I agree with you, Richard, and the rest of you who feel that RSSC really screwed up here. I'd be curious to know if this really was all due to "corporate" directives, or if it could have been substantially mitigated by better management by those onboard. E.g. did "corporate" really demand that the main dining room be completely closed off to all but that group, or could the Hotel Director have handled it in a more equitable way? And I really hope this is not indicative of any actual degradation in RSSC's service or standards -- it could just have been some really poor decisions on this one cruise. However, I still would prefer NOT to be on the PG when there is such a large group!

I'm currently in evaluation mode -- my mother and sister want to do Alaska next year, but more and more I'm getting my heart set on doing the PG. Partly because of all the great stuff everyone has been writing about PIP! I've been enjoying reading all that so much...and of course viewing the pictures. Also, my friends Kim and Paul (with whom I spent so much time on my Med cruise) have been telling me I absolutely HAVE to do the PG. Alaska is seeming less and less attractive to me at this point.

But if I'm going to do the PG, like Richard I want to be sure that it's going to be everything that everyone has told me about it. The best news would be that RSSC recognizes the huge errors here and proclaims that it was an anamoly that will NEVER happen again! :)