lossforgain Posted October 11, 2012 #451 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Sometimes I'll order a second entree and will share it around the table so a few can try it Sometimes I'll order a second entree and...eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamon Posted October 11, 2012 #452 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Can anyone confirm what the 5 day menus are on the Jewel??? I know it just got the new menu, but was interested in what each days choices were..Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlovergirl Posted October 11, 2012 #453 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I have read through the whole thread, and it's wonderful to see peoples reaction to a different menu. Royal Caribbean, for some time has been, well, close to the bottom of the feeding list......if that is an appropriate statement. In a nutshell, the company has known for some time that it lacks in the food department, compared to other cruise lines. So, on command of Mr. Goldstein, a VP was put in charge of making some remarkable changes, and from all that I have heard, and, folks, they are still fine tuning the menu and product, to be able to bring their food standard up to what the competitors are doing, and having some fun with creating the same menu, within reason, that was served on the Royal Caribbean fleet in the 1990's. Unfortunately, the VP in charge of the food change, who, by the way, is considered an expert in his field, and worked very closely with the executive chef, was relieved of his duties, right in the middle of putting all of this together. So, someone else will see to the completion, and I hope he is as good as his predecessor. I'm told my some of my cruise mates that have tried the new menu, that, for the most part, Royal Caribbean is regaining ground in the food department. That, to me is great news. I'm on the BR 12/1 and can hardly wait to try out some of the new dishes, as well, as what is being brought back from another era. The gentleman that worked so hard, in conjunction with many others, that has left his post, is none other than Michael Bailey, the new President of Celebrity Cruises. Thank you Michael, for all of your work to start to put Royal Caribbean back in the food business!! We will miss you, and hope that you appointed someone as good as yourself to finish the process. So, that is some of the background on bringing us a new dimension to Royal Caribbean. I believe that when all is worked out, food will once again be talked about......hopefully in a more positive light......on Royal!!:) Rick Rick, Very interesting and informative post! Thank you. :) Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waf125 Posted October 11, 2012 #454 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Thank you, Rick! I had no idea that Michael Bailey was the brains behind the new menus. I wish him all the best at Celebrity. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubrrick Posted October 12, 2012 #455 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thank you, Rick! I had no idea that Michael Bailey was the brains behind the new menus. I wish him all the best at Celebrity. :) And, if you ever get that question on a Royal Caribbean trivia question......you will be the winner!!!:D That information and a couple of bucks gets you a Starbucks onboard!!;) Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snackcracker675 Posted October 18, 2012 #456 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I wasn't too worried about rising food costs for folks when my husband ate two lamb shanks. It appeared like MANY folks never bothered to go to dinner in the MDR. The My Time dining floor was always almost empty when we went to eat each night. I guess the Windjammer is busy at night, but we never went there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffi001 Posted October 18, 2012 #457 Share Posted October 18, 2012 A curious and perhaps silly question.......but, those of you who order two entrees, do you order them both at the same time......or wait til you finish the first? I 'm curious about the proper etiquette of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coov Posted October 18, 2012 #458 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Order one, enjoy it, order another. I would only order 2 at a time if I know I will want to already, and not want to wait the short time for the second one to come out fresh-er-ish-er. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieworkman Posted October 18, 2012 #459 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I didn't notice it on the menus, but do they have any "sides" available everyday? For example, on Carnival they had a plain baked potato that you could get. It was on the everyday menu. I ordered this in addition to my meal a couple of times when I didn't like the side that came with my entree. Maggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted October 18, 2012 #460 Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) I didn't notice it on the menus, but do they have any "sides" available everyday? For example, on Carnival they had a plain baked potato that you could get. It was on the everyday menu. I ordered this in addition to my meal a couple of times when I didn't like the side that came with my entree. Maggie You can get rice, veggies (usually broccoli, carrots or something similar), baked potato, mashed potatoes as sides. Just ask. DH always asked for mashed potatoes with some of his meals and they were gladly provided. Edited October 18, 2012 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snackcracker675 Posted October 21, 2012 #461 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) A curious and perhaps silly question.......but, those of you who order two entrees, do you order them both at the same time......or wait til you finish the first? I 'm curious about the proper etiquette of this. If in doubt about which entree to try, do it at the beginning in my opinion. It makes the waiter scramble around in a panic a tiny bit if you do it later. I guess they don't realize that you're