Knixuk

They don’t appear to turn anyone away from the MDR no matter what they are wearing on any night. Just do you and wear what you feel comfortable in.

This is a strange reply. Tipping in Europe is not expected and it isn’t done to ensure people get paid for their labour (which is just odd). However, tips are welcomed and not seen as an insult. It is a bonus, something additional to their wage. If you feel the service deserves a tip then give one, but don’t feel you have to. As a European I tip occasionally, when the service warrants it. However if I don’t tip, I don’t feel bad about it because I know the person is still being paid an appropriate wage and are not reliant on my tip.

Personally would not want to return to two set meal times. Much prefer flexibility over dictated times. I don’t think this letter is that representational.

Currently on a Princess ship and I would say the vegetarian/vegan options are continually disappointing. Most nights in the MDR there are no pasta options available for a vegetarian let alone a vegan. Even in the buffet area it is difficult. I do not want to eat salad every meal. They also don’t label things vegetarian/vegan in the buffet so you have to ask. Sometimes things that appear on the surface to be vegan/vegetarian are not eg a vegetable based dish made with a meat broth… it is very disappointing that they don’t rectify this. Pretty much anyone can eat vegan/vegetarian food but not everyone wants to eat meat/fish but there are an abundance of meat and fish options at every food outlet. Hearing about the secret vegan menu that might be available I will ask about it this evening and see if they have one. It shouldn’t be a secret though if they do have one. I make do but it would be so much better if they just thought about it a little more. It would not be difficult to correct.

I used the port testing at Southampton and it was very easy and efficient. You have to wait an extra 20mins to get the result but it wasn’t that much of an issue for us. We had taken a lateral flow test at home before setting off so were as sure as we could be that we would be negative at port. It was also $25 rather than $60 as advertised, so that felt like a nice bonus! Not sure if that was a one off thing or is the new price going forward.