Cruise lines testing the waters

[Issyalex, Glasgow]

Hi JC

I don't know because generally I don't eat MDR dinner and opt for the Italian or Indian options in the buffet except for 1 occasion when I and an Aussie was served Indian food in MDR.

My reference to Cottage Pie was prompted by a vlog of MSC Virtuosa lunch offering - Cottage Pie - I smiled.

Annie

Personally I wouldn’t eat in the buffet in the evening but hubby would, I will eat there for breakfast or lunch be never in the evening. I cruise to be pampered and to be served my food. However it’s great that cruise ships accommodate everyone who cruises with them.

[Mrs M]

1pm Lunch in the Lido buffet

3.30pm Afternoon Tea in Queens Room

5pm Sushi time in the Lido


Perfect!

and dinner?

We go for afternoon tea occasionally but usually just for a cup of tea. The odd delicate cucumber finger sandwich might pass my lips and maybe an unbuttered scone, but that's it. Light breakfast, light lunch and then dinner. Can't cope with more than that. Well I can but don't want to cope with the dieting once home!

[annie, Glasgow]

Personally I wouldn’t eat in the buffet in the evening but hubby would, I will eat there for breakfast or lunch be never in the evening. I cruise to be pampered and to be served my food. However it’s great that cruise ships accommodate everyone who cruises with them.

I rarely have breakfast in the buffet - too noisy. Over 90% time, room service breakfast

Dinner service in the MDR IME is too long, too noisy and too many courses. 1 or maybe 2 courses and I am done.

Just as well we are all different.

Annie

[Issyalex, Glasgow]

and dinner?

We go for afternoon tea occasionally but usually just for a cup of tea. The odd delicate cucumber finger sandwich might pass my lips and maybe an unbuttered scone, but that's it. Light breakfast, light lunch and then dinner. Can't cope with more than that. Well I can but don't want to cope with the dieting once home!

We go to afternoon tea instead of lunch occasionally just to see the waiters faces when I ask for iced water instead of tea as I don’t like tea. Oh I also go for the cakes as I live in hope that there will be macaroons or meringue or carrot cake. I only like scones hot with butter so I don’t usually bother with them. As for cucumber sandwich 🤢🤮🤮🤮 but hubby loves cucumber.

[Mrs M]

We go to afternoon tea instead of lunch occasionally just to see the waiters faces when I ask for iced water instead of tea as I don’t like tea. Oh I also go for the cakes as I live in hope that there will be macaroons or meringue or carrot cake. I only like scones hot with butter so I don’t usually bother with them. As for cucumber sandwich 🤢🤮🤮🤮 but hubby loves cucumber.

Oh my. Carrot cake. Cunard does very tasty carrot cake.

OK
the very occasional square of carrot cake might just pass my lips too.

However, all mitigated by the fact the only pudding I ever have is the very occasional Crepe Suzette.

[jc, liverpool]

We go to afternoon tea instead of lunch occasionally just to see the waiters faces when I ask for iced water instead of tea as I don’t like tea. Oh I also go for the cakes as I live in hope that there will be macaroons or meringue or carrot cake. I only like scones hot with butter so I don’t usually bother with them. As for cucumber sandwich 🤢🤮🤮🤮 but hubby loves cucumber.

Hi Issy
Heres one to start WW3

Is it pronounced Scone or Scon?
Cream on top of Jam or Jam on top of Cream?

I’m Scon and Jam first with Cream on top……..not that I ever eat Scones and Jam is full of White Death.

JC

[annie, Glasgow]

Hi Issy
Heres one to start WW3

Is it pronounced Scone or Scon?
Cream on top of Jam or Jam on top of Cream?

I’m Scon and Jam first with Cream on top……..not that I ever eat Scones and Jam is full of White Death.

JC

Hi JC

SCON of course as Gone

Now what type of Scone are we discussing?? Fruit, Treacle, Cheese etc

For myself, NEVER cream on a Scone.

