Hot rock in Izumi???

[Sianli]

Like everyone else here we have had cruises cancelled and so I have been spending more time on cruise planner for the next 8 cruises which are now bunched together over a 15 month period, yikes. We are happy with the complimentary dining, but also like to try the specialty dining packages from time to time, and have always loved Hot Rock at Izumi. My question is, does anyone know if the hot rock is an option on the ships that do not have Hibachi? i.e., Jewell, Explorer, Navigator? Or do they just have the one price fits all sushi meal? DH does not want to try sushi, but we could go there for the hot rock. Hopefully sailing soon!

[George C]

From my experience it’s on all ships that do not have a hibachi, have done it several times on navigator . 
 

 

[livingonthebeach]

I love Izumi - hot rock or not.  Just love ❤️ love 😍 it!

[Sianli]

1 hour ago, George C said:

From my experience it’s on all ships that do not have a hibachi, have done it several times on navigator . 
 

 

Hoping they still have it! We are on Navigator Jan 1! Thank you for answering.

[Sianli]

3 minutes ago, livingonthebeach said:

I love Izumi - hot rock or not.  Just love ❤️ love 😍 it!

Me too. I could eat there every night!

[livingonthebeach]

16 minutes ago, Sianli said:

Me too. I could eat there every night!

 

Me too!  My favorite of all times! 😘😍❤️

[George C]

Another cool thing on Izumi is its rarely crowded , we have the ultimate dining package in February and I am sure we will have multiple dinners there , my wife is a calorie counter and I sure that is less than other options.

[dodgestang]

2 hours ago, George C said:

From my experience it’s on all ships that do not have a hibachi, have done it several times on navigator . 
 

 

There is no rhyme or reason really...Grandeur does hot rock.....Anthem doesn't.   Neither have Hibachi.....BUT....and this may be why.....part of Izumi on Anthem is essentially the hallway people who are not dining walk through....so maybe there is a safety concern.

[George C]

14 hours ago, Sianli said:

Hoping they still have it! We are on Navigator Jan 1! Thank you for answering.

Navigator is my favorite ship cruised her 3 times , I am sure you will have a great cruise.

[twangster]

It's not safe to make assumptions based on Hibachi being present or not.

 

Adventure does not have hot rocks.  Quantum class does not have hot rocks.  

[George C]

5 minutes ago, twangster said:

It's not safe to make assumptions based on Hibachi being present or not.

 

Adventure does not have hot rocks.  Quantum class does not have hot rocks.  

Are there any ships that you know of that has a hibachi and a Izumi with hot rocks?

[Ourusualbeach]

32 minutes ago, George C said:

Are there any ships that you know of that has a hibachi and a Izumi with hot rocks?

I have not heard of any ships with both  a Hibachi have a hot Rocks

[orville99]

One of the things we like best about Izumi is that we can pre-order our sushi to go and then do a sushi "picnic" on our balcony.

 

I don't think I've seen hot rock on any ships that have the hibachi seating, but we've done it a few times on Brilliance and Jewel.

[Icesk8rReedy]

This might be dumb but what is Hot Rocks?

[PORT ROYAL]

4 minutes ago, Icesk8rReedy said:

This might be dumb but what is Hot Rocks?

 

They bring a very, very, hot flat rick to the table for one to cook (burn, cremate, spoil) one's own food.

[crewsweeper]

Based on the Topic title, I thought this might be a Donald Westlake book sequel or  Robert Redford movie 2.😁

[twangster]

1 hour ago, Icesk8rReedy said:

This might be dumb but what is Hot Rocks?

 

You pay money to cook your own food at your table.

[dodgestang]

1 hour ago, twangster said:

 

You pay money to cook your own food at your table.

Its fancy.......

 

with that said.....the waiter always did it for us on Grandeur.....but maybe we looked like we needed help 😉

[The Grumpus]

Love the hot rock too. We also enjoyed the hot pot meal served on Oasis.  I suspect I’ll never see that on a Royal ship again. 

[brillohead]

They had it on Explorer.  

[brillohead]

On 10/14/2020 at 2:01 PM, twangster said:

 

You pay money to cook your own food at your table.

The waiter on Explorer didn't let us do our own, he stood there the whole time.  I was disappointed in that part.... if you're gonna cook it and serve it to me, just cook it in the kitchen and bring the plate out!

 

[kernow]

This was the Hot Rocks on Jewel.

[Icesk8rReedy]

On 10/14/2020 at 11:29 AM, PORT ROYAL said:

 

They bring a very, very, hot flat rick to the table for one to cook (burn, cremate, spoil) one's own food.

Oh that sounds dreadful and ew.

[twangster]

8 hours ago, brillohead said:

The waiter on Explorer didn't let us do our own, he stood there the whole time.  I was disappointed in that part.... if you're gonna cook it and serve it to me, just cook it in the kitchen and bring the plate out!

 

 

For my last hot rocks experience on Navigator I had to cook my own.  The problem is I like beef medium rare to medium.  It's very hard cooking on hot rocks while talking and drinking wine and I usually end up with overcooked food.    I'm not a sushi fan so it's my way of compromising so the person I am with can eat sushi.  That being said I haven't had great hot rock experiences but I deal with it.

[RFerrington]

2 hours ago, twangster said:

 

For my last hot rocks experience on Navigator I had to cook my own.  The problem is I like beef medium rare to medium.  It's very hard cooking on hot rocks while talking and drinking wine and I usually end up with overcooked food.    I'm not a sushi fan so it's my way of compromising so the person I am with can eat sushi.  That being said I haven't had great hot rock experiences but I deal with it.

I haven't had a great hot rocks experience, either.  I find it almost impossible to cook the vegetables adequately.  Truthfully, you might as well just eat them raw. I have found the whole experience to be more trouble than it's worth.  I love the other options at Izumi so I always have plenty to eat but I do not order the hot rocks anymore.