Royal Caribbean the McDonalds of cruise lines?

[John&LaLa]

2 minutes ago, sfaaa said:

The now discontiued McD pizza was awesome and way better than those you get at Cafe Promenade. Still craving for one. You could actually custom order your McD burger back in 1979 by filling out a grill order at the cashier counter. Many people just didn't know about it.

 

Was that the one with the dbl clamshell?  We only carried it a few months.  No shelf life.  Plus it took up to much room in the warmer.

 

I actually enjoyed Sorrento's pizza on Harmony last month.  Perfect 13 out of 14 nights.

[John&LaLa]

26 minutes ago, BNBR said:

 

By the way, the meat in the holding tray is certainly far better to an entire assembled sandwich in a holding tray for 20 minutes 🙂

 

You could always special order your burger. 😉  

Plus the cheese was always melted, not so much today.

Edited October 22, 2018 by John&LaLa

[voyager70]

Mc D's used to serve pizza?  I don't remember that.  Give me a Filet of Fish anyday though.  Make it 2 (they're small) ☺️

[George C]

NCL is only line I will not cruise on , thought they went downhill about 15years ago when they removed traditional dinning, rccl is currently my favorite line but things could change , love suite perks on celebrity and looking forward to msc yacht club.

[Pratique]

Now McD's brings the food out to my table. That's a new thing. Even the Windjammer doesn't do that.

[sfaaa]

1 minute ago, voyager70 said:

Mc D's used to serve pizza?  I don't remember that.  Give me a Filet of Fish anyday though.  Make it 2 (they're small) ☺️

Back in the 90's. It was very good and cheap. My go-to lunch item. McD Filet of Fish is made from real cod, not those cheapo tilapia you get in cruise ship MDR these days.

[voyager70]

13 minutes ago, sfaaa said:

Back in the 90's. It was very good and cheap. My go-to lunch item. McD Filet of Fish is made from real cod, not those cheapo tilapia you get in cruise ship MDR these days.

 

Maybe it was a regional thing?  I live in the Northeast and don't recall it but I could be mistaken.  As far as Tilapia - yuck.  My least favorite seafood!

 

[The Fun Researcher]

Sounds to me like someone trying to justify their purchasing decision (NCL), especially without ever sailing RCI. 

 

We have two sets of friends that have sailed both NCL and RCI multiple times.  One prefers NCL, and the other RCI.

 

However, calling RCI  the McDonald's of cruising is just silly, especially without putting it into context.  McDonald's is the #1 most valuable fast food brand.  Like others said, NCL must fall somewhere below that then.  😉

Dan

Edited October 22, 2018 by The Fun Researcher

[MrFunInTheSun]

1 hour ago, BNBR said:

 

She has never even sailed Royal and had such a strong opinion... Doh!

 

Thsts what I was thinking, op didn’t state out of her 22 cruises she ever cruised Royal Caribbean. To make such a comment is obserd. 

 

Kind of like those that diss Carnival but never been on one of their ships. 😀

[starrcards]

I've seen RCCL posters that have a "love/hate" relationship.  More than once I've seen a comment, I sailed ship X which I loved and my recent cruise on Ship Y was terrible.

[BNBR]

22 minutes ago, sfaaa said:

Back in the 90's. It was very good and cheap. My go-to lunch item. McD Filet of Fish is made from real cod, not those cheapo tilapia you get in cruise ship MDR these days.

 

It's Alaskan Pollock nowadays.  It's pretty amazing how high quality the fish is, caught, processed and flash frozen right on the ship.  

[DirtyDawg]

Why anyone cares or is hurt if a friend calls Royal the McD's of cruising is beyond me. So she likes NCL over Royal, what's the big deal? Everyone is different, and there is no right or wrong in her choice or a RCL's cruiser's choice.  

 

Now, if the friend in this case was a senior executive at Royal, then I'd  care.😊

Edited October 22, 2018 by DirtyDawg

[John&LaLa]

34 minutes ago, Pratique said:

Now McD's brings the food out to my table. That's a new thing. Even the Windjammer doesn't do that.

 

Sure they will.  Just ask for hot fries. Voila 

[John&LaLa]

9 minutes ago, BNBR said:

 

It's Alaskan Pollock nowadays.  It's pretty amazing how high quality the fish is, caught, processed and flash frozen right on the ship.  

 

Is that because they can dump there waste overboard in the open sea?

[Pratique]

6 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Sure they will.  Just ask for hot fries. Voila 

You're always the contrarian. Why?

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, Pratique said:

You're always the contrarian. Why?

