rpmljm Posted July 23, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Does anyone know what the soft serve "ice cream" really is? Is it ice milk, frozen yogurt, or something else? It doesn't taste creamy like real ice cream. Many people love it. I'm always disappointed in it when I try it. It's been 3 years since we cruised, has it changed at all? Thanks, just curious. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalAlbino Posted July 23, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Great question Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florings Posted July 23, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Don't know what it is....except YUMMY! I especially like the strawberry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzincindy1977 Posted July 23, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Who cares it's good lol Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted July 23, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) It's soft serve. Either ice cream or yogurt. Haven't had any soft serve ice cream that tastes like scooped. Not Carvel. Not Fosters. Not Dairy Queen. It is a premade mix. Every once in a while I'll see them pour from the cartons into the machines. In some allergy threads there are pix of the ingredients. Edited July 23, 2014 by SadieN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted July 23, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I also do not eat it. If I am going to eat the calories contained in ice cream, it will be Ben and Jerry's or Haagen Daas, not soft serve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpmljm Posted July 23, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted July 23, 2014 It's soft serve. Either ice cream or yogurt. Haven't had any soft serve ice cream that tastes like scooped. Not Carvel. Not Fosters. Not Dairy Queen. It is a premade mix. Every once in a while I'll see them pour from the cartons into the machines. In some allergy threads there are pix of the ingredients. I agree that soft ice cream and scooped ice cream are not the same, but soft ice cream that I am used to getting here at home is creamier and not so icy. I just don't care for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxkai Posted July 23, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 23, 2014 my daughter, who craves soft serve daily , does not eat it on CCL she also says its icy like not smooth and creamy , i however eat hers and mine lol she does try it every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disconnections Posted July 23, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) There are two machines, one marked ice cream and the other marked frozen yogurt. As to what it really is... it is a liquid poured from a bag into the machine which ends up becoming frozen before dispersed. This liquid comes from Sysco, Carnival's food supplier. Edited July 23, 2014 by Disconnections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_cruiser Posted July 23, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I'm not sure of the soft serve ice cream but here is what we saw them putting into the yogurt part of the soft serve ice cream machines on the Elations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snc_cam Posted July 23, 2014 #11 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I love the soft serve ice cream and make sure I know where the machines are on the first day. Usually two in the buffet area near the main pool and one on the back deck. I am usually there 2-3 times a day with a bowl... why waste a good cone :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winddawn Posted July 23, 2014 #12 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Does anyone know what the soft serve "ice cream" really is? Is it ice milk, frozen yogurt, or something else? It doesn't taste creamy like real ice cream.Many people love it. I'm always disappointed in it when I try it. It's been 3 years since we cruised, has it changed at all? Thanks, just curious. :o I Googled it and came up with this article: http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=680377 Not very appetizing to taste so good. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleChell Posted July 23, 2014 #13 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I don't eat it either. I think its nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvetwater Posted July 23, 2014 #14 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The chocolate and vanilla are horrible (I dont like chocolate ice cream anyway) The strawberry is quite nice though as is the frozen yoghurt. I also hate the cones, the taste stale so I have mine in a bowl. Most soft serve ice creams are a whole lot of air...quite literally. Lets not forget the sugar, fat, stabilisers, emulsifiers, e numbers and thickeners that are used too....however I would like to point out not all these things are bad for you. The soft serve is actually better for you than the ice cream in the MDR because the air gives it less calories but you feel like you are eating more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMac125 Posted July 23, 2014 #15 Share Posted July 23, 2014 That's how the frozen yogurt is when I get it. The soft serve ice cream I've noticed is usually only that way if it's just been refilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNUZULOOSE Posted July 23, 2014 #16 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I am very picky when it comes to soft serve. It is icy. We went on our first princess cruise and had their soft serve. Not that was yummy, so smooth and not icy. Have no idea what they use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady_cruiser Posted July 23, 2014 #17 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I have to admit that I am not an ice cream eater; I like it, it doesn't like me. But on another cruise, I won't tell you its Royal Caribbean, they have the hard serve kind in the Windjammer every night, served to you by one of their staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarmat1 Posted July 23, 2014 #18 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Related question - when we were on Ecstasy last summer, the soft serve machines were beyond slow to dispense. By the time you filled a bowl, you had literally earned it waiting. Is this true on all ships or did we just have crappy machines on Ecstasy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted July 23, 2014 #19 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I love ice cream and the soft serve is not good ice cream. Not even close. I do like it with root beer. Makes a good float. If it was GOOD ice cream I'm afraid I'd gain 20 pounds in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The4Cruisers Posted July 23, 2014 #20 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The soft serve on the ship is pretty bad. It's basically like Dairy Queen than anything you'd get at a real ice cream place like Carvel. I won't touch the stuff on the ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozebabe Posted July 23, 2014 #21 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I think ice milk is probably more correct than ice cream. Which ever it is we like it. We like the choc/vanilla swirled. Don't get me wrong, its NOT the french pot style ice cream from Graeters in Cincinnati that we are used to. But it'll do in a pinch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powriv Posted July 23, 2014 #22 Share Posted July 23, 2014 NCL has soft and hard ice cream available in or near the buffet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpmljm Posted July 23, 2014 Author #23 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The soft serve on the ship is pretty bad. It's basically like Dairy Queen than anything you'd get at a real ice cream place like Carvel. I won't touch the stuff on the ships. IMO...it's much worse than Dairy Queen. I won't waste the calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImaginationCruiseBride Posted July 23, 2014 #24 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Or you could put it in a cup and go out to the Lido deck and add milk to it, and make yourself a milkshake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosiegirl Posted July 23, 2014 #25 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Does anyone know what the soft serve "ice cream" really is? Is it ice milk, frozen yogurt, or something else? It doesn't taste creamy like real ice cream.Many people love it. I'm always disappointed in it when I try it. It's been 3 years since we cruised, has it changed at all? Thanks, just curious. :o in my honest opinion.. its like frozen 2% milk(with sugar) .. pressed out of a machine in a fancy swirl pattern to most resemble ice cream.. Thats the best I can describe it. Tastes NOTHING like true true ice cream.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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