Rare Coral Posted March 22, 2023 #26 Share Posted March 22, 2023 9 hours ago, travelin.sisters said: no...that was the one time in 15 days they opened that part of the buffet serving area BTW - I loved your live posting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted March 22, 2023 #27 Share Posted March 22, 2023 16 minutes ago, Coral said: I started cruising in the late 90's. There have been a ton of changes (not for the better) since then. It really would take up so much time to explain the differences. Food today is night and day from what we were served previously. Even 10 years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago, etc..... Princess used to have amazing food back in the day. Oh wow! I was in elementary school and not cruising yet. Lol We're hoping the sushi is still yummy at Ocean Terrace when we board in a couple days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CynCyn Posted March 22, 2023 #28 Share Posted March 22, 2023 7 hours ago, stevenr597 said: Waiting for the day when individuals will take an Enterman's cake on board for desert 🤣 Eating one right now……..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 too bad I’m not on a cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted March 22, 2023 #29 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 8:36 PM, Shelly97060 said: Today in International Cafe they have three cakes offered at $4.50 per slice or free with Plus/ Premier Package. Red Velvet Cake, Chocolate Cake and Black Forest Cake. They actually had those cakes and several more in the buffet on the Enchanted! I only saw it one day but the folks were lined up for a slice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted March 22, 2023 #30 Share Posted March 22, 2023 9 hours ago, startedwithamouse said: We had these in the buffet on a sea day in January. Cruise was at 60% capacity, so plenty for everyone. We didn't try them as they were made from a mix (not from scratch). How do you know they were made from a mix? The sure looked beautiful though!.. We didn't try any either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted March 22, 2023 #31 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, startedwithamouse said: Oh wow! I was in elementary school and not cruising yet. Lol We're hoping the sushi is still yummy at Ocean Terrace when we board in a couple days. I was just in my 20's. Cruising was amazing back then. You wouldn't recognize it now. You would have to go to a higher end line to recognize it. Edited March 22, 2023 by Coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted March 22, 2023 #32 Share Posted March 22, 2023 10 hours ago, suzyed said: They actually had those cakes and several more in the buffet on the Enchanted! I only saw it one day but the folks were lined up for a slice! I must have missed seeing those pay items on the enchanted altogether. What will they think of next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzG Posted March 22, 2023 #33 Share Posted March 22, 2023 10 hours ago, suzyed said: How do you know they were made from a mix? The sure looked beautiful though!.. We didn't try any either. They were made with cheap mix; they were tough, dry, and tasteless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted March 22, 2023 #34 Share Posted March 22, 2023 11 hours ago, suzyed said: How do you know they were made from a mix? The sure looked beautiful though!.. We didn't try any either. We asked the pastry chef. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted March 22, 2023 #35 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, MissP22 said: I must have missed seeing those pay items on the enchanted altogether. What will they think of next? They were free on the Enchanted in the buffet in January. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzyed Posted March 22, 2023 #36 Share Posted March 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Coral said: I was just in my 20's. Cruising was amazing back then. You wouldn't recognize it now. You would have to go to a higher end line to recognize it. I hate to say it but even the coveted Peanut Butter cookies are not as good as they were before. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted March 22, 2023 #37 Share Posted March 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, suzyed said: I hate to say it but even the coveted Peanut Butter cookies are not as good as they were before. That's a shame. My favorites are oatmeal raisin, and I had one recently on the Sky that was really very good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted March 22, 2023 #38 Share Posted March 22, 2023 7 hours ago, suzyed said: I hate to say it but even the coveted Peanut Butter cookies are not as good as they were before. Neither were the donuts at the IC. They were just a lump of heavy dough with icing on top. No resemblance to what they used to server. They did have donuts made similarly to what they used to have for the general crowd, but they were only for people in Sabatini's. I suspect the other pastries were also of better quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted March 22, 2023 #39 Share Posted March 22, 2023 13 minutes ago, MissP22 said: Neither were the donuts at the IC. They were just a lump of heavy dough with icing on top. No resemblance to what they used to server. They did have donuts made similarly to what they used to have for the general crowd, but they were only for people in Sabatini's. I suspect the other pastries were also of better quality. I'm not really a donut person, but I used to love those little round filled donuts. They had either jam or - even better - custard in them. Haven't seen those for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisalta Posted March 22, 2023 #40 Share Posted March 22, 2023 22 hours ago, MissP22 said: But they were only so-so even years ago. It all depended on the ship. Pre-pandemic on the Grand Princess they were really good. I suspect that now with the new fleet head chef or whatever title he has probably not as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ldtr Posted March 22, 2023 #41 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, MissP22 said: Neither were the donuts at the IC. They were just a lump of heavy dough with icing on top. No resemblance to what they used to server. They did have donuts made similarly to what they used to have for the general crowd, but they were only for people in Sabatini's. I suspect the other pastries were also of better quality. The donuts in the IC are pretty much the same as pre Covid. Princess does not do good donuts, nor gave they for several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted March 22, 2023 #42 Share Posted March 22, 2023 There was a time when we were told everything was made from scratch except for the sugar free ice cream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coo359a2 Posted March 23, 2023 #43 Share Posted March 23, 2023 The Almond Croissants have been great on the Regal. Lucked out today and got one right out of the oven 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted March 23, 2023 #44 Share Posted March 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, coo359a2 said: The Almond Croissants have been great on the Regal. Lucked out today and got one right out of the oven Those are good! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted March 23, 2023 #45 Share Posted March 23, 2023 All this talk, now I want cake...before bed. And none in the house. Thanks guys! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska59 Posted March 23, 2023 #46 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Years ago the IC used to offer “Cronuts”. They were just great and were basically croissant like donuts sprinkled with powdered sugar. Really good buttery tasting without being too sweet. The pastry offerings now lack any imagination compared to the past years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Kellyansapansa Posted March 23, 2023 #47 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Apologies for veering slightly off topic, but on Coral in February I made it my mission to try as many desserts as possible. 😂 I agree with those who have said that the layer cakes have no flavour. They are basically all the same, just with different colours. The doughnuts were also disappointing. They're quite dense, not light and fluffy. The pastries and danishes were consistently good. There was a nice lemon meringue custardy cheesecake that was quite nice too. The chocolate cake available in the Medallion app was excellent. But my favourite was the rotating selection of cupcakes. They did have good flavour, and the buttercream toppings were divine. The red velvet and chocolate chip versions were my top pick but the carrot cake and other variations were all lovely. They had a dessert extravaganza in the buffet one afternoon. I didn't try anything but did manage to get a quick video of the selection. XiaoYing_Video_1679544605115_1080HD.mp4 Edited March 23, 2023 by Kellyansapansa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAvoyager Posted March 23, 2023 #48 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 6:19 PM, startedwithamouse said: Oh wow! I was in elementary school and not cruising yet. Lol We're hoping the sushi is still yummy at Ocean Terrace when we board in a couple days. You’re making me feel so old, and I know I’m not! LOL! my first cruise was on the Costa Enrico C, in 1983. 🫣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted March 23, 2023 #49 Share Posted March 23, 2023 9 hours ago, ldtr said: The donuts in the IC are pretty much the same as pre Covid. Princess does not do good donuts, nor gave they for several years. What ship were you on? It certainly wasn't that way on the Enchanted recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzG Posted March 23, 2023 #50 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, MissP22 said: What ship were you on? It certainly wasn't that way on the Enchanted recently. There were the hot pink douhgntus and doughnuts filled with either jam or custard in Sabatini's every morning on Enchanted in February. Edited March 23, 2023 by FritzG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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