Princess Chatter

They're gonna have to do something with the free-for-all system of event attendance in the dome. Likely will be the only time the chair hogs give up their loungers the pool.

Wonderful... now I can sleep at night. 

It certainly appears, on the surface of it, that Princess is becoming a 'pay for privilege' vacation choice.
I have an upcoming voyage on the Emerald, with an inside cabin, and have submitted a bid for a balcony that is nearly twice what I paid
for a similar move last November. Additionally, we've bid for an Oceanview upgrade, because I simply cannot fathom paying an fortune
to enhance our sleeping quarters.
Perhaps I'm being too much of a nitpicker, but everything from excursions to enhanced dining seems to have
increased substantially.

Must be some executives idea of a cost cutter. I concur, that serving too much of any item is going to generate waste, especially since one can take a little, and go to the buffet again if desired. Although there is one thing... I witnessed a guy with a 'dewdrop' on the end of his beak which he wiped with his hand, and then proceeded to grab a communal set of tongs. Got me thinking I'll be carrying a tiny bottle of sanitizer from now on.

At least this decision is being made well in advance.

Is this a consequence of the 'Carnivalization' of Princess?

This is occurring in many industries, I'm sure. The problem develops when overseas employees lack the authority and training to manage issues for customers in other countries.

"...We also anticipate that guests will need to queue up 40 minutes early or more to get a seat..."

So, not unlike the current practice for the production shows.