Getaway March 3-10th - Food Porn

[Joaljoe]

Dinner time! I have the menu for this night which I’ll post below.

 

Ranchero Beef Mini Tostadas

 

Lime and Dill Shrimp

 

‘Stuffed Mushroom Caps

 

Bruschetta

 

Pan Seared New Zealand Hake Fillet

 

Country Fried Chicken

 

Shrimp and Mushroom Alfredo

 

Beef Short Rib Ragu

 

Banana Split

 

Black Forest Cake

 

 

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Edited March 26, 2019 by Joaljoe
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[Itchy&Scratchy]

21 hours ago, Joaljoe said:

 

Can’t remember the name of this one either but it was an amazing Asian dish. 

Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp

 

And the one with all the meats -  BBQ Mixed grill

 

Edited March 26, 2019 by Itchy&Scratchy

[Itchy&Scratchy]

20 hours ago, alreadypacked said:

2018's menu had a few notables like the cordon bleu and the chicken piccata, but overall we were sadly underwhelmed.

So were we.

[tomservo]

6 hours ago, Joaljoe said:

Menus for Cucina, Margaritaville and Le Bistro. We didn’t eat at any of these places but took pics as I walked by. Hope you can somewhat make them out. Sorry for quality. 

 

Menus are always appreciated. Did you happen to get any pics of Cagneys or Ocean Blue?

[Joaljoe]

10 hours ago, tomservo said:

 

Menus are always appreciated. Did you happen to get any pics of Cagneys or Ocean Blue?

Unfortunately I did not. 😞

[Joaljoe]

15 hours ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp

 

And the one with all the meats -  BBQ Mixed grill

 

 

Thank you!!!! 

[Joaljoe]

In Cozumel we stopped by the Mega Mart.  If you have never been here, it’s kind a like a Walmart. Inside they have a little café and they offer free wifi.  We did not buy any Internet on the ship and enjoyed disconnecting from the world but did take advantage of the Wi-Fi here to check in on emails. I took a few pictures of the goodies they offer…  not like we needed anything with all the goodies offered on the ship . LOL But just in case you want to try local sweets, they have quite the selection.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Joaljoe]

Nice refreshing salad for lunch.

 

 

Tonight we went to Shanghai’s Noodle Bar for dinner. I was so happy this was complimentary.

 

Fried Pot Stickers

 

Vegetable Spring Rolls with Sweet Chilli Sauce

 

Steamed Shrimp Dumplings

 

Peking Style Shrimp and Chicken Noodles 

 

Vegetarian Fried Rice

 

Singapore Noodles 

 

Spicy Seafood Udon Noodles - this one was mine! So good!!! 

 

This desert is a mix of melons if i remember correctly. Not sure what the white sauce was but we weren’t the biggest fan of this. 

 

We ended up at Garden Cafe for sweets 😂 

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by Joaljoe

[happy cruzer]

Thank you for the food pictures, reminds me of our recent Breakaway cruise. 

 

We loved dining and dancing in Manhattan Dining Room.  Does Getaway have the dancing in one dining room?

 

Regarding the eating with fingers.  Etiquette wise is ok to eat fried chicken with fingers.  However those of us who have had noro virus avoid eating with fingers.  Enough said about that, the CDC is a good source to research noro.

 

Glad you enjoyed your food on the cruise.  I just do the stair master at the gym on returning in home to burn off those extra pounds; getting them off soon is key.

 

Again, thanks for your time doing this.

[Nclgetawaymenhoney]

Thanks for such s fun review 

[tomservo]

How was the food at the Noodle Bar? Did you need to make reservations?

[phillyf]

Thanks for taking the time to post your great photos and for your narrative. We are on the Getaway next month and will be having three meals and will try to limit our desserts to dinner only. It's going to be tough not to snack and try those wonderful dishes.

[northernrose]

Thanks for all the great pictures.

[Joaljoe]

On 3/27/2019 at 10:33 AM, happy cruzer said:

Thank you for the food pictures, reminds me of our recent Breakaway cruise. 

 

We loved dining and dancing in Manhattan Dining Room.  Does Getaway have the dancing in one dining room?

 

Regarding the eating with fingers.  Etiquette wise is ok to eat fried chicken with fingers.  However those of us who have had noro virus avoid eating with fingers.  Enough said about that, the CDC is a good source to research noro.

 

Glad you enjoyed your food on the cruise.  I just do the stair master at the gym on returning in home to burn off those extra pounds; getting them off soon is key.

 

Again, thanks for your time doing this.

 

They did have the dancing as well. It was in the Tropicana. The Live band only plays during certain times. 

 

I also carry a mini cross body purse with me which has hand sanitizer that we can all use. But the Washy Washy staff was really good to have as well. 😂

 

 

On 3/27/2019 at 3:59 PM, tomservo said:

How was the food at the Noodle Bar? Did you need to make reservations?

 

We really enjoyed everything besides the dessert. I would definitely go back. You do need reservations and they’re only open for dinner. We reserved through the app a day before for 5pm. 

