Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted September 25 #26 Share Posted September 25 A long summer on Cape Cod when I was nine swore me off blueberries, lobster and crab for the rest of my life. But it seems rather mean to drop something that seems important to so many others and surely Carnival Corp. can manage it for a gala night once? The worst economies a company can make are the ones people notice while charging more for the "same" product. Anyway, the British don't even know about Old Bay Seasoning so it all seems pointless anyway.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Amo Posted September 25 #27 Share Posted September 25 Old Bay Seasoning is available in pretty much every supermarket over here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gam888 Posted September 25 Author #28 Share Posted September 25 Thank you everyone for replying my post. No more lobsters in Britannia class on QV, what a pity! I am not going to book or not book a cruise base on 1 dish of lobster, but nonetheless, one tiny bit of incentive removed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted September 25 #29 Share Posted September 25 This may not be popular, but I am glad that lobster is not readily available due to overfishing. I think they are taking a sustained approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techteach Posted September 26 #30 Share Posted September 26 Disembarked QE on Sunday there WAS lobster in QG. There were no whole Dover Sole but there were filets. The issue was an inability to get any whole Dover Sole in Vancouver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Jones Jnr Posted September 26 #31 Share Posted September 26 4 hours ago, *Miss G* said: This may not be popular, but I am glad that lobster is not readily available due to overfishing. I think they are taking a sustained approach. (Its 100% a cost decision not sustainability) 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 26 #32 Share Posted September 26 2 hours ago, Lee Jones Jnr said: (Its 100% a cost decision not sustainability) I would be inclined to agree, but am mystified by how you can be so adamant. Unless you work for Cunard, you can’t possibly know for sure. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted September 26 #33 Share Posted September 26 I can be sure.... if Carnival did this for any other reasons, including sanctimonious "sustainability" they would be sure to tell us AND would never deny Grill passengers their opportunity to "save the planet" now would they? One lobster at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 26 #34 Share Posted September 26 4 minutes ago, WantedOnVoyage said: I can be sure.... if Carnival did this for any other reasons, including sanctimonious "sustainability" they would be sure to tell us AND would never deny Grill passengers their opportunity to "save the planet" now would they? One lobster at a time. Actually, the two may be related. Sustainability, sanctimonious or not, may lead to higher lobster prices. Did Cunard tell us why they stopped stocking foie gras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenndale Posted September 26 #35 Share Posted September 26 22 minutes ago, exlondoner said: Actually, the two may be related. Sustainability, sanctimonious or not, may lead to higher lobster prices. Did Cunard tell us why they stopped stocking foie gras? What ?? No foie gras 😭, even in QG? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamingOfSunnyDays Posted September 26 #36 Share Posted September 26 I had foie gras royale in the veranda on QV in July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony s Posted September 26 #37 Share Posted September 26 8 hours ago, Lee Jones Jnr said: (Its 100% a cost decision not sustainability) It is sustainability, to maintain profits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted September 26 #38 Share Posted September 26 22 minutes ago, Glenndale said: What ?? No foie gras 😭, even in QG? Thank goodness 14 minutes ago, DreamingOfSunnyDays said: I had foie gras royale in the veranda on QV in July Fois Royale isn't Fois Gras Royale. No birds are force fed and the end product is 'manufactured' after the birds have been killed for their meat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamingOfSunnyDays Posted September 26 #39 Share Posted September 26 8 minutes ago, Victoria2 said: Thank goodness Fois Royale isn't Fois Gras Royale. No birds are force fed and the end product is 'manufactured' after the birds have been killed for their meat. = Eating it with a lot less guilty conscience 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted September 26 #40 Share Posted September 26 16 minutes ago, DreamingOfSunnyDays said: = Eating it with a lot less guilty conscience I wouldn't touch fois gras but I've eaten Royale. I just thought it was like a posh pate 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted September 26 #41 Share Posted September 26 Personally, I bring an appetite to shipboard meals not a conscience. But redeemed maybe as I don't really much like foie gras, lobster or duck anyway. Maybe Cunard can have a Sustainability Cafe (extra charge, course) with gruel and ship's biscuits and, of course, no paper menus and tablecloths. What do Carnival call them, "The Fun Ships"? