Escargot shortage

[Breezy72]

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."

[yakdaddy42]

No loss in my book.

[navybaby1113]

I've been wanting to try them, so I'll be glad to see them back before we sail.

[onthehighseas606]

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:

[willow028]

But when they bring them back... will there or won't there be a 15 snail per day per person limit?!?!?! :rolleyes:

[birdistasty]

I'm gonna guess the shortage has been happening for a while, as we didn't have them on our Dec. 2nd sailing :(

[mamawsnest]

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.

[mactrio]

My son ate them Sat night in the Sun King Steak Restuarant on the Freedom

[Tasha4199]

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! ;)

[cruzqueen518]

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

[BeautifulPlumage]

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.

[hockeyluver]

We missed out on them on our last cruise due to a shortage, I sure hope they have them for our B2B in Feb!!!

[klgreen803]

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.

[Frank12]

OK, that made me laugh out loud for real.

Me also!:D

[Tbay-eh]

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.

[DarthGrady]

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

[ib4cruzn]

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...

[birdistasty]

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:

[English Tim]

They are very slow movers, so it could be a while before they arrive;)

[Starlight Durban Cruising]

Well, I'm SOOO sorry for having 2 servings on my last cruise. :D

[sparks1093]

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:

[kingoftheicedragons]

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.

[bbiggar]

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:

[sparks1093]

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).

[golfadj]

They are crawling in my yard. Should I call Carnival and offer them for sale?