I say if you want to eat at BOG to see the inside, keep it. I wouldn't skip a meal you want to do just because it isn't getting the maximum value out of the credit.
With your plan of going to Sanaa, I think you should be fine doing that.
Bravo to you! I've attempted vegetarianism at different times in my life without success. My compromise has been to eat meatless once a week, seafood and fish once to twice, and cut overly processed foods out of my diet. I'm fortunate that the man is fine following my lead for the most part although when we moved recently I found relatively new cans of Chef Boyardee hidden in the back of the pantry. Since both of us are too old to play the Bickersons on this level I just made a point of increasing his life insurance the next time we went over our financial health; passive aggressives ruleeeeee
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All your credits are good until midnight of your checkout day and since you are not dependent on public transport you can enjoy them well at Boathouse, which is one of my current fav DS restaurants. You'll find much for carnivores, vegetarians and pescatarians. Should you opt for the the raw bar offerings stay away from the house oysters and opt for some of the sourced named versions; the house version are meaty but too briny. We love the fried calamari but now ask for the sauce on the side as it tasted too....much like condiments mixed together incorrectly. The steaks will make the meat eaters happy as well as the burgers. Never had a salad there I didn't like. We tend to opt for the floats and dishes of ice cream for dessert but since you've a large party some of the desserts for 4 might appeal. DGD is dreaming of their shrimp cocktail as well as the one served at FF. The one at FF reads strange but tastes divine.
Instead of trying to eat 3 full meals to get your perceived monies worth on a deluxe plan here's another strategy:
Eat a Continental type breakfast, the same kind they serve in CL rooms, via snack credits.
Opt for mostly 1 credit higher priced entree lunches and then go for 2 credit Signature dinners. You won't lose the cost of the appetizer at lunch if you don't want it or feel guilty/sluggish about either eating too much or over paying for the food. As for breakfast can't think of any eateries (beyond maybe a brunch) that serve appetizers so you are safe there, LOL.
As far as dinner is concerned a meal in comfortable surroundings where you are not apt to be given the "bum's rush" (except at BD on Christmas Day...sigh) makes for nice together time that allows you to discuss the day's events and laugh/commiserate whilst planning out that night's future. I dislike many of the desserts available at DW (garish colours and too much "sugah") but a nice dish of fresh fruit with or w/o ice cream/sorbet does fine on this end and is easy to substitute at many restaurants. I will say that so far I can eat any dessert that FF serves with total ease.
Finally don't fall into the TGIF's/Olive Garden's fast food marketing plot of having protein for an appetizer or bread for a starter. Not particularly healthy and leaves less space for the "main event".
Treat your body as the life's engine it is and you'll probably be here long enough to annoy your children and have your grandchildren as your defenders
This strategy is good as well since it works for you
. As a side note I think everyone should have a Marie Antoinette moment .
The updated plan looks great!
I'm in total agreement. We tried the deluxe plan because we love appetizers, small plates to share and experience and when on vacation, a spot of dessert (usually shared). But having been raised to clean your plate, food is expensive and people are starving, etc. (all true), the portions are simply too large, so I have to allow (mental mind game) myself to leave food on the table. Honestly if I doggy bag, I seldom eat it so why go to the trouble. So since the kids are now 21, we do the Deluxe only if it's a 1-2 day trip where we're shopping, doing more resort activities (pool, spa, fishing) and not really doing the park. I can't ride or enjoy myself walking around in the heat, eating like this. When it's a park and ride kinda of vacation, we skip the dining plans altogether.
