A friend requested that I tell about the food on this cruise so I will try to do that.
Overall the food has been very good. I expected many menu repeats but that has not been the case. Once in awhile a dish has been repeated but never has an entire menu been recycled.
While we were in New Zealand it seems as if lamb of some kind was always one of the choices.
The portions are great considering that it is a 4 course meal.
Sugar free desserts are the same as usual with little difference from other cruises.
Lobster is a choice on most formal nights but now you can have lobster on other smart casual nights if you pay an extra fee of $19.00 . The same is true of Prime Rib, free only once a cruise but available at a cost every night.
Since that request I have taken my camera around the ship and I have recorded food choices. This first set of photos are from the buffet. All of these were taken within a half hour, so it is the selection available on Feb.24th or 23rd depending on your time zone.
Desserts are featured in a separate section called the AMULETO, it is actually part of Horizon Court.
Soft ice cream is available at Swirls from 11:00am to 8:00pm
The choice is chocolate or vanilla or a mixture. It is on deck 14 midship. You can have it in a cone or a cup. Ken prefers a cup because of his beard.
You can also get milkshakes here but there is an extra charge for them. I think it is a $3.50 charge put on your account.
The Princess Pizzeria is on deck 14. Again no extra charge. It is open from 11 am to 11 pm.
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The grill is located on deck 15 forward. It provides burgers and dogs and fries with all of the trimmings from 11am to 11pm. Again at no extra cost.
As well as these spots to eat there are two dining rooms. These serve regular meals at regular hours. The opening times change depending on whether it is a sea day or a port day. These are the Provence Dining room on deck 6 and the Bordeaux on deck 5. Here you can have an assigned time and an assigned table which is the choice of Ken and I . Also you can have different times on different days. They post a menu outside so you can check it out and then make a decision as to where you would like to eat.
I took a photo of last night's dinner menu.
Princess favorites are available every night and the rest changes daily. In all there are 4 courses but you can have 5 if you also select a pasta. The portions are probably smaller than you would have at home but you can always have second helpings at no charge.
I imposed on my table mates and asked if I could take pictures of their meals to show you the presentations.
Mahi Mahi
Roast Pork Tenderloin. This was my choice.
Sirloin Steak. This was Ken's choice.
Here is a picture I took of one of the lobster meals
Here is a picture of the special dessert I had on Valentines Day.
Here is another special sugar free dessert.
Here are a few breakfast pictures.
Besides these places to eat there are 2 speciality dining rooms. These have a cover charge of $29.00 per person. They are
Sabatini's Italian Trattoria on deck seven, midship. They are open for dinner from 5:30 pm till 9:30
Bayou cafe and Steakhouse on deck seven aft, open at the same hours.
Every now and then there will be an English Pub lunch at the Bayou and sometimes a special pizza lunch at Sabatini's.
This ship does not have an international cafe but specialty coffees and snacks at available at Good Spirits from 6:00 am till 11:00 pm
I think that covers it. You can see by this that there is never a shortage of food on a cruise. Always tasty and always in plentiful supply.
Let me know if you want to see more.
2 comments:
No one will go hungry n this cruise. :-)
The food was so good on my recent Princess cruise! These photos have me missing it!
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