Fantastic Food Facts from the Fun Ship Fleet

03/12/07 FANTASTIC FOOD FACTS FROM THE “FUN SHIP” FLEET

MIAMI -- Fleet-wide weekly food and beverage consumption Carnival's 22 “Fun Ships” -- Holiday, Celebration, Fantasy, Ecstasy, Sensation, Fascination, Imagination, Inspiration, Carnival Destiny, Elation, Paradise, Carnival Triumph, Carnival Victory, Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend, Carnival Conquest, Carnival Glory, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Valor, Carnival Liberty and Carnival Freedom -- reflect Carnival's tradition of keeping its pampered guests happy by serving eight meals and snacks every day of their vacations at sea.

The Carnival fleet -- in just a week -- will serve its guests:

51,175 pounds of tenderloin

108,140 pounds of chicken

17,940 Cornish game hens

11,120 whole ducks

475,250 shrimp

16,495 pounds of veal

86,200 hot dogs

115,750 hamburgers

14,095 pounds of ham

12,400 pounds of salmon

5,565 pounds of nova (smoked salmon)

24,150 pounds of lobster

And for breakfast lovers:

736,240 eggs

17,890 gallons of fruit juices

765,140 bacon slices

10,70 pounds of link sausages

26,070 pounds of coffee

17,755 gallons of homogenized milk

27,760 bagels

26,670 pounds of butter

1,930 pounds of grits

99,570 individual boxes of breakfast cereal

Here are some fruit and vegetable figures:

191,930 tomatoes

296,300 potatoes

112,900 heads of iceberg lettuce

37,349 bell peppers

22,065 cucumbers

120,590 bananas

64,225 apples

30,400 melons

28,035 fresh pineapples

Don't forget the Italian deck officers, who help guests finish off 19,375 pounds of pasta.

Pastries are all made aboard “from scratch,” using in part:

33,615 pounds of cake mixes

117,160 pounds of flour

29,180 pounds of shortening

Thirsty “Fun Ship” guests drink their way through:

459,360 cans of soft drinks

497,430 gallons of soda from the bar fountain

562,380 domestic and imported beers

38,160 quarts of fruit juice for exotic drinks

31,480 bottles of champagne and sparkling wines

80,195 bottles of wine

16,710 liters of Scotch

14,780 liters of rye and Canadian whiskey

15,520 liters of vodka

9,950 liters of gin

13,710 liters of rum

16,000 liters of tequila and vermouth

3,150 liters of cordials and liqueurs

1,575 fifths of brandy and cognac

And those are just a few of the 1,500 or so separate items consumed by the fleet in a week

Makes me hungry!! :)

And after all of that food

22,560 Rolls of Toilet Tissue

from

http://www.princess.com/news/article.jsp?newsArticleId=na567&submit=pk

Including the rolls packed in derf's baggage replacing his smugled booze.

Always find lists like this interesting...

736,240 eggs

Is that real eggs or is that "egg product" or a combination of the two?

26,070 pounds of coffee

Now, this one is more interesting, since most coffee on ships isn't actually from ground coffee, but in fact from coffee concentrate which is a liquid and wouldn't be measure in pounds but in liquid measure. Or is this only the grounds that are used for making speciality coffees?

17,890 gallons of fruit juices

Another interesting number, since most juice is usually frozen concentrate, I wonder if they are measuring the water on the ship as part of the total size (I assume so).

33,615 pounds of cake mixes

Uhm.... they can't figure out how to make a cake from scratch? (It's cheaper and usually of higher quality when made from scratch. No need to use powdered eggs, hydrolysed fats, etc.)

29,180 pounds of shortening

Now, that amount of transfats is just... frightening.

Now, this one is more interesting, since most coffee on ships isn't actually from ground coffee,

 

Now, that amount of transfats is just... frightening.

There is no "ground" on a ship

Of course they would have transfat on a transatlantic cruise for transsexuals

Coffee from concentrate hasn't been used on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Carnival for quite some time. Brewed! In fact, RCCL uses all Seatle's Best. All lines make it fairly strong but it can be weakened with steaming hot water. There is no way to make colored water into coffee. We all have our favorite taste and probably we all make it different. No way a cruiseline or even a restaurant can satisfy all of us.

In fact, RCCL uses all Seatle's Best.

Seattle's Best Coffee is a specialty coffee retailer and wholesaler based in Seattle, Washington, USA.

from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle's_Best_Coffee

And as I recall bght out by Starbucks. It's better than Starbucks for my personal taste. Actually, when Seattle's Best was introduced to RCCL the company installed all new brewers on the entire fleet and sent teams to teach the ship's staff how to use them in making quality coffee.

http://www.seattlesbest.com/About/default.aspx

Where are the numbers for beer????

Inquiring minds want to know......

562,380 domestic and imported beers

Where are the numbers for beer????

 

Inquiring minds want to know......

Did you miss this the first time :)

Including the rolls packed in derf's baggage replacing his smugled booze.

Not replacing, it's wrapping!:D

Coffee from concentrate hasn't been used on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Carnival for quite some time. Brewed! In fact, RCCL uses all Seatle's Best. All lines make it fairly strong but it can be weakened with steaming hot water. There is no way to make colored water into coffee. We all have our favorite taste and probably we all make it different. No way a cruiseline or even a restaurant can satisfy all of us.

You call that strong? In Quebec, we call that coloured water. My partner needs to add an espresso shot just to make Starbucks into regular coffee.

I would be surprised that they would be using brewed in the dining rooms and the buffet. It's cost, space and garbage prohibitive. Can you imagine how much time you would spend brewing that much coffee?

Seattle's Best was purchased by Starbucks. One of the things that I can't fault is Starbucks. They have treated their employees extremely well. Now, if all their coffee was Fair Trade and Bird Friendly, they would almost be saints.