puzzums Posted November 26, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Do the main dining rooms ever have crab or lobster on the menu? Especially on Alaskan cruises? My two travel companions would love such a meal. Going to one of the specialty restaurants is, of course, an option. I, however, am allergic to fish/shellfish so was hoping the main dining room will have crab and lobster available for my companions, while I enjoy something else from the menu. I am assuming the specialty seafood restaurants would not have any non-seafood choices on their menus. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare karatemom2 Posted November 26, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Lobster is generally on the menu once in the MDR, usually on a formal night. We have not seen crab legs recently even in our AK cruises - usually the only crab is maybe a crab cake option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDawg79 Posted November 26, 2023 #3 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Lobster - Yes Crab - No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonlady6390 Posted November 26, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 26, 2023 There is the crab shack a pop up dining in a section of the buffet I'm not sure which ships have it but I'm pretty sure it is on the Alaska cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azddave Posted November 27, 2023 #5 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Please don't look for anything substantial as far as lobster goes in the MDR. On a recently completed cruise on the Discovery, lobster tails were served on the last 'formal' night in the MDR. The were of the 3 oz. to 4 oz. variety. While they tasted ok, the offering was underwhelming. You should have a greater selection in a specialty restaurant. I don't have direct knowledge, but I would assume that non-seafood dishes would also be available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Over from NZ Posted November 27, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, azddave said: Please don't look for anything substantial as far as lobster goes in the MDR. On a recently completed cruise on the Discovery, lobster tails were served on the last 'formal' night in the MDR. The were of the 3 oz. to 4 oz. variety. While they tasted ok, the offering was underwhelming. You should have a greater selection in a specialty restaurant. I don't have direct knowledge, but I would assume that non-seafood dishes would also be available. Exactly. Underwhelming very much sums it up. Forget the specialty restaurants.. splurge on a nice restaurant on one of the shore excursions. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCX22 Posted November 27, 2023 #7 Share Posted November 27, 2023 If the origin of the crab matters to you, the Alaska king crab season has been cancelled for the past 3 years due to low crab population. What's being served worldwide right know is from South America, even at the the crab shacks in Alaskan ports. The legs are skinnier and smaller. Better off going to a wholesale club, buying frozen crab there, and re-heating it yourself. You'll save a ton of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yehootu Posted November 27, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 27, 2023 When she wants it my wife orders a 7oz tail, for an upcharge, in the main dining room. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted November 27, 2023 #9 Share Posted November 27, 2023 21 minutes ago, SCX22 said: If the origin of the crab matters to you, the Alaska king crab season has been cancelled for the past 3 years due to low crab population. What's being served worldwide right know is from South America, even at the the crab shacks in Alaskan ports. The legs are skinnier and smaller. Better off going to a wholesale club, buying frozen crab there, and re-heating it yourself. You'll save a ton of money. We are still getting frozen crabs from Canada right now in the PNW. We will wait for are local catches. This is all Dungeness crabs which are delicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2and2 Posted November 27, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Go to a specialty dinning for your lobster. Every lobster I ever had in a ships main dinning room has been a warm water spinny lobster. I have had a Maine lobster at specialty dinning. Huge difference in my opinion. The best crab legs I ever had was in Ketchikan Alaska at the Alaskan Fish House. Not fancy but good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marne001 Posted November 27, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 27, 2023 My last PCL sailing was long before 'rona. I stumbled upon first night in the buffet's "seafood extravaganza". Mountains of crab legs. Booked again several months later and it was mountains of decent sized boiled shrimp. ONLY times I ever had dinner in the buffet. Sailing soon on the Regal...any idea if this persists or the pop up crab shack changed things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted November 27, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Discovery sometimes has a popup Crab Shack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted November 27, 2023 #13 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Discovery (and Regal) have Surf and Turf one night in the MDRs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted November 27, 2023 #14 Share Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, BlerkOne said: Discovery (and Regal) have Surf and Turf one night in the MDRs Same on the Ruby. Twice in 14 days. Edited November 27, 2023 by MissP22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted November 27, 2023 #15 Share Posted November 27, 2023 14 hours ago, avonlady6390 said: There is the crab shack a pop up dining in a section of the buffet I'm not sure which ships have it but I'm pretty sure it is on the Alaska cruises. We’ve also seen it recently on the Discovery in the Salty Dog Gastropub and on the Majestic in the Crown Grill. Both were at lunchtime. I believe they also may have had it in the Crown Grill on the Ruby. We didn’t see it but people we met were planning on going there for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted November 27, 2023 #16 Share Posted November 27, 2023 15 hours ago, puzzums said: Do the main dining rooms ever have crab or lobster on the menu? Especially on Alaskan cruises? My two travel companions would love such a meal. Going to one of the specialty restaurants is, of course, an option. I, however, am allergic to fish/shellfish so was hoping the main dining room will have crab and lobster available for my companions, while I enjoy something else from the menu. I am assuming the specialty seafood restaurants would not have any non-seafood choices on their menus. Thanks. As others have mentioned, surf and turf is served in the dining rooms .. usually on the second formal night. Plus, there is always the option of getting a steakhouse quality steak or lobster in the MDR for approx $19 per piece every night. The Catch by Rudi has what my husband referred to as a most perfect Filet mignon. The Crown Grill serves meat, fish and seafood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abercrombie2019 Posted November 27, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Here are the menus for "The Catch", "Crown Grill" and "Sabatini Trattoria". the-catch-by-rudi-menu.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdfCrown-Grill-Menu.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdfSabatini-Trattoria-Dinner-Menu.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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