A number of people have recently written posts expressing disappointment with the vegetarian food served up on cruises that they have just returned from, especially when compared with the food served up for their fellow meat-eaters. The quantity, quality and variety of vegetarian food has all been found to be wanting.
We recently came back from a Queen Victoria cruise and found the same - previously vegetarian food served in the restaurants had been excellent, both in terms of quality and variety. Not this time - not only was it bland and repetitive but it was sometimes not even cooked properly. Fellow diners were delighted with their meat courses and I can vouch for the fish but clearly the vegetarian cook on board was not up to it.
Now, ok, all lines will sometimes have to replace cooks who cannot meet the required standards but does anyone know why it seems that various cruise lines are now not able or willing to provide good vegetarian food? Could it be that proper vegetian cooks are quietly being dispensed with as a means of saving money? It's all very well we the publice being chuffed at the huge discounts being made on cruises this year but, somewhere along the line, cruise companies will have to make cuts to compensate - cuts that will reduce standards. Maybe this is a sign of things to come?
We recently came back from a Queen Victoria cruise and found the same - previously vegetarian food served in the restaurants had been excellent, both in terms of quality and variety. Not this time - not only was it bland and repetitive but it was sometimes not even cooked properly. Fellow diners were delighted with their meat courses and I can vouch for the fish but clearly the vegetarian cook on board was not up to it.
Now, ok, all lines will sometimes have to replace cooks who cannot meet the required standards but does anyone know why it seems that various cruise lines are now not able or willing to provide good vegetarian food? Could it be that proper vegetian cooks are quietly being dispensed with as a means of saving money? It's all very well we the publice being chuffed at the huge discounts being made on cruises this year but, somewhere along the line, cruise companies will have to make cuts to compensate - cuts that will reduce standards. Maybe this is a sign of things to come?
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