dopey Posted November 30, 2005 #1 Share Posted November 30, 2005 About a month or two ago, I read that a Michelin 3-star chef was going to revamp the menus and train all the chefs--fleet-wide. Does anybody know when the new menus will be available? We're taking a family (about 30 members) cruise on the Miracle in March. After reading some of the reviews, I'm worried about the food quality and selection. We live in Chicago and are true "foodies." We love to go out to eat at the wonderful restaurants here. We really enjoyed the food on the Dawn Princess, but we weren't too impressed with the food on the Splendour of the Seas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ship Addict Posted December 1, 2005 #2 Share Posted December 1, 2005 All I can say is it's about time they change the menus. I have seen the same menus for the last 5 or so years. Don't get me wrong, the food is always good (I am not particularly a "foodie" -- most times, when we go out to eat, we have to unwrap the food), but it was just getting boring. On the last cruise in October, I had to make myself order things I have never ordered before just to stir things up a bit. (I still regret not getting the pumpkin soup, though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted December 1, 2005 #3 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I haven't heard anything about a 'Michelin chef'...but if this is true, I hope he doesn't change everything on the menu. I'm also a 'foodie', as well as retired chef, F&B director, and caterer, and I happen to enjoy Carnival's food. It's far from 5-star dining, but is quite tasty, I think. Some of the items could be replaced, but for the most part, I enjoy Carnival food.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4yanx Posted December 1, 2005 #4 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I read in a thread here a week or two ago that at least a few were not all that enthralled with the changes on some of the newer ships and thier comments left me hoping that changes aren't made on Elation until AFTER my cruise! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_duck Posted December 1, 2005 #5 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I haven't heard anything about a 'Michelin chef'...but if this is true, I hope he doesn't change everything on the menu. I'm also a 'foodie', as well as retired chef, F&B director, and caterer, and I happen to enjoy Carnival's food. It's far from 5-star dining, but is quite tasty, I think. Some of the items could be replaced, but for the most part, I enjoy Carnival food.;) Cotton, I believe she is refering to this. http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/georgesblanc_carnival.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefshoe Posted December 1, 2005 #6 Share Posted December 1, 2005 where are the current menus posted. I went to webshots and printed them out. After doing more searching, i found another set day 1 through day 7.(someone posted). some of the items were the same, some were different on that day.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted December 1, 2005 #7 Share Posted December 1, 2005 The menu that is on the carnival web pages are VERY old. I wish they would update that stuff. You will see the dessert menu is more updated. Some of the old stuff on the menu is new...some they kept. We sailed in February- the new menu was out then. But then this new guy comes along and wants to add new stuff-- Prunes is not updating anything good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4yanx Posted December 1, 2005 #8 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Here is the thread that I referred to earlier. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=256187&highlight=menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted December 1, 2005 #9 Share Posted December 1, 2005 The menu that is on the carnival web pages are VERY old. I wish they would update that stuff. You will see the dessert menu is more updated. Some of the old stuff on the menu is new...some they kept.We sailed in February- the new menu was out then. But then this new guy comes along and wants to add new stuff-- Prunes is not updating anything good for me. I thought that everyone liked prunes with their chocolate cake!!!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babaloo41 Posted December 1, 2005 #10 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Some of the new menu is being brought out. Last week on the Liberty, one of the menu selections was Osso Bucco. It was served on Thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieastrosfan Posted December 1, 2005 #11 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Someone please tell me they're not going to get rid of the Grand Marnier souffle. Best. Dessert. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaineb Posted December 1, 2005 #12 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Merideth, I totally agree with you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros fan Posted December 1, 2005 #13 Share Posted December 1, 2005 sorry for the hijack...Meredith, where did you get your avatar? I need something like that :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxgal Posted December 1, 2005 #14 Share Posted December 1, 2005 The Grand Marnier souffle was great...just had it last night! :p I loved the Pumpkin soup too. Now this being my first cruise and DH's second (and he is a very fussy eater), we both enjoyed every meal we had. Dinner each night was different in the dining room, lunch buffets were tasty and breakfast had many choices between the pool deck buffet, the Brassiere and the dining room. I am a foodie since I took gourmet cooking classes in college years ago, and this cruise ranked up there in great food with me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieastrosfan Posted December 1, 2005 #15 Share Posted December 1, 2005 sorry for the hijack...Meredith, where did you get your avatar? I need something like that :D http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/hou/fan_forum/index.jsp Scroll about halfway down and look on the right side of the page. There's three different ones to choose from. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros fan Posted December 1, 2005 #16 Share Posted December 1, 2005 thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopey Posted December 2, 2005 Author #17 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I agree--some of the new items sound "interesting," but I'm always up to tasting something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise freak Posted December 2, 2005 #18 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I sure hope this is not a sign of what is to come with the new menus as I just talked to someone who just sailed on the Liberty for a back-to-back. She said the food was so bad she lost 6 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted December 2, 2005 #19 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I sure hope this is not a sign of what is to come with the new menus as I just talked to someone who just sailed on the Liberty for a back-to-back. She said the food was so bad she lost 6 pounds. I cant imagine that with all the stuff that is available. can you imainge cruising all those days and not finding anything good. (was this the Caribbean or the Med cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise freak Posted December 3, 2005 #20 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Serene56, She did a back to back on the Liberty. One sailing was in the Med and the other was the transatlantic bringing the Liberty over here. She does not want to sail carnival again. She said when they were in Barcelona there was a strike at the pier and Carnival couldn't get the activities that were suppossed to be loaded on the ship so therefore there was not much activities on those sea days on the way over. She said the only thing to do was go to the casino. I bet Carnival was happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted December 3, 2005 #21 Share Posted December 3, 2005 That was beyond Carnivals control. WHat else were they supposed to do. Dissappointment can ruin a cruise if someone cant go with the flow. All it takes is one bad mishap which cna ruin the rest of the time onboard. Now I understand what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafpeeper Posted December 3, 2005 #22 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Has anyone ever seen this cabin? It seems to have a longer balcony but is L shaped around the stairs. Just wondering whether these aft stairs are employee stairs or for guests. Any input would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted December 3, 2005 #23 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Stairs is for crew only- here is photos: http://community.webshots.com/album/54407529GerSto/1 http://community.webshots.com/album/54407529GerSto if looking for a wider balcony--check out the aft ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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