Scrambled eggs at the Lido buffet - does HAL use powdered eggs now?

[Krazy Kruizers]

On our 2015 Eurodam cruises and 2016 Westerdam cruise, they were using powdered eggs then.

DH got in the habit of ordering fried eggs -- then he knew he was getting the real thing.

[ToBe]

I believe they use precracked eggs that you can buy in wax. paper cartons for their scrambled eggs. They also have those eggs at the omelette station BUT you can ask to have a regular fresh egg cracked in front of you. They have real eggs with shells. Just ask.

Yes, you can taste the difference.

[kenevenpar]

You can always get your eggs over or sunny side up if you want a cracked egg from the shell..

 

Or poached.

[Turtles06]

I asked at the omelet station on board the Zuiderdam today. They use liquid eggs that are packaged in plastic bags. All I can say is that the omelets have been great.

[MISTER 67]

I started noticing powdered eggs on Princess back round 5 years ago, since then I've gone with over easy on our cruises. We were on the MSC Seaside last week and I tried their scrambled and I'm pretty sure they were the real thing.

[Harry1954]

I make a habit of getting cracked eggs scrambled to order. I started this a couple years ago when the scrambled eggs started tasting like they did in the Army. Now, I enjoy them better.

harry

[Ken the cruiser]

I make a habit of getting cracked eggs scrambled to order. I started this a couple years ago when the scrambled eggs started tasting like they did in the Army. Now, I enjoy them better.

harry

So, which station on the Lido deck do you put your order in to have fresh eggs used to make scrambled eggs and do you do the same thing when (and if) you ever have breakfast in the MDR?

[wander]

Perhaps I missed this, but you can also get eggs in the AM soft and hard boiled.

[navybankerteacher]

Yes they do use powered. I was told on our March Asia cruise that this is now fleet wide.

 

Very unlikely that you were correctly advised. They generally use boxed “pre-cracked” eggs for mass produced scrambled, but at the omelet station - and at the “eggs to order” they crack eggs for you - even if you ask for scrambled.

[Ken the cruiser]

- and at the “eggs to order” they crack eggs for you - even if you ask for scrambled.

Thanks! This will make my DW very happy!

[Krazy Kruizers]

So, which station on the Lido deck do you put your order in to have fresh eggs used to make scrambled eggs and do you do the same thing when (and if) you ever have breakfast in the MDR?

 

 

Even if you eat in the dining room or in our case the Pinnacle (they use the same kitchen for breakfast), if you don't ask for fresh eggs, you will get the powdered ones for scrambled eggs. It happened to my DH a couple of times when he forgot to ask for fresh eggs.

[Copper10-8]

The scrambled eggs are fine! Don't sweat the small stuff :cool:

[Ken the cruiser]

The scrambled eggs are fine! Don't sweat the small stuff :cool:

No, they are not. But if you like them, that's cool! Bon appetit!

[Copper10-8]

No, they are not. But if you like them, that's cool! Bon appetit!

 

Merci beaucoup! ;)

[Despegue]

My personal observation is that on ships and in hotels that mainly cater for Uk and American guests, the scrambled eggs are mostly way overdone.

For me, they have to be still moist and creamy. Unfortunately, most of the time, eggs are dried out.

 

Whenever I encounter powdered eggs on a buffet of a 5 star hotel , and yes, it happens A LOT, I do summon the manager or chef and tell them that powdered eggs are prison food.

[NSWP]

I believe most cruise lines now use the liquid egg from a carton, recently on Princess, they were using it make omelettes and I asked a cook at the buffet if they used the liquid for scrambled eggs, he replied in the affirmative. So I reckon HAL uses the liquid egg from a carton, like other Carnival brand ships.:')