Anniee

[All at sea, Yorks]

Hi JC

SCON of course

Now what type of Scone are we discussing?? Fruit, Treacle, Cheese etc

For myself, NEVER cream on a Scone.

Anniee

Not even a nice dollop of Cornish Clotted Cream?

PS There’s a rather grand building in Scotland called Scone Palace.....how is that pronounced?
We passed it once en route north to Braemar.

[annie, Glasgow]

Not even a nice dollop of Cornish Clotted Cream?

PS There’s a rather grand building in Scotland called Scone Palace.....how is that pronounced?
We passed it once en route north to Braemar.

No - wasted on me

Scone Palace - Skoon

Annie

[Issyalex, Glasgow]

Hi Issy
Heres one to start WW3

Is it pronounced Scone or Scon?
Cream on top of Jam or Jam on top of Cream?

I’m Scon and Jam first with Cream on top……..not that I ever eat Scones and Jam is full of White Death.

JC

Scon but you need to say it with a Glasgow accent to understand how I pronounce it. 😂

neither jam nor cream. 🤢🤮

btw JC you can buy no added sugar jams and marmalade from the big supermarkets. they only have the natural sugar from the fruit and they taste nice.

[Issyalex, Glasgow]

Oh my. Carrot cake. Cunard does very tasty carrot cake.

OK
the very occasional square of carrot cake might just pass my lips too.

However, all mitigated by the fact the only pudding I ever have is the very occasional Crepe Suzette.

Oooo now where do they serve the carrot cake? 🤔😀🍰 . I don’t know if I’m more excited about my cruise to the sun or the yummy carrot cake.

[Mrs M]

Oooo now where do they serve the carrot cake? 🤔😀🍰 . I don’t know if I’m more excited about my cruise to the sun or the yummy carrot cake.

In the Lido if you just want to sneak a piece to take back to the cabin without sitting down to Afternoon Tea.

[Issyalex, Glasgow]

In the Lido if you just want to sneak a piece to take back to the cabin without sitting down to Afternoon Tea.

Oh goody. I’m so glad I’ve booked a balcony as no one will see how much carrot cake I’ll be eating as after all it’s has carrots so part on my 5 a day. 😂😂😂

[jc, liverpool]

Scon but you need to say it with a Glasgow accent to understand how I pronounce it. 😂

neither jam nor cream. 🤢🤮

btw JC you can buy no added sugar jams and marmalade from the big supermarkets. they only have the natural sugar from the fruit and they taste nice.

Hi Issy
As a habitual reader of food labels and also a Carb counter you are right about natural sugars,,,that’s where the ‘no added sugars’ confuse people…..they add Fructose to make the product sweet,,,Fructose is not far off sugar.
Most fruits are full of sugar.
I can look at a jar of jam suitable for Diabetics and yet see Carb content between 30/50g per 100g of product.
I look for Carb content of around 10/20g per 100g of product.

JC

[Neil Down, Southampton]

Current lunchtime menu in the Golden Lion on Cunard


Lunch Beer Battered Atlantic Cod Chips, Minted Mushy Peas and Tartare Sauce Steak,

Guinness and Mushroom Suet Pudding Parsley Fingerling Potatoes, Roasted Chantenay Carrots and Garden Peas

Oven-roasted Cumberland Sausage Bubble and Squeak, Mashed Potatoes and Rich Onion Gravy

Chicken Tikka Masala Saffron and Cardamom Basmati Rice, Onion Bhaji and Naan Bread

Cottage Pie Topped with Double Gloucester Cheese, Mashed Potatoes and a Herb Crumb with Seasonal Vegetables

The Golden Lion Ploughman’s York Gammon Ham, Mature Cheddar Cheese, Duck Mousse with Madeira, Pickled Onions, Vegetable Cruditiés, Branston Pickle and Artisan Bread

Portobello Wellington (v) Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Layered with Creamy Spinach, Sweet Potato Slices and Danish Blue Cheese, Baked in Flaky Puff Pastry with Balsamic Glazed Shallots

Sounds alright to me...

Garf

Remember that the presentation need not even reflect the description ......Need I say more?