LouisV Posted October 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I read somewhere that there is a dedicated vegetarian menu in the MDR. We are sailing on the Equinox in November. Does anyone have any photos of it that they can post? Thanks Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beebell Posted October 14, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2016 This has some info on vegetarian menu. http://media.celebritycruises.com/celebrity/content/pdf/faq/celebrity_vegetarian_menu.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserone Posted October 14, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I do not eat meat but am a pescatarian. I had no problem getting a vegetable meal, non dairy or meatless meal at any location on the ship. They are very accommodating . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisV Posted October 14, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I do not eat meat but am a pescatarian. I had no problem getting a vegetable meal, non dairy or meatless meal at any location on the ship. They are very accommodating . My mom is a pescatarian as well and I don't think she'll have a problem either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper106 Posted October 14, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2016 No problems getting vegetarian food. As for photos,perhaps someone will post but then who knows if the choices will be the same on your cruise. Just curious about why people want photos of food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brangwen Posted October 14, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Try here for examples of menus: http://www.beyondships2.com/celebrity-equinox-menus.html There are always plenty of fish and veg options on the MDR menu as well as in the buffet. I didn't care for the "top chef" menu as the fish was all coated in some sort of "sauce"... but that's just me. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubamommy! Posted October 14, 2016 #7 Share Posted October 14, 2016 There are plenty of veg options on all the buffets and each standard menu in the dining room has at least one veg option every night, but if you ask your server they have an entire Vegetarian menu they will bring you each night. I also found that if we ate in a specialty restaurant one night ( which also all have several veg options) and I missed something that looked good on the previous nights veg menu I could request it for that night. They usually brought me the next nights menu at the dinner table because I always liked to look at it to know what I should be getting my taste buds worked up for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler80 Posted October 14, 2016 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2016 My wife and I are vegetarians and found no problems with options on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanAllyn Posted October 14, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 14, 2016 This is a list I compiled a couple of years ago. On some menus one of the items overlapped what was on the regular menu. I will find out how current it is in December. Menu 1 Appetizers: Blue Cheese Souffle; Mille Feuille of wild mushrooms Soup: vegetarian tomato; Japanese vegetable consommé Salad: Baby spinach; mixed lettuce Daikon radish Entrée: Orrechiette pasta, porcini mushrooms; vegetable korma Menu 2 Appetizers: wild mushroom napolean; ambrosia of fresh fruit cocktail Soup: Cream of asparagus; vegetable consommé with root vegetables Salad: Jicama (cucumbers, watermelon & mint); seasonal greens Entrée:Fried marsala potatoes; grilled vegetable tart Menu 3 Appetizers: heirloom tomato stuffed endives; grenadine scented pineapple Soup: tomato and cucumber gazpacho; vegetable consomme Salad: shaved pear salad breakfast radish; crisp romaine lettuce Entrée: vegetable paella; Imam Bayadi (eggplant stuffed with ratatouille) Menu 4 Appetizers: marinated grilled eggplant; citrus delight Soup: Cream of mushroom; vegetable broth Salad: green leaf and iceberg lettuce; radicchio and watercress Entrée: toasted Israeli couscous cake; vegetable prima vera lasagna Menu 5 Appetizers: vegetabler summer rolls; fety and fresh fruit Soup: cream of broccoli; watercress and orange Salad: Boston lettuce and gorgonzola; market fresh Entrée: spinach and ricotta ravioli; vegetable cassoulet Menu 6 Appetizers: Supreme of chilled melon Midori; spinach turnover Soup: market vegetable minestrome; roasted plantain and corn Salad: sliced tomato and red onion; green leaf and radicchio lettuce Entrée: Asian tofu stir fry; vegetable spaghetti with marinara sauce Menu 7 Appetizers: marinated bell peppers and Portobello mushroom terrine; fresh papaya. mango and kiwi cocktail Soup: oven roasted tomato and garlic; creamy chilled Haas avacado Salad: Asian; crisp garden green Entrée: stuffed Portobello mushroom; vegetable turnover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted October 15, 2016 #10 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Be aware that any cheese included in the dishes marked as suitable for vegetarians contains animal rennet (from the lining of a calves stomach) and isn't vegetarian cheese. We found this out last month on the Eclipse and it was confirmed by the head chef. All cheese in the buffet including on the vegetarian pizzas also contains animal rennet. Probably around 75% of the dishes on their menus marked as suitable for vegetarians contain cheese. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper106 Posted October 15, 2016 #11 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Be aware that any cheese included in the dishes marked as suitable for vegetarians contains animal rennet (from the lining of a calves stomach) and isn't vegetarian cheese. We found this out last month on the Eclipse and it was confirmed by the head chef. All cheese in the buffet including on the vegetarian pizzas also contains animal rennet. Probably around 75% of the dishes on their menus marked as suitable for vegetarians contain cheese. