Chips, or lack thereof

[CCC3]

I'm a new cruiser (1 cruise, next one booked!) but I'm wondering why I didn't see any potato / tortilla chips on board. Or...did I just miss them? I'd much rather have had chips in place of fries/potato wedges, or just as a snack. I'm SURE there is a reason...

[Ken at the beach]

Only available for free in bags at Park Cafe.

[CCC3]

Only available for free in bags at Park Cafe.

 

We sailed the Navigator, she didn't have a Park Cafe.

[Ken at the beach]

We sailed the Navigator, she didn't have a Park Cafe.

 

Not all ships do unfortunately.

[CCC3]

Not all ships do unfortunately.

 

Seems like it'd be such an easy snack...especially for families with teens & kids!

[cb at sea]

Lots of "normal" snacks are not on ships. Popcorn is at a premium, if it's there at all. Chips of any kind are in short supply....wings...almost nonexistent.....

[harlekuin]

I'm betting space might be a concern. Storing tons of bags of chips would take up huge amounts of space and they are fragile. If they get squished, folks will complain about getting bags of crumbs!:rolleyes:

 

Most ships seem to have cans of Pringles in the store. Overpriced but when you need some crunchy. :) We bring a couple of cans with us.

[CCC3]

I'm betting space might be a concern. Storing tons of bags of chips would take up huge amounts of space and they are fragile. If they get squished, folks will complain about getting bags of crumbs!:rolleyes:

 

Most ships seem to have cans of Pringles in the store. Overpriced but when you need some crunchy. :) We bring a couple of cans with us.

 

It's not like we eat 'em every day, but it's a quick snack that could easily be kept (in the bag) in your room for an attack of the munchies. And I'm sure there would be complaints of the chips weren't in pristine condition!

[ckrobyn]

There are nacho chips available in the Windjammer at 3:30pm for afternoon snacks (on Voyager and Freedom class, not sure about the others)

 

I always buy a few cans of Pringles to take with me, they are re-sealable and since I buy them at the port city, I just put them in my carry on.

[cincicruisers]

We have missed the bar snacks on the ships. Your getting drinks and it would be nice to have some salty snacks. I bring a big ziploc bag of snack mix. Put some in smaller ziploc bag and head out for the night. A lot of folks ask where we got the snacks and we let them know we brought from home. We share with others if we have plenty.

[CCC3]

We have missed the bar snacks on the ships. Your getting drinks and it would be nice to have some salty snacks. I bring a big ziploc bag of snack mix. Put some in smaller ziploc bag and head out for the night. A lot of folks ask where we got the snacks and we let them know we brought from home. We share with others if we have plenty.

 

Ah! Good to know! Didn't ever visit the WJ after breakfast, so I never knew that!! Thanks!

[Clarea]

I'm a new cruiser (1 cruise, next one booked!) but I'm wondering why I didn't see any potato / tortilla chips on board. Or...did I just miss them? I'd much rather have had chips in place of fries/potato wedges, or just as a snack. I'm SURE there is a reason...

I've seen Pringles in the General Store.

[DrewFoundLander]

DW and I always order several bags from room service, they carry only plain Lay's....and they're free :)

[reallyitsmema]

At the Pit Stop Bar on the Jewel recently, they had tortilla chips and salsa at night at the bar that you could help yourself to. They also had a popcorn machine that they sold bags of popcorn for $2:eek:, we passed on that.:cool:

[Cruisin'Kim]

I always buy some in the port city and bring them on board

[breezy_carol]

There are nacho chips available in the Windjammer at 3:30pm for afternoon snacks (on Voyager and Freedom class, not sure about the others).

We read on here about the nachos in Windjammer on Freedom and had them several afternoons.

[DonnaK]

We have missed the bar snacks on the ships. Your getting drinks and it would be nice to have some salty snacks. I bring a big ziploc bag of snack mix. Put some in smaller ziploc bag and head out for the night. A lot of folks ask where we got the snacks and we let them know we brought from home. We share with others if we have plenty.

 

On Liberty last week, we asked for bar snacks, and the bar tender gave us a tall glassful of cocktail nuts.

[spookwife]

I'm a new cruiser (1 cruise, next one booked!) but I'm wondering why I didn't see any potato / tortilla chips on board. Or...did I just miss them? I'd much rather have had chips in place of fries/potato wedges, or just as a snack. I'm SURE there is a reason...

 

potato chips are only available prepackaged in those venues that offer them, such as the Park Cafe.

 

or you can spend way too much money on stale Pringles form the ship's store/.

 

if you want them bring your own

[PhoenixCruiser]

They are available through room service.

 

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[rudeney]

It's funny that you mention this, we were on the Navigator two weeks ago and noticed the same thing. It was either my wife or granddaughter that had a craving for chips, and there were none to be found! We didn't think of calling room service.

[mark22mac]

I work for FRITO LAY I would love to pick up that account.

[besberry]

They have them in Cafe Two70 on Anthem. The brand changed halfway through the cruise from Kettle Chips to some obscure Spanish brand!

[Host Jacquelyn]

It's not only Oasis class that has bags of chips out. We were on Splendour and there was a cafe in the Solarium that made sandwiches and salads, and they had bags of chips out. I would guess that other ship classes have chips out somewhere.

[Susie51]

They are available through room service.

 

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Thanks for the tip. On Carnival and NCL we have found chips served with hamburgers and hot dogs at the little buffet by the pool.

[BillOh]

I'm a new cruiser (1 cruise, next one booked!) but I'm wondering why I didn't see any potato / tortilla chips on board. Or...did I just miss them? I'd much rather have had chips in place of fries/potato wedges, or just as a snack. I'm SURE there is a reason...

 

I would guess it has to do primarily with recycling/handling, and size. At least that is why you don't see them in the buffet. The bags that these come in whether individual sizes or larger are mostly air and that takes up a lot of room.