Agree with the comments that the cost of cruising hasn't gone up as fast as it could have. I think the cruise lines have tried to keep the entry level cabin as fairly affordable. But things have evolved to support that, such as the quality of food in the main dining room and the emergence of specialty restaurants with additional fees. In response to a question during a Q&A session on CC that asked if the deteriorating quality in the MDR was due to cutting food spend, the comment from a cruise line exec was that they had not reduced the budget allocated for cruises. IMO, a better question would have been if the budget has been increased to account for food inflation.