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  1. It's a matter of culture @ratfinger is from USA, where tipping over and above included/auto gratuities is de rigeur ,so tipping before is a natural next step. Completely different to British or European approach
  2. Monkey shoulder is a blend of 3 single malts. A rather strange concept. So not a single malt fine for cocktails otherwise see what single malt are available, butler can go off the list my wife drinks armanagnac
  3. I've always had bottles of Glenfidich, replaced when empty, so 3 in 2 weeks.
  4. Can't talk about kids club. But if you take analogy with speciality restaurants. They can book for you, but if they are fully booked butler has no special privilege to conjure up a space
  5. Ideally that might be best but it's not going to happen, if they can make a bit more money they will. I do think £8,50 is too cheap, the Epicurean breakfast should be more than £8.50 better than the MDR. My biggest objection would be not about letting others in, but that the exclusive suite breakfast should be worth at least £20 extra, better ingredients more dishes not available elsewhere, all cooked to order with the ability to tailor it to individual. If its only worth an extra £8.50 then it doesn't live up to promise My other concern is that this policy doesn't impact me. I liked it in Aurora when you got to know regular breakfast neighbours, and you also had same waiters every day. This can be achieved by reserving an area solely for Suite passengers, this should of course be best tables with best views. Any non suite demand needs extra staff.
  6. Just come to this thread. Our first and up till this June only P&O suite on Aurora only 10 suites and we had same table most mornings, just because most guests are creatures of habit. Since then Cunard QG fixed table, Saga no different to anyone else. I have no objection to others non suite having breakfast in Epicurean, as long as I don't have to queue can turn up when I like and get a good table. Not as every restaurants has one or two the table from hell, only view is into kitchen. Solution is very simple, Arvia has 25 suites, so they reserve 25 tables in the best position by windows for the suites passengers. If anyone else wants these answer is NO even if they are empty.
  7. What I can't understand is given restaurants like glass house are bigger on the bigger ships , I would have thought they'd have more extensive menus than smaller ships. However it seems other way round.??
  8. Thank you for glass house menu , looks good, but for only once per cruise
  9. Windsurfboy

    2025

    I was not suggesting any difference in the offering between guarantee and select your cabin except the ability to select cabin. Exactly as it is now for Saga . None of the OBC complications.. You would have the incentive to book early at the best price and at maximum discount for say the first two weeks of opening , only for select your cabin as is now. Prices would then rise by only say 5 or 10% and stay fixed. Remove the element of make your mind up today or price goes up, you have two weks to think it over. Guarantee cabins would be introduced depending on the speed of sales. That would be the only element of fluid pricing. Fluid pricing is a complication that is of no benefit to passengers. A very simple system
  10. Windsurfboy

    2025

    But it's still a lot of work for at most 5% of sales. As someone said earlier the best system , publish prices open to all that will hold for say first week or two irrespective of how many bookings at that price. Let people book online, much simpler lower cost system. Even better just have one price for select , one for guarantee cabins, don't change it.
  11. Windsurfboy

    2025

    There will be between 60000 and 75000 cabins to sell for a year for the two ships . So 3000 pre registering is at most 5% of what they would like to sell. It seems an awful lot of flaf to sell what would be two average weeks of sales .
  12. Windsurfboy

    2025

    Agree if you can't get at least 30% discount, don't book early.
  13. Windsurfboy

    2025

    I think as substantial property has to be actually SOLD at full price , for it to be used as a basis for comparison
  14. Windsurfboy

    2025

    Sad to hear that even with preregistering the 35% discount disappears on some cabins. I still have to wonder has anyone ever paid full price , zero % discount. The consumer protection act states that a substantial proportion (undefined) must be sold at full price for it to be used as comparison. I wonder if this holds true for Saga.
  15. The dress code for men says a DJ/Tux or dark suit. You will see it makes no mention at all of the colour of the DJ/Tux so feel free to express yourself in a colour of your choice. The only criteria is elegance. The other criteria for elegance is learn to tie a bow tie, the pre-tied ones are too perfect and often knot far to small.
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