leos037 Posted January 21, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Just got off the ship, Fantastica package 5:30 Ipanema MDR. Apparently if you not eating in specialty restaurant or Yaht club you cant get butter. What they have on the table is gag margarine and some other veg butter substitute. We asked and were told that they don't have any. My 7 year old who love butter was disappointed. I thought it was isolated but then encountered a passenger at guest services trowing a fit that he had to go and buy butter on one of the islands to bring on board :D ...I also found not having a bread basket on the table at MDR and no water pitcher to be mildly annoying, since water was never refilled and it took them a while to go around offering bread and they did it once. An issue if you have hungry kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicfairy Posted January 21, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 21, 2018 This is going to be upsetting. We are bread and butter people. We have it with almost every dinner at home. My husband won't eat margarine it has to be butter. Sent from my SM-J700T1 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpagejr Posted January 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Ahhhh....The European experience!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted January 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Ahhhh....The European experience!!They keep this up in Miami and they can move their European experience back across the Atlantic where it came from. No bread, butter, coffee, pitchers of water in the MDR ..... This will go down like the Titanic eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacationdreamer<>< Posted January 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Europeans prefer margarine? Really? I’m getting so nervous about what our food allergy experience is going to be. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted January 21, 2018 #6 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I think when I'm on the Seaside in a couple months I'm going to grab a seat by customer service with a few beers. Listening in on all the irate people at customer service might be the best entertainment on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer2010 Posted January 21, 2018 #7 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I think when I'm on the Seaside in a couple months I'm going to grab a seat by customer service with a few beers. Listening in on all the irate people at customer service might be the best entertainment on the ship. Don't forget to grab a plate of cheese to go with the whine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpagejr Posted January 21, 2018 #8 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Don't forget to grab a plate of cheese to go with the whine. LOL...very clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mpls35 Posted January 21, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I think when I'm on the Seaside in a couple months I'm going to grab a seat by customer service with a few beers. Listening in on all the irate people at customer service might be the best entertainment on the ship. Exactly. FWIW- I heard someone complaining about this this week. It is the “nonno” butter that ppl were skeptical of. In the buffet the staff assured an irate man who was insistent it was margarine in disguise that it was in fact unsalted butter- something not popular in Italy. We ate both without noticing the difference! For goodness sakes people get a grip! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssmea03 Posted January 21, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 21, 2018 LOL...very clever But none of that nasty foreign cheese, make sure it's individually wrapped kraft slices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted January 21, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I also found not having a bread basket on the table at MDR and no water pitcher to be mildly annoying, since water was never refilled and it took them a while to go around offering bread and they did it once. An issue if you have hungry kids Are you saying there is no pitcher on the table or the servers didn't have them to refill glasses? I've never seen water pitchers on the table on a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leos037 Posted January 21, 2018 Author #12 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Exactly. FWIW- I heard someone complaining about this this week. It is the “nonno” butter that ppl were skeptical of. In the buffet the staff assured an irate man who was insistent it was margarine in disguise that it was in fact unsalted butter- something not popular in Italy. We ate both without noticing the difference! For goodness sakes people get a grip! The irrate man was right - if you look at the ingredients on that package first one is "grasa vegetal hidrogenada" - "hydrogenated vegetable grease" it says " ideal for baking and pastry butter. It has a characteristic taste of a dairy farm butter" it does not its this stuff http://www.cremeria-americana.com.mx/html/nonna.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacationdreamer<>< Posted January 21, 2018 #13 Share Posted January 21, 2018 My family and I were just cracking up. I read them posts from this and the other thread from today. “No butter?” “No coffee?” “Smells like a sewer?” “What kind of trip is this?” [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted January 21, 2018 #14 Share Posted January 21, 2018 The irrate man was right - if you look at the ingredients on that package first one is "grasa vegetal hidrogenada" - "hydrogenated vegetable grease" it says " ideal for baking and pastry butter. It has a characteristic taste of a dairy farm butter" it does not its this stuff http://www.cremeria-americana.com.mx/html/nonna.html Interesting. Did they have olive oil on the table for dipping? That's the European thing to do. Funny how the bread is hard to get, given that they make a big deal about it on the menu. Of course, they make a big deal about the 20 hour buffet on their website, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mpls35 Posted January 21, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Interesting. Did they have olive oil on the table for dipping? That's the European thing to do. Funny how the bread is hard to get, given that they make a big deal about it on the menu. Of course, they make a big deal about the 20 hour buffet on their website, too. Only on Italian night! Even though one other time they put out the little olive oil plates. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall-Cruiser Posted January 21, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Leo - Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience at dinner on Seaside. We also had dinner in the Ipanema Restaurant. We had a table for six, and some days if I recall right, had two types of butter. The bread was served early before appetizer and they came back around a second time. Water glass were filled up when we first sat and they left two water bottles on our table (not sure if it was because we had a beverage package). I will try and add pictures here. Closeup Bottle water on table and a thing of different butter on the side (I think it’s butter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted January 21, 2018 #17 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Leo - Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience at dinner on Seaside. We also had dinner in the Ipanema Restaurant. We had a table for six, and some days if I recall right, had two types of butter. The bread was served early before appetizer and they came back around a second time. Water glass were filled up when we first sat and they left two water bottles on our table (not sure if it was because we had a beverage package). I will try and add pictures here. Closeup Bottle water on table and a thing of different butter on the side (I think it’s butter) This is spreadable unsalted butter it’s actually my favourite and I buy it all the time. It has added olive or rapeseed oil to make it spreadable. The non spreadable one is pure butter. I think it is one of the best selling brands here in the U.K.. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fostelo Posted January 21, 2018 #18 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Love lurpak [emoji177][emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manime Posted January 21, 2018 #19 Share Posted January 21, 2018 What’s next, we can’t get brickbog orange juice that we usually get in daysville supermarket, they serve a different kind in the MDR. Sorry but I’m struggling here with some of the things that are ‘complaints’ life’s too short , enjoy your holidays folks it’s what we work hard for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navis navis Posted January 21, 2018 #20 Share Posted January 21, 2018 This European doesn't prefer margarine..... Haha Sent from my FDR-A01w using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler3 Posted January 21, 2018 #21 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I agree with you tallnthensome [emoji3] im there in july..i might bring some butter on board and do a butter package..keep a seat for me [emoji51][emoji51][emoji481][emoji481][emoji481].. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryincork Posted January 21, 2018 #22 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Europeans don't prefer margarine. I've never heard of such a thing. Lurpak is a popular brand in Europe, it's probably because it's unsalted that it tastes different than salted butter. Sent from my SM-N910F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneman56 Posted January 21, 2018 #23 Share Posted January 21, 2018 What a load of tripe, “Europeans prefer marg”. I think you’ll find that it’s an American thing that came over here. In the UK we prefer natural ingredients, unhomoginised milk with a thick layer of cream floating on the top. And Lurpak is one of the most expensive butters you can buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler3 Posted January 21, 2018 #24 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I cant believe this topic is being discussed..its so trivial...BUTTER..cop on please.. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nikkiw60 Posted January 21, 2018 #25 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I cant believe this topic is being discussed..its so trivial...BUTTER..cop on please.. Sent from my iPhone using Forums “I can’t believe it’s not butter......” Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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