elena7seas Posted January 7, 2007 #1 Share Posted January 7, 2007 With the departure of M. Michel Roux, perhaps now would be an opportune time to create a list, in one place, of our suggestions for ways that Celebrity could improve the food offerings on their ships. I suggest this only in the spirit of wanting to improve what I think is already a great product, and to bring Celebrity's reputation for excellent cuisine back to where it once was. I'm not looking for expensive options....I realize I can get five star cuisine on the luxury lines for thousands of dollars more per cruise. But as someone who does a lot of event planning (where meals are key features), I know a little more money, spent strategically and with creativity, can really improve what can be offered. I'll start..... I think the salads in the main dining room could be improved. A little creativity would not go amiss. And while I do appreciate the choice of dressings being presented at the table, at least one choice per night could be a little more "lively". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted January 7, 2007 #2 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Revamp and refresh the sea food and fish offerings at dinner. My DH & I are big fish eaters but hardly ever order it on an X cruise because the dishes are unappetizing. Mary Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signman Posted January 7, 2007 #3 Share Posted January 7, 2007 How about fresh baked hot dog and hamburger rolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancerOT Posted January 7, 2007 #4 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I second the more inventive salads! Maybe try some different cheeses or nuts on them.... Also, better fish and seafood. Their selections are not as good as I would like and I thoroughly enjoy their food. More healthy options in the dining room for dinner! Work on the vegetarian options - some are great (soy meat bolonaise) and some...well...not so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie H Posted January 7, 2007 #5 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Improve the bread selections. NCL has wonderful breads - different ones every night. X breads are only okay. Bring back Goombay salad dressing. Please, keep the duck and lamb offerings as is. Thes are DH's favorites. For a vegetarian selection, offer Boca Burgers at lunch. Not just generic veggie burgers which are mostly inedible, but the Boca brand which are hard to tell from meat. These are a good selection for calorie counters as well as vegetarians. Most of the beef selections have been very good and are always cooked exactly as requested. But I find on a 14 night cruise, I am ordering beef 6 or 8 times, so a more varied menu would be nice. We have been quite happy with the current menu, so hope they don't change too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themirsk Posted January 7, 2007 #6 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Make sure you don't lose the recipe for the goat cheese souffle.....:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyfssw Posted January 8, 2007 #7 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I would like to see the dining room experience of formal/informal nights continued. This would mean a chef that was familiar with good cuisine and the mass marketing like a cruise ship. With other options on the ship, I feel that most people to utilize the dining room experience would like food as we've enjoyed there. Maybe, Celebrity needs to change their menus more often like once a year??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacmktg Posted January 8, 2007 #8 Share Posted January 8, 2007 BAM, enough said :D Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemus Posted January 8, 2007 #9 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I'm hoping whoever they bring in will spend some time in the buffet area and make some noise about the terrible quality of the instant coffee out there. Love X but hate their cheap vats o'mud (and I'm going to hold them responsible for the 5lbs I'll gain eating waffles trying to wash the taste out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherchic Posted January 8, 2007 #10 Share Posted January 8, 2007 coffee improvment would be nice. Also brewed tea rather then instant ice tea would be lovely Improvment on the fish and seafood, Not much can make me any happier. I have always loved their food. I would suggest a more variety of month to month menu I dont cruise often but when i first cruised on Celebrity the food was excellent, two years later when i sailed the food was again excellent but exactly the same. Just more inventive ideas would make a huge difference Will be interesting to see when this all takes place Nadine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley and Les Posted January 8, 2007 #11 Share Posted January 8, 2007 ...to create a list, in one place, of our suggestions for ways that Celebrity could improve the food offerings... 1. Keep spare waffle irons on each ship to avoid a waffle "outage." 2. Teach the waffle cooks to add a handful of pecans for an outstanding waffle. 3. Don't change anything that isn't broken!!! Bon Appetit! Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphna101 Posted January 8, 2007 #12 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I Loved the frog legs cooked in a wine butter sauce-french style...YUMMMY I could have 2 plates easily..Ribbit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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