Feedback Wanted: Holiday Meals

[LauraS]

Have you had a great meal while on board your HOLIDAY CRUISE? We're writing an article and want to hear what you've enjoyed -- or disliked -- about holiday dining on your cruise!

 

Post away, and thanks,

 

Laura

[kimcruiser]

While cruising over Thanksgiving the dining room served a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner. It was great.

[Djptcp]

We have spent a number of Thanksgiving and Chrismas holidays aboard ship and they all had a traditional menu in addition to other items. The lines include Norwegian, Holland America, Royal Caribbean, and Carnival. I always chose the non-traditional dishes, but my husband usually has chosen turkey, etc. and was pleased with the selections. Not like home, but close enough!:cool:

[Boston6]

Carnival Glory had Lobster Thermidor on New Year's Eve last year. Yum..Yum.

[LMHSRN]

STARTERS:

Duet of Norwegian Salmon and Ahi Tuna

New England Crab Cake with Roasted Red Pepper Remoulade

Duck Confit Tart

Cjestnut Veloute

Consomme Duble Cjamps Elysee

Chilled Tomato Soup with Wild Berry Salad

 

SALADS:

Caesar salad

Argugula, Endive Frise and Pear Salad

 

ENTREES:

Pappardelle Alla Forestale (Wide egg noodles in light cream sauce with sauteed wild mushrooms).

Broiled Fillet of Chilean Sea Bass with Truffle Butter (Wilted leaf spinach and three potato roll).

Grilled Black Tiger Jumbo Shrimp (Marinated with garlic, hand crushed pink pepper and virgin olive oil)

Ossobuco Gremolata (Braised Veal Shank topped with lemon zest - served on Risotto Milance and Roasted Parsnips)

Duet of Australian Lamb (Lamb Loin on Rataouille with red pepper Jus, Lamb Shank Moroccan Styles on Cousous)

Tender Roasted Prime Rib of American Beef Au Jus (Baked potato with traditional toppings)

Baked Phyllo Pouches (Vegetarian Entree' Filled with Kernal Corn, Black Eyed Peas, Roasted Garlic and Pineapple Butter)

 

We know this was served for both "Hoildays" as we were on the New Years cruise and someone forgot to change the heading on this paper menu - it read "Christmas Gala Dinner - December 25, 2004".

[yoray]

65 days on the Mayflower, Southampton

to Plymouth. Too much hard tack, not nearly

enough rum.

 

Arrghhh!

 

 

.

[Carny]

Glory Christmas dinner they had a special dinner,great,after that down hill as the norn Carnival meals most of time cold. Changed dinning room and rest of cruise meals 10+ best waiter.:)

[nimbex1970]

we just had thanksgiving dinner on Carnival Triumph. I ordered the traditional turkey.

 

slices of white and dark meat over a moist stuffing, a small side of white potato all drizzled with gravy and cranberry sauce. Dessert was steaming apple pie.

 

I was disapointed in the stuffing, completely bland... the apple pie lacked the "mom's" flaky crust and tasted bland as well.

 

All in all, for serving 3300 pax, something gives and you just can't match homemade chutney, sauces and mixes. While it was not 5 * dinning, or homemade (obviously;))... the quality was still there and we were satisfied, just not wow'd.

 

carol