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2 hours ago, Mikew0805 said:

giovannis-italian-kitchen-menu-sample.pdf 3.76 MB · 1 download

I see a desert menu for the kids (Bambinos) but do not see the desertmenu for the adults.

8 hours ago, nelblu said:

Is Giovanni's Kitchen a Pizzeria while table being an Italian Restaurant.  By any chance do you have a menu for G Kitchen.

We have a cruise booked on Wonder soon. I can bring up all the menus on the RCCL app. It even tells you when the restaurants are open for lunch.

On 9/6/2023 at 9:19 AM, George C said:

We really like Giovanni’s did it several times on allure do not recall seeing pizza on menu , I do believe there are two types of Giovanni’s on rccl, we hope Jamie’s which is on our next cruise is as good.

I ordered Eggplant Parmesan at Jamie's Italian on one of the ships. Jamie does not make this dish "breaded and fried". It was a mushy mess. Just a heads up if you like Eggplant Parmesan.

13 hours ago, Ret MP said:

Because I don't know what they have done with the food or plate.  Did they cough, drool, sneeze, or whatever on the plate and/or food?  My fingers never touched my mouth or nose, my food never made it back to the serving line.  There is no question about that.  It seems, like others, that you are more worried about the optics, not logic.  And yes, on a cruise, it is all about me, that's what I pay for.  However, I still use common courtesy(ies) and respect other's rights and social norms.  

 

I wonder if you and others get grossed out when the head chef pulls out his tasting spoon, tries what the underlings cooked, wipes the spoon off with a napkin, and then puts it back in his pocket for the next tasting.  Or how about the underlings cooking the meal and sweating all over the food and talking/yelling at his/her buddies and spit spewing out of their mouths?  And you think that because I take a FF or two with my fingers from MY plate and put the FFs in my mouth without touching my mouth is gross?  LOL  

 

Oh my, that is not a pretty picture in my head now. I will NEVER eat in a restaurant or on any cruise ship again.

Nah, just kidding. LOL.

On 9/6/2023 at 10:12 AM, lovesthebeach2 said:

Wow! I never added up how much we get dollarwise in drink vouchers! On our B2B next month we’ll be getting $1,680 on the first cruise and $2,100 on the TA… 🍸🍷🍹🥂🥃

 

 

I have and it is unfortunately getting worse by what I’ve seen. It was good during Covid when they served the food in the WJ, but then that stopped. Anyone who is even a slight germaphobe will notice things like that.

Actually, the Covid virus is not transmitted via food as it is not a food borne organism. The only possible way to be exposed to Covid when you eat is if you inhale the food into your lungs. I suggest you not do that though.

Norovirus is foodborne so it is transmitted via food that you consume. So, when the buffet food was served by the crew, Noro was being contained, not Covid.

23 hours ago, parrotfeathers said:

 

I'm going to be very disappointed if I'm not allowed to open my mouth unless I'm at my table.  I've been known to munch on a few fries, especially if they are dropped fresh and hot.  Haven't had to lick my fingers yet.  I just wipe them on my clean shirt.

Oh, I'll admit it. I also will put a French Fry in my mouth while I'm walking around the buffet. I am very careful though not to touch my fingers to my mouth, just the FF. Actually, that is really easy to do.

On 9/5/2023 at 8:58 PM, loman said:

Ill wash my hands going into the buffet , and then handle all the germ laden utensils as i select my food.

I will then not touch any of the food with my hands and use a knife and fork for everything.

Even a muffin .🙂

What about a sandwich, hot dog, burger? You get the idea.

On 9/5/2023 at 5:14 PM, whitecap said:

Well then, you would have to also give kudos to the elderly man who sat at the table next to us and as he finished his meal, used his finger to run across his teeth to remove excess food.  But wait, he wasn't really finished, he walked over to the desert, picked up and replaced several selection before settling on a piece of pie.  Came back to the table, ate the pie and cleaned his teeth once again with his finger.  

That is the exact point I just posted about. LOL.

On 9/5/2023 at 5:03 PM, alfaeric said:

Lucky you.  Maybe more people are aware of hygiene after 2020, but seeing people eat something off their plate and then reach for a serving device has been around a long time.  I'm glad that other people are finally noticing, but to think this is new, well....

 

 

Regarding eating off of one's plate while traversing the buffet.......people seem to be put off by that but think about this.............

 After filling their plate at the buffet, people sit at their table, eat off of their plate with utensils and their hands, licking their fingers and such. Then, those same people get up from the table and traverse the buffet again with those contaminated fingers of theirs and pick up the serving utensils. It is just the way it is. That is what dining in a buffet is all about. What can you do besides not eat at a buffet if that stuff really bothers you.

4 hours ago, lovesthebeach2 said:

The rolls used to be much better….they were crispy, not anymore….BUT the pumpkin seed ones are my favorite…..except for savory bites which I haven’t seen in many years. 

funny how rolls are my favorite food in the MDR. I can’t think of any other thing that stands out

Uh oh. You just answered my question. No savory bites. That just may be a deal breaker. LOL.

13 hours ago, CynBeth6 said:

We were on a cruise in July and thought all of the dinners in the MDR were wonderful.

