DrMark Posted July 17, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi all, We are on the Caribbean Princess in August, and have anytime dining. We usually like to eat later (7:30-8:30), which sounds like it is a good thing to avoid the waits. Are we going to have a problem with the kitchen running out of certain main courses? I hate it when I'm on an airplane, and by the time they get to me, the only meal left is the squid ala mode :mad:. There is nothing worse than seeing something you really crave on the menu, only to be told that they ran out an hour ago. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredie Posted July 17, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi all, We are on the Caribbean Princess in August, and have anytime dining. We usually like to eat later (7:30-8:30), which sounds like it is a good thing to avoid the waits. Are we going to have a problem with the kitchen running out of certain main courses? I hate it when I'm on an airplane, and by the time they get to me, the only meal left is the squid ala mode :mad:. There is nothing worse than seeing something you really crave on the menu, only to be told that they ran out an hour ago. Thanks! That has never happened to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted July 17, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Have never experienced this on a dozen Princess cruises, all of which were either late traditional dining or anytime dining where we turned up at 7:45-ish or later. From what I have seen on other lines with poor kitchen management (*cough* Celebrity Select Dining *cough*) they are much more likely to run out of accompaniments (salad dressing) or desserts (baked Alaska on formal night, believe it or not) than entrees. If a particular entree is of higher demand than expected you may be told it will be a bit of a wait for that item while they prepare (translation: defrost) the ingredients. I have read here about the latter situation even on Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted July 17, 2015 #4 Share Posted July 17, 2015 We have had late traditional dining on ten cruises (one time with anytime dining) and I have never heard of anything on the menu running out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandatsea Posted July 17, 2015 #5 Share Posted July 17, 2015 All menu items has been available each time on every cruise we have taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 17, 2015 #6 Share Posted July 17, 2015 We usually eat about 7:30 pm and never had a problem with them running out of any dish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partybarbie Posted July 17, 2015 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2015 We like to eat later too, and have never had them run out of anything on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berlingo Posted July 18, 2015 #8 Share Posted July 18, 2015 We too are sailing on the Carribean Princess in August from Southampton to the Med. As everyone has said we have never been aware of the dining room running out of any items. We also like to eat later and often are one of the last in the dining room. However I am not anticipating a lack of queues by eating at this time. For many of us British folks dining after 8pm is the preferred time. Not quite as late as other Europeans but certainly not early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted July 18, 2015 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2015 We always do "late" seating and have never had anything be "out"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted July 18, 2015 #10 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Never experienced Princess run out of entrees. On very long cruises, they may run out of some fresh fruit. I was on the Diamond a couple of years ago when she repositioned from Beijing to Whittier and they ran out of cottage cheese. My friends laughed at me but I love cottage cheese and melon for breakfast. That's the "worst" I've ever experienced. :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted July 18, 2015 #11 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Never experienced Princess run out of entrees. On very long cruises, they may run out of some fresh fruit. I was on the Diamond a couple of years ago when she repositioned from Beijing to Whittier and they ran out of cottage cheese. My friends laughed at me but I love cottage cheese and melon for breakfast. That's the "worst" I've ever experienced. :):) Isn't it wonderful that the "worst" we have encountered is running out of something like cottage cheese. (And this is not a knock on cottage cheese). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted July 18, 2015 #12 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Never have had a problem with entrées running out when we don't arrive for ATD until 9:30. :D LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partybarbie Posted July 18, 2015 #13 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Sometimes the kitchen runs out of the fresh produce. On a 16-day cruise from Tahiti to Los Angeles, we ran out of all the fresh fruit except for apples, oranges, and some very old bananas. :p It was only for a couple of days though as new supplies were brought on in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted July 18, 2015 #14 Share Posted July 18, 2015 We also like to have dinner around 7:30 which is nice since so many Americans like to eat early meaning less crowds. We did the South American cruise and found out they like to eat late after 8:00 which I believe most of the rest of the world likes to do. We have never had an issue with them saying something was not available in the MDR. We have seen certain food appear in the HC only to disappear later that same meal or have seen empty trays to be taken away and not replenished but no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 18, 2015 #15 Share Posted July 18, 2015 We normally do late traditional so 8ish never Once had anything ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 18, 2015 #16 Share Posted July 18, 2015 (edited) Never experienced Princess run out of entrees. On very long cruises, they may run out of some fresh fruit. I was on the Diamond a couple of years ago when she repositioned from Beijing to Whittier and they ran out of cottage cheese. Sometimes the kitchen runs out of the fresh produce. On a 16-day cruise from Tahiti to Los Angeles, we ran out of all the fresh fruit except for apples, oranges, and some very old bananas. Yes, some items do get used up on a cruise, but they would be unavailable for the entire meal, not disappear in the middle of a meal. Edited July 18, 2015 by caribill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8tor Posted July 18, 2015 #17 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Always eat at late seating and have never seen anything on the menu run out. Not even when asking for seconds on lobster & shrimp night - Ymmmm! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YWW Posted July 18, 2015 #18 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Hi all,We are on the Cari bbean Princess in August, and have anytime dining. We usually like to eat later (7:30-8:30), which sounds like it is a good thing to avoid the waits. Are we going to have a problem with the kitchen running out of certain main courses? I hate it when I'm on an airplane, and by the time they get to me, the only meal left is the squid ala mode :mad:. There is nothing worse than seeing something you really crave on the menu, only to be told that they ran out an hour ago. Thanks! We have never experienced the kitchen out of certain entrees regardless of how late we went in to dine. However, our March cruise on the Royal Princess, it was total chaos since the main dining room on several mornings and evenings ran out of clean silverwares and plates plus the kitchen couldn't keep up with demand so the wait staff was apologizing to the diners for the delay. Not sure whether that was due to the severe outbreak of Noro virus on our ship or the lack of staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 18, 2015 #19 Share Posted July 18, 2015 We have not experienced the DR running out of any meals/items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNKY Posted July 18, 2015 #20 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Airlines serve meals? I've heard they used to do that many years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 18, 2015 #21 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Airlines serve meals? I've heard they used to do that many years ago... You young ones are just not old enough to have had that experience. Just born too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted July 19, 2015 #22 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Hi All You poor US folks with zero service airlines, can still find china cups , real knife and fork and a choice of food and on mass market seats, this side of the pond, and this was a Princess chatter. yours Shogun Edited July 19, 2015 by Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmak8 Posted July 19, 2015 #23 Share Posted July 19, 2015 You should have no problem. Never heard of them running out of food on Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txjim09 Posted July 22, 2015 #24 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Hi All You poor US folks with zero service airlines, can still find china cups , real knife and fork and a choice of food and on mass market seats, this side of the pond, and this was a Princess chatter. yours Shogun (cough) Ryanair (cough) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeybee Posted July 22, 2015 #25 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (cough) Ryanair (cough) Ryanair flights are ridiculously cheap (i.e. fly across Europe for $20). Hardly the same as paying several hundred dollars for a flight on a mainstream US airline and then being nickle-and-dimed on top of it. If Ryanair was their only option, then I'd see your point. But in Europe they have a choice between low cost/low service and high cost/high service. We're stuck with the latter's prices and the former's (lack of) service. It sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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