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Mommypig

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Yes, but it is frozen lobster tails. Not really worth the hype. They do taste good, but is really not anything to cruise for. Also the stuff they use for drawn butter is simply gross. Lobster claws are very lovely and you won't see them on a Princess cruise. Also, lobster is a meal to get down and dirty as you wield your nutcrackers to get every bit of meat.

 

If you want lobster, go somewhere where you can pick the live lobster out of the aquarium and cook it yourself, or better yet, take a cruise out of NYC or Bayonne, NJ and go to Maine and Canada.

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Grego

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Yes, but it is frozen lobster tails. Not really worth the hype. They do taste good, but is really not anything to cruise for. Also the stuff they use for drawn butter is simply gross. Lobster claws are very lovely and you won't see them on a Princess cruise. Also, lobster is a meal to get down and dirty as you wield your nutcrackers to get every bit of meat.

 

If you want lobster, go somewhere where you can pick the live lobster out of the aquarium and cook it yourself, or better yet, take a cruise out of NYC or Bayonne, NJ and go to Maine and Canada.

 

True, nothing better than tackling a whole lobster at lunch while in Bar Harbor unless it's the night where they serve lobster tails in the MDR. Then you can order lobster for your appetizer selection, lobster for your soup, same for salad, also for main dish and, if you have room, lobster for dessert. You might think this is extreme, but I did witness this exact same thing and no, it wasn't me.

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sportsmum

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I've never seen lobster in the buffet.:(

 

Lobster in the MDR...maybe.

If you want to guarantee lobster, go to the Crown Grill. You can have as many as you want! :D

 

Seriously? You can? That is awesome!! #1 son will be so happy to hear this. I have to say that in the past couple of weeks I have learned so much from you! Thanks. :)

 

re: buffet lobster. We have seen it on Princess a few times on lobster night. Not every cruise but occasionally. DH and I head up after dinner (via casino) to see what's there and sometimes there is a pleasant surprise!

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jimmy_durbin

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This info would all be old now... Anyone have current info on when you get lobbers and when not... 

 

I know you get it on 7 days

i know you do NOT get it on 4 days.

 

The question is 5 & 6 days.

 

I would guess No on 5 and yes on 6... that is what Carnival is  doing. 

 

"lobster is no longer served for free on cruise 5 days or less. Cruise 6 days or longer include lobster on elegant night for no up-charge."

 

I remember when Carnival had lobster on every sailing... that is the main reason I stayed with them over Royal when I started causing in 1999/2000

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On 10/12/2015 at 7:54 AM, sportsmum said:

 

Seriously? You can? That is awesome!! #1 son will be so happy to hear this. I have to say that in the past couple of weeks I have learned so much from you! Thanks. :)

 

re: buffet lobster. We have seen it on Princess a few times on lobster night. Not every cruise but occasionally. DH and I head up after dinner (via casino) to see what's there and sometimes there is a pleasant surprise!

I was on a Disney cruise once, before dry dock, they had a lobster feast on deck the last day, 100s of lobsters for the taking... buffet style, but served by crew. 

 

It was amazing! 

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coopco

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I can't remember the last time I was able to order lobster (for an entree) on a 5 day cruise without paying extra. It was the norm when we first started cruising but I've not experienced it in the MDR without a charge in years.

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coopco

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On 10/11/2015 at 10:31 AM, JF - retired RRT said:

I've never seen lobster in the buffet.:(

 

Lobster in the MDR...maybe.

If you want to guarantee lobster, go to the Crown Grill. You can have as many as you want! 😄

I believe now, even at Crown Grill, you must pay for multiple lobsters but I could be wrong. I'm just interpreting the "Dinner includes one main course. Please enjoy any additional mains for $10 each." to mean for each lobster tail, you pay $10. Has anyone ordered more than one since they started the $10 per main course charge? I know they used to let you order more than one.

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MissP22

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3 hours ago, hllwdcruiser said:

I remember when they served unlimited lobster claws during sailaway in the Buffet. That lasted for a few years and then like so many other things, disappeared forever.

That was to good to continue. 

Now your lucky to see lobster once in the DR although I remember 2 1/2 years ago on the Regal they served cold left over lobster tails at the buffet the day after. People were going crazy loading up their plates until they tasted them & most were immediately dumped in the garbage. 

For some reason they didn't store well at all. 

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donaldsc

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Any resemblance between what they claim is lobster on cruise ships and the lobster you get in a lobster pound in Maine is minimal.  Cruise ship lobster is hardly worth the effort of eating it.  I suspect that the lobster you get in a Red Lobster restaurant will even beat cruise ship lobster.

 

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Rick&Jenny

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Just came off the Majestic Princess last week end.  The lobster tails were horrible. Put your index and middle fingers together.  That’s about the size of them.  They were salty, stringy, tough to chew through, and had a funny flavor. The quality of Princess’ foods has nose dived recently. Both the buffet & MDR.

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MissP22

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6 hours ago, Rick&Jenny said:

Just came off the Majestic Princess last week end.  The lobster tails were horrible. Put your index and middle fingers together.  That’s about the size of them.  They were salty, stringy, tough to chew through, and had a funny flavor. The quality of Princess’ foods has nose dived recently. Both the buffet & MDR.

It's obvious that inflation has hit the cruise lines as well. 

I'm sure the cooks are trying to do their best with what's provided but sooner or later they'll have to increase the base price of the cruise to keep up with their food costs.

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