Oh, for the love of Cookies! Say it ain't so...

[dmwnc1959]

37 minutes ago, ChiCruzr said:

Here's what I don't get about this entire kerfuffle.  People having been saying that cookies are no longer available on NCL, per crew and even Officers.  On the other hand, others are posting current photographic evidence that cookies ARE available in the Solo Lounge, Haven, Great Outdoors, et al.

 

Both can't be true simultaneously.  I trust the folks with evidence, rather than those relying upon what others (even crew) have told them.  YMMV.

The Haven and the Solo Lounge are basically 'restricted areas' accessible only to guests booked in those accommodations, and therefore receive some degree of 'special' cookie delivery arrangements due to the very limited number of passengers (Solo Lounge) or its exclusivity (The Haven). 
 

Similarly, Cruise Critic Meet & Greets are able to receive a somewhat generous spread of cookies due to the 'limited access'.
 

Those areas and/or events are not 'common areas' nor are they accessible to all passengers on the ship.

 

I don't recall reading a plethora of 'Cookie's Discovered!!!' reports coming from The Great Outdoors on NCL's 19 ships. 

I do recall reading on here a report indicating that the general practice of having cookies as part of a permanent offering was going to cease in March/April, so maybe it's taking longer for some ships to go through whatever stock they have?

 

Seeing a few pictures scattered here and there from 19 ships with a larger number of reports indicating NO COOKIES! leaves me to believe that open and free unlimited access to cookies in casual dining areas is going to be a thing of the past sooner that you might think. 

[Barb Nahoumi]

On 2/18/2024 at 5:26 PM, cruiser2015 said:

Just a bit surprised they only gave you a half - I assume in the MDR.

At the buffet, you automatically get the whole one.

They are not bagel shop size, but not bad (a whole one). Slightly bigger than the English muffins.

About the size of a Lenders Bagel.

[Barb Nahoumi]

At the Meet and Greet, one of the officers said that NCL does read Cruise Critic to find out what the passengers' thoughts are.  So, I will say bring back the cookies and keep them coming.  

[ChiCruzr]

Trying again.

 

There was a post less than 48 hours prior to mine showing the availability of cookies in the Great Outdoors.  There have also been reports of cookies in the Casino.  Neither of those areas are "limited access".

[dmwnc1959]

2 hours ago, ChiCruzr said:

Trying again.

 

There was a post less than 48 hours prior to mine showing the availability of cookies in the Great Outdoors.  There have also been reports of cookies in the Casino.  Neither of those areas are "limited access".

Again, 19 ships. 

And 12 pages later from Post 1 we have more reports from ship's officers of it being a 'corporate decision' than we have reports of Cookie Sightings!!! in the casino by some random passerby. 
 

And we have ZERO reports from 19 ships saying trays of cookies are still showing up daily in The Great Outdoors in pre-covid numbers. 
 

You said: "People having been saying that cookies are no longer available on NCL, per crew and even Officers.  On the other hand, others are posting current photographic evidence that cookies ARE available in the Solo Lounge, Haven, Great Outdoors, et al.

 

Both can't be true simultaneously", 

 

But it can. Remember...19 ships.
 

We can have it being reported as not available and seeing photographic evidence of the opposite - simultaneously - because there are 19 ships: ships of all different sizes, ships of vastly different passenger capacities, and ships with widely different venues and/or accommodation types where cookies are still available in some yet not showing up in others.
 

On 19 ships.

 

😎

 

 

 

Edited April 16 by dmwnc1959

[julig22]

13 hours ago, dbrown84 said:

so they bought the snacks back to the casino?  I was on the Getaway earlier this year, and no snacks in the casino at all.

Found cookies in the Jewel casino today.

[dmwnc1959]

56 minutes ago, julig22 said:

Found cookies in the Jewel casino today.

I don't know, I'm gonna need photographic proof. 😉🤣

[dbrown84]

1 hour ago, julig22 said:

Found cookies in the Jewel casino today.

nice.  was it just cookies, or did they also put out the finger food they used to?

[ihate2cruise]

16 hours ago, IrieBajan54 said:

Those certainly look like Chips Ahoy! Left in the oven too long (dried out) or several days stale.

 

NCL is playing footsie with the cookies on the Viva. There was a whole lot of pound cake as usual. So I was in the Studio Lounge about 2 hours ago when the waiter came in to freshen things up. ...  so I asked where are the cookies? She said she would have to go ask her boss. She came back with a tray (chocolate chip, oatmeal & raisin, and macadamia nut). Soft and fresh! 

My guess is you just have to ask....I will be doing just that next month on the Jewel 🙂

[IrieBajan54]

No cookies today ... four trays of pound cake available.

 

Oh well, I am tired asking ... it's unsatisfactory service.

[zqvol]

21 minutes ago, IrieBajan54 said:

No cookies today ... four trays of pound cake available.

 

Oh well, I am tired asking ... it's unsatisfactory service.

They no longer provide cookies except on request. Nothing wrong with the service you have received, in fact if there are no cookies then the service is how it should be. 

[schmoopie17]

All this fuss over something as insignificant as cookies.

