Afternoon High Tea

[Maitaivegas]

Ok so I have looked everywhere and I can’t find this answer.

For anyone sailing the Symphony in 2021 have they had Afternoon Tea service?

 

love the scones and the clotted cream and jam and the really nice loose tea.

Had it at the Mandarin Hotel it was so nice.

TIA

[pcur]

Royal Caribbean stopped afternoon high tea a long time ago.  I think we had it once in the 1970's, but it was gone the next time we got on an RCCL ship. 

Cunard still has high tea on it's ships.

Edited November 15, 2021 by pcur

[njkruzer]

High tea on the QM2 was very nice.  No recollection of it being on Royal. 

[Rala]

Just FYI...  Afternoon and High tea are two different things.  Afternoon is the scones, clotted cream, little sandwiches, etc.  High tea is like supper... stew. a simple casserole (working man's fare) .  It's not a big deal, I know, but I was glad to know the difference.  🙂

[Itchy&Scratchy]

I think Princess still has afternoon tea service.

[foxgoodrich]

It's been awhile since we've cruised, but I recall some afternoon tea-like snacks in the Windjammer in the late afternoon.  It's not served like a formal tea, but it was buffet service.  (I'm sure it would not be a buffet now, but rather served by staff.) There were scones and some desserts.  I don't remember what all was there because we only went in one time when this was going on...I think it was around 4:00pm...and I don't remember which ship.   Sorry I can't be more specific!

[Ashland]

20 minutes ago, foxgoodrich said:

It's been awhile since we've cruised, but I recall some afternoon tea-like snacks in the Windjammer in the late afternoon.  It's not served like a formal tea, but it was buffet service.  (I'm sure it would not be a buffet now, but rather served by staff.) There were scones and some desserts.  I don't remember what all was there because we only went in one time when this was going on...I think it was around 4:00pm...and I don't remember which ship.   Sorry I can't be more specific!

We've had this on several RCI ships. the last one was probably a few years ago.

[maryann2]

54 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

I think Princess still has afternoon tea service.

So has Carnival.

[wendyam76]

4 hours ago, Rala said:

Just FYI...  Afternoon and High tea are two different things.  Afternoon is the scones, clotted cream, little sandwiches, etc.  High tea is like supper... stew. a simple casserole (working man's fare) .  It's not a big deal, I know, but I was glad to know the difference.  🙂

In the UK, High Tea would be a main course like that but also bread and butter and fancy cakes and scones - usually served before 6pm - to us supper would be much later in the evening. A very different thing than Afternoon Tea.

Wendy

[Merion_Mom]

4 hours ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

I think Princess still has afternoon tea service.

 

Yes, and it's lovely.

 

I have had it a couple of times on Royal Caribbean as a special event for special cruisers.  😉 

[Maitaivegas]

I have heard about the cakes in the late afternoon in WJ, I will check it out .

Sad to see The M.O. in Miami doesn’t have afternoon tea service.

thank you all for your answers.

[pcur]

I think we had it on the Sun Viking in 1974.  That was the cruise where the retired French pastry chef from the French Embassy in D.C. came to work for RCCL.  Oh what a pastry cruise THAT was!!!

[Hogbay]

10 hours ago, Maitaivegas said:

I have heard about the cakes in the late afternoon in WJ, I will check it out .

Sad to see The M.O. in Miami doesn’t have afternoon tea service.

thank you all for your answers.

All ships, pre covid,  have a 345 ,4 pm after noon snack not hi tea but  a WJ version. 😇