Calling all cruisers...we need your input!

[meyerhaus]

As I stated in a previous post, I am putting together a website of Patters and Menus and I need your help. Anybody who has their patters and/or menus (scanned or not) please email them or snail mail them to me. If you have any questions, email me at (backwards to avoid spammers) moc.rr.icnic@reyemnoj.

Thank you!

JON

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[meyerhaus]

up to the top!

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[sue d. miller]

Jon, if I may make a suggestion. Start a very basic website and signature it with your name so it will show up every time you post. Then people will know where to send their menus and patters. http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif then as it grows, it will transpire into a masterpiece for everyone to enjoy!! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

Sue
7 days on Star Princess 10/24

[meyerhaus]

Well folks, since I am a freak of nature, I have the website up and running for Patters and Menus that I thought up just this morning. Thanks sue d. miller for the prompting to just do it and then get responses.

The website is http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/. Or, is you just want to click, Click Here!

Check it out and spread the word. Right now I just have the two newest sets of Caribbean & Golden Patters. Read on the site for how to send more!

JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[sue d. miller]

Fantastic site Jon. Wow!! This is going to be great!! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Sue
7 days on Star Princess 10/24

[meyerhaus]

I will be adding several more cruises today, but definatley need some more. Make sure that you go and check out the site.

JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[TinaLee]

This is a really great thing for you to do! yensid1071 has already posted a link to the Caribbean Princess menus after a Western Caribbean cruise, but here it is again so that you can get them for your site.

Caribbean Princess Menus (http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4287137705&mode=invite)

Sail Away on Caribbean Princess
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2004;10;02;17;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500

[comettgirl]

great website! thanks.

Therese

[meyerhaus]

TinaLee - Thanks! That link is now added and should be accessible through the below link.

JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[ajl111]

Hi Jon,

A batch of Patters is on its way to you, look for them in tomorrow's mail (perhaps UPS).

Angela
NCL Norway 1982; Sitmar Fairsea 1983; Costa Carla C 1984; Sitmar Fairwind 1985; Carnival Mardi Gras 1985; Sitmar Fairsea 1986; Sitmar Fairsky 1987; NCL Skyward 1990; NCL Sunward 1990; Carnival Ecstasy 1993; RCL Nordic Empress 1994; Regal Princess 1994; Star Princess 1995; Golden Princess 2002; Celebrity Infinity 2003; Regal Princess March 6, 2004; Royal Princess July 30, 2004; Caribbean Princess October 16, 2004

[droseball]

We are cruising the Caribbean Princess in July....first cruise. Can I assume that the menus are pretty much the same on the same nights or do they switch things around often? I'm asking because I would like to make reservations when we board for Sabatini's and Sterling and if I knew ahead the menus (as posted) then I would feel better about what we were 'missing' that night in the main dining rooms. Any suggestions are welcome!

Denise

[gopher's girl]

I will be more than happy to scan in the patters that I have from my Dawn cruise in April and when I get back in August from the Caribbean Princess http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

What about the shore shopping guides? Those don't change very much but I have them.

Ooh, also, can you tell me what font you used to make your banner? Is it Gilligan's Island? I love it!

Good luck with the site http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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Dawn Princess 04/11/2004 ~ Southern Caribbean

Caribbean Princess 08/14/2004 ~ Eastern Caribbean

[verwirrt]

Jon,

Great website and great idea! I have Patters from the Grand but they are from November 2003. Would those be of any interest to you?

Sharon

[meyerhaus]

ABSOLUTELY! I am going for 2003 and beyond. I hope to get a cycle going that will allow for two years worth of patters and menus!

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[meyerhaus]

Thanks Angela! I am looking forward to expanding the site!

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[meyerhaus]

Gopher:

I made the banner here: http://www.coolarchive.com/logogen.cfm

They have a font called Gilligan!
JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[Spicey477]

Meyerhaus,
Thank you for the wonderful resource!! All of these sites that you guys put up (you, Chris, Bill) should be required reading for us newbies!
To anyone,
Question about dinnertime, say for example, you want the mahi-mahi, but no cucumber salad, how much of a hassle is it for the waiter to get that changed? I guess the bottom line, is everything 'plated' to order, or already 'plated' and then the waiter thinks you are a pain in the butt? Just wondering what my boundaries are! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Thanks!

