14 night Carnival Pride An Ode to the "Old" Menus

[meatloafsfan]

Lunch Dessert

 

Dessert was pretty much a miss.

 

Believe it or not, this was supposed to be "Gingerbread cake":

 

 

And this was apple cake:

 

 

My dad was the winner for dessert because he ordered a banana split, though he was very disappointed because it arrived almost completely melted.

 

[meatloafsfan]

Tea had some different desserts today. No chocolate cake.

 

 

 

There was lemon cake, scones with clotted cream (super good - it's like a butter/cream blend), banana cake and a custard tart with fruit.

[meatloafsfan]

Tonight was the 1 night of rough seas so I didn't make it to dinner. My parents did though and the servers took great care of them.

 

I'm guessing they had shrimps or spring rolls for appetizers since there is no picture.

 

For entrees or maybe an appetizer portion, there is a stroganoff with broad noodles.

 

 

And both my parents had prime rib:

 

My dads:

 

 

My mom's:

 

 

One of the servers cut it up for her since I wasn't there. :p

 

Dessert was strawberries 3 ways:

 

 

 

Which again is funny. How could all of the strawberries be bad a few nights ago but every night since there was strawberries somewhere on the menu? I think it would be better to be honest and just say, "Sorry, that's not available tonight" than to make up a lie. Especially one that gets shown up night after night.

[meatloafsfan]

Green eggs and ham breakfast.

 

We tried the Dr. Seuss breakfast. It was a cute experience and worth the $5 a person; As 3 adults I doubt we'll do it again.

 

 

My mom and I both started with the yogurt parfait. This wasn't the one I was hoping for. When we came in, we could see 2 different ones - this one which is yogurt and gel. I was hoping for the one that was yogurt, granola and strawberries. But, c'est la vie!

 

 

My mom went with the actual green eggs and ham:

 

 

While both my dad and I went for the steak and eggs:

 

 

My dad also ordered the pancakes:

 

 

But the money's worth it for kids or kids at heart.

 

[meatloafsfan]

the Seuss breakfast was good but we were hungry for lunch so decided to hit up the sea day brunch because we were all craving some macaroni and cheese.

 

Today's version wasn't that good - it was mostly white cream sauce with little cheese.

 

We tried all 3 versions - with bacon, with fried chicken and with steak.

 

 

 

 

I really can't recommend the one with fried chicken - it was just a single overdone chicken tender.

 

My dad also asked for a pork chop - no sides, just the chop

 

 

We all enjoyed the banana cream pie for dessert

 

[1maggie1]

So glad you are continuing on with this! Can you tell me if the Burrittos are available in a bowl like Chipotle? Or should we just get it in the tortilla and unfold it?

[jamscckmc]

Glad you're back. I leaving on the Pride on Sunday and I'm looking forward to all the great food!

[Foxycourt95]

Great pics now I really want some chocolate cake lol

[bonvoyagebites]

I agree with a previous poster that this should have come with a warning. I love food and I love traveling. This post is great for both. Thanks! Looks like the food posted today didn't really wow you... I am hoping it turned around.

[meatloafsfan]

So glad you are continuing on with this! Can you tell me if the Burrittos are available in a bowl like Chipotle? Or should we just get it in the tortilla and unfold it?

 

I didn't see this as an option. You might have to go over and get a bowl from the buffet area to have them do this. If you get a burrito, it's easy enough to open up at the toppings bar and add in more of what you like (various salsas, hot sauce, more lettuce, tomatoes, etc).

[meatloafsfan]

I agree with a previous poster that this should have come with a warning. I love food and I love traveling. This post is great for both. Thanks! Looks like the food posted today didn't really wow you... I am hoping it turned around.

 

I think sometimes after having such consistently good food, you really notice the mediocre which is what happened about day 10-11.

 

Lunch in the MDR was kind of hit or miss - either a menu where it was difficult to choose or a menu where it was more elimination (I know I don't want x, y or z so I guess it's w).

 

The last lunch menu we experienced (coming up) was one of the best.

[meatloafsfan]

So lucky dinner number 13:

 

It started on a low note. Both my mom and I ordered the corn chowder (which I've had in the past and really enjoyed). This version was very similar to cream corn. Not what I expected and not really enjoyable (unless you're a big fan of eating a bowl of cream corn).

