lenquixote66 Posted October 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I have yet to see this on a cruise ship menu .Has anyone ever found it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CntPAcruiser Posted October 19, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Royal Caribbean has it as an appetizer on one of the main dining room dinner menus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted October 20, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I manage a small upscale ship that personalizes nearly everything for our Guests. Everything is customized to individual tastes. We receive many unusual food requests, and manage to deliver on them every time. Nobody has ever requested coconut shrimp. We would produce it if they did request it. It is a very simple dish to prepare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted October 20, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I'm sure I've eaten this once, many years back. I think it was a seafood buffet restaurant that we went to in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted October 31, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Interesting thread as we do not recall ever seeing coconut shrimp on any cruise. We live in Puerto Vallarta for part of the year where that dish is a popular local staple and on the menu of many restaurants. Lots of debate in PV about which restaurant has the best coconut shrimp :). I think an issue for the main stream (mass market) cruise lines is that coconut shrimp is generally made with large-jumbo shrimp, which is a product avoided by most cruise lines because of the cost. On the luxury lines they must view the item as too basic to put on the menu. But it is also the kind of thing anyone could request on a luxury line (they generally want a day's notice) and would be easily accommodated. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted October 31, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted October 31, 2023 A restaurant in the town I reside in featured Coconut Shrimp and frankly it was the best I ever ate.The restaurant went out of business in 2016 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CntPAcruiser Posted November 6, 2023 #7 Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 10/31/2023 at 10:47 AM, Hlitner said: Interesting thread as we do not recall ever seeing coconut shrimp on any cruise. We live in Puerto Vallarta for part of the year where that dish is a popular local staple and on the menu of many restaurants. Lots of debate in PV about which restaurant has the best coconut shrimp :). I think an issue for the main stream (mass market) cruise lines is that coconut shrimp is generally made with large-jumbo shrimp, which is a product avoided by most cruise lines because of the cost. On the luxury lines they must view the item as too basic to put on the menu. But it is also the kind of thing anyone could request on a luxury line (they generally want a day's notice) and would be easily accommodated. Hank We just got off Vision of the Seas, where coconut shrimp was an appetizer on one of the MDR evening menus. It was served with sweet chili sauce and a slaw that had some sweetness and a little kick. Some of us got five smaller coconut shrimp, and others got slightly larger ones but only four. They were definitely not large or jumbo shrimp, and while the flavor was decent and the coating had a bit of crunch left, they were not hot enough. That was a problem with many dishes at dinner, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted November 6, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Vision of the Seas - another Walmart of the Seas ship. Not surprising they would feature a plebeian dish like that. And no surprise there were problems with many dishes at dinner. If you set your standards low enough, anything can seem like paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted November 6, 2023 #9 Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 hours ago, BruceMuzz said: If you set your standards low enough, anything can seem like paradise. I'm going to steal this quote for use on a particular Tripadvisor forum I follow. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted November 6, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted November 6, 2023 6 hours ago, BruceMuzz said: Vision of the Seas - another Walmart of the Seas ship. Not surprising they would feature a plebeian dish like that. And no surprise there were problems with many dishes at dinner. If you set your standards low enough, anything can seem like paradise. Many references to Walmart.I have yet to enter one.Am I missing anything ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted November 6, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Cheap polo shirts. I have several from a 2016 trip to the States which are still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted November 6, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 6, 2023 6 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: Many references to Walmart.I have yet to enter one.Am I missing anything ? Walmart is the 16th largest company in the world, with annual revenues of over $400 Billlion. Over 70% of its merchandise is made in China. Their business plan is simple: “sell it cheap and sell a lot of it”. This marketing scheme is remarkably similar to the American-based Mass Market cruise lines. It is no surprise that the same demographics are attracted to Walmart and to Mass Market cruising. If you Google “peopleofWalmart”, you can get a great idea of who these people are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted November 7, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted November 7, 2023 1 hour ago, BruceMuzz said: Walmart is the 16th largest company in the world, with annual revenues of over $400 Billlion. Over 70% of its merchandise is made in China. Their business plan is simple: “sell it cheap and sell a lot of it”. This marketing scheme is remarkably similar to the American-based Mass Market cruise lines. It is no surprise that the same demographics are attracted to Walmart and to Mass Market cruising. If you Google “peopleofWalmart”, you can get a great idea of who these people are. Many stores sell merchandise made in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMuzz Posted November 7, 2023 #14 Share Posted November 7, 2023 4 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: Many stores sell merchandise made in China. Many stores in America do sell things made in China. In 2023, Walmart in America sold over $300 Billion worth of China made goods to the American public - and then sent all that money back to China. The Chinese Government is eternally grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted November 7, 2023 #15 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Between 1999 and 2021, Walmart owned ASDA, the UK's third largest supermarket chain. It still retains equity in the company and a seat on the board (according to Wikipedia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted November 7, 2023 Author #16 Share Posted November 7, 2023 11 hours ago, BruceMuzz said: Many stores in America do sell things made in China. In 2023, Walmart in America sold over $300 Billion worth of China made goods to the American public - and then sent all that money back to China. The Chinese Government is eternally grateful. My wife and I endeavor to not buy anything made in China . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted November 8, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 10/20/2023 at 7:41 AM, BruceMuzz said: I manage a small upscale ship that personalizes nearly everything for our Guests. Everything is customized to individual tastes. We receive many unusual food requests, and manage to deliver on them every time. Nobody has ever requested coconut shrimp. We would produce it if they did request it. It is a very simple dish to prepare. Like every other dish coconut shrimp is very good if prepared properly. It is currently offered as an appetizer at our favorite go-to restaurant. Coconut shrimp was always available every evening onboard RCI in the Concierge Lounge way back when they had a Concierge Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SUESEABE Posted December 12, 2023 #18 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Does anyone have a recipe for good coconut shrimp that I can make at home? Y' all made me hungry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khist Posted December 13, 2023 #19 Share Posted December 13, 2023 I think in some cruise ship you can personalize you menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted December 16, 2023 #20 Share Posted December 16, 2023 On 12/11/2023 at 11:25 PM, SUESEABE said: Does anyone have a recipe for good coconut shrimp that I can make at home? Y' all made me hungry! Just Google it! Coconut shrimp is easy to make… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffneck Posted December 22, 2023 #21 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Todays MDR menu on a NCL Breakaway live thread shows Coconut Shrimp as an appetizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenquixote66 Posted December 23, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted December 23, 2023 16 hours ago, ruffneck said: Todays MDR menu on a NCL Breakaway live thread shows Coconut Shrimp as an appetizer Wow,they never had it when I was on that ship.Perhaps someone is reading CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffneck Posted December 23, 2023 #23 Share Posted December 23, 2023 3 hours ago, lenquixote66 said: Wow,they never had it when I was on that ship.Perhaps someone is reading CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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