There has been nothing said about "bumping." Although I cannot find it now, I thought I saw somewhere that Gold and Plat could make advance reservations, similar to shore excursions.

I am still confused by all the complaints regarding priority reservations. If, in fact, reservations (or even reservations on preferred nights) are limited, some are going to be disappointed. I do not like the current format. If you get to the ship late, you are out of luck. If you are mobility impaired and cannot make it to the queue, you are out of luck. If you don't know the "rules" and don't read your newsletter right away and see the need to stand in line, you are out of luck.

A simple example. There are two reservations available. There are three people desiring one of the remaining reservations:

A local who lives at embarkation port and arrives at 1200; never has sailed with Radisson.

A Gold Member flying in from Texas but not scheduled to arrive until 1600, one hour before departure.

A couple, both in wheel chairs, Platinum Members, that are transferred by limo and arrive around 1400.

Under the current system the person who never sailed and the wheel chair bound couple (assuming that they make it to the queue in time) will get the two reservations. Why is that necessarily a better solution than the Platinum and Gold members getting the reservation without having to wait in the queue or changing to earlier flights?

This is not setting up a caste system. It is just revising the rules for allocating a limited resource. I just am not convinced that the current rules are better than the new rules.