Richard:

I loved your response. As a former loyal HAL cruiser I'm sad to see the changes that they are making, many besides the new "liquor" policy. They are now adding gratuities to bar tabs and I think they may also be adding a automatic charge for gratuities for room stewards etc. (We always tipped the service staff but we decided how much - this change might actually have saved us money but would then short change the staff)

But the good news is we found RSSC...lots of HAL cruisers may be turning up at our doorstep before you know it. I can't think of a single reason why not...we're glad we did!