Gala Buffet Pictures

[navybaby1113]

For those that never had the pleasure to cruise when they had the gala buffet, let's post our favorite pictures from the gala buffet.

[navybaby1113]

These were all taken on the Celebration in 2008.

 

 

 

 

[travel girl23]

These were taken on the Ecstasy a couple of years ago.

 

[MacBrokefoot]

No more gala buffet??

[dan40]

Footnote:

 

ALL the food shown in the photos was thrown in the garbage. That is why there no longer is a "Gala Buffet."

[MacBrokefoot]

Wow, I remember some beautiful set ups. A shame it all gets dumped. When did they stop the gala buffet?

[nybumpkin]

These are from Carnival Victory, August 2008. They stopped the gala buffet a few months later, I believe. And yes, we were guilty of taking pictures and not staying to eat.:o

 

 

 

(The gold dome-like piece is spun sugar. I thought it looked like Cousin Itt from the Addams Family.)

 

 

[MacBrokefoot]

I was on the Glory in 11/08 and they had it. Next was Sensation 8/09 and they didn't but I thought it was because it was a short 4 day cruise.

[Ykgorbie]

These were from our cruise on The Pride out of Long Beach in Sept. of '07

[firstcruiser2010]

Sooo beautiful. We are on our first cruise in less than two weeks and will truly miss the gala buffet. I am a caterer and my hubby a chef so we were looking forward to it. Does any of the lines still have the buffet?

 

JB

[navybaby1113]

Footnote:

 

ALL the food shown in the photos was thrown in the garbage. That is why there no longer is a "Gala Buffet."

 

Not all. We stuck around to eat. :)

[serene56]

Sooo beautiful. We are on our first cruise in less than two weeks and will truly miss the gala buffet. I am a caterer and my hubby a chef so we were looking forward to it. Does any of the lines still have the buffet?

 

JB

 

 

I do not know if NCL does it--but Royal, carnival, princess do not.

 

Its time consuming plus costly to do this once a week.

[kujobie]

Footnote:

 

ALL the food shown in the photos was thrown in the garbage. That is why there no longer is a "Gala Buffet."

 

We've eaten it..

[deborah grimes]

Our first several cruises all the food was eaten. The only thing I can think ( if they though out food) of, was the time they had it was so late. Most people had gone to bed by 12:30 am. I remember the last one was on the Liberty. We stayed up talking to our table mates until 3:00 am. We had a good time. Did not know it was that late.

[papanh]

Carnival triumph 2005

 

Papanh

[mississauga]

I do not know if NCL does it--but Royal, carnival, princess do not.

 

Its time consuming plus costly to do this once a week.

 

NCL as of Nov 2008, had a chocolate buffet one evening during our 12 day cruise. Don't know if they still have it as they have made a lot of cutbacks in other areas.

[jbanana1]

Besides the chocolate mousse cake I ordered thru Formalities, I had the best tasting and biggest piece of cake at that buffet.

 

Besides this buffet, we also had the late night Lido Mexican buffet and the daytime chocolate buffet on the Fantasy in 08.

 

Too bad they can't just scale it back a bit and still present some of the food. I'm gonna miss it.

[DGP1111]

Adding a few as well . . .

 

 

 

 

 

[papanh]

A few more from Carnival Legend 2007

[dan40]

What do they do with the ice sculptures after they melt?:confused:

[Silverscreencruiser]

The buffet was nice to look at, but the amount of expensive food that was wasted was ridiculous. On a week long cruise, I've got plenty of other nice things to look at. That's one cutback very few people minded.