Shayhooper Posted September 14, 2021 #76 Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, klfhngr said: Besides buffet, was is open on embarkation day? On Panorama? I know Pig and Anchor had a buffet going as well which was not crowded on embarkation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm_aw_love Posted September 14, 2021 #77 Share Posted September 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, klfhngr said: Besides buffet, was is open on embarkation day? On Panorama? Pig & Anchor, Mongolian Wok (inside Jiji), Pasta Bella (inside Cucina), Guy's Burgers, Blue Iguana. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisefunSAN Posted September 14, 2021 #78 Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 hours ago, tallnthensome said: I don’t remember seeing a Gelato station on board. Gelato station only opens from 12:00~2:30PM every day, it is located in the front portion (next to deli?) of the buffet area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm_aw_love Posted September 14, 2021 #79 Share Posted September 14, 2021 36 minutes ago, CruisefunSAN said: Gelato station only opens from 12:00~2:30PM every day, it is located in the front portion (next to deli?) of the buffet area. On Panorama there were basically 2 buffet areas separated by a galley area, one near the mid-ship elevators and one closer to the aft elevators. You are correct that the gelato station was in the front portion (more mid-ship), however the deli is in the back (more aft) portion. They do seem to rotate through a few different flavors, so check back daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Illbcruzn4life Posted September 14, 2021 #80 Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Embem said: Main Dining Room (if you can get "your time" dining) is open until around 9. Plus there's always pizza 😉 So I guess we found the answer to your earlier question about why anybody would eat at the buffet when there is Guys, Blue Iquana, etc to eat. Because they wouldn't be open when I like to eat. We don't eat in the dining room too many nights on our cruises as it just takes too long and don't like to eat that early. I'm wondering how much Royal and Princess' buffets have gone downhill? At the prices they are charging all cruiselines must be cutting back where ever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsSweetie Posted September 14, 2021 #81 Share Posted September 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, Illbcruzn4life said: So I guess we found the answer to your earlier question about why anybody would eat at the buffet when there is Guys, Blue Iquana, etc to eat. Because they wouldn't be open when I like to eat. We don't eat in the dining room too many nights on our cruises as it just takes too long and don't like to eat that early. I'm wondering how much Royal and Princess' buffets have gone downhill? At the prices they are charging all cruiselines must be cutting back where ever possible. You really eat dinner after 8:45pm? I don't believe the buffet is open after that time, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BoozinCroozin Posted September 14, 2021 #82 Share Posted September 14, 2021 If it is better than Colon Corral, it is fine by me. If the other places are Chili's/Chipotle level, that is fine with me as well. Anything below that level, I will just skip those for the ones that are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john91498 Posted September 14, 2021 #83 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Doesn't matter how good/bad a cruise line is, there's always someone who'll complain about something... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostsoulcruiser Posted September 14, 2021 #84 Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 8/31/2021 at 3:44 PM, tallnthensome said: Well, as expected it's horrible and I mean horrible...... I've sailed Carnival before .... and NCL, MSC, Holland, Princess, and Royal. I've thought my Vista experience a few years ago was bad but this buffet is laughable. Imagine having this huge seating area on the Panorama and like 8 nasty dishes to choose from .... like Chili Mac, some rice, some pasta, some slads etc ..... 2 of the four center stations have no food at all, zilch,, and the two that are being used are the exact 8 awful lunch items. This is the same for breakfast. They do have a carving for station for lunch which is acceptable ...... Just can't figure out why Carnival offers far and wide the worst and most awful Lido food of any cruise line ..... it's like staring at my old high school cafeteria again with that look of "good god, really?". They have a sandwich station which made me a meatball sandwich which equally sucked . MDR, Jijis, and Pig and Anchor has been good but as an opinionated post and an FYI thr Lido buffet for breakfast and especially lunch had been a monumental disappointment. Curious, did you mention this to Carnival? If so, what was their response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted September 14, 2021 Author #85 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, lostsoulcruiser said: Curious, did you mention this to Carnival? If so, what was their response? I did in my survey. I knocked them on the buffet, embarkation, and allowing people to wonder the buffet maskless without taking action. Gave them high marks for just about everything else and my survey was 100% honest. Haven't heard anything and don't expect to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted September 14, 2021 Author #86 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, john91498 said: Doesn't matter how good/bad a cruise line is, there's always someone who'll complain about something... Hello, welcome to Cruise Critic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted September 14, 2021 #87 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, john91498 said: Doesn't matter how good/bad a cruise line is, there's always someone who'll complain about something... Well yea, that's sort of how it works. If a cruise is bad, people will complain. