Hey there! Nice review. I have some questions, if you don't mind. We are 50 and live in Kissimme now so we are looking at the 3 day Mera with overnight at Ocean Cay reserve. Easy for us to jump on those now, from Kissimmee. And we too are frugal travelers. After our 1st cruise on Disney, in 2007, we have done many many Carnival and 3 Royal cruises. Loved Carnival for the frugality but they are a little too party ship for us.
So my questions...does the drink package work on the island? And the buffet and burger carts, are they also free on the island? Do you know how much a drink package is for the 3 day, per person? Not sure what Yacht Club is that I see talked about a lot but we will book cheapest...if bumping to this Yacht Club is way extra cost then we also won't bother.
Another question the hubby has is how the dress code is. We are not dressy people. No suits and ball dresses. Will khakis and polos for hubby and capris or sundress for me do fine for dining room? And t-shirts and shorts around the ship be okay?
Thanks so much for the info.