Cheers Lyle, I can usually let the ranters slide by and fully expected some cheerleaders for HAL as well. But I did get some confirmation of what I suspected, which is that service consistency wasn't just off on our cruise but is fleet wide. It may take an exceptional itinerary to coax us back to HAL.
BTW we wil be in Sydney for the 20 February 2025 now, at the Rendezvous hotel in the Rocks, so we can always catch up for dinner that night.