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Beach Bum Posted September 14, 2021 #88 Share Posted September 14, 2021 One thing I’ve noticed this week on the Panorama is that the front and back buffet stations have different choices. So for those saying there isn’t many options, be sure to check out both buffets. Maybe this is just a way to spread out people more during covid times. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Illbcruzn4life Posted September 15, 2021 #89 Share Posted September 15, 2021 23 hours ago, ScottsSweetie said: You really eat dinner after 8:45pm? I don't believe the buffet is open after that time, either. No I really eat dinner around 7pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn77 Posted September 20, 2021 #90 Share Posted September 20, 2021 We just sailed on Princess, first time, the end of August. We have sailed many times on Carnival. I was disappointed with the food all around on Princess compared to our pre-Covid Carnival cruises (especially desserts). But, I gave them a little leeway because of the current situation (and they did have unlimited bacon every morning!). I think, maybe, all cruise lines are having problems with food service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiRodney Posted September 22, 2021 #91 Share Posted September 22, 2021 We were on Panorama 0828-0904, yes the selections were not what they were in the in past but when you are sailing at 50-60% capacity, they cant have the entire buffet open. I found plenty of food to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skridge Posted September 22, 2021 #92 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I haven't eaten any buffet food in my last ten cruises and it has significantly enhanced my cruise experience. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted September 23, 2021 #93 Share Posted September 23, 2021 We'll be on the Mardi Gras in a few weeks and I'm really curious to see how the buffet looks for lunch and dinner. We likely won't have to eat there much. The "free" (included) lunch options are bountiful -- even for Carnival -- and the additional 3 "free" dinner options (Cucina, ChiBang and Guy's Smokehouse/Brewhouse) will be competing with the MDR -- which is too small to accommodate all of us YTD folks anyway. My last cruise pre-COVID was on a Royal Caribbean Freedom-class ship, and I was startled to see how wretched the buffet was, and how slim the included dining options were, especially at night. They might have "downgraded" the offerings since it was a full-ship charter, but the hamburgers on the buffet were the worst I've had since my college cafeteria. Seriously, they tasted FAR from being 100% beef, or close to it. 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHS123 Posted September 23, 2021 #94 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) On 9/14/2021 at 3:25 PM, tallnthensome said: allowing people to wonder the buffet I don't concern myself with what people wonder about on their cruises. Thanks for your take on the lido buffet on Panorama. Edited September 23, 2021 by AHS123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHS123 Posted September 23, 2021 #95 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 8:24 AM, CruisefunSAN said: Gelato station only opens from 12:00~2:30PM every day On Panorama in February 2020 the gelato station was open only on sea days. If they're going to be open every day that's even better. It's so creamy and dense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted September 23, 2021 #96 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, AHS123 said: I don't concern myself with what people wonder about on their cruises. Thanks for your take on the lido buffet on Panorama. I wonder if you know she meant wander through the buffet line? Maskless. Add: I wonder which ships have gelato? That would be a welcome addition for me. Edited September 23, 2021 by mondello Add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted September 23, 2021 Author #97 Share Posted September 23, 2021 59 minutes ago, mondello said: I wonder if you know she meant wander through the buffet line? Maskless. Add: I wonder which ships have gelato? That would be a welcome addition for me. Apparently that was too hard to figure out that I made a typo on an iPhone . 🙄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted September 23, 2021 #98 Share Posted September 23, 2021 2 hours ago, tallnthensome said: Apparently that was too hard to figure out that I made a typo on an iPhone . 🙄 Did you try any gelato? I haven't seen which ships have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclist_guy1 Posted September 23, 2021 #99 Share Posted September 23, 2021 if i can remember correctly carnival used to duplicate what was in the mdr with what is on the buffet for dinner...for the most part, or at least for the entrees. is that still the case? if that is the case i assume if you dont like any of the selections on the dinner buffet then you might as well stay out of the mdr too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob NC Posted September 23, 2021 #100 Share Posted September 23, 2021 7 hours ago, tallnthensome said: Apparently that was too hard to figure out that I made a typo on an iPhone . 🙄 You are incurring the wrath of the buffet-lovers. For that, you must pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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