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20 hours ago, h-sar said:

 

Happened only at dinnertime - once during this week, but possibly twice. Two nights ago, it became the soup station. The same noodles/rice/veggie/protein/condiment selections. Once you selected your items, you would hand the bowl over to the cooks and they would put it into a small individual pot of the boiling broth you had selected (chicken, beef, miso). The chicken and beef meat strips were already pre cooked. This would all cook in the broth for about 3 min (you’d get a number on a chit) and then they would pour it into a humongous bowl. Looked very cool, but I’m not an Oriental soup person (haven’t even bought into the pho craze 😁), so can't comment on taste.

 

At least 2-3 other times during the week, the area becomes a fresh pasta station. One night it was spaghetti bolognese, another night it was spaghetti olio (my favourite, that I sadly missed), and another might have been penne or bowtie in a delicious marinara sauce. Fresh garlic, fresh basil, condiments like great quality Parmesan, chili flakes, etc., pasta made right in front of you (they cook up a few servings at a time)...why would you possibly walk by that to throw some pasta, that was made hrs ago, onto your plate from a warming tray? 

 

Here’s my Mongolian grill dish, made with veggies and the translucent noodles. Make sure you’re very specific about your spice level; remember that most of the cooks are coming from a part of the world where low spicy doesn’t exist and they immediately start at medium 😀.

 

 

Look for the fresh pasta station in the MDR on Italian night as well. Tonight, Zaza was cooking up some penne and shrimp in a marinara sauce in the MDR. I asked for an appy sized portion - without the shrimp, of course! I don’t have allergies (just an aversion!) so wasn’t worried that the shrimp was cross contaminating the pasta. I just can’t have it on my plate when it’s served to me. If I can’t see it, it was never there 😁. Fortunately, the shrimp was not chopped up, so was easy for them to remove.

Thanks h-sar, Carnival had a similar grill for lunch in the buffet along with Indian food it was something different for lunch.

On 12/31/2018 at 7:09 AM, h-sar said:

13. The Mongolian grill in the buffet - one of the best things in the best buffet at sea. Made to order fresh; choose from tons of veggies; two different kinds of noodles, rice; mussels, chicken, beef, calamari, tofu; 4 sauces. My husband goes vegetarian on Tues/Sun for religious reasons and heads to the buffet on those days rather than the MDR with us. Between the Mongolian grill and the buffet’s daily 3-4 Indian veg dishes, he eats far better than he would off the MDR veg menu. 

 

Most nights (maybe all nights?) they’re also doing a fresh pasta station in the buffet. Last night had the most delicious creamy rose sauce with cheese tortellini. I had only one course in the MDR last night (Basa fillet), so was able to indulge in small tastes of both the Mongolian and pasta stations later at night. Both were still operating when we walked through at 9:20 pm.

 

14.  We have done anytime dining exclusively up to this cruise simple because I found the early dining time too early and the late one too late. We prefer to eat round 7:00. Imagine my delight when I saw that Princess was changing the dining times and 7:15 was now the late seating. I signed us up right away. Imagine my disappointment when I got on board and discovered that the 7:15 time I selected online was actually 7:45. I had read on CC that this was the experience for others, but was hopeful for this sailing. Why is Princess advertising one thing and delivering another? We stuck with 7:45 and have lovely waitstaff. Zsa-Zsa is the head waiter in our section of Allegro and is an absolute delight.She’s been taking good care of my gluten free friend.

 

15.  Not sure if this is a cost cutting measure, but Princess seems to be doing less Norman Love in the MDR. Last week, we had only the pistachio dome and no Norman Love cake pops at the Captain’s champagne waterfall as I’ve seen in the past. Perhaps they’ll have the cake pops tonight for New Yrs. My all time favourite dessert on land and at sea is the Norman Love coconut mousse with the crunchy cookie. Am hoping it shows up this week.

Do you know if they have the Mongolian grill at lunch time?

10 hours ago, naturelovergirl said:

Then if it was my decision, I would focus on the museums on Bygdøy... My favorites were the Viking Ship, The Polar Ship Fram, and the Folk Museum... Bygdøy is very attractive and the museums are great!

 

Thank you naturelovergirl I will check it out!

Thanks everyone,

In my case it is not feasible, the ship arrives at 7 and leaves at 2 PM.

Thanks Everyone for your responses.

