Darstan64

Hi Asto Flyer,

Sorry my signatures are messed up I don't have all the cruises listed that we went on as I switch off from Princess and Carnival but we are platinum members with Princess and our last cruise was on the Carribbean Princess to the Carribbean in 2016. I appreciate all the information and when we do go back on Princess I will let my husband know that he can order a steak in advance in the dining room. Thank you :)

Darene :)

Darstan64...Your cruise signature shows most recently sailing the Caribbean in October 2012...when was your most recent cruise?

 

No one is happy with the cutbacks which are happening as all cruise lines seek to keep cruise fares affordable to fill their ships. About a year ago salmon was eliminated from the always available menu which upset many passengers & eventually was returned to the menu. That has not happened with the beef medallions & their gourmet burger is a lousy replacement.

 

The prices we're paying today when adjusted for inflation are less expensive than decades ago when we began cruising. I have a digital copy of a 1977 Princess brochure with cruise fares that are similar to today 40 years later. The cheapest 3 day cruise was $228 which based on inflation would be $920 today which is closer to a luxury cruise lines price.

 

Unfortunately some cutbacks are necessary to have cruise fares affordable for enough passengers to fill ships. Cutbacks are not only occurring on Princess but overall they're doing a better job than some other cruise lines. I prefer a few cutbacks to other cruise lines such as NCL & RCI who are continually adding more fee based dining options.

 

As others have posted, there are still many nightly beef options such as prime rib, Chateaubriand, Beef Wellington, New York Strip and beef medallions. So there are still enough beef options for me but as said I agree that a burger is a poor excuse for the always available beef option.

OP must not have been on a Princess cruise for a while. The sirloin steak hasn't been an option for well over five years.

 

 

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Hello,

I was just on the Carribbean Princess last yr 2016

Darene :)

Thanks for all your responses everyone, I don’t understand some of the abbreviations, like you can pre-order 24 hrs in advance from the “HW” not sure what that is. I’m talking about having a steak where you don’t have to pay extra for and it is included just like it always was. The salmon is still included and we all know how expensive that is. All i’m saying just to clarify is that I’ve been cruising Princess for many yrs since my daughters were young, they are in their late 20’s now. We cruised with my parents at the time who are elite members and we always had the choice of steak in the dining room every day on the always available menu so we could eat it every day if we wanted to. It was offered with the salmon, caesar salad, grilled chicken, etc. that is also always available.

So my point is replacing the “steak” with a hamburger is ridiculous because you can get that poolside at the grill if you want. It’s just very disappointing and to be told that its just too expensive to put on the menu every day. For the maitre’d to tell us that is embarrassing for Princess. We all pay a lot of money to cruise and expect that on the menu. I know the cruise lines have cut back on little things like chocolates not put on the pillow at night when they turn down the bed but I just don’t understand why when we pay good money to cruise and prices have not gone down on cruises, why cut back on things that make people happy?

This is not something that bothers me as much as my husband because I eat mostly seafood and chicken when I cruise but its just something that I think was uncalled for and should be included in the menu like it was in the past.

Thanks for listening. :)

Hello all,

My husband and I have been cruising with Princess many yrs, we're platinum members. We love Princess but our last cruise on the Carribbean Princess which is an awesome ship and the food is wonderful, we were a little disappointed to find out the sirloin steak is not available anymore in the dining room, it was replaced by a burger which we thought was ridiculous.

My husband loves his steak when we cruise and we were told by the maitre'd that it was too expensive to keep it on the menu every day. We called Princess and asked about this but no one seems to know if its just the Carribbean princess or all the princess ships that have eliminated the steak. So, my question is does anyone here that cruise with Princess regularly know if its just the one ship or is it all the ships on Princess that don't offer steak any longer?

Thanks for any help.