The Fun Researcher Posted December 8, 2023 #26 Share Posted December 8, 2023 7 hours ago, cruiseboy89130 said: It is an empty space now - not used at all!🙄 Well that's sad. However, I never saw it well utilized when it was an ice cream shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted December 8, 2023 #27 Share Posted December 8, 2023 20 hours ago, Tree_skier said: Yeah, they should do a regional thing. Put Tillamook on sailings out is Seattle and Braums out of Texas. I don’t know what Ice Cream is a Florida ice cream but whatever it is choose that. Ben and Jerry’s is very very average for an over priced ice cream. Keep in mind food is very subjective. Personally I love Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. I assume others feel the same way since more often than not there are decent lines there when it is open. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomanny Posted December 8, 2023 #28 Share Posted December 8, 2023 They still have the Ben & Jerry's sign and are still serving B & J at Park Cafe on Grandeur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted December 8, 2023 #29 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, firefly333 said: We have had all 3 regular flavors of ice cream in the WJ with 6 toppings choices at lunch and dinner in the WJ last 2 weeks I've been on harmony. On allure they rotated 2 flavors. Ben and Jerry's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scottdalfonso Posted December 8, 2023 #30 Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, The Fun Researcher said: Well that's sad. However, I never saw it well utilized when it was an ice cream shop. That comment about being an empty space wasn't about ice cream.... it was about the sky pad area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Researcher Posted December 8, 2023 #31 Share Posted December 8, 2023 23 minutes ago, Scottdalfonso said: That comment about being an empty space wasn't about ice cream.... it was about the sky pad area. Well that's true as well. 😂😂 Aren't they removing that as well, if they haven't already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btank Posted December 8, 2023 #32 Share Posted December 8, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 11:53 AM, Tree_skier said: Put Tillamook on sailings out is Seattle and Braums out of Texas. Braums? BRAUMS?! Son, we need to talk. 🤪 https://www.bluebell.com/ --bruce T. 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted December 8, 2023 #33 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 hours ago, mojomanny said: They still have the Ben & Jerry's sign and are still serving B & J at Park Cafe on Grandeur Last time I was on Grandeur (Feb. 2020), Ben & Jerry's was at Cafe Latte-tudes on deck 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted December 8, 2023 #34 Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Btank said: Braums? BRAUMS?! Son, we need to talk. 🤪 https://www.bluebell.com/ --bruce T. I'm a blue bell fan too. I've got a friend just outside of OKC that got me hooked on both. Blue Bell when I'm buying it at the store. Braums when I'm going out for a cone... How does that sound 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted December 9, 2023 #35 Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 5:02 PM, GeorgiaGuys said: I would expect this to be a source of revenue for RC, not an expense. Maybe, and I don't know this for sure, but the profit margin wasn't large enough as Ben and Jerry's isn't a bargain basement brand. On 12/3/2023 at 6:15 PM, Ourusualbeach said: It could also have been Ben and Jerry that did not renew the contract, nothing to say it was Royal that did not renew. That could be very true if some or a lot of Ben and Jerry's contract renewal terms weren't accepted by RCCL. On 12/7/2023 at 11:16 AM, HicksRA said: They’ll probably take it out and install an ICEE machine with a $5 a cup charge… 😉 That wouldn't surprise me. But, don't say it too loudly, it may be considered a suggestion and adopted by RCCL. Shhhhhhhhh Basically, I feel that Ben and Jerry's wouldn't want to lose the large revenue stream that RCCL provides. I don't think they would drop RCCL without a very good reason(s). I can think of many reasons why RCCL would drop Ben and Jerry's though. But, we don't know why and probably will never know unless one or both companies decide to make a press release about it, and I wouldn't count on that being a tell-all either and/or fully truthful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted December 9, 2023 #36 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I can confirm that Ben & Jerry’s is gone from Freedom. It is now a generic ice cream store front. I cannot tell whether it is actually open for business but my guess is that it has not yet reopened. The cows are gone from aloft. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted December 9, 2023 #37 Share Posted December 9, 2023 4 hours ago, RFerrington said: I can confirm that Ben & Jerry’s is gone from Freedom. It is now a generic ice cream store front. I cannot tell whether it is actually open for business but my guess is that it has not yet reopened. The cows are gone from aloft. I wonder if that means they are going to start charging extra for their tasteless no-name ice cream that they provide in the Windjammer and the MDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted December 9, 2023 #38 Share Posted December 9, 2023 43 minutes ago, time4u2go said: I wonder if that means they are going to start charging extra for their tasteless no-name ice cream that they provide in the Windjammer and the MDR. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted December 10, 2023 #39 Share Posted December 10, 2023 You're right about tasteless. I call the flavors white brown and pink because they sure don't taste like vanilla chocolate and strawberry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler Nation At Sea Posted December 10, 2023 #40 Share Posted December 10, 2023 11 hours ago, RFerrington said: I can confirm that Ben & Jerry’s is gone from Freedom. It is now a generic ice cream store front. I cannot tell whether it is actually open for business but my guess is that it has not yet reopened. The cows are gone from aloft. Weird that the app still lists a B&J with times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morecruisesplz Posted December 10, 2023 #41 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/8/2023 at 8:28 AM, firefly333 said: We have had all 3 regular flavors of ice cream in the WJ with 6 toppings choices at lunch and dinner in the WJ last 2 weeks I've been on harmony. On allure they rotated 2 flavors. Same on Symphony. Strawberry was delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted December 10, 2023 #42 Share Posted December 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Steeler Nation At Sea said: Weird that the app still lists a B&J with times. Changing the app is something that their IT department would do. And we all know how bad their IT staff is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted December 10, 2023 #43 Share Posted December 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Steeler Nation At Sea said: Weird that the app still lists a B&J with times. Was the app ever correct - in anything? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler Nation At Sea Posted December 10, 2023 #44 Share Posted December 10, 2023 10 hours ago, mets123 said: Changing the app is something that their IT department would do. And we all know how bad their IT staff is. Off topic, but, IT departments do nothing without being directed to by their business and it's product managers. After working in IT for 30+ years, I can assure that Product Management believes in the word "Automagically". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted December 10, 2023 #45 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I've been in IT for 40 years. Royal's IT is known for its poor performance, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzlechest Posted December 10, 2023 #46 Share Posted December 10, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 8:01 AM, time4u2go said: I hope not! They make some great ice cream, with some interesting flavors! Not anymore. They're nothing special. The ice cream on the Oasis was WAY better than anything sold from Ben & Jerry's on the Liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted December 10, 2023 #47 Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Sizzlechest said: Not anymore. They're nothing special. The ice cream on the Oasis was WAY better than anything sold from Ben & Jerry's on the Liberty. That has not been my experience, even recently. I still find their ice cream to be excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted December 10, 2023 #48 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I’m still betting on the ICEE machine..😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted December 12, 2023 #49 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Its being removed on all ships that have it: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/12/12/royal-caribbean-dropping-ben-jerrys-ice-cream-its-cruise-ships 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted December 13, 2023 #50 Share Posted December 13, 2023 1 hour ago, shof515 said: Its being removed on all ships that have it: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/12/12/royal-caribbean-dropping-ben-jerrys-ice-cream-its-cruise-ships Yep, it also says that B&Js will be replaced with RCCL's in-house brand of "ice cream". I sure hope it's better than their soft serve which, as far as I'm concerned, is nothing more than ice milk. I'll be on Harmony in January, I'll give it a try. Sure hope I'm wrong, I love ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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