Crown and Anchor, etc

Crown and Anchor, b2b, D+, etc
On the first leg we didn't go to the first welcome back event, but we did go to Platinum/Diamond/D+ party. We also went to the Captain's welcome. Both were ordinary.
There was a D/D+ lunch hosted by the Cruise Directors's staff which was quite good. I guesstimate that there were about 175 people there.
There was also a reception for b2b 3 days before the end of the first leg. The best b2b I came across previously was last September on the Jewel OTS between the Members' cruise to the Baltics, and the TransAtlantic cruise from Harwich to Boston. At that time, most of us got new sign/sail cards in the cabin on the last night. This time we had new cards 72 hours before boarding would begin. We also had all the tour informtion, local maps, local bus info, etc. Kudos to Sue and her Guest Relations Department!
Early into the 2nd leg I met Danney, the (in)famous Loyalty Ambassador. What a difference! I subsequently learned that Lynn, the LA on the 1st leg had left the company. It was obvious that she was not happy and her attitude was certainly evident in her work.
On this leg there are only 16 D+ and somewhat over 60 Diamond members. I was not at the first C/A party, so I don't know what the numbers were previously, but I know they were higher than this leg.
There were approximately 10 children on the first leg, now it's up to 50. Do you think that's why there are so few D+?