Vegan Food On Princess

[chamima]

13 minutes ago, TravelingBeyondBoundaries said:

That's what I would do. The statement to travel agents was just that it is "currently being rolled out" but did not give dates. Given that the Grand is an older ship it might be one of the later ones to be done. You could also try calling Princess and asking if they know. Make sure to note on your preferences that you're vegetarian because that might help too.

 

 

So, because of that "being rolled out" statement I called Princess because we also are sailing in a few weeks.

I hope you get a phone rep who is more knowledgeable than the one I got. I was on the phone with her for about a half hour and she kept "checking" but I never really got an answer.

[chamima]

3 minutes ago, startedwithamouse said:

They should really choose the Vegan then.  Vegetarian is no meat, but dairy sometimes, eggs products, etc. are all allowed being a vegetarian. 

 

There was no Vegan choice in my preferences .

[startedwithamouse]

2 minutes ago, chamima said:

 

There was no Vegan choice in my preferences .

There is on mine. That's weird. 

[TravelingBeyondBoundaries]

5 minutes ago, chamima said:

 

There was no Vegan choice in my preferences .

There is on the app under dining preferences. I was also able to do it through the booking, if you used a travel agent have them check the booking, if you booked yourself, check the app and maybe the website. My booking options screens are different but my app is the same as everyone else's so you should be able to do it there.

Edited October 7, 2023 by TravelingBeyondBoundaries
Edit to add screenshot

[chamima]

8 minutes ago, startedwithamouse said:

There is on mine. That's weird. 

I had looked on my laptop. That was where it was just vegetarian.

After reading your post

i tried on the app on my phone and the vegan option was there.

THANK YOU!

[startedwithamouse]

7 minutes ago, chamima said:

I had looked on my laptop. That was where it was just vegetarian.

After reading your post

i tried on the app on my phone and the vegan option was there.

THANK YOU!

Wonderful!

 

We are not vegan, but do enjoy dining at a couple local vegan restaurants, and the dishes are superb. Hoping the chefs at Princess can delight our taste buds. 

[Ombud]

Emerald Princess is an older ship too but it had a rotating 18 vegan menus.  I order vegan, no pepper, no added sodium, cheese or sour cream on the side. Sometimes confuses the assigned HW but eventually he realizes I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian with allergies & diet controlled high BP

[Jaaaney]

5 hours ago, chamima said:

 

 

So, because of that "being rolled out" statement I called Princess because we also are sailing in a few weeks.

I hope you get a phone rep who is more knowledgeable than the one I got. I was on the phone with her for about a half hour and she kept "checking" but I never really got an answer.

 

Thanks for checking.  As I am only a vegetarian I can always find something from the main menu anyway.  

[Wansbrough]

A bit more official information 😁

 

https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2023/10/princess-cruises-introduces-expansive-vegan-menus-for-plant-based-cruisers.html

[LACruiser88]

1 hour ago, Wansbrough said:

A bit more official information 😁

 

https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2023/10/princess-cruises-introduces-expansive-vegan-menus-for-plant-based-cruisers.html

Previous thread regarding the vegan menu announcement below...

 

 

 

[rbtan]

Use the Princess website for this info.

[rcprncss]

Hi.  I was wondering if anyone here knows of a FB group for vegan food for Princess cruises.  I thought I saw someone mention it in the regular group and even when someone asked that person the name of the group, that person didn't respond.  I tried searching and googling and I can't find anything.  Thank you in advance.

[Ombud]

United Airlines just canceled my VLML (Vegetarian ovo-lacto) meal. So if you are Vegetarian not vegan like me & booked on UAL .... heads up

[chamima]

5 minutes ago, Ombud said:

United Airlines just canceled my VLML (Vegetarian ovo-lacto) meal. So if you are Vegetarian not vegan like me & booked on UAL .... heads up

 

On our last Delta flight I booked as Hindu (which is basically the same as the ovo-lacto) and it was delicious. Try that if it's available.

[Ombud]

[Bollycats]

I am vegetarian, not vegan, but on my recent cruise I asked for the vegan menu twice because the regular menu didn't have anything vegetarian that appealed to me. I tried two of the vegan appetizers and loved them. The first one was the roasted pears with apricots and pistachios. The other was the cauliflower street taco which I included a picture of.

[LidoLiz]

My recent vegan dishes on Ruby Princess were hit and miss.

