Man vs Food to Man Finds Food…..

I’ve recently been watching some re-runs of one of my favourite programmes , not sure if any of you have heard of it but its called Man vs Food. Man vs Food is an American food reality television series. The programme is hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman . In each episode, Richman explores the “big food” offerings of a different American city before facing off against a pre-existing eating challenge at a local restaurant.

Adam Richman has scoured the country, competing in America’s most compelling food challenges. He’s fought, he’s conquered, and he’s been conquered. He’s been eating his way across America for 3 years! The episode I have just watched he ate 12 hamburgers in 25 mins! I have heartburn just from watching the tv. The programme got me thinking about just how much is eaten when we cruise. I for one know that when I’m on a cruise I don’t always stop eating when I’m full!  Since these programmes were filmed Richman has lost nearly 5 stone partly inspired by his desire to play in the recent soccer aid charity football game recently, so I don’t think a cruise would be ideal for him at the moment!!

I found some interesting facts today about food on cruise ships…, here are some amazing cruise food facts, in numbers:

•  Every day 2,550 fresh eggs are consumed by Holland America’s Eurodam, 2,100 guests and 900 crew.
  • A whole county in Iowa raises all its cattle for sale to Carnival Cruise Lines.
  • On board Carnival Dream, passengers eat of 28,730 shrimp every week.
  • 6,200 cocktails and 15,000 coffees are drunk on Costa ships every week.On board MSC Fantasia class ships, 2,000 different recipes are used on a seven-day cruise.
• 280 bottles of free champagne, 10lbs of caviar and 120lbs of lobster are devoured on  Seabourn ships (Legend/Pride/Spirit) over seven nights.
• On an average P&O Ventura 14-day cruise, 3,096 passengers and 1,200 crew will eat some 171,840 main meals.
• During an eight-night cruise on board Fred. Olsen’s Boudicca, 630 litres of ice cream will be eaten.
• On a typical 10-day cruise, the shopping list for Crystal Symphony includes over 60 tonnes of food-stuffs to be purchased and delivered to dock in the few hours on turnaround day.

Richman’s next venture is a show called Man Finds Food, about unique and surprising foods found in the US, which airs on the Travel Channel on 2 July.

If you fancy over-indulging on one of our cruises give me a call on 0800 408 6107 or drop me an email to [email protected]