Well, it was there for plenty of islands before the most recent patch. I agree with you in that the videos they show and advertise don’t reflect a ton of what we actually see. Just look at Mo’orea French Polynesia in their Oceania video. But again, a good amount of the Caribbean and Hawaii DID have wonderful water masking until the last patch.
I know solved doesn’t mean much but it does appear to mean they are aware. When they’ll add it back is unknown. I do hope to God it’s in the next patch. It’s getting so I’m becoming less and less interested in taking flights now with all the downgrades.