Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted May 21 #1 Share Posted May 21 (edited) Is Princess serving crab on Alaska cruises this year? If so, is it in the dining room or in Crown Grill? Edited May 21 by cruisequeen4ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted May 21 #2 Share Posted May 21 Grand Princess had the crab shack on for a couple of nights - Deck 14 aft Portside. Additional charge - didn’t go so can’t quote the per head cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haveuseen1 Posted May 21 #3 Share Posted May 21 Discovery did Crab Shack twice at lunch in the Crown Grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latebloomer56 Posted May 21 #4 Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Haveuseen1 said: Discovery did Crab Shack twice at lunch in the Crown Grill. Would you know if the crab shack is considered casual dining? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRoot Posted May 21 #5 Share Posted May 21 6 minutes ago, latebloomer56 said: Would you know if the crab shack is considered casual dining? Thanks No. It costs more than $14.99. Maybe $39.99? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latebloomer56 Posted May 21 #6 Share Posted May 21 5 hours ago, HotRoot said: No. It costs more than $14.99. Maybe $39.99? Have the package and the only confusing item is this casual dining option. Wish Alfredos had more than pizza options love the eggplant and the ravioli on Regal when this venue started but then it was also free. Not sure where else to go for this, but will figure it out or not use this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-lynd Posted May 21 #7 Share Posted May 21 (edited) 30 minutes ago, latebloomer56 said: Have the package and the only confusing item is this casual dining option. Wish Alfredos had more than pizza options love the eggplant and the ravioli on Regal when this venue started but then it was also free. Not sure where else to go for this, but will figure it out or not use this as well. What ship will you be on ? Edited May 21 by jean-lynd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latebloomer56 Posted May 21 #8 Share Posted May 21 4 hours ago, jean-lynd said: What ship will you be on ? Grand to Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted May 22 Author #9 Share Posted May 22 I know about the Crab Shack; I meant free crab, like pre-Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDVM96 Posted May 22 #10 Share Posted May 22 54 minutes ago, cruisequeen4ever said: I know about the Crab Shack; I meant free crab, like pre-Covid. There has never been free king or snow crab on any Princess ship. At least not in the past 15 years. What free crab are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-lynd Posted May 22 #11 Share Posted May 22 5 hours ago, latebloomer56 said: Grand to Hawaii. The Casual dining venues on the Grand are Alfredo's (pizza), Vines (charcuterie) and the Salty Dog Gastropub ( it's a popup). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted May 22 Author #12 Share Posted May 22 3 hours ago, EDVM96 said: There has never been free king or snow crab on any Princess ship. At least not in the past 15 years. What free crab are you talking about? In 2019, crab was served on the Royal instead of lobster on the second formal night of our Alaska cruise. Prior to that, we saw it on the special insert at Crown Grill for Alaska a few times and had it in the dining room at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDVM96 Posted May 22 #13 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, cruisequeen4ever said: In 2019, crab was served on the Royal instead of lobster on the second formal night of our Alaska cruise. Prior to that, we saw it on the special insert at Crown Grill for Alaska a few times and had it in the dining room at least once. What crab was that? King? Snow? There's a ban on fishing king crab now since more than two years in Alaska. It's overfished. Snow crab fishery was also banned last season. And prices for those crabs are skyrocketing as you might have seen. The king crab you get in the U.S. is most likely from Norway, as russian food imports are banned since 2022. For example, there was no way to get king crab at Icy Strait Point last year. It was no longer on the menus in the landside restaurants there. So, you won't see any snow or king crab on Princess ships any time soon in the MDRs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latebloomer56 Posted May 22 #14 Share Posted May 22 6 hours ago, jean-lynd said: The Casual dining venues on the Grand are Alfredo's (pizza), Vines (charcuterie) and the Salty Dog Gastropub ( it's a popup). Thanks I miss the eggplant from Alfredos may try Vines this trip though just because haven't done this hubby doesn't drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahlah57 Posted May 22 #15 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, EDVM96 said: What crab was that? King? Snow? There's a ban on fishing king crab now since more than two years in Alaska. It's overfished. Snow crab fishery was also banned last season. And prices for those crabs are skyrocketing as you might have seen. The king crab you get in the U.S. is most likely from Norway, as russian food imports are banned since 2022. For example, there was no way to get king crab at Icy Strait Point last year. It was no longer on the menus in the landside restaurants there. So, you won't see any snow or king crab on Princess ships any time soon in the MDRs. Wasn't on the Majestic at all last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted May 22 Author #16 Share Posted May 22 11 hours ago, lahlah57 said: Wasn't on the Majestic at all last week. 11 hours ago, lahlah57 said: Wasn't on the Majestic at all last week. Darn; ok, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahlah57 Posted May 23 #17 Share Posted May 23 13 hours ago, cruisequeen4ever said: They were pushing the crab shack pop up venue at every turn but we didn't go because it was an extra $40pp fee. More shrimp with a few sad spindly crab legs. We didn't go cause it didn't look worth it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY0827 Posted May 23 #18 Share Posted May 23 I think that most of the King crab has been replaced by Dungeness crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahasamatman Posted May 23 #19 Share Posted May 23 Crab Shack is terrible. The one time we tried it, the crab legs were the consistency of pasta. And I'm talking about the shell, not the meat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted May 23 Author #20 Share Posted May 23 Ok, thank you. Yeah, dungeness just isn’t the same. I think we’ll go to Tracy’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasleysMom66 Posted May 29 #21 Share Posted May 29 On 5/23/2024 at 1:14 PM, cruisequeen4ever said: Ok, thank you. Yeah, dungeness just isn’t the same. I think we’ll go to Tracy’s. I was recently in Alaska and in Skagway I ate at Woadies and it was fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shippy Posted May 29 #22 Share Posted May 29 On 5/23/2024 at 7:35 AM, EDDY0827 said: I think that most of the King crab has been replaced by Dungeness crab. We love Dungeness crab. But just like Alaska, Our crab seasons have either been drastically reduced or cancelled the last few years.....California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CynCyn Posted May 29 #23 Share Posted May 29 39 minutes ago, BeasleysMom66 said: I was recently in Alaska and in Skagway I ate at Woadies and it was fabulous. Same! So glad a local sent me there! Then, Woadie’s sent me to Klondike Brewing- MUCH friendlier than Alaskan Brewing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecheck Posted May 29 #24 Share Posted May 29 On 5/21/2024 at 8:18 PM, EDVM96 said: There has never been free king or snow crab on any Princess ship. At least not in the past 15 years. What free crab are you talking about? This is not true. The following picture was taken in 2021 on the Majestic Princess during a round trip to Alaska from Seattle. It was one of the first few sailings after the shutdown. King crab legs were offered on the second formal night in the main dining room. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbelshaw Posted May 30 #25 Share Posted May 30 On 5/23/2024 at 1:14 PM, cruisequeen4ever said: Ok, thank you. Yeah, dungeness just isn’t the same. I think we’ll go to Tracy’s. It's not at all the same. Dungees are sweeter and more flavorful, and $5.00 for a live one off the boat. In the "before times" snow and king (always frozen) was what was available in the better shoreside buffets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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