Silverspringcruiser Posted August 22 #1 Share Posted August 22 if I can't finish them? On the one hand, it's a waste of food. On the other hand, I paid for them as part of the Princess Plus packages. Obviously I also paid for the food in the buffet and MDR, but there I would argue that only entitles me to as much as I can eat, not as much as I can take. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted August 22 #2 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, Silverspringcruiser said: if I can't finish them? On the one hand, it's a waste of food. On the other hand, I paid for them as part of the Princess Plus packages. Obviously I also paid for the food in the buffet and MDR, but there I would argue that only entitles me to as much as I can eat, not as much as I can take. And you can ask that for 15 alcoholics drinks per day. It is your choice. You’ll get no one judging you on here. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted August 22 #3 Share Posted August 22 No judging? Suggest there will be lots of judging for both 15 alcoholic beverages unless you handle drinks very well and start early and surely many would comment if you got two if the special desserts daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted August 22 #4 Share Posted August 22 14 minutes ago, dog said: You’ll get no one judging you on here. Wait…what? No judging on here? When did that start? I think you’ll find there will be plenty of judging on here. It’s just that most of us have learned to ignore those people for whom judging seems to be their #1 favorite cruise activity. 21 1 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverspringcruiser Posted August 22 Author #5 Share Posted August 22 I'm sure I won't order two desserts every day because I would probably eat them, and that would be bad, waistwise. But I still think it's an ethical conundrum. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted August 22 #6 Share Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, PescadoAmarillo said: Wait…what? No judging on here? When did that start? I think you’ll find there will be plenty of judging on here. It’s just that most of us have learned to ignore those people for whom judging seems to be their #1 favorite cruise activity. Joke 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted August 22 #7 Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, Silverspringcruiser said: I'm sure I won't order two desserts every day because I would probably eat them, and that would be bad, waistwise. But I still think it's an ethical conundrum. Let’s say I order a drink made with bourbon because I’m not sure I like bourbon. Turns out I don’t. Do I have to finish the drink? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted August 22 #8 Share Posted August 22 2 minutes ago, PescadoAmarillo said: Let’s say I order a drink made with bourbon because I’m not sure I like bourbon. Turns out I don’t. Do I have to finish the drink? I don't think Jean-Paul Sartre ever wrestled with this question; me, I'd say no. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted August 22 #9 Share Posted August 22 5 minutes ago, dog said: Joke For sure, but you forgot the winkie ;o) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverspringcruiser Posted August 22 Author #10 Share Posted August 22 34 minutes ago, PescadoAmarillo said: Let’s say I order a drink made with bourbon because I’m not sure I like bourbon. Turns out I don’t. Do I have to finish the drink? IMHO, no. You don't have to finish a drink you don't like. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmelnick Posted August 22 #11 Share Posted August 22 You do you! Don't pay attention to what others have to say. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare iamaqt2 Posted August 22 #12 Share Posted August 22 Just order 2 once to get your pic with one in each hand and call it good. 😉 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted August 22 #13 Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, PescadoAmarillo said: Let’s say I order a drink made with bourbon because I’m not sure I like bourbon. Turns out I don’t. Do I have to finish the drink? You paid for it, even if it was "included" in your package. It's yours to do as you wish. 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted August 22 #14 Share Posted August 22 (edited) If a debate can be had about ordering two Special Desserts on the Plus Package knowing that neither will be finished, what, oh what do we do about the Premium Package? Can the same ethics debate be fashioned about ordering 10 or 20 knowing that all will be wasted, lest they be "waisted." One of the beauties of the Packages is affording the ability to experiment. Try new things. Take chances. Widen one's field of vision. If you've heard about that new Gin that is marketed and sold by some Hip-Hop artist but have never tried it, use one of your 15 drinks and give it a try. If it tastes like dish water, don't drink it. Order something else. That is not being wasteful. It is being adventurous. On the other hand, if it is 11:45 p.m. and you have only had 10 drinks that day and are ready to call it a night, ordering 5 more only to pour them down the drain would be ethically challenged in my book. "But I paid for them" is not a good enough reason. Such waste seems spiteful. 