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Topic: Price increase for portifino!!

emgrace
First Class Passenger
Member # 1618

posted 10-26-2000 10:09 PM

I have recently heard RCCL has increased the price for dining in Portifino, on the voyager-class ships,from $6 per person to $20 per person! Is anyone else as irritated by this as I am? I'll be sailing on Voyager this winter, and I have no intention of paying that price for this "alternative" dining. This cruise line has thrown the whole idea of "all-inclusive" out the window!

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born2cruise
Just Boarded
Member # 1620

posted 10-26-2000 10:23 PM

I'll be sailing on the Explorer on 10/28 and will let you know if there has been an increase in the Portifino charge when I return. I hope this is an unfounded rumor as the price I'm paying is hefty enough. Still, I'm excited about the cruise.

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emgrace
First Class Passenger
Member # 1618

posted 10-27-2000 09:29 AM

Have a great time on Explorer born2cruise! I'm hoping this is just a rumor as well. But something tells me it's not. Don't get me wrong, I'm really looking forward to Voyager. It would silly for me to let this ruin my trip. I just think it's a shame because we are already paying enough for this trip to begin with.

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MHP
First Class Passenger
Member # 1101

posted 10-27-2000 09:41 AM

I returned for Voyager a couple of weeks ago and yes the charge at Portifino's was $20.00 per person. I don't believe there were many takers, so maybe RCI will re-think this charge as well. On a brighter note---They were not charging for anything else on the ship ...not even skate rentals! Believe me, your bill grows fast enough all by itself.

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emgrace
First Class Passenger
Member # 1618

posted 10-27-2000 12:14 PM

Thanks for the info. MHP. Since you've been on Voyager recently, I have a question for you. Has the food,in general, been improved on at all? I had heard that RCCL had received numerous complaints and were attempting resolve the issue.

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MHP
First Class Passenger
Member # 1101

posted 10-28-2000 04:46 PM

Emgrace..The food was fantastic. My waistline grew a bit. Wonderful ship, you have nothing to worry about. In fact you may never go back to a smaller ship again. The only disapointment I had was the ship churned up so much sand at Labadee you couldn't snorkel all day.

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emgrace
First Class Passenger
Member # 1618

posted 10-29-2000 08:40 AM

Great to hear MHP! I'm sure we'll have a great time. This is my 2nd cruise,(1st for my husband). So Voyager should be a real experience for us! I'll be sure to give a full report when I get back! I'm sorry to hear about Labadee though. We were planning to snorkel on the island. may reconsider it.

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