IslandBliss Posted January 11, 2009 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2009 My son will be celebrating his 18th birthday on our next cruise. I want to get him a cake - to be served at dinner one evening. Is it better to buy a cake before (on-line) or when we board the ship? THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphinwyo Posted January 11, 2009 #2 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I ordered one ahead, they ask what night you want it delivered, and what you want to say on the card, they will deliver at dinner. Hopefully it works smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Ram Posted January 11, 2009 #3 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I would say ahead as well. It will save you from having to worry about it once you are onboard. The chocolate birthday cake they have was so good! I think it was a chocolate mousse cake. If you order one to have after dinner and you don't finish it the first night they will keep it for you and serve it whenever you want to finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sappygirl Posted January 12, 2009 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2009 My DH ordered one on the last night of our cruise and had delivered at dinner with no problem. It was very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careyr24 Posted January 12, 2009 #5 Share Posted January 12, 2009 If you want something special written on the cake, they will not do it if you order in advance but if you order it on the ship at the formalities shop they will write whatever you want as long as it fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4all Posted January 12, 2009 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2009 We have done it both ways. No problem, either time. We once had the chocolate cake, and once the vanilla. Both were very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgwiazdzinski Posted January 12, 2009 #7 Share Posted January 12, 2009 we have done it both ways, and it was easier to do it beforehand since you did not have to worry about makeing it the formal shop when they were open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlotteCpl Posted January 12, 2009 #8 Share Posted January 12, 2009 DH and I ordered a 9" chock cake for our anniversary before our last cruise. We ended up at a table for 2, so by the end of the cruise we still had more than 1/2 leftover. It was soooooo good. We do plan to order another for our next cruise(smaller)---even if it says "Bon Voyage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooBooMonkey Posted January 12, 2009 #9 Share Posted January 12, 2009 We have ordered them beforehand a couple of times, but never on the ship. The cake is soooo yummy. The small cake was enough for 7 of us to share for dessert on our last cruise. I think it only costs like $8-$9. Best deal there is IMHO. If you order it ahead of time, it will come with a card that they will read out loud to you when they bring it (so be careful what you put on the greeting...LOL). Also, for a birthday, they will put a candle on it an they will sing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBliss Posted January 12, 2009 Author #10 Share Posted January 12, 2009 WOW - thanks everyone for the great information! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdinkus1 Posted January 12, 2009 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Just got back from a dec cruise and did it on the ship. No problem! Ordered it about 4hrs from the time we wanted it for dinner with names put on it for our son's anniversary. The shop is open every day so not an issue about putting in an order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessica3306 Posted January 12, 2009 #12 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks! I was gonna ask this but I dont have to now! We are sailing on March 2nd! My daughters 3rd birthday is March 4th :) So of course we have to have a cake!!! And only like 8 dollars?? REally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fargodakota Posted January 12, 2009 #13 Share Posted January 12, 2009 We ordered a cake the first day of the cruise and had it for dinner the second night. It was the white cake with strawberry mouse filling. Our table guests had a chocolate cake on the last night so we got to sample both. The white one was better! Plus it only cost like $8.00, so that was very reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnylasvegas Posted January 18, 2009 #14 Share Posted January 18, 2009 DH and I ordered a 9" chock cake for our anniversary before our last cruise. We ended up at a table for 2, so by the end of the cruise we still had more than 1/2 leftover. It was soooooo good. We do plan to order another for our next cruise(smaller)---even if it says "Bon Voyage". I pre-ordered (online) a chocolate cake for BF's birthday on the Valor. I believe I was able to indicate when and where it was to be delivered. We happened to be at a table for 4, but the two other tables of 4 were VERY close to us---it was like a table for 12. The night it got delivered to the DR, our server cut it up and gave all 12 people a little piece. Oh, we had champagne and she brought glasses for all. BTW, the chocolate cake was fantastic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverpar Posted January 18, 2009 #15 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I ordered two cakes while on board...both chocolate and both very very yummy! One was for a retirement and one was for a birthday..it was simple and I didn't have a problem with the formalities shop and their hours...they were open everyday. either way should be fine, I just waited until we were on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsDallas Posted January 18, 2009 #16 Share Posted January 18, 2009 We were celebrating 4 birthdays and a 25th Anniversary on our recent cruise. I ordered the cake the night before, and it was served the next night after dinner, beautiful and tasty. We went with the small, and I'm glad we did, because after a full dinner, we couldn't even eat it all. (5 of us) Funny thing, the young lady who took our order at Formalities was from Russia - when she asked for the name on the cake, I told her there were 5 names to be added and she panicked. So, I said, "just put 'Happy Birthday Y'all", then she REALLY panicked, not being familiar with the term. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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