[jsiegel]

I'll be on the Regal June 5th. I'll save the Patters and try to get the menus. Getting a hand-me-down scanner this weekend. Do you want pictures of the food? I was thinking of taking entree shots with a digital camera. So many people ask about the food, figured that while you wouldn't be able to taste it, you could see the presentation.

Jackie

[meyerhaus]

Jackie,
Great idea! It's worth a try!

JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[christiansmom]

Jon:

Great site! Thanks for all your efforts. That is really great of you. Are you interested in the Kid's Patters? I have the set for the 3-6 year olds, Caribbean Princess, Western Itinerary. Let me know and if so, I will get you a copy.

All the best!

Lisa
christiansmom

[meyerhaus]

Christian's Mom:
That would be great! Thanks for the offer!

JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[christiansmom]

I'll get them right out to you. Thanks again for your efforts!

Lisa
christiansmom

[meyerhaus]

No, thank you!

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[Trevoli]

Spicey,

I can't imagine meals are constructed until orders are placed.

Everybody has such individual tastes and nearly everybody throws some kind of substitution at the waiter/assistant waiter.

It would be a huge waste of time and resources if meals were already "built".

Nice of you take the waiters' feelings into consideration, though! Hardly anyone ever does that...

T

[MouseMan]

Spicey477,
Your wait staff is there to assist you in any way possible. They are usually "right on the money" with their recommendations. They usually go out of their way to assist you in your meal selection. Your selections will be "platted" just prior to the delivery to your table. Should you have any concerns or problems a word with the Matri'd will resolve any situation. Your consideration for the wait staff is exemplary! They work very hard and are away from their families for long periods of time.

Rhapsody of the Seas "97"
GRAND Princess "98"
DIAMOND PRINCESS 11/06/04

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[SissyG]

I love your new site and look forward to reading it as it grows. I have never brought home the menus, but would love to save some, who would I ask or where do you go for them? Sissy



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[Spicey477]

MouseMan and Trivoli,

Thank you for the advice. I have been a waitress/bartender for ages and I am almost too considerate for servers when I go out. I would never want the reputation among the waitstaff to be 'difficult', and even though I know I would never be considered that, I just thought I would ask.
I know having food plated would waste a lot of time if changes needed to be made, but making dinner for 3000 people around the same time requires a lot of pre-planning! I look forward to my cruise and meeting the wonderful service staff, I am sure that we could all learn a lot from them! http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Thanks!

[gardeningqueen]

How do I read the patters? I realize they are scanned however, the font is too small and I'm clueless how to enlarge to photo in order to read the information.

Many thanks...

[meyerhaus]

All you have to do is click on the picture. If it is still too small, there is a link at the bottom of some of them that says "View Original." That should make it even bigger.

JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[gopher's girl]

Thanks for the info http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I love the Gilligan font!!

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Dawn Princess 04/11/2004 ~ Southern Caribbean

Caribbean Princess 08/14/2004 ~ Eastern Caribbean

[pattie63]

Jon - I notice you have patters from a 10 day Coral partial Panaman Canal although they are a bit older. I have 4/11/04 - 4/11/04 patters of the same --- do you want me to send them to you? Thanks for doing this.
Pattie

QE2 - 2000
Grand Princess - 2002
Coral Princess - 2004

[meyerhaus]

Absolutely! My goal is to have two patters up from as many itineraries as possible! See my site for contact info!

THANKS,
JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[Italy52]

Jon I have Patters from the 4/4/04 Dawn Princess sailing (Southern Caribbean itinerary). If you need them, let me know and I will drop them in the mail. Thanks for your all your efforts, your website enhances the cruise experience and elevates the excitement.

[meyerhaus]

I welcome ANY patters/menus two years old or newer! I would LOVE to have your Dawn Patters!

Thanks,
JON

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO MY NEW PATTERS AND MENUS SITE:
http://www.picgoo.com/uploads/patters.gif (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus/)
www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus (http://www.geocities.com/pattersandmenus)

Golden Princess 7/11/04
http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=191970&cdt=2004;7;11;18;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500
Big Red Boat-1993 (Amy)
Celebrity Zenith-1993 (Jon)

[Italy52]

Great, I'll get them out to you this week.