Cheese Plates' Cheeses?

[FlaGrl4Evr]

I'm so glad to have read this thread. After reading Cruise Confidential, I was almost afraid to make the special request to have the cheese served as an app. I had read that it throws off the waiter's flow of things.

[nothomeonacruise]

Oh I can't wait to try this as an appetizer! ...Another great tip from CC cruisers!

[dane225]

I absolutely love the cheese plate with a wonderful glass of wine each night at dinner. I have never ordered it as an app. so I think I might have to give that a try on our next cruise. Thanks for the tip!!;)

[Solo1959]

I have heard of a few people who were able to get the cheese platter as an appetizer. We usually get two of them - one for us in the dining room, and one to keep in the mini-fridge and enjoy either later that night or another time on our balcony!

 

Hmmm. The one time I have asked for the cheese as an app, the waiter said it couldn't be done because of the way the kitchen lines were staged. He was a really good waiter otherwise, so I have to assume he was telling the truth.:rolleyes:

 

I'll have to try it again.

That would be me. My waiter Hasin made sure I had the cheese as an appetizer waiting for me on the table when I got there. Still had the plate cover over it. Nice touch, Hasin, and thank you!

[Ms. Fun Bunch]

I got this from Carnival's 7-day menu on Zydecocruiser dot com

 

Port Salut, Brie, Gouda, Imported Swiss and Danish Bleu.

 

My fiance is a cheese lover so I checked this out for him too. :)

 

I love the cheese tray. I order one along with my dessert every night of the cruise.

[Taters]

Here is a photo of a cheese plate from the Legend about 3 weeks ago.

 

 

Our adult kids ordered cheese with dessert almost every night at dinner. I can't tell for sure, but this might have been a "special order" plate where the kids requested just certain types.

 

Although our waiters didn't say anything I got the impression ordering a special combination was a bit more work for them and they would rather just bring the normal assortment.

 

This looks absolutely delicious! I'll have to order it next cruise. Can't wait!

 

Cheers,

 

Taters

[Quampapetet]

Thanks for all the replies ... and the yummy photos!! :D

 

We're late dining, so I doubt the cheese as an appetizer would throw off their rhythm 'cause they've just gone through dessert for the first seating folks. Also, I'll request it through the special dietary needs lady when I order my meal for the next night.

 

several times. I do like the Chunk Parmesan reggiano b4 dinner w/ my wine. 1st night request lasts all cruise long. The pear chunks are fab

 

I didn't see this listed as one of the cheeses in anybody else's post. Was this some kind of extremely special order? And pear chunks? :confused:

[Sargent_Schultz]

And pear chunks? :confused:

 

I have had a slice of pear served with the regular cheese plate before.

[AryMay]

I have had a slice of pear served with the regular cheese plate before.

 

There are slices of pear in the photo that I posted earlier.

[A&Jfamily]

For all you cheese lovers, if you get a chance, the cheeses offered for dessert in the Supper Club are out of this world. The have all the wheels right there and cut what you would like fresh. That alone is worth the price of admission!

[cortneyward]

Take a wheel of Brie and place it in a ready to bake pie crust. Fold over the edges of the pie crust to almost cover the Brie on top. Fill the top (to cover the Brie) with fruit preserves of any kind (my fave is apricot or raspberry/blackberry). Bake in the oven until the pie crust is done and serve as an appetizer. It's messy and hard to cut and scoop but totally worth it.

 

Love this, works well with puff pastry also, cut into individual servings.

[koolforkatz]

Thanks for posting the pic! Looks fabulous and I'm happy to see some nice bread with the cheese. Last time I sailed on the Spirit all I got every night was a handful of saltines, wrapped up in packets :(

[debee1015]

I had the cheese tray the night we were in St Martin, and a baguette from Sarafina's and that cheese at midnight after a good bottle of Pinot Noir watching the water go by on the balcony was amazing.

 

They left my cheese on the tray and gave me the cover. I cleared a few things out of the fridge and it fit fine.

 

T minus 18 days woo!

[WAHMto5]

I have a cheese plate as an appetizer every night in the MDR, LOVE it!

[Quampapetet]

I have had a slice of pear served with the regular cheese plate before.

 

There are slices of pear in the photo that I posted earlier.

 

Okay, thanks! I wasn't sure if the person meant to write "pear" or "parm" next to "chunks", since usually pear is in slices and cheese is in chunks. I don't recall seeing the pear in the photo, but yum! Pear is my favorite fruit! Though apple is a close second. :) My favorite pears are those ultra-juicy ones from that fruit catalog - the ones so juicy you could spoon out the middle of 'em if you wanted (as shown in the photo they have, but I don't do that).

[F5Loar]

I've seen fresh pears laying around other foods up on the Lido buffet!

[Quampapetet]

I've seen fresh pears laying around other foods up on the Lido buffet!

 

Nice! Thanks! :) I never did see the buffet on my last cruise ... the pizza place took ownership of my stomach on that deck.... :D