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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
http://www.fodors.com/news/story_4056.html
Good overview of a very subjective aspect of the cruise experience. Diana Ball Austin, TX |
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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
On Jun 17, 10:55*am, D Ball wrote:
http://www.fodors.com/news/story_4056.html Good overview of a very subjective aspect of the cruise experience. Diana Ball Austin, TX Thanks Diana! I enjoyed that. (However, is MSC really considered Premium?) Mark |
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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
On 6/17/2010 6:47 PM, Mark (SF) wrote:
On Jun 17, 10:55 am, D wrote: http://www.fodors.com/news/story_4056.html Good overview of a very subjective aspect of the cruise experience. Diana Ball Austin, TX Thanks Diana! I enjoyed that. (However, is MSC really considered Premium?) Mark Similar question for Princess. And it's strange that he complains that "the menus seemed to be planned to within an inch of their lives". What would they expect? Everything is meticulously planned so they know they have enough for the entire length of the cruise, based on past passenger ordering. They can't start doing stuff on the fly and running out of some ingredients before the end of the cruise (although I guess they do sometimes with some fruits, but presumably those are not used for ingredients in dishes). Interesting article, however. Bill |
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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
"D Ball" wrote in message ... http://www.fodors.com/news/story_4056.html Good overview of a very subjective aspect of the cruise experience. Hi Diana, Interesting article as well as were the comments. Just shows you how much people's tastes differ. He did admit however, that he had not been on many lines. MSC, as much as we enjoyed it, is not a premier line and its menus definitely lean towards Italian cuisine as they should, but I did not find their food exceptional. Their forte was the entertainment and super friendly staff who mingled with the guests...I think many times, ships within the same line often differ and are not necessarily "cookie cutters" because they belong to the same family. Some more than others. I was disappointed in the comment on Oceania food as I think that line has very good, fresh and well prepared food. They also have the largest variety of fresh fruits that I have ever seen on any cruise line. --Jean |
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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
Hi, all, I am looking forward to trying a few more lines, including
MSC and Oceania, so I can jump into these discussions. Although, food is just so tough to call. Tonight, my husband and I were 180 degrees apart on a dish.... Diana |
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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
Bill wrote:
On 6/17/2010 6:47 PM, Mark (SF) wrote: On Jun 17, 10:55 am, D wrote: http://www.fodors.com/news/story_4056.html Similar question for Princess. And it's strange that he complains that "the menus seemed to be planned to within an inch of their lives". What would they expect? Everything is meticulously planned so they know they have enough for the entire length of the cruise, based on past passenger ordering. He seems to say that HAL is better and I like the food on HAL better than most other lines that I've been on. Have not been on Cunard or Princess. However, they told my husband that they were out of raisin bran on one cruise (asked him if they could give him bran and separate raisins which was OK) and also were out of milk or skim milk (which was not so OK) and then the next day they had those items again, so we joked that the raisin bran supply ship must have visited during the night. They can't start doing stuff on the fly and running out of some ingredients before the end of the cruise (although I guess they do sometimes with some fruits, but presumably those are not used for ingredients in dishes). Interesting article, however. Bill |
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On 6/18/2010 11:23 PM, Rosalie B. wrote:
He seems to say that HAL is better and I like the food on HAL better than most other lines that I've been on. Have not been on Cunard or Princess. However, they told my husband that they were out of raisin bran on one cruise (asked him if they could give him bran and separate raisins which was OK) and also were out of milk or skim milk (which was not so OK) and then the next day they had those items again, so we joked that the raisin bran supply ship must have visited during the night. Either they got them out of a supply galley that they could not get to originally (or didn't want to) or they reloaded while in port (you don't say whether you had a port in between those two requests). I've never been on HAL but I will be sailing on Statendam in Alaska this summer. The menus I've seen online look interesting. Bill |
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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
Bill wrote:
On 6/18/2010 11:23 PM, Rosalie B. wrote: He seems to say that HAL is better and I like the food on HAL better than most other lines that I've been on. Have not been on Cunard or Princess. However, they told my husband that they were out of raisin bran on one cruise (asked him if they could give him bran and separate raisins which was OK) and also were out of milk or skim milk (which was not so OK) and then the next day they had those items again, so we joked that the raisin bran supply ship must have visited during the night. Either they got them out of a supply galley that they could not get to originally (or didn't want to) or they reloaded while in port (you don't say whether you had a port in between those two requests). No port - sea day and sea day. I think it was that they didn't want to do it. Otherwise I can see no reason for them to say they were out of milk. I've never been on HAL but I will be sailing on Statendam in Alaska this summer. The menus I've seen online look interesting. Bill |
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Fodor's blog post on cruise ship food
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:51:17 -0400, Jeff Gersten wrote:
Yes, it was, however I think everyone's take on food will be so different. Here's just one example, a recent Carnival review I read by someone from my Noordam roll call was down on Carnival food which most others find as one of their strong points. It did go on to say she could not try the highly recommended chocolate melting cake since she was allergic to chocolate. Good point, Jeff! Here's a link that my daughter sent me from Africa! Maybe it will clear up this Carnival mess. http://tr.im/1f7k --Jean |
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