Just Off The Mercury

[aussie57]

There are 2 ice cream stations open in the Horizon Court buffet most days from about 1pm till dinner time. They serve different flavours each day - usually including the flavour that was on the MDR menu the night before. They serve it in bowls or mini cones & you can have as much as you like. They also serve low fat & low sugar varieties as well as soft serve frozen yoghurt.

Didn't go to the midnight buffet sorry. It was only on once in our 13 night cruise, as was the brunch buffet in the MDR which was excellent.

[Tazzycat]

Where is the ice cream served? On the 11th deck near the Lido Buffet

Is it everyday? Yep. Always Choc, Vanilla, and then the other flavors vary, including a sorbet and a no-sugar choice.

Is it dessert after a meal or in the afternoon, when I usually have my ice-cream cravings? Open from noon until 9pm

Is the midnight buffet offered a few times during the voyage, or every night? I never heard anything about it and so I missed it

Is it worth staying up for? Oh yeah, honey. I love all food.

[Lois R]

Tazzycat, I read your review. Thanks for all the great information. Where is the ice cream served? Is it everyday? Is it dessert after a meal or in the afternoon, when I usually have my ice-cream cravings? Is the midnight buffet offered a few times during the voyage, or every night? Is it worth staying up for? I'm rarely up that late anymore.

Thanks!

 

Hi:) The midnight buffet, when it is offered, is only once per cruise.

It used to be held on the 2nd formal night. Over the past year or

so they did away with it and offered a "Chocolate Buffet" once throughout

the cruise, along with 1 brunch.

Its never been offered every night or even a few times.

They wouldn't be able to handle it more than once:eek:....if you saw

how much food, ice carvings, and etc...etc...etc..there is no way

the staff could do it that often.

Is it worth staying up for? That depends on the individual. I have

late seating so I am still up at midnight. I used to go and look at

everything.:D It really is pretty. But I don't normally eat since I would have finished dinner between 10 and 10:30......

If you have never seen one, I would say its really nice to see at least

once;)

[VTSKIandCRUISEGUY]

Hi:) The midnight buffet, when it is offered, is only once per cruise....Its never been offered every night or even a few times.

They wouldn't be able to handle it more than once:eek:....if you saw

how much food, ice carvings, and etc...etc...etc..there is no way

the staff could do it that often.

 

That's an interesting observation.

Up until maybe a dozen years ago, midnight buffets were standard most nights on pretty much every cruise. Somehow, they did it back then.

But I guess with cut-backs, it was one of the easy places to cut first.

[Lois R]

That's an interesting observation.

Up until maybe a dozen years ago, midnight buffets were standard most nights on pretty much every cruise. Somehow, they did it back then.

But I guess with cut-backs, it was one of the easy places to cut first.

 

Hi,:) every single night they had a midnight buffet?:eek: Boy, that

is ALOT of food.

I have only been cruising regularly for 6 years now so that was before

my time.