 

That's how we learn.  😉

Were you aware that WJ staff will deliver hot fries to your table?

 

I guess we could all sit around an nod our heads in agreement. 

 

FWIW, same thing with pizza at Sorrento's.

 

You're welcome. 😁

 

BTW, I believe you corrected my grammar last week.  That's a CC rule violation in case you didn't know. 🍺

Edited October 22, 2018 by John&LaLa

[BillNY]

To the OP: I can understand why you felt hurt by your friend's comment. In comparing  RCL to McDonald's, she certainly wasn't inferring that NCL was Burger King to NCL's McDonald's ... it was obviously a jab at RCL, and, by association, a comment on your choice of cruise line. I don't understand why people need to do that; she could certainly have offered her opinion as to her choice of cruise line without putting any choice down. Similarly, people will say that Carnival or whatever cruise line is the "Wal-Mart" of cruise lines. Again, it says more about the person making the jab then it says about the person they are insulting.

My own two cents: we just recently sailed on both NCL and RCL, and they are much more similar than different. We had a great time on both ships, just as we have had on Cunard, on Carnival, on Viking, on American Queen Steamboat, on Princess...

Edited October 22, 2018 by BillNY

[mdwcruises]

Royal Caribbean, Norwegain, McDonald's, Walmart, all of them corporate America entities aiming to make profits off the masses and none of them a status symbol or deserving of unreciprocated loyalty. 

 

Your friend is tripping 

[Aquahound]

8 hours ago, Robo1098 said:

I was out with some friends this weekend. One of the women that has been on 22 cruises with NCL said that she thought that Royal Caribbean was the McDonalds of cruise lines. I have to say I was kind of hurt by this. Don't really agree with this either. I thought for the most part NCL was similar to slightly above RCI. Am I wrong on this?

 

I thought you were going to say 22 cruises with some premium or luxury line.  That would make more sense.  NCL?!  The Spirit Airlines of cruising?  Ha!  And she hasn't even been on RCI?  That lady is delusional.  

[oldguysandgalls]

Just tell your friend you don't care what he or she says about cruise line X Y Z and if they truly care...... tell him/her to pay for your next cruise (including airfare and gratuities) and spending money for the casino, specialty restaurants, shore excursions etc. Oh, and remind him or her you want a penthouse suite.

[KKB]

We have cruised DCL, RCCL, Princess & Celebrity.

Parents have cruised RCCL, Princess, Celebrity & NCL.

Our 23YO son has cruised DCL, RCCL, Princess, Celebrity & NCL.

Both my parents & our son say they are all more alike than different BUT NCL is a jump BELOW the other 4....but they would still cruise them again for the right price...

Thus why we have booked NCL for NYE 2019...the price was right!

[2genTeam]

7 hours ago, sfaaa said:

The now discontiued McD pizza was awesome and way better than those you get at Cafe Promenade. Still craving for one. You could actually custom order your McD burger back in 1979 by filling out a grill order at the cashier counter. Many people just didn't know about it.

I’m old enough to remember the McD pizzas - delicious. Afraid my grandson will eat only pizza on our Mariner cruise so it better be decent (fingers crossed) This will be our first cruise.

[Eslader]

19 hours ago, sfaaa said:

The now discontiued McD pizza was awesome and way better than those you get at Cafe Promenade. Still craving for one. You could actually custom order your McD burger back in 1979 by filling out a grill order at the cashier counter. Many people just didn't know about it.

 

You still could, at least in the 90's when I worked there in high school. No grill slips, but you just told us what you wanted us to do and we'd do it.

 

19 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Was that the one with the dbl clamshell?  We only carried it a few months.  No shelf life.  Plus it took up to much room in the warmer.

 

I actually enjoyed Sorrento's pizza on Harmony last month.  Perfect 13 out of 14 nights.

 

That was the McDLT. Famously advertised by Jason Alexander before he was cast in Seinfeld and stopped having to take bad gigs. 😉

 

 

[grest]

I've been on many brands:  Carnival, Holland America, Celebrity, NCL, Royal Caribbbean, Costa....haven''t been on a ship I didn't like.  People have personal preferences, and that's fine.  No need to insult, though, if that's indeed what the person was trying to do.

[Robo1098]

It wasn't that she compared it to McDonalds. It just seems to me when you compare anything to a fast food place it can't be good. Funny thing was the conversation was actually to invite my friend and her on a cruise we have booked on Symphony in April 2019. When she came out with the McDonalds statement I was kind of thrown off. I'm hoping she was just naïve.