Food on Ships

Most of the cruise lines we have sailed recently combine the soup/salad.
Celebrity, in our experience, has the most separate courses. It is just too
formal and lasts too long for us -- for every night.

"Howard Garland" wrote in message
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Mason

All the cruise lines that I've been on have served five dinner courses.
Just my preference, but I like a full table setting and formally
served dinner every night when I'm cruising. For me, it's part of the
difference between cruising and not cruising.

Howard

Mason Barge wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:35:00 GMT, "sheree"
wrote:


i'd rather get the silverware for each course. the table is so full on
celebrity with all that silverware out!


Well. I'll try to explain it as I see it. Celebrity's dinner service
is "formal" and hearkens back to the days of greater elegance and
"socitey". Which gives rise to the old expression, almost
incomprehensible today, of "not knowing which fork to use." Also,
they will switch out silverware depending on what you order,
especially a steak knife or cocktail fork.

They also serve five courses -- appetizer, salad, soup, entree,
dessert, which has to be tops of any line.

Personally, I think they should retain this for formal nights only,
and go to a more basic silver service (five or six pieces instead of
11) and go to four courses, too. Dinner's just too damn long.


Mason Barge

"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea. If this is tea, please
bring me some coffee."
-- Abraham Lincoln