Rare Hlitner Posted February 28 #1 Share Posted February 28 Just wondering if the dinner menus for the GDR are posted in advance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jondfk Posted February 28 #2 Share Posted February 28 Not sure of the question, sample menus are posted on the website. Once onboard, if Vista is like other ships, menus are posted the day of. On our R class cruises, only the current day, perhaps there’s more forewarning on the newer ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted February 29 #3 Share Posted February 29 Most of the menus are posted on CC or the Preisman blog, but which night they are served is an unknown until that day (or a day before if you have dietary restrictions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin Terri Posted February 29 #4 Share Posted February 29 Menus are posted on your TV every day. Terri 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted February 29 Author #5 Share Posted February 29 Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmatawan Posted February 29 #6 Share Posted February 29 Lunch and dinner menus are usually posted on tv by 9:30-10am daily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJL2023 Posted February 29 #7 Share Posted February 29 2 hours ago, pmatawan said: Lunch and dinner menus are usually posted on tv by 9:30-10am daily. With the exception of the Terrace cafe I believe. At least that was the case on our recent cruise on Serena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted February 29 #8 Share Posted February 29 4 hours ago, pmatawan said: Lunch and dinner menus are usually posted on tv by 9:30-10am daily. On Insignia in January the lunch menus were not available until breakfast ended, and dinner menus were posted after lunch time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin Terri Posted February 29 #9 Share Posted February 29 3 hours ago, cruisemom42 said: On Insignia in January the lunch menus were not available until breakfast ended, and dinner menus were posted after lunch time. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgee Posted March 9 #10 Share Posted March 9 On recent Vista cruises all menus for the day were posted on the tvs in the morning. When we disembarked we immediately embarked a new Celebrity cruise. Nice there that all menus for all restaurants for the entire cruise are available on their app prior to embarkation. Look forward to the day when O will up their technology game and offer information in an up to date user friendly way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaefell3 Posted March 9 #11 Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, edgee said: On recent Vista cruises all menus for the day were posted on the tvs in the morning. When we disembarked we immediately embarked a new Celebrity cruise. Nice there that all menus for all restaurants for the entire cruise are available on their app prior to embarkation. Look forward to the day when O will up their technology game and offer information in an up to date user friendly way! So, too, with Princess' app. That's the *one* thing I miss an O app for. Hoping our butler can get that info for us. Interesting oddity about the Princess' app: Once you booked a specialty, that menu replaced the MDR menu in the app for that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted March 9 #12 Share Posted March 9 Just thinking outside the box for a moment. On a personal level, I’ve never gone hungry in any cruise ship, so what the GDR will serve next Thursday or a week from Friday was never must know information. On Oceania, I’m always fairly assured I’ll find something I’ll like. I suppose other Inquiring Minds like to know weeks in advance. The current SOP of Oceania is a familiarity of menus between the GDR and the buffet. So if one didn’t like the GDR offerings, then outside of the buffet grill they may not like the Terrace Cafe offering either. Options: the Specialties. Here’s the catch though: the other Lines mostly charge for Specialty reservations while Oceania doesn’t. Therefore, if one doesn’t like the menu for a week from Tuesday, on another line, they can PAY, to do something different. Oceania may not want that long 08:00 lineup at the Specialties Reservations Desk, based on the posted menu, for something they’ll make no money on. Therefore, you learn the dinner menu after lunch when any and all Specialties reservations are typically gone. As Forrest Gump would say “ Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’ll get until you open the box!” Some of us can handle that just fine, as a bit of mystery and surprise enhances life. Others want to know exactly what’s in the box and precisely where each chocolate is located within the box before they buy it. For us, Oceania spending the money to develop and maintain an app that tells me what the GDR will serve a week from next Tuesday would be a waste of funds. Others feel differently. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaefell3 Posted March 9 #13 Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, pinotlover said: On a personal level, I’ve never gone hungry in any cruise ship, so what the GDR will serve next Thursday or a week from Friday was never must know information. On Oceania, I’m always fairly assured I’ll find something I’ll like. I suppose other Inquiring Minds like to know weeks in advance. Quite simple. The more extra specialty visits you've snagged, the less likely they will give you another. Plan ahead. BTW: We *have* gone hungry. It was our first voyage, we got 2nd seating, and didn't know there was a buffet serving prime rib all afternoon. D'oh! ::blush:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vallesan Posted March 9 #14 Share Posted March 9 1 minute ago, Snaefell3 said: Quite simple. The more extra specialty visits you've snagged, the less likely they will give you another. Plan ahead. BTW: We *have* gone hungry. It was our first voyage, we got 2nd seating, and didn't know there was a buffet serving prime rib all afternoon. D'oh! ::blush:: ? Second seating on Oceani. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaefell3 Posted March 9 #15 Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, Vallesan said: ? Second seating on Oceani. Nope. It was in 1993 on Royal Majesty. Oceania has open dining, of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydan Posted March 9 #16 Share Posted March 9 Was on Vista in January. Lunch and Dinner menu's, including Terrace posted mid-late morning. While its true Terrace does offer most of the "featured" dishes that will be in the MDR every night, there is always a few extra options at Terrace. Also, you can always get things grilled to order in Terrace, including lobster tails (every night if you like). If all else fails, there is always Waves for salad and pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted March 9 #17 Share Posted March 9 4 hours ago, pinotlover said: Some of us can handle that just fine, as a bit of mystery and surprise enhances life. Others ME ME ME 🙂 If I'm going to a new restaurant to me I'll certainly look at their menu before I make a res. Just to see if it's to my general liking. But then I won't look at it again until I'm seated at the restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted March 9 #18 Share Posted March 9 14 minutes ago, clo said: ME ME ME 🙂 If I'm going to a new restaurant to me I'll certainly look at their menu before I make a res. Just to see if it's to my general liking. But then I won't look at it again until I'm seated at the restaurant. The discussion is the GDR, not some new restaurant. The GDR posts its menu daily in the mid afternoon for dinner. One can see a sample menu months in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted March 9 #19 Share Posted March 9 2 minutes ago, pinotlover said: The discussion is the GDR, not some new restaurant. The GDR posts its menu daily in the mid afternoon for dinner. One can see a sample menu months in advance. MY point is that I don't need or want to see menu weeks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted March 9 #20 Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, clo said: MY point is that I don't need or want to see menu weeks in advance. His point is that you can't stay on topic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted March 9 #21 Share Posted March 9 1 minute ago, ORV said: His point is that you can't stay on topic. And his point is wrong. There was plenty of convo about people wanting to see menus WAY in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted March 9 #22 Share Posted March 9 2 minutes ago, clo said: And his point is wrong. There was plenty of convo about people wanting to see menus WAY in advance. And therein lies the problem, you don't even understand that you're doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clo Posted March 9 #23 Share Posted March 9 1 minute ago, ORV said: And therein lies the problem, you don't even understand that you're doing it. Do you know that there's an "ignore" feature here? Since this non-event bothered you so much you may want to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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