tripkat Posted November 5, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I just read a review for the Constellation and the reviewer said that they learned from a kitchen tour that meat, fish, and poultry are brought on frozen and kept for up to 4 months before being thawed and cooked. Could this be true? I don't expect a premier line to use frozen food products but am I just being naive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdiamond Posted November 6, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mferranti Posted November 6, 2013 #3 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Should the chef shop at a farmers' market every morning instead? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 6, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yes, They also have massive fridges (big enough to drive fork lifts around) to keep all the food refridgerated at a very constant temperature which helps preserve the food as well.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warmwinds Posted November 6, 2013 #5 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I would hope so! I would not want to be on day 7 or 10 or 14 with the meat/poultry that may have been brought on board fresh on day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie5 Posted November 6, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I do not believe what you were told on the tour. I am fairly certain they have a lower deck filled largely with chicken coups. I once made the mistake of entering a crew-only door when I was heading for a lower deck and saw the chicken feathers blowing in the air. I have also heard very late at night what I believe is moo-ing coming from somewhere deep in the hold, so they almost certainly have cattle aboard. I don't know about the fish, but it would be easy enough to lay nets behind the ship, also probably late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warmwinds Posted November 6, 2013 #7 Share Posted November 6, 2013 You didn't mention the greenhouse where they grow the vegetables! Or the orchard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishycomics Posted November 6, 2013 #8 Share Posted November 6, 2013 meats thaw for three days, from frozen to ready to cook. fish is kept live, below the glass doors of the hull.:D Fruits and veggies are fresh and if they run out they are brought aboard every port, they visit. so when you waste food it gets cooked and tossed to the sea, while other stuff saved till its ready to leave the ship. take the kitchen tour, its very interesting, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripkat Posted November 6, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Ok everyone, I hear you all...lol. I guess I'd feel better if everything was brought on fresh and then frozen as needed....maybe that's what I meant. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miched Posted November 6, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Doesn't the slugs that they call escargot come from the lawn? 🎅🎄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukesailor Posted November 6, 2013 #11 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Doesn't the slugs that they call escargot come from the lawn? 🎅🎄 The snails used for escargot are raised free-range on a ranch in the Midwest. A couple of times a year the fully-grown ones are rounded up and herded to market. This takes a looooooooooooooong time. Or course, there's always the dangers of snail rustling or, if spooked by a whiff of garlic, a snail stampede. Not a pretty sight. They can run as far as a hundred feet in a week, leaving slime trails everywhere. Terrible slip hazard. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richstowe Posted November 6, 2013 #12 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I'm not even gonna ask how they get the frogs legs.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 6, 2013 #13 Share Posted November 6, 2013 the snails used for escargot are raised free-range on a ranch in the midwest. A couple of times a year the fully-grown ones are rounded up and herded to market. This takes a looooooooooooooong time. Or course, there's always the dangers of snail rustling or, if spooked by a whiff of garlic, a snail stampede. Not a pretty sight. They can run as far as a hundred feet in a week, leaving slime trails everywhere. Terrible slip hazard. Art lmao, :d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey & Sophie Posted November 6, 2013 #14 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I'm not even gonna ask how they get the frogs legs.:p Please...ask. I want to hear the answer to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted November 6, 2013 #15 Share Posted November 6, 2013 OP, even the luxury lines use frozen supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Texed Posted November 6, 2013 #16 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Ok everyone, I hear you all...lol. Hey, you took the kidding really well. I bet you would be a nice person to cruise with. Happy sailing. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted November 6, 2013 #17 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Most of the cruise lines that I have done the tour on say that they bring on food at the beginning for that cruise then haul any left off at the end. Each cruise has just the food onboard for that one, that way they know it is "fresh". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted November 6, 2013 #18 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I would hope so! I would not want to be on day 7 or 10 or 14 with the meat/poultry that may have been brought on board fresh on day 1. :D How True! LuLu ~~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobiemom Posted November 6, 2013 #19 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I do not believe what you were told on the tour. I am fairly certain they have a lower deck filled largely with chicken coups. I once made the mistake of entering a crew-only door when I was heading for a lower deck and saw the chicken feathers blowing in the air. I have also heard very late at night what I believe is moo-ing coming from somewhere deep in the hold, so they almost certainly have cattle aboard. I don't know about the fish, but it would be easy enough to lay nets behind the ship, also probably late at night. I thought this was too funny, and then I read this: The snails used for escargot are raised free-range on a ranch in the Midwest. A couple of times a year the fully-grown ones are rounded up and herded to market. This takes a looooooooooooooong time. Or course, there's always the dangers of snail rustling or, if spooked by a whiff of garlic, a snail stampede. Not a pretty sight. They can run as far as a hundred feet in a week, leaving slime trails everywhere. Terrible slip hazard. Art There are some very creative people on this forum! :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulamoon Posted November 6, 2013 #20 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I always wondered when the lawn would be turned Into a greenhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallie5446 Posted November 6, 2013 #21 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I just read a review for the Constellation and the reviewer said that they learned from a kitchen tour that meat, fish, and poultry are brought on frozen and kept for up to 4 months before being thawed and cooked. Could this be true? I don't expect a premier line to use frozen food products but am I just being naive? Yup, just like at the grocery at home, no other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripkat Posted November 6, 2013 Author #22 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks Texed....it's obvious I didn't think this whole thing through before I posted :) Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 6, 2013 #23 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hey, you took the kidding really well. I bet you would be a nice person to cruise with. Happy sailing. :) At least we know the waffles are always fresh.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 6, 2013 #24 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thanks Texed....it's obvious I didn't think this whole thing through before I posted :) Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Don't worry about it, I thought some of the answers were very amusing without being insulting.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripkat Posted November 6, 2013 Author #25 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yes...that's how I took it...some lighthearted fun. Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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