coffeebean

I ordered Eggplant Parmesan at Jamie's Italian on one of the ships. Jamie does not make this dish "breaded and fried". It was a mushy mess. Just a heads up if you like Eggplant Parmesan.

Oh my, that is not a pretty picture in my head now. I will NEVER eat in a restaurant or on any cruise ship again. Nah, just kidding. LOL.

Actually, the Covid virus is not transmitted via food as it is not a food borne organism. The only possible way to be exposed to Covid when you eat is if you inhale the food into your lungs. I suggest you not do that though. Norovirus is foodborne so it is transmitted via food that you consume. So, when the buffet food was served by the crew, Noro was being contained, not Covid.

Oh, I'll admit it. I also will put a French Fry in my mouth while I'm walking around the buffet. I am very careful though not to touch my fingers to my mouth, just the FF. Actually, that is really easy to do.

What about a sandwich, hot dog, burger? You get the idea.

That is the exact point I just posted about. LOL.

Regarding eating off of one's plate while traversing the buffet.......people seem to be put off by that but think about this............. After filling their plate at the buffet, people sit at their table, eat off of their plate with utensils and their hands, licking their fingers and such. Then, those same people get up from the table and traverse the buffet again with those contaminated fingers of theirs and pick up the serving utensils. It is just the way it is. That is what dining in a buffet is all about. What can you do besides not eat at a buffet if that stuff really bothers you.

Uh oh. You just answered my question. No savory bites. That just may be a deal breaker. LOL.

Which ship?

Speaking of bun/rolls.......Does Royal MD still have Savory Bites? I surely hope so.

Agree.

True

Nice to know Royal is looking out for us seniors. I guess they feel we are technology challenged. LOL.

Good to know. Thanks.

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I know the compass is available on the app but we prefer a paper version. We highlight the activities we plan to do. But, thanks.

Thank you. Great to know. We will do that.

Hubby was watching a YouTube video and the vloger said the paper Cruise Compass on Wonder OTS was no longer available. I had read, recently, on Cruise Critic that if you go to Customer Service and request a paper Compass, they will give one to you. Those of you who have recently cruised on Wonder OTS, is the paper Compass no longer available?

Why not leave your jewelry in the safe? That is what we do when we don't wear our jewelry on a cruise for whatever reason.

Years ago, our cabin attendant surprised us with a life size towel man lounging on the sofa, holding the Cruise Compass and wearing hubby's sun glasses. He had clothes on too; T Shirt and gym shorts. We were blown away.

Maid service is all day long in my house. That would be me. LOL.

We have never had an "intrusion" on any cruise we have been on and that includes other cruise lines besides Royal. We always remember to alert the cabin attendant with the provided signage when we are out of the cabin. We also would chat with the cabin attendant and let them know when we will be leaving for dinner and so forth. It was always a pleasure to leave in the morning, come back and have the cabin pristine with fresh towels. Same for the evening service.....leave for dinner and have the bed turned down with a towel animal waiting. Those days are gone. That is just the way it is.

Next time, I'm going to do that. I usually fold them up and place them on the top shelf of the closet. We don't wear them either.

So sad to hear this. The evening production shows are what we really look forward to. Sadly, we may not be booking NCL, one of our favorite cruise lines, in the future.

I had heard NCL is going for super luxurious. Now they cancel the Broadway type productions. Sounds like an oxymoron to me. I always look forward to the Broadway production shows on a cruise ship. NCL is disappointing me with this decision.