Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted March 5, 2012 #26 Share Posted March 5, 2012 OK. You said "treat." That, to me disqualifies the chicken salad (which I love!), shrimp, etc. & takes us more to the realm of cookies, donuts, pastries, desserts... So therefore, my answer is: the dark chocolate/hazelnut pudding thing with an unpronounceable name -- something like giandula. OH. MY. GOD. I ate 2 or 3 every day after I discovered it. Wow. :D Gianduja chocolate pudding. Pudding isn't a strong enough word. It's like eating fudge in a bowl. I don't even like chocolate, and just tried a spoonful of DH's, and I was instantly hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie MeMe Posted March 5, 2012 #27 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I like those tiny little cups filled with chocolate peanut butter pudding and follow that with a warm peanut butter cookie. Mouth watering from the memory:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted March 5, 2012 #28 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I have to say that their Cupcakes of the Day completely changed my mind about cupcakes. And that this thread reminds me why I'll be starting a diet in the next few days in preparation for my April cruise. Fortunately for my waistband, the Coral has no IC, but even so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solorca1 Posted March 5, 2012 #29 Share Posted March 5, 2012 As someone who has never been on a Princess cruise, can you please explain the International cafe? It sounds like it's sort of like the specialty area that RCI and Carnival has with pastries, coffee etc? Is it free, or is there a fee for items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastvecs Posted March 6, 2012 #30 Share Posted March 6, 2012 It is like the Cafe Promenade combined with Seattle's Best that they have on RCCL-my fave-GREEK SALAD!!! :) Food free, drinks charge-but not as expensive as Starbucks and there is the COFFEE CARD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLC535 Posted March 6, 2012 #31 Share Posted March 6, 2012 As someone who has never been on a Princess cruise, can you please explain the International cafe? It sounds like it's sort of like the specialty area that RCI and Carnival has with pastries, coffee etc? Is it free, or is there a fee for items? A picture(s) worth a thousand words.....some of the treats...and they are all included in the cost of your cruise... (pics borrowed from Jasperdo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmt218 Posted March 6, 2012 #32 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yum! Thanks for the pictures! I forgot how wonderful everything is. I can't wait to try other things on my next cruise. Loved the sandwiches and salads as well. BUT...... It's been 3 years since I've sailed with Princess and I STILL think about those warm cookies. Chocolate chip are my favorite. I would grab 2 or 3 every time I walked by. Probably had a dozen of them a day.:eek::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted March 6, 2012 #33 Share Posted March 6, 2012 HOLD ON, HOLD ON... I'm excited to try the salads but I'm talking about when you're walking past the IC and you spot the cookies, croissants, desserts etc. You realize than that you just can't help yourself to stop and get a little bite of............. Mini cheesecakes. They are yummy and for some reason taste different to me than the regular sliced cheesecake in the dining room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntfox Posted March 6, 2012 #34 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Are any of these goodies available on the Island Princess? Gelato, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindep Posted March 6, 2012 #35 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I think DH goes to the IC each morning more for the chocolate covered donuts (not available anywhere else on the ship) than for his morning brewed coffee. Usually one and many times two of these treats find their way on his plate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaliMakai Posted March 6, 2012 #36 Share Posted March 6, 2012 This is making me hungry, have only sailed Princess once about 7 yrs ago, I don't remeber the IC. Do they ever have Creme Brulea? (sp????). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvatiiv Posted March 6, 2012 #37 Share Posted March 6, 2012 A picture(s) worth a thousand words.....some of the treats...and they are all included in the cost of your cruise... (pics borrowed from Jasperdo) I just love those little pistachio pudding bowls, though there're not so much a pudding, but so yummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruzPrincess Posted March 6, 2012 #38 Share Posted March 6, 2012 My last 3 cruises (Sapphire, Island and a non-Princess ship) had no IC. My next cruise is on the refurbished Sapphire Princess. Looking forward to all these delightful treats. Thanks for the pictures to remind me of what I was missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsqrl Posted March 6, 2012 #39 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Are any of these goodies available on the Island Princess? Gelato, perhaps? Sadly, no. The Island and her twin sister, the Coral, don't have the International Cafe ever -- there's not enough room on these narrower ships to add it on. It's the only thumbs-down on what otherwise is the best ship in the fleet. However, the Horizon Cafe buffet has lots of little desserts at lunchtime (and probably throughout the day but I'm not a between-meal snacker) that are very, very good. And plenty of cookies there, too. Gelato is always on the dining room menu. So you'll still have ample opportunities to sate that sweet tooth! Oh, and my answer to the OP: the one thing I can't resist grabbing would be the warm chocolate chip cookie. My one violation of my firm no-snacking-between-meals routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted March 6, 2012 #40 Share Posted March 6, 2012 For breakfast it's the breakfast sandwich. After that, it's the Greek salad. It's to die for.....:):):) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted March 6, 2012 #41 Share Posted March 6, 2012 the chocolate chip cookies. Will eat the pastries too, but those cookies...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 6, 2012 #42 Share Posted March 6, 2012 OMG well as for actual meal type food, we LOVE the tomato-fresh mozzarella paninis.....YUM! And the Greek salad, soooo good! But as for treats, we loved so many things! Tiramisu, peanut butter cookies, and they had these roulades on random days in different flavors - blueberry roulade and coconut roulade, so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattiG Posted March 6, 2012 #43 Share Posted March 6, 2012 The warm almond croissants in the morning. Yummmmmy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delidan Posted March 6, 2012 #44 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Your all wrong............it's the fruit tarts !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpgibbs Posted March 6, 2012 #45 Share Posted March 6, 2012 It it open on Embarkment day? I would love to have lunch there. I assume they have it on the Star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie MeMe Posted March 6, 2012 #46 Share Posted March 6, 2012 It it open on Embarkment day? I would love to have lunch there. I assume they have it on the Star? Sure do and it is open on embarkation day (as of Jan 21, 2012). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmap Posted March 6, 2012 #47 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Gotta love that chicken salad! I also love the egg mcmuffin thing they make in the mornings-my breakfast of choice, along with some nice espresso and sometimes a chocolate croissant. I have had a very good fruit-custard tart, and the tiramisu, but I like more savory than sweet at the IC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuTiAngel Posted March 6, 2012 #48 Share Posted March 6, 2012 The chocolate chip cookies sound good! Does the IC serve milk with it or do I have to find it in the buffet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs4225 Posted March 6, 2012 #49 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Warm chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk. We were walking by when they placed a tray of cookies in the display. At the same time there was a girl with a tray of milk passing them out to people who picked up some cookies. This was on the Golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolmama_1 Posted March 6, 2012 #50 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I love the yogurt parfaits for breakfast, the chicken salad for lunch and the fruit tarts anytime!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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