 

 

I asked for the other soup on the menu - the cream of broccoli. This was outstanding. Not only was it piping hot, but it was rich and creamy, strong broccoli taste, and smooth as silk. So, so good.

 

 

My mom also ordered the eggplant appetizer. She enjoyed this because it was "different".

 

[meatloafsfan]

Entrees were consistently good tonight.

 

My mom ordered the shrimp:

 

 

and the fried chicken to share with my dad:

 

 

My dad the chateaubriand:

 

 

And I went with the spanakopita and stuffed pepper:

 

 

All solid choices depending on what you're feeling like. I liked the stuffed pepper because it was a nice, light couscous filling. The spanakopita was very flaky and had an excellent spinach filling.

Edited May 20, 2015 by meatloafsfan

[meatloafsfan]

Dessert tonight was a warm chocolate melting cake for me with 2 scoops of butter pecan ice cream (you can see that it's light brown with lots of nuts - again makes you wonder what my mom was served on night 1).

 

 

And my dad received officially the worst banana split of the cruise. It was almost completely melted and the banana was mushy and over ripe.

 

[meatloafsfan]

Our last MDR lunch.

 

For appetizer my dad had another garden salad but asked for extra tomatoes:

 

 

My mom went with the cream of spinach soup. She really enjoyed this. It was very spinach-y and creamy.

 

 

All 3 of us ordered the chicken parmesan. The pasta was perfectly cooked, the sauce was light and full of diced tomatoes (not pasty) and the chicken was a full breast, pressed, breaded and covered with cheese. So, so, good.

 

 

I also ordered the Philly cheesesteak (mainly because I really felt like fries and wanted to see what the cruise version of this would be like). It was mostly bread but the peppers, onion, and beef were tasty. I really enjoyed the fries with the cheese sauce on the side.

 

[meatloafsfan]

Desserts were also very good at this lunch.

 

First up was an orange flavoured cheesecake:

 

 

And a chocolate éclair:

 

 

And an ice coupe Jacques (fruit and ice cream with chocolate sauce):

 

[PurdueChefAmber]

Yum!! Thanks for taking all the time to do all this!! I want to see you review the new menus next!

 

 

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[meatloafsfan]

Night number 14

 

For our last night we wanted to make certain to hit the MDR and enjoy one last night of wonderful service from our 3 member team.

 

Appetizers were again consistently good.

 

 

Sweet potato soup:

 

 

It was very rich and creamy.

 

Frog legs:

 

 

I like frog legs. The first time I ordered them I had difficulty eating them because, well, they look like legs. On Celebrity, they are served breaded and look a little less like legs. Once I got past that and realized I like the taste, it's now easier to eat them.

 

And arugula and mint salad:

 

 

My dad ordered his 2 shrimp cocktails and my mom skipped appetizers since she wanted 2 entrees (yes, all 3 of those appetizers were mine!)

[meatloafsfan]

For entrees my mom wanted both the fried chicken and the eggplant parm.

 

 

 

My dad had the shrimp and fries:

 

 

And we both had an order of the BMC (bacon macaroni and cheese) - Ordered with no chicken breast.

 

[meatloafsfan]

For our last desserts we enjoyed so favourites and some new stuff.

 

My mom had the cappuccino pie

 

 

I had both a warm melting cake and a grand marnier soufflé. Unfortunately, the soufflé was over done and not as good as I've had in the past.

 

 

And of course, my dad finished off the week with one last banana split.

 

 

And that's it! 14 nights of dining on the Carnival Pride.

 

Can't wait for the 21 night in January 2016. I'll be back then with more food photos!

[jamscckmc]

Thank you for the delicious review Patricia! I have to ask you are you a fan of the singer Meatloaf or the food meatloaf?

[meatloafsfan]

Thank you for the delicious review Patricia! I have to ask you are you a fan of the singer Meatloaf or the food meatloaf?

 

The singer. :)

[jamscckmc]

Me too!

[oncruisecontrol]

What a great food review. Keep it coming!

[gborra2004]

So glad you are continuing on with this! Can you tell me if the Burrittos are available in a bowl like Chipotle? Or should we just get it in the tortilla and unfold it?

 

No bowls they will add what ever you want to it. For the extra sauce you unwarp at the fixin's bar. Honestly they have tons of stuff to fill it with and I never needed to go to fixin's.

 

Also be sure to try the BREAKFAST burrito it was amazzzzzzing :D

 

Enjoy your trip I know we did