 

Now, if NCL did away with beer, wine and bourbon, (you know...really important stuff), that would be bad. Really bad. Disastrous, even.

 

Cookies are a dime a dozen (well, maybe not anymore)...

[dmwnc1959]

30 minutes ago, schmoopie17 said:

All this fuss over something as insignificant as cookies.

 

Now, if NCL did away with beer, wine and bourbon, (you know...really important stuff), that would be bad. Really bad. Disastrous, even.

 

Cookies are a dime a dozen (well, maybe not anymore)...

For a cruise line that has been notorious for nickel-and-diming people into oblivion, the reported cut-back/removing of 'something as insignificant as cookies' just continues the conspiracy theories of cutbacks and reductions. Take this, take that, a little bit at a time, they'll suck it up. There's never a day that goes by without someone complaining about NCL's food and services. But if it's done over time, people just stop complaining and get used to the hammering. What's

going to disappear next? Your guess is as good as mine. 

[reeinaz]

Were cookies that significant of a line item on the budget to justify the cut? Is just pound cake available or do they also have banana bread, coffee cake, danishes, muffins in the studio lounge

[alanstarr]

1 hour ago, reeinaz said:

Were cookies that significant of a line item on the budget to justify the cut? 

 

As I mentioned above, it wasn't necessarily about budget. It was about food waste. (Although I guess you could argue they're related.)

[julig22]

16 hours ago, dmwnc1959 said:

I don't know, I'm gonna need photographic proof. 😉🤣

Afternoon snack, Jewel casino. They weren't there until about 3pm.

 

@dbrown84 only cookies, so far anyway.

 

But sadly as I was walking down the hall from the casino to my room there was a full plate of cookies left in the hallway - someone's uneaten leftovers, probably ordered from room service.

 

[dmwnc1959]

4 minutes ago, julig22 said:

But sadly as I was walking down the hall from the casino to my room there was a full plate of cookies left in the hallway - someone's uneaten leftovers, probably ordered from room service.

Now that too would have made an interesting picture. 😢 

 

Curious, and I'm asking because I don't know these things on NCL, do they do this 'Afternoon Snack' offering in every casino? Or maybe just on the smaller Jewel-class, etc.? Is it listed in the daily program? 

[MoCruiseFan]

[dmwnc1959]

2 hours ago, MoCruiseFan said:

If you're asking why a picture, to show waste as an issue. If we can post sightings and verifications of 'Cookies Found!' why not counter with examples showing full plates wasted, the reason not withstanding. All of the reports are saying corporate is using that as a main reason. 

[MoCruiseFan]

18 hours ago, dmwnc1959 said:

If you're asking why a picture, to show waste as an issue. If we can post sightings and verifications of 'Cookies Found!' why not counter with examples showing full plates wasted, the reason not withstanding. All of the reports are saying corporate is using that as a main reason. 

 

It went way over your head!  Go have a few cookies and coem back... 🙂

[dmwnc1959]

8 minutes ago, MoCruiseFan said:

 

It went way over your head!  Go have a few cookies and coem back... 🙂

Actually, no it didn't. 😉
 

But since your post lacked a point of reference by quoting another post - which I assume you were alluding to the 'full plate of cookies left (discarded) in the hallway'  - I went ahead and took the opportunity.
 

Thank you for leaving the door open. 
 

 

😎

 

 

Edited April 17 by dmwnc1959

[IrieBajan54]

Talking to another solo cruiser, she called the general manager's number and asked where were the cookies? She was told that the cookie monster ate them. Really! Executive Management on the ship leaves a lot to be desired.

 

Anyway, enjoyed yesterday and today in Cape Verde, first visit here! 

[MoCruiseFan]

17 hours ago, dmwnc1959 said:

Actually, no it didn't. 😉
 

But since your post lacked a point of reference by quoting another post - which I assume you were alluding to the 'full plate of cookies left (discarded) in the hallway'  - I went ahead and took the opportunity.
 

Thank you for leaving the door open. 
 

 

😎

 

 

 

 

You know what they say about ASS-U-ming like you did.  Like most, yours is wrong and it did go over your head.  It also did not lack a point, that just went over your head as well. The point is prima facia, it needed no quote.  Have fun figuring it out.  Perhaps someone who 1) knows who that character is, 2) is familiar with his habits involving the topic at hand. and 3) has even the slightest sense of humor could help you.  Let us know when you finally figure it out!  Have a great day...

[dmwnc1959]

Just now, MoCruiseFan said:

You know what they say about ASS-U-ming like you did.  Like most, yours is wrong and it did go over your head.  It also did not lack a point, that just went over your head as well. The point is prima facia, it needed no quote.  Have fun figuring it out.  Perhaps someone who 1) knows who that character is, 2) is familiar with his habits involving the topic at hand. and 3) has even the slightest sense of humor could help you.  Let us know when you finally figure it out!  Have a great day...

Everyone knows it's the Cookie Monster. 🤣

 

[PartyPlannerLady]

3 hours ago, dmwnc1959 said:

Everyone knows it's the Cookie Monster. 🤣

 

 

OK so you got one out of three! 🙂