Restaurant practices on Pride?

[ORB]

We just got off the Pride today, and in general had a wonderful time. I noticed, though, that when it came time to reset a table in the Normandie Restaurant that any glassware or silverware that hadn't been used by the previous guest would be left in place, and the setting made complete before the next guests were sat. This wasn't just a case of a setting not used on a larger table; I observed wine glasses and knives in particular left when a booth was bussed and incorporated with new napkins and place settings.

 

It didn't upset me enough to stay out of the restaurant, but we did start checking our settings and watching enough to see that it was done across several nights by all the teams we had a chance to observe. We did discover one of our wine glasses had missed the inspection...

 

I suppose it's because clearing all that unused glass and dishware makes for a lot of backbreaking hauling of the bus tubs, but I'd rather they just didn't bring stuff to the table until they knew we needed it.

 

It's quite possible this has been going on on every cruise I've been on, but this was certainly the first time I've noticed it. Overall, I still think the restaurant is more hygenic than any self-serve buffet.

[crusinpsychRN]

Unnerving. Sometimes they remove the extra settings, sometimes they don't.

[stargate fan]

We just got off the Pride today, and in general had a wonderful time. I noticed, though, that when it came time to reset a table in the Normandie Restaurant that any glassware or silverware that hadn't been used by the previous guest would be left in place, and the setting made complete before the next guests were sat. This wasn't just a case of a setting not used on a larger table; I observed wine glasses and knives in particular left when a booth was bussed and incorporated with new napkins and place settings.

 

It didn't upset me enough to stay out of the restaurant, but we did start checking our settings and watching enough to see that it was done across several nights by all the teams we had a chance to observe. We did discover one of our wine glasses had missed the inspection...

 

I suppose it's because clearing all that unused glass and dishware makes for a lot of backbreaking hauling of the bus tubs, but I'd rather they just didn't bring stuff to the table until they knew we needed it.

 

It's quite possible this has been going on on every cruise I've been on, but this was certainly the first time I've noticed it. Overall, I still think the restaurant is more hygenic than any self-serve buffet.

This is why we place every utensil and glass on our plates when we are done eating, even the ones that were not used, in every eating establishment on land and sea.

[springs741]

It has been addressed before I think on this forum. Proper restaurant practice says everything should be removed. I also understand the timesaving of wanting to have the table preset.

[stevefrisco]

I'm a huge germophobe and honestly this stuff doesn't bother me though I've noticed it on cruises lately as well.

 

I think this is a function of them needing to hire more help per passenger than the servers being lazy. One of the things that I love about cruising is interacting with the crew. I feel like I'm bothering them sometimes in the MDR when I talk to them because they are flying around. That's my biggest gripe right now with culinary besides the changes to the frog leg recipe :mad:

[SadieN]

Fwiw I’ve seen this done on Princess. It’s just not a Carnival only thing.

 

 

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[cruise_everywhere]

This is interesting - I'm going to have to pay attention when we go in November.