dagtoking1 Posted September 23, 2008 #1 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Just got off the Sky two weeks ago and was disappointed that there was no Chocoholic Buffet. Did they take this off all sailings or just the short cruises? I always enjoyed the Chocoholic Buffet and would take that over the White Hot Party anytime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noreddye Posted September 23, 2008 #2 Share Posted September 23, 2008 The chocolate buffet was on the Spirit (7-day cruise) in Feb 08 and it will be on the Dawn for our Dec 08 voyage. How short was your trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagtoking1 Posted September 23, 2008 Author #3 Share Posted September 23, 2008 It was the Sky (3 day) Bahamas Cruise out of Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianTwosome Posted September 23, 2008 #4 Share Posted September 23, 2008 When we've spoken to crew regarding the chocoholic buffet, we've gotten the impression that they work on it all week to have everything ready in the amounts they need to put it on. A three day cruise is likely not long enough to prepare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaC Posted September 23, 2008 #5 Share Posted September 23, 2008 We really missed the late-night buffet on the Sky too. :( On the 3-night RCCL Majesty, there is a midnight buffet by the pool one night, and it's always fun. Frankly, we were very surprised that there was no food served at the White Hot Party on the pool deck! We got the feeling that NCL is really cutting back on extra expenses -- at least on the Sky. They didn't offer anything extra -- just the bare minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeterND93 Posted September 23, 2008 #6 Share Posted September 23, 2008 We had the chocoholic buffet on the 8-day Spirit this past August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagtoking1 Posted September 24, 2008 Author #7 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Thanks for the replies and it's good to know they have not dumped the Chocoholic Buffet completely. It would have been nice to have had the Chocoholic Buffet at midnight Friday or Saturday night on the Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribou9 Posted September 25, 2008 #8 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Okay, even though I am not a big fan of chocolate, I love sweets; especially cake. On our first NCL cruise the CB was magnificant. This past March, not so. Almost everything served was simply thaw and serve desserts. Nothing different than what you can get at your local grocery store. Perhaps even a step down. On our upcoming NCL sailing, I may skip it. I don't feel I would be missing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasty Posted September 25, 2008 #9 Share Posted September 25, 2008 :eek: Does anyone know if you can go into the buffet early to take photos? When we went in August the "vultures" had already semi-demolished the buffet before we managed to take photos. We were in the queue early but couldn't believe our eyes at how much people piled on their plates!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastingtouch Posted September 25, 2008 #10 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Had it on the 8/31/08 7-day Dawn to New England Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymtex01 Posted September 25, 2008 #11 Share Posted September 25, 2008 :eek: Does anyone know if you can go into the buffet early to take photos? When we went in August the "vultures" had already semi-demolished the buffet before we managed to take photos. We were in the queue early but couldn't believe our eyes at how much people piled on their plates!! It is disgusting and yet amazing how much they will pile on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffinater Posted September 25, 2008 #12 Share Posted September 25, 2008 When is typically held on a 7 day cruise. Will it be advertised/mentioned in the daily updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH15 Posted September 25, 2008 #13 Share Posted September 25, 2008 It was in the freestyle on my cruise last year but somehow I missed it. So be careful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrymtex01 Posted September 25, 2008 #14 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I believe it is usually the next to last night of the cruise, typically.. Does anyone know if VIP's get first dibs? We never go to the choc buffet, have only seen people pass by us with plates piled high.. but was just cruise if we wanted to go see it before people dived into it if we could being VIP's. No one ever believes me when I say this.. but I am not crazy about chocolate. I'll eat it is there is nothing else around and I REALLY want something sweet.. but on our next cruise I really want to see what it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerd-guy Posted September 25, 2008 #15 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Hi, I thought that our August Jade Med. cruise lacked a Chocolate Buffet , so I got out the Freestyle Dailies and found that on the 2nd to last night we had one. It did not make the front page, but had just one lonely line on the back page. It was tucked amongst other restaurant trivia without a single note of fanfare. This saved me about 1,000 to 1,500 calories. Even missing the Chocolate Buffet, this was a great cruise. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarBug Posted September 26, 2008 #16 Share Posted September 26, 2008 It is disgusting and yet amazing how much they will pile on. I admit that I piled on a disgusting amount for my first chocoholic buffet....didn't eat very much of it and now I don't even go anymore......Hey, MORE FOR YOU! I would like to see it sometime before it gets demolished though......and had never before thought of making chocolate sushi or chocolate pizza. (It's a stunning array) I think it's more attractive than it is tasty.....especially when the chocoholic buffet is held on the pool deck in the middle of a Caribbean sea day.:eek: (OMG-there was drippy, runny, melting chocolate left everywhere!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeterND93 Posted September 27, 2008 #17 Share Posted September 27, 2008 When is typically held on a 7 day cruise. Will it be advertised/mentioned in the daily updates? It will be in the Freestlye daily. Also, at the end of the show in the main theatre, the cruise director always announces what's coming up for the rest of the night, and he/she will be sure not to forget to mention it because it's always a huge hit! Just keep an eye out for it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassrebecca Posted September 27, 2008 #18 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Just got off the Sky two weeks ago and was disappointed that there was no Chocoholic Buffet. Did they take this off all sailings or just the short cruises? I always enjoyed the Chocoholic Buffet and would take that over the White Hot Party anytime! We had it on the sun in FEb/Mar 08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmopolitan Posted September 28, 2008 #19 Share Posted September 28, 2008 If you really enjoy good chocolate (Godiva) then the chocoholic buffet is NOT for you. Cakes...not candy...are served:mad: The only good part for chocolate lovers is the chocolate fondue and ice cream served at the back of the buffet. In the end, it is NOT worth walking back to your cabin/suite, viewing all of the chocolate plates, piled up, in the hallway waiting for the cabin stewards to pick them up in the AM...UGH:eek: IMHO...keep your plates in your cabin until the AM when your CS will collect them or place them in the trash container in your cabin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagtoking1 Posted September 29, 2008 Author #20 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Does anyone know if you can go into the buffet early to take photos? When we went in August the "vultures" had already semi-demolished the buffet before we managed to take photos. We were in the queue early but couldn't believe our eyes at how much people piled on their plates!! In many cases they open a half hour before just for pictures; it's never been a problem. On one cruise they did the Chocoholic Buffet at 200pm in the afternoon on a sea day. It was kind of like going to tea. Nice. I always am really careful not to take things on this buffet that I don't really want. There is ususally some over the top chocolate ganache cake that I really want so I just wait for that and the ice cream at the end with the chocolate and white chocolate sauces is to die for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphinsc Posted September 30, 2008 #21 Share Posted September 30, 2008 My last cruise on the Majesty, they had a "do not touch" table up front just for pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms belp Posted September 30, 2008 #22 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I don't really care for sharing food like that. I've read too many stories about people putting their nasty hands into this. Yuck!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredonthesea Posted September 30, 2008 #23 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I believe it is usually the next to last night of the cruise, typically.. Does anyone know if VIP's get first dibs? We never go to the choc buffet, have only seen people pass by us with plates piled high.. but was just cruise if we wanted to go see it before people dived into it if we could being VIP's. No one ever believes me when I say this.. but I am not crazy about chocolate. I'll eat it is there is nothing else around and I REALLY want something sweet.. but on our next cruise I really want to see what it looks like. Terry, Our Concierge has pick us up early and escorted us to the choc. buffet so we could take pix before everyone else came in. Not all will volunteer to do this--you may have to ask them. See what happens on you upcoming cruise in Oct.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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