 

 

On 3/27/2019 at 7:02 PM, phillyf said:

Thanks for taking the time to post your great photos and for your narrative. We are on the Getaway next month and will be having three meals and will try to limit our desserts to dinner only. It's going to be tough not to snack and try those wonderful dishes.

 

Have an amazing time on your cruise and good luck limiting the desserts! LOL 

[Joaljoe]

Last day on the cruise. What a sad day...packing and trying to take everything in. Thankfully we had perfect weather all week. We had to go to O’Sheehan’s for our last lunch. We all tried the fajitas. I got the steak fajitas and kids got chicken. But they tore apart their plates before I could take a photo. And by now...they were sick of my iPhone. lol

 

 

Seared Sea Scallops

 

Crunchy Mediterranean Salad

 

French Onion Soup

 

Boston and Red Leaf Lettuce Salad

 

Roasted Prime Rib

 

Same dish - angle #2 lol

 

 Mozzarella and basil stuffed chicken breast 

 

Seafood Orzo -  DD and I both got this. Very very good!!

 

‘We skipped dessert in the DR and went for our last crepes. 😋

 

 

[Joaljoe]

Last breakfast was a feast. We were getting off at 9:30am so had plenty of time for the DR. 😃 Not many pics...sooo tired and sad. lol

 

 

‘I ordered the bagel with smoked salmon without the bagel. I was impressed with the presentation.

 

Flipped the salmon over to my egg plate and had one perfect breakfast. 

 

 

And no that’s it for cruise food. Hope I made you all drool. 😂🤤😋

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 29, 2019 by Joaljoe

[Just Jo]

Great pics - thanks for sharing!  Very good lighting, whereas most of my food pics turn out dark.  What kind of camera/phone did you use?  

[happy cruzer]

Thank you for answering my question.  Now I know we can book the Getaway or the Breakaway!!  Lovely.

[Joaljoe]

7 hours ago, Just Jo said:

Great pics - thanks for sharing!  Very good lighting, whereas most of my food pics turn out dark.  What kind of camera/phone did you use?  

 

Thank you. I got an iPhone XR just before the cruise so used that for all of my photos. Most of the DR photos were darker actually, I lightened them all up. lol During the day when we were able to sit by windows it was perfect. 

[rwf1]

Thanks so much for such a great review!  I love food pics.  I can never get enough of them.

 

On the other hand, though, the food pics are bad because I am craving all this food for our cruise in June.  Like you, I have recently lost weight. I want to enjoy the food, but don't want to regain a lot of weight.

 

Sounds like it worked out really for you and your husband with only five pounds gained.

 

Do you mind telling me if you had alcoholic drinks?  I am worried the pina coladas are going to be my downfall!

[vacation44]

Thanks for fun review.  I enjoyed seeing the pictures of the food.  

[Von & John]

3 hours ago, rwf1 said:

Thanks so much for such a great review!  I love food pics.  I can never get enough of them.

 

On the other hand, though, the food pics are bad because I am craving all this food for our cruise in June.  Like you, I have recently lost weight. I want to enjoy the food, but don't want to regain a lot of weight.

 

Sounds like it worked out really for you and your husband with only five pounds gained.

 

Do you mind telling me if you had alcoholic drinks?  I am worried the pina coladas are going to be my downfall!

 

rwf  --  Johnny & I enjoy ourselves to the max w/ food & he a little more than I, as regards the cocktails.  We generally find we are so active on our cruises that we generally don't gain any weight, maybe 2# or so & sometimes lose weight.  We don't exercise on vacation - just active...

 

[rwf1]

7 hours ago, Von & John said:

 

rwf  --  Johnny & I enjoy ourselves to the max w/ food & he a little more than I, as regards the cocktails.  We generally find we are so active on our cruises that we generally don't gain any weight, maybe 2# or so & sometimes lose weight.  We don't exercise on vacation - just active...

 

 

Thanks for the info!  Good to know.  This will be my second cruise, so I don't have a lot of personal experience to go on.

 

I will plan to not go too crazy with food and drink, and rely on the fact that I am a lot more active on a cruise than I am normally.

[ludicrous_speed]

Great review! Brought back memories of our trip last fall. 

[Joaljoe]

On 3/30/2019 at 8:28 PM, rwf1 said:

Thanks so much for such a great review!  I love food pics.  I can never get enough of them.

 

On the other hand, though, the food pics are bad because I am craving all this food for our cruise in June.  Like you, I have recently lost weight. I want to enjoy the food, but don't want to regain a lot of weight.

 

Sounds like it worked out really for you and your husband with only five pounds gained.

 

Do you mind telling me if you had alcoholic drinks?  I am worried the pina coladas are going to be my downfall!

 

We managed to only have 1 pina colada all week and I had 1 pineapple juice with Malibu. That’s it. But we’re not big drinkers. Although, I would’ve loved having a daiquiri or pina colada everyday! 😂