16 minutes ago, dmcfad2 said: So, do I order the small filet that I might finish or do I order the New York that I know I won’t finish? I decided to order what I like. I am paying for it, so why not? New York steak it is! As to the above, this falls under the category of "luxuriating" which is what the vacation is all about. If I like something twice as much as something else, but can only consume 75% of it, I can still get it if it raises my endorphin level. Vacations should be a tad (or more) hedonistic. Doing things that make you feel good are not wasteful. This would apply to the 2 Special Desserts as much as it applies to the steak. Besides, as to the steak, there is a workaround. Order a bottle of wine to go with your NY Strip. Finish the bottle of wine. Stuff your uneaten pieces of steak into the now-empty bottle, put the cork back in it and give it to your servers and tell them that you would like them to store the bottle overnight and bring it back to you tomorrow. What they don't know...😁 Edited August 22 by JimmyVWine 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 22 #15 Share Posted August 22 Even eating only partial of the humongous desserts every day on a long cruise I would bring some pants and shirts a size larger than you usually wear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted August 22 #16 Share Posted August 22 We were at the suite lounge (on the Caribbean) and my travel mate ordered a drink. It was much stronger than she had expected. The look on her face said it all. The server came back almost immediately and asked if she would like to order something else. I am a believer of being able to experiment..... in moderation..... Usually one and done (including the "specialty desserts). Could not find a favorite go to drink in 16 days. But....I am not a drinker either. Would I try all 12 ice cream sundaes? No, one was enough. Did I try all 3 cakes? No, shared 2 (and won't have to do that again either). Did I go outside my comfort zone for drinks? No...I'm just boring. I am sure this thread was started in jest. But brings up some interesting "newbie" etiquette. It took me many cruises to realize/learn that I didn't have to eat everything that was served to me. Enjoy your cruise. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted August 22 #17 Share Posted August 22 (edited) @Silverspringcruiser no it’s not wrong if you wish to have 2 premium desserts per day on your cruise. Most passengers are one & done that I have seen post about it ,especially with the “ sundaes”. Some have enjoyed the ginormous cake slices ( 3 flavors),but I have NOt heard that most passengers can’t wait to have any of them or are craving these desserts. Edited August 22 by arizonaperson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 23 #18 Share Posted August 23 My wife tried one of the sundaes and one of the cakes. That was it. She said the cake wasn't very good. The sundae was about as one would expect. I've never tried either one of them and am just fine with that. (We sailed for 63 days on Grand Princess last year and I probably only ordered dessert maybe 10 times.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobyt Posted August 23 #19 Share Posted August 23 I love dessert let me just say it out loud but those ice cream concoctions are more carnival ride for effect than dessert….now don’t get me started on the soufflé!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senga Posted August 23 #20 Share Posted August 23 I see no reason why a passenger wouldn't order a specialty ice cream dessert and then later the specialty cake dessert from I.C. We'll have the package in March and I fully intend having ONE ice cream dessert for the "photo" but intend trying the cakes over the 20 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted August 23 #21 Share Posted August 23 4 hours ago, PescadoAmarillo said: Let’s say I order a drink made with bourbon because I’m not sure I like bourbon. Turns out I don’t. Do I have to finish the drink? Yes! You have to order 2 at a time! 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinawhitecar Posted August 23 #22 Share Posted August 23 You could offer to treat someone in line who doesn’t have the package. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinawhitecar Posted August 23 #23 Share Posted August 23 (edited) Dupe Edited August 23 by tinawhitecar Duplicate post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 23 #24 Share Posted August 23 3 minutes ago, tinawhitecar said: You could offer to treat someone in line who doesn’t have the package. Hmmmm... One is not allowed to share the drink package. I wonder if I was to share the dessert benefit if I would be lucky and get "cut off" and not allowed more desserts? 🙄 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay S Posted August 23 #25 Share Posted August 23 You can eat my share. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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