Count me as another who doesn't like it. Every week there seems to be another added cost or annoyance with RCCL. I still have five months until my next RCCL cruise and I am wondering what is next. This is the fifth thing that is driving me crazy and I haven't stepped on the boat. Reminds me why I switched from the other cruise lines to Disney.
Different prices for the same drink package on different ships and different sailings on the same ship; even people on the same ship are paying different prices. Reminds me of airline flights in that everyone is paying something different.
Reading the horror stories of others who canceled one drink package and switched it to another ended up canceling their entire cruises.
Raising the price of some drinks or alcohol brands to just outside the package limits so some are being charged extra per drink. Of course this is inconsistent as well depending on the bartender, ship, etc.
Having to sign out pool towels and checking the bill to make sure there are no charges for them even though I returned them.
Having to check credit card bill for the Mystery $12.95 charge that shows up on it after the cruise for the bottled water in the room that was never touched. People are having to call to have the charges removed. Keep this in mind that this is after people received their final bill on the ship.
It just seems to be endless. I don't generally use room service but that is not the point. Just because someone doesn't use something, doesn't mean they shouldn't care, because it is only a matter of time before they charge for something that you do care about it. So when I read on the other site for Royal that people don't care because it doesn't effect them, it really bothers me.
As a long time cruiser, I definitely notice the difference. New cruisers won't know and will accept room service as a cost of the cruise. Then Royal will move on to figuring out what is the next thing that used to be included that they can start charging for.
Just one more reason why I am more excited for my three day Wonder cruise than my 9 day Anthem cruise.