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted September 26 #42 Share Posted September 26 Gotta love the internet for its absolutes. lol So. If sustainability = profits, I am good with that. I don’t expect a business to not turn a profit. (Especially if I’d like to sail with them again.) The economic fallout from the last few years has hit everyone and everything. Personally, I don’t understand perpetual agitation. I guess I look through the opposite side of the glass. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted September 26 #43 Share Posted September 26 28 minutes ago, WantedOnVoyage said: Personally, I bring an appetite to shipboard meals not a conscience. But redeemed maybe as I don't really much like foie gras, lobster or duck anyway. Maybe Cunard can have a Sustainability Cafe (extra charge, course) with gruel and ship's biscuits and, of course, no paper menus and tablecloths. What do Carnival call them, "The Fun Ships"? There’s nothing like negativity for cheering us all up. Sustainably farmed produce often tends to be rather flavoursome, I believe. See the success of hugely expensive but very tasty Duchy Organics products in the UK. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WantedOnVoyage Posted September 26 #44 Share Posted September 26 But I am not the one complaining about no lobster or suggesting the most obvious of economies is somehow ennobled by "sustainability" either. Fact is that all lines have cut, reduced or removed and continue to do so. To save money and nothing else. I suspect Cunard reading all this will do the obvious and add lobster to the Britannia menu for a surcharge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted September 26 #45 Share Posted September 26 54 minutes ago, exlondoner said: There’s nothing like negativity for cheering us all up. Sustainably farmed produce often tends to be rather flavoursome, I believe. See the success of hugely expensive but very tasty Duchy Organics products in the UK. I believe in learning of the sourcing of food and am a huge fan of UK sourced meat and fish, especially on Cunard ships. I also am a fan of Cotswold Gin served as G&T’s and sold by the bottle onboard to take home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Boy Posted September 26 #46 Share Posted September 26 2 hours ago, WantedOnVoyage said: Personally, I bring an appetite to shipboard meals not a conscience. But redeemed maybe as I don't really much like foie gras, lobster or duck anyway. Maybe Cunard can have a Sustainability Cafe (extra charge, course) with gruel and ship's biscuits and, of course, no paper menus and tablecloths. What do Carnival call them, "The Fun Ships"? But they already have , Queen Annie's 'Alternative venues' stuck on the end of the buffet and elsewhere . If you are referring to no tablecloths. 😅 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted September 26 #47 Share Posted September 26 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Bell Boy said: But they already have , Queen Annie's 'Alternative venues' stuck on the end of the buffet and elsewhere . If you are referring to no tablecloths. 😅 To be fair, tablecloth or no tablecloth and stuck anywhere, MylesS' photos of Aji Wa had me all but reaching for the phone for a Wagamama Deliveroo! Edited September 26 by Victoria2 added full name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ray Posted September 27 #48 Share Posted September 27 King prawns over lobster every time for me. Always thought lobster is a very overrated food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare foodsvcmgr Posted September 27 #49 Share Posted September 27 I always ate the cruise ship lobster as a habit rather than its spectacular quality. Within 30 minutes drive from home I can get fresh lobster at restaurants with their own boats and traps so I prefer Beef Wellington or similar good beef dishes on Cunard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted September 27 #50 Share Posted September 27 (edited) 26 minutes ago, foodsvcmgr said: I always ate the cruise ship lobster as a habit rather than its spectacular quality. Within 30 minutes drive from home I can get fresh lobster at restaurants with their own boats and traps so I prefer Beef Wellington or similar good beef dishes on Cunard. We can get organic beef from our local farm. Lobster [tails] are hard to come by on a farm! Lobster also has the distinct advantage for me as I don't need Benadry [US variety] to counteract my slight prawn food intolerance. 🙂 Edited September 27 by Victoria2 Benadryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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