I look at all the changes going clear back to the 90's and wish we could turn back the clock on all the extra cost. I am looking at the bright side of this change. We only cruise around once every two years, so we try to live it up. We will get the premium package and know what it is like to be able to order top shelf drinks, go to specialty dinning, and now Alfredo's and others . Feeling first class for this factory worker is few and far between. And maybe the lines will be shorter and not so many obnoxious drinkers like other cruise lines with free perk drink packages.
Oh, and now I don't have to walk past the gelato. It doesn't take much to make ma a happy cruiser.