2mygirl2 Posted December 31, 2011 #26 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Carnival should pay you for your review and your pictures! That was amazing! Thank you for taking the time to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoegirl Posted December 31, 2011 #27 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Very beautiful pictures!!! We did the Chef's Table on the Pride last December...Chef Jerry. At that time we had to stand at the steel table in the Galley while the delicious appetizers and champagne flowed. I also delighted in watching everyone working on the regular dinner plates--even saw our waiter on the line! We were taken to one of the nightclubs for the seated part of the dinner. I agree, this is a fabulous meal/event and should not be missed if you enjoy great food. I do have to comment however, your experience looks a thousand times better than ours (although I loved ours!:)) I think being able to take the pictures really adds to the overall enjoyment of the evening. Great Job!! I recommend the Chef's table to everyone I know going on Carnival. (I hear RCI does a Chef's table now also--very expensive and I never hear rave reviews about it) BTW: We received autographed Cookbooks and the professional photo at the end of our meal. Do they still give those out to the guests? Once again, loved your pictures!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thestral Posted December 31, 2011 #28 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thank you for the amazing phots and detailed review! My roomie and I are getting on The Miracle on Thursday (can we say "happy!!"?) and have requested Chefs Table through John's blog. I sent in the request over a month ago and still have not heard a reply. Did you get an email conformation or just the letter in your stateroom? We are both really looking forward to this experience. This is my 7th cruise with Carnival and I didn't know there even was such a thing till my roomie asked if we could do it. We both have our fingers crossed that we have a letter waiting for us when we get on board! Thanks again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamatrouble Posted December 31, 2011 #29 Share Posted December 31, 2011 WOW WOW WOW...Now I'm really excited to do this in 2 weeks!! Wonderful pictures and review! Thx for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txstarla Posted December 31, 2011 #30 Share Posted December 31, 2011 You and your evil posts are sabotaging my diet! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tright Posted December 31, 2011 #31 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Your pictures are awsome!! Really enjoyed your picture review thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_n_Sara Posted December 31, 2011 #32 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I just finished a very good supper... but now I'm hungry. Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrucern Posted December 31, 2011 #33 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed the review!! This was a wonderful gift that you gave your partner. How did you sign up for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhcw Posted December 31, 2011 #34 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Wonderful wonderful photos!! You are a great photographer:):):) We did the chef's table on the Pride in April and enjoyed it soooo much... Your review makes me want to book another Carnival cruise!! Thanks so much for sharing:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieHoffman Posted December 31, 2011 #35 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I loved your review and especially your photos. The food came to life in your photos. Thank you for sharing. Still trying to decide if I should book this for our upcoming cruise. It will be hubby and me only and it is over our anniversary too. Just not sure how he will react. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven93921 Posted December 31, 2011 #36 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thank you for the detailed review. I have booked the Chef's Table as a surprise for DH on our March Victory cruise. The date happens to fall on his birthday so thanks for the heads up about the letter in the cabin! baf Make sure to watch for the confirmation letter and grab it in your cabin before you DH sees it. Alicia was so excited to surprise Latanya and ended up very upset for a time that she found out a bit early. Have fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven93921 Posted December 31, 2011 #37 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Very beautiful pictures!!! We did the Chef's Table on the Pride last December...Chef Jerry. At that time we had to stand at the steel table in the Galley while the delicious appetizers and champagne flowed. I also delighted in watching everyone working on the regular dinner plates--even saw our waiter on the line! We were taken to one of the nightclubs for the seated part of the dinner. I agree, this is a fabulous meal/event and should not be missed if you enjoy great food. I do have to comment however, your experience looks a thousand times better than ours (although I loved ours!:)) I think being able to take the pictures really adds to the overall enjoyment of the evening. Great Job!! I recommend the Chef's table to everyone I know going on Carnival. (I hear RCI does a Chef's table now also--very expensive and I never hear rave reviews about it) BTW: We received autographed Cookbooks and the professional photo at the end of our meal. Do they still give those out to the guests? Once again, loved your pictures!!!! Kim and I did the Chef's Table with Jerry on the Pride in February. I would not rate one experience over the other (but as you can see, my back was to the line on The Dream). Both were great experience. We also received a cookbook but many have posted that they have stopped doing this on all the ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven93921 Posted December 31, 2011 #38 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thank you for the amazing phots and detailed review! My roomie and I are getting on The Miracle on Thursday (can we say "happy!!"