Island wannabe Posted July 27, 2020 #1 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Just booked Enchanted for 2022 and therefore only just found out that Vines have been removed 😢. We have always loved having a glass of wine, or two, pre-dinner of nice quality wines. We were on the Sky this year for 2 weeks and Vines was packed every night. I am hoping that another venue, perhaps Crooners(?) will expand their wine menu to help us who will miss Vines. Once the ships are sailing again and Enchantment is sailing i’ll eagerly be watching for reviews of the bars and lounges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tak8 Posted July 27, 2020 #2 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I also enjoy Vines. Do you know what is/has taken over that space? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island wannabe Posted July 27, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Tak8 said: I also enjoy Vines. Do you know what is/has taken over that space? 1 minute ago, Tak8 said: I also enjoy Vines. Do you know what is/has taken over that space? Salty Dog Gastropub 😒 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted July 27, 2020 #4 Share Posted July 27, 2020 we spent more time in Vines on the SKY, since there was no Crooner's - Take 5 just didn't do it for us Julius, Ajay and the others took very good care of us in Vines... as did Junela in Good Spirits and Bellini's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 27, 2020 #5 Share Posted July 27, 2020 We were also very disappointed in seeing the Salty Dog replace Vines on the Enchanted. Vines is our favorite hangout on the Ship! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island wannabe Posted July 27, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, voljeep said: we spent more time in Vines on the SKY, since there was no Crooner's - Take 5 just didn't do it for us Julius, Ajay and the others took very good care of us in Vines... as did Junela in Good Spirits and Bellini's i found Take 5 to be too dark and noisy when the Band was playing. Plus the 2nd week we were on it was taken over by a large group many of the nights and we could not go in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted July 27, 2020 #7 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Have to think that a "Vines" selection of wines will be available at another venue. Too much potential income to pass on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted July 29, 2020 #8 Share Posted July 29, 2020 This news is very sad. DH, DS, and BIL all love to hang here on sea days to drink wine and play cards. We will be on the Enchanted in September 2021... 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loge23 Posted July 29, 2020 #9 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Vines is also missing on the Discovery's deck plans. Pretty popular place as I recall - particularly the Vines on the Royal class ships that feature a full bar. Also the only place to get a good glass of wine on most ships. We used to beg the bartender for a Riedel glass to take to dinner with us on the promise we'd bring them back - which we always did. I've long wondered why you can't get a really good glass of wine in the MDR - I mean, isn't wine meant be enjoyed with food??! The Vines staff was often the best we'd encounter on ships - they'd really go out their way for you, like delivering said wines to the MDR for you sometimes! We often talk to the Vines staff about wines, some were quite knowledgeable and interested in learning more. On a couple of trips we brought back wines from winery tours to give to them - we'd be treated like royalty after that, totally unsolicited. Celebrity used to have a good wine bar and they converted it to beer-centric pub also. But Celebrity still has wine stewards in the MDR along with a great selection by-the-glass. Not sure I understand the reasoning behind eliminating Vines, but at this point I just wonder if we'll ever be back on board at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted July 30, 2020 #10 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I have been called a Wine Snob, due to my definite preference for a Riedel wine glass! But now, I have converted a few people and they get it! Vines will truly be missed- quite a blunder IMHO. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted July 30, 2020 #11 Share Posted July 30, 2020 57 minutes ago, nini said: I have been called a Wine Snob, due to my definite preference for a Riedel wine glass! But now, I have converted a few people and they get it! Vines will truly be missed- quite a blunder IMHO. We were amazed at the difference when we got our favorite wine "to go" to take to dinner. It was much better in the good glass. We are converts. (Of course we had to make numerous observations in the interest of fair testing. 😎) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted July 30, 2020 #12 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Thrak said: We were amazed at the difference when we got our favorite wine "to go" to take to dinner. It was much better in the good glass. We are converts. (Of course we had to make numerous observations in the interest of fair testing. 😎) I learned about this about 13 years ago when I worked in a FABULOUS Italian restaurant. The owner invited a wine rep to conduct a class with various types of wine and using first regular (like a Libby wine glass) and Riedel glasses. Wow! I was sold. Fortunately for me, I am a Queen of Garage Sales and can find them cheap for anywhere from .25 to $1.00 each. I have now converted my Aunt, sister, and brother-in-law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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