atlantabri2 Posted December 12, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Just curious if anyone knows if Celebrity will follow parent Royal Caribbean's lead and get rid of the classics menu. I have always believed the food offerings on Celebrity were one of the distinguishing features making it my preferred choice. I know that times have been tough and costs are important to recovery, but cutting one of the primary products (along with service levels) seems short sighted to me. Can one time a day cabin service be far away? Charging more for less in tough economic times is a hard way to sell yourself as a higher end product. Thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marieps Posted December 12, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 12, 2022 This was the subject of a recent thread, specifically about the NY strip disappearing from the classic menu. I believe the upshot is the steak is still there, but not every night. Chicken and salmon still there. We last sailed in April (Going again in 10 days) and had no issues getting anything from classic we desired. Others with more recent experience I'll sure will chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlantabri2 Posted December 12, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Just saw the article today about Royal eliminating the classics menu altogether and wondered if this would also be the case on Celebrity.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lola2013 Posted December 12, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 12, 2022 As someone who is the opposite end of a foodie, I am always going to order from the classic menu (unless I go to the OV). I usually alternate between the steak and chicken. Fortunately, I love chicken in case the steak is not offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted December 12, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 12, 2022 It sure woukd be disappointing not to have the Escargot offered. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrhdhd Posted December 12, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 12, 2022 The creme brulee is gone from the dessert menu (at least on Apex). ☹️ The AA steak is still there; my DH had it the other night. The escargots are still there, too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted December 12, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, hrhdhd said: The creme brulee is gone from the dessert menu (at least on Apex). ☹️ What? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandream Posted December 12, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 12, 2022 42 minutes ago, hrhdhd said: The creme brulee is gone from the dessert menu (at least on Apex). ☹️ My 12 yo will NOT be happy. He was just telling me this is one of the things he is looking forward to on our cruise next week. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastdance Posted December 12, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Get rid of the "Classic Menu" in Luminae and my DH will be extremely unhappy. There has to be a "go to" menu when you do not like duck, duck, goose! Actually, no goose yet! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted December 12, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 12, 2022 I seriously doubt they will make that kind of change to Celebrity. It's a totally different market, with different competition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie201 Posted December 13, 2022 #11 Share Posted December 13, 2022 No creme brûlée on the Edge in November … until one night at Normandie, I heard someone beside me ask for it. Waiter said of course. When time for our dessert I asked and the answer was of course. Had it again a few nights later. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGW59 Posted December 13, 2022 #12 Share Posted December 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Josie201 said: No creme brûlée on the Edge in November … until one night at Normandie, I heard someone beside me ask for it. Waiter said of course. When time for our dessert I asked and the answer was of course. Had it again a few nights later. Strange. I was on Edge Oct/Nov and had creme brulee 5 or 6 times, it was delish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose Posted December 13, 2022 #13 Share Posted December 13, 2022 just need good vegetarian options on the summit 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted December 13, 2022 #14 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, hrhdhd said: The creme brulee is gone from the dessert menu (at least on Apex). ☹️ NOT cool!! That is one of the only dessert options for those of us who are gluten-free!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired888 Posted December 13, 2022 #15 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I was told that creme brulee is available everyday even though/when it does not show up on the menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted December 13, 2022 #16 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, hrhdhd said: The creme brulee is gone from the dessert menu (at least on Apex). ☹️ The AA steak is still there; my DH had it the other night. The escargots are still there, too. We had it last week on the Solstice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ggo85 Posted December 13, 2022 #17 Share Posted December 13, 2022 We’re on Constellation now. Most of those around us in Luminae ordered off the MDR menu and quite a few from the classics. I had the onion soup and my DH the Caesar salad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted December 13, 2022 #18 Share Posted December 13, 2022 3 hours ago, hrhdhd said: The creme brulee is gone from the dessert menu (at least on Apex). ☹️ The AA steak is still there; my DH had it the other night. The escargots are still there, too. Creme Brulee still on the Classics MDR on Solstice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelownadon Posted December 13, 2022 #19 Share Posted December 13, 2022 We were on the Apex in May and we were eating supper in one of the four main dining rooms (can’t remember which one) and I asked the server if I could have a creme brulee as it wasn’t on the menu and it has always been my goto dessert on Celebrity. The server said sure no problem and he brought me one from one meant for one of the other restaurants on the ship somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStarStateCruiser Posted December 13, 2022 #20 Share Posted December 13, 2022 It appears on Edge class ships that the creme brulee is still on the Blu menu. Likely why it's still being served in the main dining rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUST TRIPPIN' Posted December 13, 2022 #21 Share Posted December 13, 2022 When I saw the title, I was hoping Celebrity had finally changed their menus. It seems like we have been served the same menu for the past 10 years in the mdr. I almost have a 7 day menu memorized... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seacruise Posted December 13, 2022 #22 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I am able to shed some light on how ships are stocked. Having someone who works for one of the companies in the family has taught me a lot. The Ship has to submit their food order 88 days before sailing date. So this is a complete guess in some cases on what the passenger makeup will be but is based on past cruises on how many items used. The 88 days is needed to make sure the supply chain can provide the items and shipped to the ship. In many cases right now this even isn't enough time. What you are likely unaware of is cruises not out of North America has the majority of it's supplies shipped via container to a port. This takes time to pack the container and then put it on a ship to arrive in time at the port for the ship. How do you think US wine, USDA Beef etc. gets to the ship in far off places. Some cruise lines when in Europe change to a mainly European Wine list while other don't. In North America right now we have "Bird" flu going through farms. This causes complete farms to be culled. This also creates a problem where some country's won't allow poultry products into their ports. This includes eggs. Have you noticed the shortage of Turkeys? In North America there is a shortage of vegetables. I am sure we have all noticed that trying to buy things like lettuce is not only a problem but expensive. Think on a large scale of trying to buy lettuce for a ship. Remember it just isn't the ship you are going to go but all ships in the port the day you sail that are trying to get the exact same items. Pork is another one right now that is having a problem because of what California is trying to do to pork producers. Beef production is down this year due to feed costs. What we are seeing I think is the cruise lines trying to do what they need to do so they have enough food onboard and designing menus around what they can get. Just think how much we pay as consumers for food now compared to a year or two ago. Just some things to think about why cruise lines change things we are not happy about. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted December 13, 2022 #23 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Seacruise, Thanks for posting. 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stellarose Posted December 13, 2022 #24 Share Posted December 13, 2022 just heard back from celebrity that I can ask for the vegetarian menu!!!! now hubby and I who are both pescatarians, can order off of two menus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted December 13, 2022 #25 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Do people really want to go on a cruise and eat the same boring food every day? Grilled chicken, grilled fish, steak? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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