is decidedly...not. So the change of the menu was very welcome for us.
I really dont think id be very happy at all with NCL's changes!
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Originally posted by:
Yankee47
Yeh, any which way to raise $$...I got it!!! reserved lounge chair rentals! poolside $3.95 per day....further away, $1.95........I actually thought 2x about posting this...
Dude .. do not jest .. those seem to be very real possibilities ...
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