Newcruiser215

Looks like it’s back up. No change.

This is exactly what I expect to happen.

We were on Wonder in July and nothing was great, but nothing was terrible.

Promenade looks good.

Right! This seems like a win-win for everyone.

I never understood why this hasn't always been a thing.

Per the other website that I guess we're not allowed to post here. Royal Caribbean is experimenting with a new way to allow guests that purchase a specialty dining package to make reservations pre-cruise. Guests have the choice to augment their cruise ship dining experience by spending extra on specialty restaurants. There's an option to book individual restaurant reservations and pay for the cover charge to dine there, or buy a dining package that includes more than one restaurant at a discounted rate if you're willing to commit to more than one restaurant. Up until now, guests that had booked a dining package had to wait until they got onboard the ship to make a reservation, and that created a pain point for them and added stress to the first day of the cruise as they would scramble once onboard to make reservations. Royal Caribbean's Senior Vice President and Chief Product Innovation Officer Jay Schneider confirmed the change while brainstorming ways to make the embarkation day experience easier, "all dining, including dining packages will be reservable so that guests don't have to do that on day one. And people who book the dining package can actually have the same experience as people who book a specialty restaurant." There isn't an exact date, but he indicated they're aiming for right after the launch of Icon of the Seas in late January, "not quite for Icon's first arrival, but hopefully only a couple of days after." t's part of a new dining system Royal Caribbean is devising for the three Icon Class ships and Utopia, "It's for our new dining system, which is currently coming for one, two, three and Utopia. And then we'll roll out to the rest of the fleet." This would be a major improvement as up until now, guests that bought a dining package had to wait until they got onboard the ship to make a specific reservation. This meant they would have the last chance to grab a dining time, as well as add a task once onboard the ship to do instead of relaxing and enjoying the start of their vacation. Royal Caribbean is already testing the option for those with a dining package to pre-book on one of its ships, Wonder of the Seas. Don't worry, it's coming to the whole fleet, not just Icon.

I wondered the same. What do you think it is than? Second glance, looks like the pillars are off to the side.

Absolute Zero?

The option is still there. They just moved it. Tap “Browse our ships”

There's nothing worth purchasing right now. All of my dining is the same price it always is. We're in a suite so no interest in the key and no need to purchase WIFI.

I'll wait for the Black Friday sales.

These "sales" are never really sales. Prices are so high anyway, it doesn't really feel like I'm saving anything.

Why’d you cancel? If you don’t mind sharing.

Thanks!! Booked lunch for my Icon sailing.

Yeah, my Icon cruise cost more than my last two cruises combined (Symphony & Wonder).

We booked a sky JS the day reservations opened up for 7/6/24. It's up to 15k now. Nuts

The media coverage is going to be insane. I can only imagine what that inaugural is going to be like.

I booked the day reservations opened.

I'd definitely do Wonder.

Nice drone footage.