Breezy72 Posted January 8, 2013 #1 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Taken from John Heald's blog: "Yep, escargot, so many people love them and in the dining rooms on our ships they are a popular order indeed. So then it is with sadness that lovers of the little slimy bastards that I have to tell you that due to more terrible droughts in Indonesia where they are sourced from, Carnival and other major cruise lines have had to take it off the menu for now. We have enough for our steakhouses but not enough for the hundreds of orders per week across the fleet. Now our Fleet Executive Chef Peter tells me a new source is on its way, and before the end of the month, it will be available on all ships again. I am sure that will please many to know that escargot will be back soon and you will be sitting in the dining room enjoying a portion of snails topped with garlic so you will indeed for that moment be as French as the Eifel Tower." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakdaddy42 Posted January 8, 2013 #2 Share Posted January 8, 2013 No loss in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybaby1113 Posted January 8, 2013 #3 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I've been wanting to try them, so I'll be glad to see them back before we sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthehighseas606 Posted January 8, 2013 #4 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I won't eat anything that crawls in my garden and eats my plants. No big loss to me that they aren't being served. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow028 Posted January 8, 2013 #5 Share Posted January 8, 2013 But when they bring them back... will there or won't there be a 15 snail per day per person limit?!?!?! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdistasty Posted January 8, 2013 #6 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I'm gonna guess the shortage has been happening for a while, as we didn't have them on our Dec. 2nd sailing :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamawsnest Posted January 8, 2013 #7 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I'm gonna guess the shortage has been happening for a while, as we didn't have them on our Dec. 2nd sailing :( I agree. Same on my ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mactrio Posted January 8, 2013 #8 Share Posted January 8, 2013 My son ate them Sat night in the Sun King Steak Restuarant on the Freedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha4199 Posted January 8, 2013 #9 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well, poop. I was actually looking forward to them for my cruise this week! I missed them on my Dream cruise in July, so figured I needed to book another cruise just for them. Guess I just need another cruise in a couple months! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzqueen518 Posted January 8, 2013 #10 Share Posted January 8, 2013 OMG, we sail on the 27th of January, I sure hope they are back in time for my cruise. They are my very favorite of all things on the appetizer menu :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeautifulPlumage Posted January 8, 2013 #11 Share Posted January 8, 2013 But when they bring them back... will there or won't there be a 15 snail per day per person limit?!?!?! :rolleyes: OK, that made me laugh out loud for real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyluver Posted January 8, 2013 #12 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We missed out on them on our last cruise due to a shortage, I sure hope they have them for our B2B in Feb!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klgreen803 Posted January 8, 2013 #13 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We had escargot on our Sep/Oct sailing aboard the Triumph but there were none on our 12/22/12 cruise. I enjoyed the escargot very much and was looking forward to having them again in Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted January 8, 2013 #14 Share Posted January 8, 2013 OK, that made me laugh out loud for real. Me also!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbay-eh Posted January 8, 2013 #15 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I won't eat anything that crawls in my garden and eats my plants. No big loss to me that they aren't being served. :eek: but bet you that you eat things that eat grass and fly poop and fart like crazy polluting our air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthGrady Posted January 8, 2013 #16 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well, I'm glad CCL will get them back in stock soon. I've still got about 9 months until my next CCL cruise, so here's hoping they are back on the menu by then. RCI was out of them for awhile too. But they were back on the menu last month when we cruised on Vision of the Seas. They were also incredibly delicious, I had two orders! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ib4cruzn Posted January 8, 2013 #17 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hmmmm. They have a "shortage" but seem to have enough for their "pay" venue? Wink-wink-nudge-nudge-say no more! LOL! You just can't make this stuff up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdistasty Posted January 8, 2013 #18 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hmmmm. They have a "shortage" but seem to have enough for their "pay" venue? Wink-wink-nudge-nudge-say no more! LOL! You just can't make this stuff up... ....maybe because there are less orders generated and wasted in the Steakhouses? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare English Tim Posted January 8, 2013 #19 Share Posted January 8, 2013 They are very slow movers, so it could be a while before they arrive;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Durban Cruising Posted January 8, 2013 #20 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well, I'm SOOO sorry for having 2 servings on my last cruise. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted January 8, 2013 #21 Share Posted January 8, 2013 But when they bring them back... will there or won't there be a 15 snail per day per person limit?!?!?! :rolleyes: You can have more if the server does not detect uncontrollable snail breath and the ones that you've eaten haven't visibly slowed you down.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingoftheicedragons Posted January 8, 2013 #22 Share Posted January 8, 2013 While I like escargot, to be honest, I wouldn't be able to tell you if they've been on all of our cruises or not. If I see them on the menu, I may order them, or I may go with something else. I do like that they should return soon as an option, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbiggar Posted January 8, 2013 #23 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I am sad, but there are many other great things to choose from on the menu too. Thanks for the update that I won't be wondering which night they are.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted January 8, 2013 #24 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Hmmmm. They have a "shortage" but seem to have enough for their "pay" venue? Wink-wink-nudge-nudge-say no more! LOL! You just can't make this stuff up... So CCL has to pay more for snails because of the shortage and has determined that they can offer them in the venue that charges $35 a person but that they cannot offer them to everyone without having to cut something else. "Shortage" does not mean that the supply has dried up completely (unintentional pun). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted January 8, 2013 #25 Share Posted January 8, 2013 They are crawling in my yard. Should I call Carnival and offer them for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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