totally willing to wait for it again and not expecting it to just appear instantaneously. I think it's a lot less effort and one less trip to get it for them to orchestrate. But overall, to do it at the beginning, but either way, it's fine. But if you're ordering seafood, I will say we had better luck getting it LESS OVERCOOKED by ordering one for the table after we ate our first pick. It was fresher and hadn't sat and gotten rubbery we noticed. Like I said, it seemed like many folks didn't bother going to the MDR at all on our cruise. Edited October 21, 2012 by snackcracker675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangogulf Posted October 21, 2012 #462 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) Radiance (now in Australia for our summer season) looks like still old menu based on latest reviews from her recent repositioning cruise. Strange as looking at the new menus the produce and seafood as well as the beef and lamb would be much easier to obtain here and at a great quality and price point. Sailing on her for a NYE cruise around the south pacific for 10 days. Either way, new or old menus, I'm sure we'll find something to our taste. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited October 21, 2012 by tangogulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinDawn Posted November 6, 2012 #463 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I just got an update from RCLDining with the remaining ships: FR - 8/19/2012 OA - 09/01/2012 AL - 09/16/2012 JW - 09/30/2012 EN - 10/04/2012 EX - 10/14/2012 MJ - 10/19/2012 BR - 11/12/2012 LB - 11/15/2012 AD - 11/18/2012 ID - 01/13/2013 MA - 02/??/2013 NV - 02/02/2013 GR - 03/01/2013 VI - 03/08/2013 SR - 05/12/2013 RD - 05/24/2013 RH - 05/31/2013 LG - TBA SP - TBA VY - TBA MN - N/A (leaving the fleet on 04/01/13) Per Royal's email to me the Mariner gets the new menu 2/17/13 sailing, week before mine. :D BonVoyage Dawna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted November 7, 2012 #464 Share Posted November 7, 2012 ^That's new. I wonder if we'll get dates for the remaining three ships. FR - 8/19/2012 OA - 09/01/2012 AL - 09/16/2012 JW - 09/30/2012 EN - 10/04/2012 EX - 10/14/2012 MJ - 10/19/2012 BR - 11/2/2012 (or 11/12 or 12/2) LB - 11/15/2012 AD - 11/18/2012 ID - 01/13/2013 MA - 02/??/2013 NV - 02/02/2013 MN - 02/17/2013 GR - 03/01/2013 VI - 03/08/2013 SR - 05/12/2013 RD - 05/24/2013 RH - 05/31/2013 LG - TBA SP - TBA VY - TBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattInFLL Posted November 20, 2012 #465 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Just did liberty 4 day. Menus: mojo, saffron (formal), pimiento, pomodoro. All pretty interesting. IMHO pimiento the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjer Posted December 5, 2012 #466 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Since Allure leaves on Sunday is this the order of the menu? Are formal nights Monday and Thursday day 2 and 5? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted December 5, 2012 #467 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Those of you who have tried the New Menu, please post some more photos and also commentary on some of the "must haves" (like the Onion tart or scallops risotto used to be). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahqa Posted December 5, 2012 #468 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Since Allure leaves on Sunday is this the order of the menu? Are formal nights Monday and Thursday day 2 and 5? Thanks The formal nights on Allure were Monday and Friday (at least on Eastern last month). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RCLcruiser2012 Posted December 5, 2012 #469 Share Posted December 5, 2012 What were the premium items that were at cost??? Lobster?? Filet?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine101 Posted December 6, 2012 #470 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Anyone know how long they keep a menu in running for before changing it? I always wondered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 6, 2012 #471 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Per Royal's email to me the Mariner gets the new menu 2/17/13 sailing, week before mine. :D BonVoyage Dawna So the Mariner gets the new menu in Feb 2013? That's great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac1 Posted December 6, 2012 #472 Share Posted December 6, 2012 The premium items available everynight were Maine lobster $29.95 and the Chops Filet for $14.95. At least that is what is was on Enchantment last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2cruise391 Posted December 7, 2012 #473 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Do they have the new menu - I haven't read back through all the pages. I will be on the NYE cruise out of New Orleans - wondering what "special" things they might do - I've heard they give out party hats and noice makers in the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted December 7, 2012 #474 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Do they have the new menu - I haven't read back through all the pages. I will be on the NYE cruise out of New Orleans - wondering what "special" things they might do - I've heard they give out party hats and noice makers in the MDR. No more ships are scheduled to get the new menu between now and the end of the year, at least as of the last email I got from RCLDining. FR - 8/19/2012 OA - 09/01/2012 AL - 09/16/2012 JW - 09/30/2012 EN - 10/04/2012 EX - 10/14/2012 MJ - 10/19/2012 BR - 11/2/2012 LB - 11/15/2012 AD - 11/18/2012 ID - 01/13/2013 MA - 02/??/2013 NV - 02/02/2013 MN - 02/17/2013 GR - 03/01/2013 VI - 03/08/2013 SR - 05/12/2013 RD - 05/24/2013 RH - 05/31/2013 LG - TBA SP - TBA VY - TBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laseiber Posted December 7, 2012 #475 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Same on Exployer we experienced 20 days of the new menus only problem was cold escargots . you could have it every night and scrimp cocktail every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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