Choclate Party is it worth it??

[granni10]

How many different items do they offer? I'm diabetic do they have anything sugar-free? What time of day is it? Where do they have it? Does the Liberty have a good C.D.

What is the Love and Marriage game all about?

Thanks

[guxu]

I love choclate. But I only had couple bites if I ever went to those choclate buffet. I think it's because the taste, or simply I was always full on cruise ships.

[pungo3]

I can't answer all your questions, but I can tell you the chocolate buffet will be during lunch one day, on Lido. It used to be very elaborate, and definitely worth the risk to a diabetic. But, it's been scaled down considerably. I am diabetic also, and have not risked any of it on the last 3 cruises. None of the chocolate buffet is sugar free. Sorry. There is sugar free ice cream in MDR and occasionally a sugar free dessert (cake or pie) as well.

[swscruiser]

Usually last day of cruise at lunch time in the lido. Not that good but I believe they have sugar free options. Love and marriage like the Newlywed game but with 1 couple newlywed one couple married 25yrs and the last couple married much longer than them

[flutist14_99]

My mother is a diabetic and on each cruise we have been on they have had something sugar-free she could partake of. Is it elaborate? No. Is it a fun twist for our lunch stop? Oh yeah!

[Maraprince]

I've sailed with a friend who is diabetic. Trick is to get the fruit before they dip it into the chocolate! There are several fruit choices available and not all of it is already dipped in chocolate.

 

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[SadieN]

Love and Marriage game

 

[Jamman54]

Lunch time on the last sea day. I don't know about it being scaled down dramatically!

[mizLORInj]

Last week on Glory the Chocolate Extravaganza was a fraction of what I recall from last year.

Still, it is offered and some of the treats are good.

[tattoos]

I think the Chocolate Buffet on Carnival ships will eventually go the way of the Dinosaurs.

[Rowan555]

The Chocolate Extravaganza has dwindled, bit by bit, since its original glory days, and it's a shadow of what it used to be. We checked it out yesterday on the Elation, and there was not a single think we even wanted to try. I used to like the little pastry swans with hand dipped ice cream - those are long gone, at least on the Elation. The mousse was always good, but it was all gone within 30 minutes of opening. It's nowhere near what it was, and not worth a special visit to the Lido buffet.

[CheapieD]

Reading through the list isn't chocolate diet cake an oxymoron :)

[crewsweeper]

Reading through the list isn't chocolate diet cake an oxymoron :)

Not necessarily...chocolate with only cocoa butter contains little harmful saturated fats and unsweetened chocolate has no sugar. Many flourless cakes use canola or vegetable oil versus butter and reduce sugar or use a substitute like Splenda. The question is does it TASTE like an Ox or a Moron?:p

[WetToes]

We were on the Pride last may. IMO there was very little, if anything, that was really any good.

We were happier with an ice cream cone.

[RhondaC]

The Chocolate Extravaganza has dwindled, bit by bit, since its original glory days, and it's a shadow of what it used to be. We checked it out yesterday on the Elation, and there was not a single think we even wanted to try. I used to like the little pastry swans with hand dipped ice cream - those are long gone, at least on the Elation. The mousse was always good, but it was all gone within 30 minutes of opening. It's nowhere near what it was, and not worth a special visit to the Lido buffet.

 

Last week on the Valor, I had a pastry swan with ice cream! And the chocolate truffle cake was really really good! It went very fast!

[deborahjo]

Diabetic here. I actually love the Chocolate Buffet. I can find several things I can have. No problems.

[Ehpride]

The chocolate mousse was amazing.

[Rosefloater]

The chocolate mousse was amazing.

 

This, ice cream swans and the candied walnuts are all I will eat at the Chocolate buffet. I think the rest isn't worth the calories. On 1 cruise, I saw a lot of plates with food left on them.

[Rowan555]

This, ice cream swans and the candied walnuts are all I will eat at the Chocolate buffet. I think the rest isn't worth the calories. On 1 cruise, I saw a lot of plates with food left on them.

 

Elation had neither yesterday - I was a bit disappointed, but we got the Platinum gift of chocolate covered strawberries and truffles later in our room, which made up for it.

[stormynow]

Last week on the Freedom, looked like alot of cakes nothing that I would could the calories for.

[stormynow]

Should be count the calories.

[funinthesun1964]

Tried a couple of items from the chocolate buffet (last sea day) on the first few cruises. Didn't really care for the items. The cakes seemed dry, so haven't bothered with it since. There's plenty of other things to eat while on the cruise!

[Rosefloater]

Elation had neither yesterday - I was a bit disappointed, but we got the Platinum gift of chocolate covered strawberries and truffles later in our room, which made up for it.

 

The candied walnuts usually go fast.

[RuthlessBoss]

I love choclate. But I only had couple bites if I ever went to those choclate buffet. I think it's because the taste, or simply I was always full on cruise ships.

That buffet is very teasing to the eye, but the tummy says no. No one is truly hungry at that time, making it less than appealing. For the effort of preparing it, there must be tons of wasted goodies. I can see why the cutback. Makes picture taking good though.

[vacruizer]

Not necessarily...chocolate with only cocoa butter contains little harmful saturated fats and unsweetened chocolate has no sugar. Many flourless cakes use canola or vegetable oil versus butter and reduce sugar or use a substitute like Splenda. The question is does it TASTE like an Ox or a Moron?:p

 

 

My husband is such a chocolate fanatic he will eat 100% cacao unsweetened baking chocolate and unsweetened cacao nibs. The sugar and cream added for milk chocolate are what makes it bad.. otherwise it's full of antioxidants and there's at least some evidence out there it can help lower blood pressure (at a 1oz per day limit.)

 

As for the chocolate buffet on the ship, we haven't been since may our second cruise. The selections are just ok, and the lines are usually really crazy.