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk The OP stated she is a vegetarian not a vegan. A true vegan will not eat regular cheese and knows this whereas any vegetarian who still eats real cheese follows one of the many variations of a vegetarian diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted October 15, 2016 #12 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) The OP stated she is a vegetarian not a vegan. A true vegan will not eat regular cheese and knows this whereas any vegetarian who still eats real cheese follows one of the many variations of a vegetarian diet. I never responded in the understanding the OP was a vegan. Vegans differ from vegetarians. A vegan won't eat cheese as it contains dairy products and vegans don't eat dairy. However a vegetarian will eat cheese, as long as the cheese doesn't contain meat derivatives. A vegetarian doesn't eat meat or meat derivatives, full stop. There is no variant of a vegetarian. If someone who claims to be vegetarian knowingly eats cheese that's made using extract of a calves stomach lining then they are not a vegetarian, they are just liberally adopting that description. For X to state a dish is vegetarian when it contains an ingredient made with extract of a calves stomach lining then that's misleading and could make people who choose through dietary requirement, religious adherence or moral choice unwittingly eat meat because they relied on X to get their food labelling right. I'm guessing you are not a vegetarian? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited October 15, 2016 by kevinyork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisV Posted October 15, 2016 Author #13 Share Posted October 15, 2016 This is a list I compiled a couple of years ago. On some menus one of the items overlapped what was on the regular menu. I will find out how current it is in December. Menu 1 Appetizers: Blue Cheese Souffle; Mille Feuille of wild mushrooms Soup: vegetarian tomato; Japanese vegetable consommé Salad: Baby spinach; mixed lettuce Daikon radish Entrée: Orrechiette pasta, porcini mushrooms; vegetable korma Menu 2 Appetizers: wild mushroom napolean; ambrosia of fresh fruit cocktail Soup: Cream of asparagus; vegetable consommé with root vegetables Salad: Jicama (cucumbers, watermelon & mint); seasonal greens Entrée:Fried marsala potatoes; grilled vegetable tart Menu 3 Appetizers: heirloom tomato stuffed endives; grenadine scented pineapple Soup: tomato and cucumber gazpacho; vegetable consomme Salad: shaved pear salad breakfast radish; crisp romaine lettuce Entrée: vegetable paella; Imam Bayadi (eggplant stuffed with ratatouille) Menu 4 Appetizers: marinated grilled eggplant; citrus delight Soup: Cream of mushroom; vegetable broth Salad: green leaf and iceberg lettuce; radicchio and watercress Entrée: toasted Israeli couscous cake; vegetable prima vera lasagna Menu 5 Appetizers: vegetabler summer rolls; fety and fresh fruit Soup: cream of broccoli; watercress and orange Salad: Boston lettuce and gorgonzola; market fresh Entrée: spinach and ricotta ravioli; vegetable cassoulet Menu 6 Appetizers: Supreme of chilled melon Midori; spinach turnover Soup: market vegetable minestrome; roasted plantain and corn Salad: sliced tomato and red onion; green leaf and radicchio lettuce Entrée: Asian tofu stir fry; vegetable spaghetti with marinara sauce Menu 7 Appetizers: marinated bell peppers and Portobello mushroom terrine; fresh papaya. mango and kiwi cocktail Soup: oven roasted tomato and garlic; creamy chilled Haas avacado Salad: Asian; crisp garden green Entrée: stuffed Portobello mushroom; vegetable turnover Thanks so much for taking the time to post this! My mom will find this interesting. Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisV Posted October 15, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Be aware that any cheese included in the dishes marked as suitable for vegetarians contains animal rennet (from the lining of a calves stomach) and isn't vegetarian cheese. We found this out last month on the Eclipse and it was confirmed by the head chef. All cheese in the buffet including on the vegetarian pizzas also contains animal rennet. Probably around 75% of the dishes on their menus marked as suitable for vegetarians contain cheese. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I never knew this fact before. I wonder how much cheese that is produced contains animal rennet?? I don't think my mom knows this either as she loves cheese. Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolslc Posted October 15, 2016 #15 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I thought animal rennet was only used in Parmesan. Is it all cheeses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinNewb Posted October 15, 2016 #16 Share Posted October 15, 2016 My recollection was that my first Celebrity cruise in 2008 they had a varied vegetarian menu. Soon thereafter they stopped and it was just one or sometimes two items on the main menu designated as vegetarian. I am very cited about this! When did the separate vegetarian menu return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper106 Posted October 16, 2016 #17 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I never knew this fact before. I wonder how much cheese that is produced contains animal rennet?? I don't think my mom knows this either as she loves cheese." Here's a good source. http://cheese.joyousliving.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted October 16, 2016 #18 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I never knew this fact before. I wonder how much cheese that is produced contains animal rennet?? I don't think my mom knows this either as she loves cheese." Here's a good source. http://cheese.joyousliving.com/ Thanks for posting that list. That only goes to show that there are many truly vegetarian cheeses out there and with the buying power that X/RCI have they only needed to state to their produce buyer that the cheeses must be vegetarian and it would happen, for no extra cost. In an email response from the MD of Celebrity UK she also stated she didn't realise cheese might not be vegetarian. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanAllyn Posted October 16, 2016 #19 Share Posted October 16, 2016 My recollection was that my first Celebrity cruise in 2008 they had a varied vegetarian menu. Soon thereafter they stopped and it was just one or sometimes two items on the main menu designated as vegetarian. I am very cited about this! When did the separate vegetarian menu return? My list was from a late 2012 cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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