cruise wizard Posted August 24, 2023 #126 Share Posted August 24, 2023 48 minutes ago, Cap_D said: Lemon Squares are available at the Gordon Food Service store in Hollywood, Florida. How does this compare to what is available on the ships? https://gfsstore.com/products/728012/ OK.............now I am hungry...........THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted August 24, 2023 #127 Share Posted August 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, cruise wizard said: OK.............now I am hungry...........THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!! That did look tasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_T Posted August 24, 2023 #128 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, OysterD said: It seems to be exactly that. It's just been confirmed there are still free cookies at Al Bacio....so 5 pages of hysteria for nout! Like many of these other changes, they are not making them on all ships at the same time, but it does look to be real on Equinox... Edited August 24, 2023 by Mark_T 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted August 24, 2023 #129 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, cublet said: Hello, When I was on in June the coffee machine had gone but the cupboard on which it stood was still there. Regards, Cublet I think you only looked on 1 side. Looking down the cupboard on the right is indeed just a cupboard. The one on the left still has the coffee machine - closed temporarily after the restart (all drinks had to be served) then reopened. Fully restocked every morning at around 08.00 and the "nice man" brought me 2 cartons of skimmed milk at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare keesar Posted August 24, 2023 #130 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Cap_D said: Lemon Squares are available at the Gordon Food Service store in Hollywood, Florida. How does this compare to what is available on the ships? The desserts on the ships look better than they taste. Taste nothing like the items at bakeries near us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise till you drop Posted August 24, 2023 #131 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, JeanieC,Aston said: Here it is/was on Silhouette…… Does Equinox have a Hideaway and if yes, where would I find it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunseeker551 Posted August 24, 2023 #132 Share Posted August 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, keesar said: The desserts on the ships look better than they taste. Taste nothing like the items at bakeries near us. I agree. To me they look fantastic but they all taste the same. Disappointing. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostchild Posted August 24, 2023 #133 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Interesting. I was actually looked at the cookies at the gelato station last time on Apex. I ate quite a bit of ice cream there and I thought the cookies there do not look that great, so I did not get one. However, I see that a lot of people ordered it with their ice cream in a cup. BTW, I have never seen anyone ordered the gelato because it is not free. I only get my free scoop for the entire cruise. To be honest, I found the regular ice cream there tasted better than the scoop of gelato I got. And there is no way I would pay $2 for that tiny cookie. Maybe they will start charging for the ice cream and toppings next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted August 24, 2023 #134 Share Posted August 24, 2023 6 hours ago, OysterD said: Has anyone confirmed whether the free cookies from Al Bacio have been removed and now the only option is the $2 ones at the gelato station? If the free ones are still there then I'm not sure what all the hoopla is about. If they are gone then I agree, it's ridiculous to start charging for them. Seems like their $10 burger and hot dogs charge all over again. Will they ever learn? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieC,Aston Posted August 24, 2023 #135 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, the penguins said: I think you only looked on 1 side. Looking down the cupboard on the right is indeed just a cupboard. The one on the left still has the coffee machine - closed temporarily after the restart (all drinks had to be served) then reopened. Fully restocked every morning at around 08.00 and the "nice man" brought me 2 cartons of skimmed milk at that time. Like I said,,,I was on Silhouette in May 2023 and The Hideaway was not there,no machine,no jugs,no milk,no sachets…nothing but cupboards. That was only 3 months ago,,,,maybe there was a kickback and it was reinstated. Dont try to make out people didn’t see what you did. My cabin for 10 days was on Deck 7 on the hump and I walked past that area several times daily.,,at that time The Hideaway was never open. Btw,,,I am only talking about Silhouette out of Southampton where all cabins have coffe/tea making facilities. Edited August 24, 2023 by JeanieC,Aston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 24, 2023 #136 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, The_Big_M said: Seems like their $10 burger and hot dogs charge all over again. Will they ever learn? I was reading a post on a cruise media site that talked about how RCL was going to start charging for the Pizza on their ships. Before they did this, they sent