Firsttimer9 Posted August 24, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Any know which night they serve it:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastvecs Posted August 24, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Any know which night they serve it:D Don’t get your hopes up too much-not that delicious :( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted August 24, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Next to last or last night. The parade is cute (but gets old after a couple of cruises), the Baked Alaska is blah. Neapolitan ice cream with a meringue frosting (some cake on the bottom). I had it on our first cruise and that was enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 24, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Had it once and that was enough. I thoroughly dislike the "parade" and the napkin waving. Pretty cool for a pre-school or something but not for me. I agree that it's one of the last nights or perhaps the actual last night before disembarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyVeteran Posted August 24, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 24, 2018 The so-called Baked Alaska parade is usually the last night. Sometimes they will hold it the next to last night if the last day is a late port day. I loved Baked Alaska back in the days when they really served Baked Alaska. When I first started cruising with Princess, the Assistant Waiters paraded with the real flaming Baked Alaska. They then brought it to the table. It was sloppy and messy - and delicious. They do not serve real Baked Alaska anymore. They parade with fake items with electric lights. They then bring you neat Neapolitan ice cream with meringue from the kitchen. It is not the same thing. The parade also is not the same thing in anytime dining. In traditional dining, the parade occurs when everyone is ready for desert. In anytime dining, some people haven't even ordered their meals yet, and it is much more of an interruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted August 24, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2018 That's one dessert they can do away with & hardly anyone would miss it, including me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted August 24, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Totally agree w all the relies. Totally stupid. We did an AK with our granddaughter a few years back. Even at 10 years old she said and not prompted by us - "this is really dumb". Smart kid. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted August 24, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2018 It is usually on the last night and usually we do specialty dining the last night. So we don't get it often. I like the idea of it, but you have to sit through the parade (yawn) and then it's tiny, but it's usually the last night. You can ask your first night at dinner in the MDR and they can reconfirm. If your waiter doesn't know, the head waiter will know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted August 24, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 24, 2018 It is normally served the last evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted August 24, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yes, it’s allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedpindle Posted August 24, 2018 #11 Share Posted August 24, 2018 What they carry and what you get served are not the same thing unless you eat plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted August 25, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 25, 2018 For a first timer, it adds to the magic of the cruise, so I hope you get the whole parade, music, and fun. I think people forget that feeling on a first cruise where everything is memorable. I don’t think any of us should try to take that away from anyone. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 25, 2018 #13 Share Posted August 25, 2018 What they carry and what you get served are not the same thing unless you eat plastic Correct, reusable plastic fakes of Baked Alaska, paraded through the Dining Rooms. You get the Neapolitan Ice cream with a bit of Meringue version.:rolleyes::o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfuzzy Posted August 25, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I bet the plastic fakes have more flavor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted August 25, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 25, 2018 We aren't first timers and we still enjoy it:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted August 25, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 25, 2018 We aren't first timers and we still enjoy it:D Apparently, the Baked Alaska lovers outnumber the folks who are tired of it...there sure are a lot of napkin twirlers in the MDR during the parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfuzzy Posted August 25, 2018 #17 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Apparently, the Baked Alaska lovers outnumber the folks who are tired of it...there sure are a lot of napkin twirlers in the MDR during the parade. Hey, there...could you check your font settings, you posts are coming in very tiny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tak8 Posted August 25, 2018 #18 Share Posted August 25, 2018 It was served the last night on my May Caribbean Princess cruise. I skipped it last cruise. It isn't one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted August 25, 2018 #19 Share Posted August 25, 2018 we didn't have a parade in Nov 17, and I don't really care whether we did or not. However, the Baked Alaska treat was renamed into Bomba Diplomata. That was weird. I don't care for it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted August 25, 2018 #20 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Years ago we ejoyed the real flaming parade & the real baked Alaska .Now ,I have a standing order for every dinner meal desert for sugar free butter pecan ice cream .It is my favorite & the maitre' D takes car of my request :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby3334 Posted August 25, 2018 #21 Share Posted August 25, 2018 It is not a highlight anymore as in days gone by. Mike Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie11 Posted August 25, 2018 #22 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have always thought it’s more to make a big deal out of dinner (introduce staff, etc) to subtly remind passengers that the waitstaff deserves to be tipped. I agree it’s a bit of a sham and annoying in anytime dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby3334 Posted August 25, 2018 #23 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Agree. Mike Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted August 25, 2018 #24 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Yeah, I agree with the others. That fake baked Alaska they serve these days just isn't any good. Wish they had bad the messy, yummy real kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 26, 2018 #25 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I bet the plastic fakes have more flavor Only if they are 'fresh baked.' lol.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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