Which ship?

17 hours ago, Ret MP said:

Buns/Rolls, the ones with the pumpkin seeds on them are beyond fantastic.  They are also available in just about every other dining venue.

Speaking of bun/rolls.......Does Royal MD still have Savory Bites? I surely hope so.

16 hours ago, crbonfiber said:

No one "falls off" a ship. They have to be doing something they should not be doing or they jumped. It impossible to fall off. Sad none the less.

Agree.

20 hours ago, orville99 said:

I guess they don’t realize that we are the generation that invented all of this digital magic.

True

1 hour ago, lovesthebeach2 said:

On our last cruise a couple of months ago, our room steward said he was told to leave a paper compass in every cabin that had someone over 70….he showed me the list 😳

Nice to know Royal is looking out for us seniors. I guess they feel we are technology challenged. LOL.

On 8/29/2023 at 2:32 PM, OCSC Mike said:

 

That's not the app, it's a link to a digital version of the actual paper compass in PDF format... just shared it b/c it's not widely known about and some may find it useful.

 

The app does not have the actual paper compass; it has its own version of a daily schedule.

Good to know. Thanks.

18 hours ago, deliver42 said:

 

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On 8/28/2023 at 10:53 AM, OCSC Mike said:

You can also use the following link once onboard & connected to the ship wifi to view a PDF version of the compass…

 

https://minio.rccl.com/compass/cruisecompass.pdf

I know the compass is available on the app but we prefer a paper version. We highlight the activities we plan to do. But, thanks.

17 hours ago, orville99 said:

We were on Wonder in July, and asked our room steward for paper compasses, and he delivered on every evening.

Thank you. Great to know. We will do that.

Hubby was watching a YouTube video and the vloger said the paper Cruise Compass on Wonder OTS was no longer available. I had read, recently, on Cruise Critic that if you go to Customer Service and request a paper Compass, they will give one to you. Those of you who have recently cruised on Wonder OTS, is the paper Compass no longer available?

On 3/27/2022 at 7:38 PM, Eddie Wilson said:

DW will not wear nice jewelry onto an island or at a beach, but she will wear to dinner on board.

 

She will leave jewelry on the desk, as we both are confident even the room steward would not confiscate.  

 

So if you are not afraid to wear it at home, why not on a cruise?  I can’t see much of a difference. 

 

Eddie

Why not leave your jewelry in the safe? That is what we do when we don't wear our jewelry on a cruise for whatever reason.

On 8/15/2023 at 6:43 PM, PashaPoo said:

For years we have told the steward that the towel fairy would stop by each night and he might leave a tip if he liked the towel animal.     We did this instead of tipping at the end.  And the animals were fantastic.  By the end of the trip the towels were spectacular more and more each night.    

And we tipped twice more than usual and had great fun. The last seven day trip, the steward built an alligator with an apple in his snout and it was so big he had to put it in the middle of the bed.   the steward could not wait to see if we liked it, he told us they were no longer permitted to do animals every night, but since we were in a suite he gave us one every night and he enjoyed our appreciation of his work and he felt certain we would not complain.     We have done this for years, but I guess we will have to stop on our next trip since rules have changed.   so sad.  What is the UEUP?  Unlimited Elevator?

 

Years ago, our cabin attendant surprised us with a life size towel man lounging on the sofa, holding the Cruise Compass and wearing hubby's sun glasses. He had clothes on too; T Shirt and gym shorts. We were blown away.

On 7/3/2023 at 3:54 PM, GJustice said:

Pretty sure you can ask for, and get, Ice twice a day. They're cutting back on the 2X FULL service visits, NOT abandoning us entirely. You'll never get anything you want without asking 🙂 

 

We chose evening, since we're always out from a bit before dinner, through dinner, and usually something after dinner, so there's plenty of time for them to do their thing while we're out. Breakfast doesn't (usually) take long enough since we usually come back to the room to take morning meds, etc and they seem to always want to come while we're there.

 

Roll with it. It's a VACATION 🙂

 

Do you get 2X Daily "maid" service at home? I sure don't.

Maid service is all day long in my house. That would be me. LOL.

On 7/3/2023 at 2:16 PM, firefly333 said:

I often told my steward once a day please. I dont like the intrusion. 

 

I am solo I admit, but not once have my trash cans overflowed lol. As far as visiting my steward in the halls I can still do that, dont see the difference.  I must be super neat.  

We have never had an "intrusion" on any cruise we have been on and that includes other cruise lines besides Royal. We always remember to alert the cabin attendant with the provided signage when we are out of the cabin. We also would chat with the cabin attendant and let them know when we will be leaving for dinner and so forth. It was always a pleasure to leave in the morning, come back and have the cabin pristine with fresh towels. Same for the evening service.....leave for dinner and have the bed turned down with a towel animal waiting. Those days are gone. That is just the way it is.

On 6/17/2023 at 8:32 PM, davekathy said:

We always hand our bathrobes to the stateroom attendant when we first meet. We never wear them and they take up room in the closet and hangers we need. 

Next time, I'm going to do that. I usually fold them up and place them on the top shelf of the closet. We don't wear them either.