IC: Is the Cubana Sandwich gone?

[cheetosrevil]

28 minutes ago, EDVM96 said:

At IC you order a sandwich and they bake it in their oven. You won't get one from display, they come from the kitchen behind. And this is what came out. I was a little surprised as well. I had much much better Cubanas on Princess ships.

Yes, I know that, just like the cookies at McDonald's in their case, but even their food displays don't entice me. Isn't that the point of a display case (or a commercial)? Maybe not so much...cruisers will bypass the included food. Can't figure Princess out.

Edited October 19, 2023 by cheetosrevil

[EDVM96]

1 hour ago, cheetosrevil said:

but even their food displays don't entice me.

Hm, I think food display at International Cafe was always very well before Covid. After restart, it was still,well, ok. You can't expect top notch. And now we're here. Sad.

[cheetosrevil]

1 hour ago, EDVM96 said:

At IC you order a sandwich and they bake it in their oven. You won't get one from display, they come from the kitchen behind. And this is what came out. I was a little surprised as well. I had much much better Cubanas on Princess ships.

Yes, completely understand. I've had hit and miss in South Florida of all places!

[LACruiser88]

Being Cuban- born I have to correct the name of the sandwich, it is a Cubano, not a Cubana.  🤷‍♂️

[EDVM96]

1 minute ago, LACruiser88 said:

Being Cuban- born I have to correct the name of the sandwich, it is a Cubano, not a Cubana.  🤷‍♂️

Sorry. Princess called it a Cubana. I want the Cubano back. 😀

[cheetosrevil]

Just now, EDVM96 said:

Sorry. Princess called it a Cubana. I want the Cubano back. 😀

I want them both. My absolute favorite sandwich. I'll take the Miami over Tampa because of the salami.

[EDVM96]

4 minutes ago, cheetosrevil said:

I want them both. My absolute favorite sandwich. I'll take the Miami over Tampa because of the salami.

Salami?!?

[LACruiser88]

6 minutes ago, EDVM96 said:

Salami?!?

Traditional Cubano has pork and ham, no salami.

[cheetosrevil]

11 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said:

Traditional Cubano has pork and ham, no salami.

Yep, but the Tampa version includes salami.

[cheetosrevil]

19 minutes ago, EDVM96 said:

Salami?!?

I know... an abomination IMO.

[cheetosrevil]

FWIW There’s a strong Italian influence in the early days of Tampa and I believe that’s where the addition stems from.

Edited October 20, 2023 by cheetosrevil

[fabby50]

I can't remember, does Princess have a sandwich making station on the buffet?  Maybe we can all get our favorites made there?

[cheetosrevil]

4 minutes ago, fabby50 said:

I can't remember, does Princess have a sandwich making station on the buffet?  Maybe we can all get our favorites made there?

I don't know about a sandwich making station, but I recall the Discovery had plenty of things to make sandwiches with. I'll be on her two weeks from tomorrow and plan to check it out. We'll see how "cheffy" I become.

[fabby50]

18 minutes ago, cheetosrevil said:

I don't know about a sandwich making station, but I recall the Discovery had plenty of things to make sandwiches with. I'll be on her two weeks from tomorrow and plan to check it out. We'll see how "cheffy" I become.

The November 4th one?  I will be too 🙂  I will miss my caprese sandwich if I can't find one, I'll have to get one in port somewhere!

[vakamalua]

We’ll be on the November 4 too.  Usually pass on IC sandwiches or eat them open-faced—too much bread in relation to the fillings.

[EDVM96]

10 minutes ago, vakamalua said:

too much bread in relation to the fillings.

I disagree.

 

 

[Parrottdizes]

On 10/19/2023 at 5:43 PM, cheetosrevil said:

Would like to know if the #6 picture is before all of the cutbacks in quality. I would never get the sandwich you posted--it almost looks like roast beef lunchmeat. I still love Princess, but so many of their decisions alienate loyal customers and I struggle to figure out how they're enticing new ones.

The image from post 6 was taken on 10-12-2022, Ruby Princess........the image below was taken 12-12-2022, Enchanted Princess. Sorry, I didn't take any images of the Cuban sandwich this year. 

[Parrottdizes]

17 hours ago, fabby50 said:

The November 4th one?  I will be too 🙂  I will miss my caprese sandwich if I can't find one, I'll have to get one in port somewhere!

The Caprese sandwich is my favorite. 

[Hlitner]

On 10/19/2023 at 8:48 PM, LACruiser88 said:

Being Cuban- born I have to correct the name of the sandwich, it is a Cubano, not a Cubana.  🤷‍♂️

A Cubano without some kind of roast port is not a real cubano :).