out questionnaires to get an idea of how their loyalty members felt about this. The responses were 10 to 1 against charging for pizza and RCL backed down and decided not to change. Edited August 24, 2023 by terrydtx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovecruzin Posted August 24, 2023 #137 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Do they bake them fresh and deliver? I’ve never had warm cookies on Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap_D Posted August 24, 2023 #138 Share Posted August 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, terrydtx said: I was reading a post on a cruise media site that talked about how RCL was going to start charging for the Pizza on their ships. Before they did this, they sent out questionnaires to get an idea of how their loyalty members felt about this. The responses were 10 to 1 against charging for pizza and RCL backed down and decided not to change. That they even considered it, and polled it reveals they have no idea about how to generate goodwill or hospitality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 24, 2023 #139 Share Posted August 24, 2023 12 minutes ago, Cap_D said: That they even considered it, and polled it reveals they have no idea about how to generate goodwill or hospitality. I am convinced the whole RCL Group is looking for new ways to nickel and dime their way to bigger profits. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted August 24, 2023 #140 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Wondering if the $2.00 cookies are specialty cookies. In the description it says - Warm Hand Crafted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. B. Posted August 24, 2023 #141 Share Posted August 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, sunseeker551 said: I agree. To me they look fantastic but they all taste the same. Disappointing. I’m on Summit now and the included (nothing is Free) deserts at Cafe Al Bacio are delicious. they have a cheesecake of the day 4 kinds of cookies! my favorite is the White Chocolate/Macadamia nut cookies. I think the colorful ones in the OVC are prettier than they are sweet Oh well the Ice Cream makes up for it.😊 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted August 24, 2023 #142 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, Jim_Iain said: Wondering if the $2.00 cookies are specialty cookies. In the description it says - Warm Hand Crafted. I also think they are different…probably still included cookies available elsewhere…I am not a big sweets guy, I usually drink my calories. 🙂 Edited August 24, 2023 by PTC DAWG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lena11033 Posted August 24, 2023 #143 Share Posted August 24, 2023 It may backfire, for me personally I would never pay $2 for a cookie on a ship (plus tip for someone to literally just hand it over). I would either live without it or pick up something else for free, sure I don't mind paying for extras on say MSC but my cruise fare is far lower. When paying a lot of money for X there are certain expectations of what's included. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tigervixxxen Posted August 24, 2023 #144 Share Posted August 24, 2023 What is currently available on other ships isn’t exactly indicative of how this new change will be implemented. The Equinox seems to be a test ship for some of these changes. So the whole thing bears watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieC,Aston Posted August 24, 2023 #145 Share Posted August 24, 2023 47 minutes ago, Cruise till you drop said: Does Equinox have a Hideaway and if yes, where would I find it ? It’s on Deck 7 in the area marked Team Earth as you come out of the mid ship lifts. It in the seating area,,,just look for the people in the comfy chairs with their Kindles on their laps with their eyes closed and mouths open. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted August 24, 2023 #146 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Cruise till you drop said: Does Equinox have a Hideaway and if yes, where would I find it ? Edited August 24, 2023 by cruisestitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VacayCroozer Posted August 24, 2023 #147 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Interesting that the picture shows 5 cookies, but the sign says “cookie” for $2 plus gratuity. Trying to make me think I get more than one?? 😂😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 24, 2023 #148 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I would be happy with one free cookie with my free CC gelato. I have not once paid for the gelato above the one free one I always get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orator Posted August 24, 2023 #149 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) The cost raising efforts are a two edged sword in my view. On the one hand they enhance the bottomline. On the other side they may send the unintended message to potential cruisers that Celebrity as a brand is in deep trouble. I went through the Crystal bankruptcy and that was painful to my wallet and I no longer will put my money at risk. Edited August 24, 2023 by Orator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 24, 2023 #150 Share Posted August 24, 2023 anyone taste them yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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