Sdman36 Posted November 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 3, 2019 My background is I have lived overseas in the Philippines for more than 3 years, I was born and raised in the US. I will be taking a NCL cruise in Dec out of Singapore. My question is, especially on meat, where does the cruise line source the food. I ask because when I buy beef here in the Philippines the vast majority comes from Australia, and it has a different taste and texture, than what I'm use to in the US. I'm not saying one is better than the other, its more like what one is use too. I am sure this is true for cruisers from other parts of the world as well. So does any one have information/knowledge on how food/meat is sourced in different parts of the world for the cruise ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted November 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2019 We took the Jewel last year from Singapore to Hong Kong and my Filipina wife said it was the best food we had on any of our 18 cruises. Don't know where the beef was from, but there was a large variety of Asian food, all very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesop081 Posted November 3, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) During a cruise last year on the NCL Sun the Officers and Captain held a Q & A for the passengers. The question of sourcing food around the world came up and the answer given by the Officer in charge of that was that all food is sourced in the USA (not necessarily from the US but sourced there) to ensure consistency and the logistics team at the headquarters ensures that containers of supplies are put on ships to arrive just in time in the countries and ports or call. Almost everything is either canned, refrigerated, or frozen. Take that for what it's worth, but that is what he said. Edited November 3, 2019 by Aesop081 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted November 3, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I believe that if the ship will return to the US at some point, they must source US beef while abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldconnection Posted November 3, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majmaj4 Posted November 3, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) I also attended a q&a where they said the food was sourced from the US, then distributed over the world for loading on ships. As I remember they said the beef was from Colorado. I agree beef from the US tastes better to me also. But I preferred the chicken and lamb from Europe compared to US versions. Edited November 3, 2019 by majmaj4 Add info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budget Queen Posted November 3, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 3, 2019 The bulk of food comes from Miami. Via barge. A few local options like fresh fruits and vegetables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 3, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I doubt anyone knows for certain. Even if it is sourced from America it still could be, originally from Asia, Mexico, or who knows where. I really have never given it a thought and I doubt many have. I do pay attention as to where the food I buy at home comes from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jskinsd Posted November 3, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I am willing to bet that most major cruise lines follow basically the same practices for consistency. Just like any other food corporation operating in foreign countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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