Another cut--Lido cakes on Glory

[DallasGuy75219]

So the pretty decorated layer cakes are now for display only.  They're putting out pre-sliced sheet cakes that don't exactly taste like the layer cakes used to.

[staceyglow]

Yes, I have seen this on several ships. My guess is that this is a decision made by either the head baker or the head chef. 

[BecT]

 

Just got off Spirit today. I noticed the same thing. I like their German chocolate cake but they typically have too much frosting. With the normal layered cake I could remove most of the frosting. With the new version the cake itself was so thin I couldn't separate the frosting which was disappointing. My husband got a piece of the red velvet cake but it was still the layer cake. He was served a ridiculously oversized piece but  was mostly tasteless frosting so it was wasted.  I think Carnival is trying to find the right balance while minimizing waste. 

 

Kind of unrelated but on the positive side, we enjoyed several of the new offerings in the main dining room. It was especially pleasant to see different entree sized salad offerings at dinner. Many times if I eat lunch in the buffet I'm not super hungry so those entree salads were a welcome addition. 

[mz-s]

That's a shame, the cakes used to be good.

[BecT]

I just noticed the picture of the German chocolate cake. The sheet cake on Spirit did not look the same.  It was about the same height but had 3-4 layers to it more like what you would see as a petit-four. The posted picture looks a lot better than what I got. 

[silvercrikhix]

Woohoo another way for Carnival to make more money❣️ 

[ZoeyVictoria]

Remember the sticky buns they used to serve at breakfast?

[drvmywifecrzy]

14 minutes ago, ZoeyVictoria said:

Remember the sticky buns they used to serve at breakfast?

 

Miss them

[DallasGuy75219]

5 hours ago, BecT said:

I like their German chocolate cake but they typically have too much frosting.

On Glory at lunch today the frosting on the sheet cake looked completely different than the round layer cake.  

[momof3cruisers]

That’s a bummer. Ten days ago the regular cakes were still available on Conquest.

[Rudyard]

We had the regular cakes on Breeze last week. They were slicing them thin enough to see through, but at least they were the original cakes. 

[jimbo5544]

Ohhh no.   The humanity….not sheet cakes.

[mz-s]

Frankly on my last cruise I liked the sheet cakes on the dinner buffet better than the layer cakes they served for lunch, which is sad because the layer cakes used to be a highlight of the included food on Carnival.

[mz-s]

Ohh no. The humanity...not sheet cakes.

Ohh no. The humanity...not twice daily room cleanings.

Ohh no. The humanity...not rooms ready at embarkation.

Ohh no. The humanity...not bacon served daily on the buffet.

Ohh no. The humanity...not fresh fries at Guy's.

Ohh no. The humanity...not the petite filet at sea day brunch.

Ohh no. The humanity...not 24/7 pizza and soft serve.

Ohh no. The humanity...not more than 2 entrees at dinner.

Ohh no. The humanity...not the full sea day brunch menu.

[sparks1093]

50 minutes ago, mz-s said:

Ohh no. The humanity...not sheet cakes.

Ohh no. The humanity...not twice daily room cleanings.

Ohh no. The humanity...not rooms ready at embarkation.

Ohh no. The humanity...not bacon served daily on the buffet.

Ohh no. The humanity...not fresh fries at Guy's.

Ohh no. The humanity...not the petite filet at sea day brunch.

Ohh no. The humanity...not 24/7 pizza and soft serve.

Ohh no. The humanity...not more than 2 entrees at dinner.

Ohh no. The humanity...not the full sea day brunch menu.

Exactly, none of those changes (and they are simply changes, made to make the cruise line as efficient as possible without unduly raising fares) severely impacts the overall cruise experience. We had just as a good of a time on Glory this past April as we did on Pride in 2012.

[jimbo5544]

7 minutes ago, sparks1093 said:

Exactly, none of those changes (and they are simply changes, made to make the cruise line as efficient as possible without unduly raising fares) severely impacts the overall cruise experience. We had just as a good of a time on Glory this past April as we did on Pride in 2012.

Bingo, but please do not interrupt the agenda bashing….it is the holidays!

[SailingRNC]

But, but the omelettes ...

 

[geovet]

I like the small servings. I always asked to give me a thin slice anyway. My typical buffet strategy is to sample first to see what l like. I think there was a lot of wast previously, seeing people with several large servings of the large cakes. 
 

ps not happy with omelette cut back. Just a bad move!

[geovet]

I use to love their cookies over most of the cake, but they are not the same sadly and now have to pass them up.

[MsTabbyKats]

1 hour ago, geovet said:

I use to love their cookies over most of the cake, but they are not the same sadly and now have to pass them up.

Uh oh....talking about the chocolate chip cookies?

[MisterOJ2]

I always thought the cakes looked so good, and then was underwhelmed by the way they tasted. The last couple cruises I've been on, I barely ate any cake from Lido.

[RoperDK]

5 hours ago, SailingRNC said:

But, but the omelettes ...

 

and the sauteed mushrooms

[Despegue]

But why only cakes and cookies? Are there no pastries like eclairs, tompousse, fruit tarts, chocolate-mousses, puddings, bavarois ??!!

[jimbo5544]

3 hours ago, Despegue said:

But why only cakes and cookies? Are there no pastries like eclairs, tompousse, fruit tarts, chocolate-mousses, puddings, bavarois ??!!

Ummmmmm no

 

[mz-s]

4 hours ago, Despegue said:

But why only cakes and cookies? Are there no pastries like eclairs, tompousse, fruit tarts, chocolate-mousses, puddings, bavarois ??!!

 

They do have some tarts etc at the coffee shop. Not included, they are extra.

 

Sometimes they serve mousse and pudding and jello at the sweet spot on the buffet.

 

But generally, it's just cakes and cookies.