SpeedGeek Posted July 26, 2012 #326 Share Posted July 26, 2012 About 3 month ago I got this from a RCCL employee also a good source, which confirms your source Apparently they are spending a load of money upgrading their food, it was a major complaint by passengers. I did not have a release date Glad it was corroborated... my friends are first time cruisers and this has them excited as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar127 Posted July 26, 2012 #327 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Glad it was corroborated... my friends are first time cruisers and this has them excited as well! I'm glad it was corroborated too. I just hope the dates are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGCFreddie Posted July 26, 2012 #328 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I'm glad it was corroborated too. I just hope the dates are correct.Just be SURE to post your findings! I will be sailing on the Freedom sailing of 09/23/2012 and I would love to know. You can always drop a note on our roll call thread at http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1458342 (an actual picture of each of the nightly menus may be too much to ask but it would be GREATLY appreciated!!!) Thanks!!!! Freddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenuts4life Posted July 26, 2012 #329 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Let me start by saying I will not reveal my source, so please don't ask. I will tell you my source is directly involved in this project and there's supposed to be a formal announcement by RCCL within the next few weeks. I don't know if anyone remembers getting a survey a while back asking about the onboard dining experience, but it seems RCCL is listening to that feedback along with the regular weekly comment cards. With that said, there will not only be NEW menus in the MDR on all ships, but RCCL is improving the overall quality of the items it serves. They have decided to increase their food budget to offer a better dining experience. Highlights: The Top Sirloin on the "Always Available" Menu will be upgraded to filet mignon. Also on the "Always Available" Menu will be shrimp cocktail, escargot (provided they can be sourced due to the shortage), herb crusted cod, salmon, a bowl of mixed berries, and Key Lime Pie. Other items were mentioned, but I don't remember what they were. New entrees will include: - Rack of Lamb - Veal Chops - Veal Scalloppini Oscar - Crab Legs - Baked Lasagna (baked in it's own individual dish) - Beef Sliders - Each night there will be an entree salad with a featured protien - Surf and Turf featuring a 6oz filet mignon and a 6 oz lobster tail (larger tail than the 4oz one that's currently being served) - Sea Bass - Baked/Stuffed Shrimp The $14.95 Chops Steak will be removed since you will be able to get a filet mignon every night from the always available menu. In it's place will be the option to purchase a 1 1/4 lb steamed, Maine Lobster for $24.99 New Desserts will include: - Mile High Lemon Merengue Pie - REAL NY style cheesecake - Baked Alaska is making a return.. and will be served in individual portions-- - Warm fruit pies and cobblers served in individual dishes. Straight from the oven to your table. - Some chocolate, kahlua pie? To enhance the new menu, all the tablewear and dishes will also be redesigned. I wasn't able to get the full roll out schedule but here's what I do know... the new menus will be available on the following ships/dates: Freedom- 7/29/2012 Oasis- 8/25/2012 Allure- 9/9/2012 Jewel- 9/23/2012 Rhapsody- 5/24/2013 RCCL is also partnering with Food and Wine Magazine and will be showing short culinary "snippets" on the Poolside TV Screens... one of the things they will show is the featured items for each nights dinner. Other culinary programs are in the works, but nothing finalized yet. RCCL has used feedback from the guest comment cards, surveys and information received from the MDR staff to add items that were most rquested by guests. Additionally, they looked at the quality and menu offerings from the competition and decided it was time for them to up their game. I for one, can't thank them enough..and I look forward to trying out the new offerings on my Oasis cruise in Oct. Bon Appetite Everyone! This is real exciting news ,not to get off the subject but I was curious to why you will never sail ncl again.I have heard bad reveiws but my cousin convinced me to try the breakaway in sept 2013.Hope I didnt make a bad decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffles2 Posted July 26, 2012 #330 Share Posted July 26, 2012 We will be on Freedom Sept. 9 and I will be sure and report back!:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor2010 Posted July 26, 2012 #331 Share Posted July 26, 2012 How in the world does potentially great news such as this dissolve into an argument? Unbelievable! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My first guess would be the anonymity of a posting on the internet. People can/do act/say in ways that face to face they might not or heck, they might, never know with some folks :D. However, I have found that while someone will be nice to you in person they are not necessarily that way on the internet. Had it happen to my DW. We met someone on a cruise and said person was very nice face to face but if my DW disagreed with her in a thread/posting it was "GLOVES OFF". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachnative Posted July 26, 2012 #332 Share Posted July 26, 2012 IF this is true it will make dinner in the MDR even more enjoyable. There are a few items that I pass up but I have usually liked the food that I have eaten on board Royal Caribbean ships and have never left the dining room hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar127 Posted July 26, 2012 #333 Share Posted July 26, 2012 We will be on Freedom Sept. 9 and I will be sure and report back!:p Hopefully we will know well before that. As per the OP Freedom is scheduled to roll out the new menus this Sunday :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF_Knight Posted July 26, 2012 #334 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Hopefully we will know well before that. As per the OP Freedom is scheduled to roll out the new menus this Sunday :) Hopefully the first Cruise Critic member onboard on Sunday will go straight to the MDR, take a picture of the menu, and upload it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar127 Posted July 26, 2012 #335 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Hopefully the first Cruise Critic member onboard on Sunday will go straight to the MDR, take a picture of the menu, and upload it here. That would be the mark of a true CC'r :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayenu Posted July 26, 2012 #336 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Let me start by saying I will not reveal my source, so please don't ask. I will tell you my source is directly involved in this project and there's supposed to be a formal announcement by RCCL within the next few weeks. I don't know if anyone remembers getting a survey a while back asking about the onboard dining experience, but it seems RCCL is listening to that feedback along with the regular weekly comment cards. With that said, there will not only be NEW menus in the MDR on all ships, but RCCL is improving the overall quality of the items it serves. They have decided to increase their food budget to offer a better dining experience. Highlights: The Top Sirloin on the "Always Available" Menu will be upgraded to filet mignon. Also on the "Always Available" Menu will be shrimp cocktail, escargot (provided they can be sourced due to the shortage), herb crusted cod, salmon, a bowl of mixed berries, and Key Lime Pie. Other items were mentioned, but I don't remember what they were. New entrees will include: - Rack of Lamb - Veal Chops - Veal Scalloppini Oscar - Crab Legs - Baked Lasagna (baked in it's own individual dish) - Beef Sliders - Each night there will be an entree salad with a featured protien - Surf and Turf featuring a 6oz filet mignon and a 6 oz lobster tail (larger tail than the 4oz one that's currently being served) - Sea Bass - Baked/Stuffed Shrimp The $14.95 Chops Steak will be removed since you will be able to get a filet mignon every night from the always available menu. In it's place will be the option to purchase a 1 1/4 lb steamed, Maine Lobster for $24.99 New Desserts will include: - Mile High Lemon Merengue Pie - REAL NY style cheesecake - Baked Alaska is making a return.. and will be served in individual portions-- - Warm fruit pies and cobblers served in individual dishes. Straight from the oven to your table. - Some chocolate, kahlua pie? To enhance the new menu, all the tablewear and dishes will also be redesigned. I wasn't able to get the full roll out schedule but here's what I do know... the new menus will be available on the following ships/dates: Freedom- 7/29/2012 Oasis- 8/25/2012 Allure- 9/9/2012 Jewel- 9/23/2012 Rhapsody- 5/24/2013 RCCL is also partnering with Food and Wine Magazine and will be showing short culinary "snippets" on the Poolside TV Screens... one of the things they will show is the featured items for each nights dinner. Other culinary programs are in the works, but nothing finalized yet. RCCL has used feedback from the guest comment cards, surveys and information received from the MDR staff to add items that were most rquested by guests. Additionally, they looked at the quality and menu offerings from the competition and decided it was time for them to up their game. I for one, can't thank them enough..and I look forward to trying out the new offerings on my Oasis cruise in Oct. Bon Appetite Everyone! Does the above mean, the vegetarians will be paying more to accomodate carnivores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedGeek Posted July 26, 2012 #337 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Does the above mean, the vegetarians will be paying more to accomodate carnivores? No more than the non-parents pay to accommodate those with children, or the non-smokers pay to accommodate smokers, etc etc. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith0154 Posted July 26, 2012 #338 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I for one will always welcome change for the better in the MDR, who wouldn't?But I will wait to get truly excited when either cruisers confirm the changes from PERSONAL experience, or we get an OFFICIAL release. I will post something Sunday evening from the Freedom and the conspirarcy theory will either be proven as fact or fiction. As I said in a prior post, I am on the Freedom this coming Sunday so I will have a pretty good idea by 8:15 PM. I will post whatever it turns out to be. Smitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whadyanuts Posted July 26, 2012 #339 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Of course, this all begins on the day I depart the Oasis.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eel Posted July 26, 2012 #340 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I will post something Sunday evening from the Freedom and the conspirarcy theory will either be proven as fact or fiction. As I said in a prior post, I am on the Freedom this coming Sunday so I will have a pretty good idea by 8:15 PM. I will post whatever it turns out to be. Smitty Our mole! You will be showered with many kudos regardless of what you tell us. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted July 26, 2012 #341 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I will post something Sunday evening from the Freedom and the conspirarcy theory will either be proven as fact or fiction. As I said in a prior post, I am on the Freedom this coming Sunday so I will have a pretty good idea by 8:15 PM. I will post whatever it turns out to be. Smitty Thanks for doing that!!! Enjoy your cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar127 Posted July 26, 2012 #342 Share Posted July 26, 2012 The information has not come directly from Royal as a Formal Announcement.We are to believe that a directly involved official at the company has compromised their integrity to leak information to someone who claims to be "Loyal to Royal", then happily spills the beans on something they are working on. I for one will always welcome change for the better in the MDR, who wouldn't? But I will wait to get truly excited when either cruisers confirm the changes from PERSONAL experience, or we get an OFFICIAL release. Compromised their integrity? I don't think its that serious. Besides, at least its a positive topic unlike the smoking/alcohol/chair-hogging threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negc Posted July 26, 2012 #343 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I will post something Sunday evening from the Freedom and the conspirarcy theory will either be proven as fact or fiction. As I said in a prior post, I am on the Freedom this coming Sunday so I will have a pretty good idea by 8:15 PM. I will post whatever it turns out to be. Smitty If the changes don't occur as predicted, I predict that there will be some who will claim that the premature release of the information caused RCI to revise their schedule and delay its implementation. Conspiracy theorists always have a theory to cover all contingencies.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin_cruisers Posted July 26, 2012 #344 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I will post something Sunday evening from the Freedom and the conspirarcy theory will either be proven as fact or fiction. As I said in a prior post, I am on the Freedom this coming Sunday so I will have a pretty good idea by 8:15 PM. I will post whatever it turns out to be. Smitty Thank you! The future of our MDR happiness is in your hands. :D Otherwise Crime-stoppers will be hearing from me. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debitoo Posted July 26, 2012 #345 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I can't wait to see what happens here on this thread when there are no changes in Freedom's menus on Sunday....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar127 Posted July 26, 2012 #346 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I can't wait to see what happens here on this thread when there are no changes in Freedom's menus on Sunday....... Wow....talk about a Debi Downer! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poncho1973 Posted July 26, 2012 #347 Share Posted July 26, 2012 a directly involved official at the company has compromised their integrity to leak information to someone who claims to be "Loyal to Royal" This reminds me of the time that G.O.B. Bluth was kicked out of the Alliance of Magicians when that reported revealed the secret of the Aztec Temple illusion on the nightly news! He was blackballed for life! Goodness gracious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelsea57 Posted July 26, 2012 #348 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I will post something Sunday evening from the Freedom and the conspirarcy theory will either be proven as fact or fiction. As I said in a prior post, I am on the Freedom this coming Sunday so I will have a pretty good idea by 8:15 PM. I will post whatever it turns out to be. Smitty Please keep us posted. This should be interesting. Thanks. Have a great cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelsea57 Posted July 26, 2012 #349 Share Posted July 26, 2012 We will be on Freedom Sept. 9 and I will be sure and report back!:p Please do. I hope the menu changes are true. This would be so awesome. Thanks in advance. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptSticky Posted July 26, 2012 #350 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Sadly a lot of threads end up this way, but this thread was controversial from the start, by virtue of this: QUOTE: "Let me start by saying I will not reveal my source, so please don't ask. I will tell you my source is directly involved in this project and there's supposed to be a formal announcement by RCCL within the next few weeks." The information has not come directly from Royal as a Formal Announcement. We are to believe that a directly involved official at the company has compromised their integrity to leak information to someone who claims to be "Loyal to Royal", then happily spills the beans on something they are working on. I for one will always welcome change for the better in the MDR, who wouldn't? But I will wait to get truly excited when either cruisers confirm the changes from PERSONAL experience, or we get an OFFICIAL release. This really is not unusual for Royal to "leak" changes this way. I remember several times in the past when changes have appeared here and later turned out to be correct. In the past I have even acted on the unofficial information and been glad that I did. The trick is to know who is posting the info because there are so many here that I don't trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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