Hello,

We are taking a Princess cruise in June and are going to Oslo. We are  wondering if there are any excursions to so the fjords.

Thanks

I know that the first formal/elegant night on the 9 night Anthem cruise is the 2nd night. For the life of me, I can't remember, for sure, when the second formal/elegant night is. Is it on night seven (once we leave Labadee) or is it on night eight (sea day). Thanks in advance for your help!

Returned yesterday from the Anthem, it is the first sea day after Labadee.

Maybe a statement that says they are aware of the situation and that they are monitoring it.

Jamon,

I was wondering if they will address it........ we will be there next week.

Do you have a favorite wine you use to fill your coffee mug?

Yes a local Long Island wine, Bridge Lane Chardonnay-no oak, steel fermented.

They were responding to my initial response and I took it that they were referring to the above that is highlighted and not about trying to bring it on board in coffee mugs.

Yes that is correct, sorry for any confusion. I would not try to bring wine on board in a coffee mug, I stated I would walk around the ship with the wine in a coffee mug, so I can put in a good amount and not worry about spillage or the need to get a refill.

1) Travel on Princess.

 

2) Embark the ship with two bottles, take them to your stateroom. Disembark, re-embark with two more bottles. Generally would not be worth your time????

 

 

3) enter security for the ship with two bottles of wine. If asked where your travel partner is? Point at some random passenger that has passed security and say that is your partner. Have partner do the same thing.

 

 

I only mention the above because I’ve seen them or know of them happening.

Thanks,Yes our last few cruises have been on Princess that`s where I have seen others paying the corkage fee for additional wine bottles . I am wondering why RCL does not have the same policy ?

You can’t do this. You are only allowed to bring on 2 x 750ml bottles at your initial embarkation port.

 

You may or may not be charged the corkage fee on the first 2 bottles. If you drink them in your cabin up you won’t pay but if you consume them in a bar or dining venue they are supposed to charge you however they seem reluctant to do so.

Thanks I will be pouring a healthy amount in a tall aluminum coffee mug so that is not an issue.

Hi,

We are going on the Anthem next month and saw the high prices for wine on the ship. I plan to bring another 3-4 bottles from home and pay the extra $15 per bottle. How do I pay the fee so I can bring these to our cabin? I plan to mostly pour the glass in the room, not at the restaurants .

Thanks,

Dennis

Here you go.

 

https://eatsleepcruise.com/2016/05/anthem-of-the-seas-bars/

 

Google is your friend. :)

Thank you Merion Mom, this info is very comprehensive.

Dennis

Hi,

We are taking an Anthem cruise in July, and I was curious what are the white wine bottles for sale on the Anthem.

Thanks

Dennis

Fill a glass from inside your cabin, and you can take that anywhere you want. :cool:

 

We see "wandering" drinkers with an assortment of adult beverages in their hands all over the ship.

 

Enjoy and Cheers! :tropical-drink::wine-glass:

I bring the tall aluminum coffee mugs with a cover on board, pour in a decent amount of wine and carry it around for the night, it stays cold . No need to go back to the cabin for a refill. Its not a wine glass but works for me.

Here's a few photos and menus/food pics from the Anthem. We were schedule on a 5-night Bermuda late last year, but ended up in Nova Scotia running from the hurricanes. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2546799

Great review, menus and pics I hope you had a good time despite the change in ports. We are going on a 9 day cruise to the Caribbean.

Thanks !

We are going on the Anthem in July,do they offer a BOGO on every cruise?

Thanks

Thanks to your posts, OP, I now have a new favorite weather app. [emoji23][emoji23]

 

 

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Judie,

What weather app is it?

Thanks

Thanks everyone for your response

Hi I am new to RC, what are WOW bands?

Thanks

Thanks, so I guess its not the pressed coffee like other ships.

Hi,

How is the coffee in the buffet and dining rooms on the Anthem? Our last few cruises were on Princess ships and we purchased the coffee card to get a good cup. We typically like Dunkin donuts coffee. Thanks

We were on the same cruise,we attended the platinum/elite party, they had a few appetizers, they were nothing special. I was able to get 2 margaritas, which were not one of the pre made drinks they brought around.

We were just on the Regal 10/7-10/14 and they had appetizers and drinks being served before the presentation part of the party started. Servers walked around handing out appetizers and drinks.