stpointer Posted August 25, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I have booked a cruise to Bermuda next July on the Insignia. With 5 days in port, what can I expect of the restaurants. Will they have limited openings? Will lunch be available in the GDR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 25, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2019 You are not exactly 5 days I cannot recall if the GDR was open on the full days in port we were ashore the first full day & ate in town Maybe those recent cruisers will comment further on the GDR The Specialties were business as usual along with the Waves & the Terrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChappChapp Posted August 26, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Just off this cruise and all the restaurants operated as usual. Love going into the GDR for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted August 26, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, ChappChapp said: Just off this cruise and all the restaurants operated as usual. Love going into the GDR for breakfast. What about for lunch, was the GDR open every day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkaufman Posted August 26, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 26, 2019 GDR was not open for lunch when the ship was docked in St. George or Hamilton. This was the 8/11-8/-18 cruise I will scan the currents, and attach. (as soon as I find them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChappChapp Posted August 26, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 26, 2019 We were on 8/18 to 8/25 . The GDR was definitely open for lunch both at sea and docked. We do like like the feeding frenzy of Terrace and prefer the quiet and service of the GDR. Ate their most of the time except for specialties and a few times in Terrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkaufman Posted August 26, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 26, 2019 GRD lunch hours by day: Day-1: Embarkation closed Day-2: Sea day- open 12:00-1:30 Day-3: Sea day, arrival to St. George- Open 12:00-1:00 Day-4: St. George's- Closed Day-5: Hamilton- Closed Day-6: Leaving Hamilton - Open 12:00-1:00 Day-7: Sea day- open 12:00-1:30 img20190826_11221450.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpointer Posted August 26, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Thank you all for your responses!!! I look forward to reviewing the Currents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpointer Posted August 26, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Thank you Don Kaufman!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted August 26, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) I was on last week and did not notice if the GDR was open since we ate lunch in Bermuda the fully docked day in both St. George’s and Hamilton. Would have been a waste of port time for us those two days to return to the ship for lunch. Edited August 26, 2019 by Charles4515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted August 28, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) On 8/26/2019 at 10:46 AM, ORV said: What about for lunch, was the GDR open every day? For port days, occasionally yes...usually no. It was listed in the Currents the night before. Edited August 28, 2019 by Go-Bucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted August 28, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 4:18 PM, Charles4515 said: I was on last week and did not notice if the GDR was open since we ate lunch in Bermuda the fully docked day in both St. George’s and Hamilton. Would have been a waste of port time for us those two days to return to the ship for lunch. I love Flanagan's Pub in Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted August 28, 2019 #13 Share Posted August 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Go-Bucks! said: I love Flanagan's Pub in Hamilton. Last week went to Flanagan’s after coming back from Horseshoe in late afternoon and had a draft beer on Thursday. On Friday had a Dark and Stormy there before our departure early Friday afternoon. We really like the staff there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted August 29, 2019 #14 Share Posted August 29, 2019 20 hours ago, Charles4515 said: Last week went to Flanagan’s after coming back from Horseshoe in late afternoon and had a draft beer on Thursday. On Friday had a Dark and Stormy there before our departure early Friday afternoon. We really like the staff there. Was just there August 8...fantastic lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB_NJ Posted September 4, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Went this past August to Bermuda on Insignia. Look for the flying fish while you are close to Bermuda. While I liked the GDR we personally did more meals in the buffet. Nice selection (one of the best buffets afloat) and the GDR was really, really slow. While in Bermuda we never did lunch on the ship except for the day we arrived in St. George's. We arrived around lunch time. FYI, while we really enjoyed the trip a couple of things you should be aware of: - Really hot and humid in Bermuda in July/August. - While I though the food was very good on Insignia, like most cruise lines, over salts the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 4, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, LB_NJ said: - While I though the food was very good on Insignia, like most cruise lines, over salts the food. I think that depends on who is in the kitchen not the cruise line itself The past few cruises I have not had the issue of swelling up like I have done in the past on Oceania JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted September 4, 2019 #17 Share Posted September 4, 2019 I have high B/P and have always taken it easy with salt, even before my diagnosis. My mother always objected to people salting their food before tasting it and I learned from her! (I never learned all that much from Mom but THIS I did learn.) If a recipe calls for salt I will use some but usually less than the recipe calls for. If necessary you can salt the food if you want when it is served. That being said, I've never found the food on O to be oversalted ... or on any other line we have been on. Maybe I wasn't paying attention but it has never been a problem for us. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB_NJ Posted September 4, 2019 #18 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Not every dish was over salted. However it happened enough times that I noticed. The only time it really annoyed me was when they served DOVER SOLE A LA MEUNIERE. I happen to love that dish, and they did a nice presentation of deboning it at the table, however it was overwhelmed by salt. Other times I would just try something else. I am wondering if anybody noticed the GDR on Insignia being extra noisy. It might have just been an off night where the large table next to us was extra loud or I was wondering if they put too many hard surfaces in the room so that it reflects too much sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 4, 2019 #19 Share Posted September 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, LB_NJ said: Not every dish was over salted. However it happened enough times that I noticed. The only time it really annoyed me was when they served DOVER SOLE A LA MEUNIERE. I happen to love that dish, and they did a nice presentation of deboning it at the table, however it was overwhelmed by salt. Other times I would just try something else. 😘 Next time just tell the waiter NO extra salt or NO SALT .. I thought hey had cut back on oversalting I used to get the special diet ..with menus delivered the day before to choose dishes but decided to try just winging it & in the past few years the food seemed fine Do you mean it is more noisy than before the refurb? It used to be bad in the middle section before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB_NJ Posted September 4, 2019 #20 Share Posted September 4, 2019 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: Next time just tell the waiter NO extra salt or NO SALT .. I thought hey had cut back on oversalting I used to get the special diet ..with menus delivered the day before to choose dishes but decided to try just winging it & in the past few years the food seemed fine Do you mean it is more noisy than before the refurb? It used to be bad in the middle section before I did try saying no extra salt a few times however it did not seem to make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 4, 2019 #21 Share Posted September 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, LB_NJ said: I did try saying no extra salt a few times however it did not seem to make a difference. That is too bad Back in 2010 I had serious issues with the over salting The next few cruises I had my TA put in the "special diet" request as I did not want to repeat that issue It is odd but they only give you menus for Dinner though I just stuck to salads & things I knew would not have salt I know some dishes need salt but they could use it sparingly & let people that want more add it at the table You would think with the demographics O has onboard using less salt would be a priority JMO Off my rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredalyn Posted September 4, 2019 #22 Share Posted September 4, 2019 9 hours ago, LB_NJ said: Not every dish was over salted. However it happened enough times that I noticed. The only time it really annoyed me was when they served DOVER SOLE A LA MEUNIERE. I happen to love that dish, and they did a nice presentation of deboning it at the table, however it was overwhelmed by salt. Other times I would just try something else. I am wondering if anybody noticed the GDR on Insignia being extra noisy. It might have just been an off night where the large table next to us was extra loud or I was wondering if they put too many hard surfaces in the room so that it reflects too much sound. The noise may have been due to the particular crowd? That was the first leg of our B2B (Repeat lol). On the last evening in Toscana, it was particularly loud. We have not ecountered that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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