Seamus6

Just like my answer to prezels. Thin crispy and salty. I like Poutine as well.

Generally I like any type that is thin, crispy and salty sourdough flavored are nice too I used to get soft pretzels with warm gooey cheese sauce. I forget whee I used to get them.

How have I never heard of this? I might have to try it at home.

None of the things listed above that Americans might eat seem to compare to all the stuff commonly eaten in Asian countries! There's a reason Offal sounds just like Awful!

My Dad used to make some supercharged eggnog with a mix of Brandy, Whiskey, and Rum. I usually left out the whiskey and then I could actually manage to drink a small punch bowl cup of it. I also like plain store bought unleaded eggnog but usually only buy a quart at Christmas since it is a lot of sugar.

I'm not a bagel gourmand but I do enjoy them occasionally. But mostly they are a tasty cream cheese delivery device!

I have been on 1 Celebrity cruise since COVID which had okay food but 3 RCCL cruise since COVID and the food was bad and cold in the MDR and Windjammer. Specialty restaurants were usually SLIGHTLY better but not great and not worth the extra money. The exception was GIOVANI's and Izumi Hibachi on Allure. how can they consistently serve bad food every night and have it never be hot! I have a family cruise on Serenade this fall that may be my last RCCL for a while even though I'll make Diamond status on that cruise. I want to see if Celebrity and Viking Ocean are any better as well as lines like Seaborne and Regent.

I have been on 3 RCCL cruises since COVID and don't remember seeing any....that is odd It seems like they would be easy to make and serve.

I just got on navigator the day you got off and my experience was quite different. In the MDR, my DH and I never got a hot entree the whole week. The only hot food I got all week was soup! None of it had any great flavor either, often lacking even the basic seasoning like salt and pepper. The windjammer was the same. Nothing was hot except soup and the burgers. even when I got the first serving out of new tray of food! how does that happen? There is no way they could pass an FDA/FSIS inspection where food must be maintained at 135 degrees. I don't think they were hitting 100! The burgers in the windjammer were sitting on a hot grill plate and sizzling so they were hot but when I tried one it was rubbery so I'm guessing it had been sitting there a half hour after it was cooked. Jamie's Italian served a hot slab of lasagna but it had some odd spice like nutmeg that I really found distasteful. The filet mignon at chops was pretty good and at the proper temperature for being rested properly. The sauces were adequately flavored but not great. the sides which were supposed to be shareable were quite small but since you can order multiples, the three of us got enough to eat. they were mediocre to good. Neither specialty restaurant was worth the money. Giovanni's on other ships was outstanding at late as a year ago.. This is the third RCCL ship I have been on since COVID and the food has been consistently cold and bad. I would give most of the food I had on the 3 cruises anywhere from a 3 to a 5 where I was rating most food on RCCL between 7 and 9 before COVID. It's very sad. Service seemed okay at t he table but I am assuming part of the problem with cold food was the servers and perhaps they were covering too many tables which is a management problem. I have one more RCCL cruise lined up which I did not choose; it is a family cruise with in-laws which will put us into Diamond status and yet that will likely be my last RCCL cruise for the foreseeable future. I will take my diamond status to Celebrity where I can enjoy elite benefits and see if they are doing any better. Ultimately, I am sure I'll be heading to lines like Viking Ocean, Regent or Seabourn to try to get back to the level (or hopefully better) that the main cruise lines had before COVID. I have no problem paying for better food and thought that's what I was doing with the specialty restaurants.

Usually, the capacity of a ship is quoted assuming there are EXACTLY 2 people per cabin. Many suites and balcony cabins are capable of sleeping more than 2 so the ship could reach over 100% STATED capacity but not, of course the TRUE maximum capacity...

Actually if you want an AARP cruise choose HAL. I think the average age is 105, Motorized chairs are almost required, and in my early 50's I was often the youngest person in the area. Don't expect much to do after 10pm That being said, I like them enough to have gone on 3 cruises and would consider going again. 🙂