?) and have requested Chefs Table through John's blog. I sent in the request over a month ago and still have not heard a reply. Did you get an email conformation or just the letter in your stateroom? We are both really looking forward to this experience. This is my 7th cruise with Carnival and I didn't know there even was such a thing till my roomie asked if we could do it. We both have our fingers crossed that we have a letter waiting for us when we get on board! Thanks again!! If you don't have a confirmation when you get to your cabin, contact the Steakhouse and ask if they have any seats available. I have head from some the Steakhouse did have reservations even if they did not email a confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivavegas Posted December 31, 2011 #39 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Oh Femmy, your photos are great! Makes me want to try this on my cruise (Breeze.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendymac Posted January 1, 2012 #40 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Thank you so much for your review - we did the Chef's Table on the Freedom last May and absolutely loved it! I would recommend it highly - lots of food so come prepared. I loved your pictures it was like re-living the whole experience again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afcj1 Posted January 1, 2012 #41 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Your pics are PHENOMENAL:) If I wasn't already full, I'd be really hungry:D Gret job and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassycatt Posted January 1, 2012 #42 Share Posted January 1, 2012 While they have an amazing gift for food, YOU have one for photography! I got a WOW factor from your pictures, almost like being there!! Thank you so much for this fantastic review!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted January 1, 2012 #43 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Alicia, thanks for your review! I discussed doing the Chef's table with DW and she was kind of "eh". Maybe after she sees your pictures she will change her mind. Do you know what types of substitutions they make for someone who is allergic to seafood? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianfemmy Posted January 1, 2012 Author #44 Share Posted January 1, 2012 You are all most welcome! For our Chef's Table, we weren't given a cookbook. I don't know if this means they don't do it anymore at all or if they just didn't do it on the Dream. I have heard that they're really good about making substitutions for people with allergies but since nobody in our group needed this, I honestly don't know. Perhaps someone else can chime in here on this. For those of you that have commented on my photos, thank you so much for warming my heart on this New Year! Happy New Year to everyone. If you get bored and want to see more of my photos, visit the link in the bottom of my signature to see my review for the Dream. You'll have to wade through a lot of pages and I still am not done writing it yet but you can subscribe if you wish :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevencruiser Posted January 1, 2012 #45 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Fantastic! We did the Chef's Table on the Carnival Valor June 2011 and had a fabulous time. I love that you shared these pictures with us. I feel almost as if I can now include this thread as one of my "souveniers" of our trip. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted January 1, 2012 #46 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Thanks for the info...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txstarla Posted January 1, 2012 #47 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Food.porn.coma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyrisong1 Posted January 1, 2012 #48 Share Posted January 1, 2012 We did the Chefs table in October on Miracle, the did not give out the cookbooks. We are part of the crowd that says, OMG try it, it's excellent. The people that balk at the 75.00 charge have not eaten there, it's well worth every penny and we will definitely do it again when we are on the Conquest next September. BTW the person saying they will do it on the Miracle, the chef was fabulous and he did say that we could take pictures, but I didn't bring my camera because the letter stated otherwise. You will definitely enjoy!!! Thanks for the awesome picture Femmy, you are gifted!!! Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof2buisyboyz Posted January 2, 2012 #49 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'm waiting for a confirmation reservation on the Magic to surprise my husband with the chef's table. After reading your review and the INCREDIBLE photos, I spoiled my surprise, and showed him your review. I just hope the reservation comes thru now :). He will LOOOOVVVEE that experience and really appreciate all the food and the effort, etc..! Thank you so much for sharing all the great info and your photos are unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linbobky Posted January 2, 2012 #50 Share Posted January 2, 2012 other than jh, how do you make a reservation to the chefs table. i havn't read all of the post. we will be on the dream in less than 3 weeks.:) we were not even thinking of doing the chefs table until we saw all these great pictures. thanks for posting.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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