The area for most improvement was presentation. I also noticed that the tomato-based dishes all really tasted the same, so I’m guessing they used the same recipe for the sauces. 
The tastiest dish was the soy maple portobello mushrooms…

 

 

The worst dish, by taste, was the mushroom bourguignon..the mushrooms were under there somewhere, smothered in tomato sauce….

 

 

The walnut fettuccine turned out to be penne…

 

 

…and tasted a lot like the Pasta alla Norma…

 

 

The farfalle with tomatoes rang a bell…

 

 

The Buddha bowl with sweet potato was excellent….

 

 

 

….and the Baja cauliflower taco that was advertised as a “starter” dish filled the entire plate, but it was very good.

 

 

On our two-week cruise, the vegan menu was repeated twice, so I just started ordering the vegetarian dishes off the main menu on the second week, These dishes were much better, including presentation, but it’s still early in the vegan menu rollout so patience is warranted.

 

 

 

 

 

[chamima]

6 hours ago, Ombud said:

 

 

We are currently on the Sapphire and have been sailing for the last month. There are 7 vegan menus and nothing has changed on any of the menus.

On the regular menu we haven't received the same menu twice. Some items repeat but the presentation, sauces and menu items have been different every day.

Also, my husband noticed the  disclaimer in the small print at the bottom of the vegan menu last night. 🤔

 

And, yes, @LidoLiz - there seems to be just one  tomato sauce for the pasta no matter how it's described. It's good but it definitely is always the same.

Edited November 27, 2023 by chamima

[bladerunner6]

1 hour ago, LidoLiz said:

My recent vegan dishes on Ruby Princess were hit and miss.

The area for most improvement was presentation. I also noticed that the tomato-based dishes all really tasted the same, so I’m guessing they used the same recipe for the sauces. 
The tastiest dish was the soy maple portobello mushrooms…

 

 

The worst dish, by taste, was the mushroom bourguignon..the mushrooms were under there somewhere, smothered in tomato sauce….

 

 

The walnut fettuccine turned out to be penne…

 

 

…and tasted a lot like the Pasta alla Norma…

 

 

The farfalle with tomatoes rang a bell…

 

 

The Buddha bowl with sweet potato was excellent….

 

 

 

….and the Baja cauliflower taco that was advertised as a “starter” dish filled the entire plate, but it was very good.

 

 

On our two-week cruise, the vegan menu was repeated twice, so I just started ordering the vegetarian dishes off the main menu on the second week, These dishes were much better, including presentation, but it’s still early in the vegan menu rollout so patience is warranted.

 

 

 

 

 

I am neither vegan or vegetarian but I will order the soy maple mushrooms! I love a good mushroom dish.  Was that a main course or an appetizer! Please.

 

Thanks!

Edited November 27, 2023 by bladerunner6

[LidoLiz]

2 hours ago, bladerunner6 said:

I am neither vegan or vegetarian but I will order the soy maple mushrooms! I love a good mushroom dish.  Was that a main course or an appetizer! Please.

 

Thanks!

It was a main!

 

 

 

[Ombud]

[donswife]

On 11/27/2023 at 11:58 AM, LidoLiz said:

It was a main!

 

 

 

I ordered dinner from this menu tonight,  because the regular menu didn't really tempt me. My favorite dish was the Mumbai Frankie wrap. It was mildly spiced white bean and cauliflower filling.  If I see that menu again, I would order 2 as a main dish.  The spring veggie soup was tomato based, not at all what I expected.  The portabello dish was tasty but too saucy. I think it should be served with brown rice. I wish they had descriptions,  because the waiter wasn't sure.

[Ombud]

Forwarded to me by someone booked on September 2024 Sun Princess:

 

Edited March 4 by Ombud

[chamima]

3 minutes ago, Ombud said:

Forwarded to me by someone booked on September 2024 Sun Princess:

 

Thanks!!!!

I was wondering about this.

I wonder if this is the totality of the vegan choices for the whole cruise or just one day's choices. (My guess is it's the totality based on this year's cruise)

 

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Edited March 4 by chamima

[Ombud]

7 minutes ago, chamima said:

 

Thanks!!!!

I was wondering about this.

I wonder if this is the totality of the vegan choices for the whole cruise or just one day's choices. (My guess is it's the totality based on this year's cruise)

 

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I agree that it might not change but it will take me 16 nights to eat through the whole menu and various combinations! (I'm vegetarian not vegan)