mcrcruiser Posted July 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 3, 2019 We are doing a 14 night Hawaii Journeys cruise on Carnival Miracle Dec 8,2019 . What with the recent lower earnings report & stock price drop , just wondering how the food quality ,presentation & service will be for our cruise . Please advise us about both the MDR & the buffet food quality & the service in the Main Dining Room TIA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted July 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, mcrcruiser said: We are doing a 14 night Hawaii Journeys cruise on Carnival Miracle Dec 8,2019 . What with the recent lower earnings report & stock price drop , just wondering how the food quality ,presentation & service will be for our cruise . Please advise us about both the MDR & the buffet food quality & the service in the Main Dining Room TIA Thre is no immediate correlation between the stock price, earnings and current cruising. We are going on the Sunrise July 22 and zero worries about anything changes, same for our November, March, May or August cruises..... Enjoy your Journey cruise, we loved ours.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mexicobob Posted July 3, 2019 #3 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Seems like the service depends on who is giving you service. Some are good, some not so good. There are hundreds of servers so luck of the draw. Food is not 5-star on Carnival. You get what you pay for. Definitely, good though. Presentation seems to be always great. Sure you will have a fantastic cruise. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted July 3, 2019 #4 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Service in DR is not as good as it used to be. Servers used to have time to chat with passengers. Sadly they are too busy to do so these days 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted July 3, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted July 3, 2019 16 minutes ago, fyree39 said: I'm also flummoxed with your assumed correlation between stock prices and food/service. Anyway, I find the service is suffering greatly only because the crew that deal directly with the passengers are fewer in number than in years past. I find the food to still be tasty, but my expectations are tempered by the reality of today's cruising. There was a loss of profits mainly from their Europe market & the problems with Vista .Thus ,a big loss in share holder value .We are also confident in time ,that the share price will rebound . Because of lower profits just wondering if the food quality would suffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted July 3, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 3, 2019 To be more specific, in the past when they have run on tough times we had seen none..... When questioned on that topic, senior management said it was time to do just the opposite, impress their customers, not cut pennies on product, Hope the more specific answer helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted July 3, 2019 #7 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Micah's Grandad said: Service in DR is not as good as it used to be. Servers used to have time to chat with passengers. Sadly they are too busy to do so these days Stu, I think in this case the OP is seeking an opinion with this in mind: " What with the recent lower earnings report & stock price drop , just wondering how the food quality,presentation & service will be for our cruise . " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpirate Posted July 3, 2019 #8 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Food quality suffered long ago.i only do short cruises on carnival when I have to.my wife get to pick which cruise line every other trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted July 3, 2019 #9 Share Posted July 3, 2019 8 hours ago, Micah's Grandad said: Service in DR is not as good as it used to be. Servers used to have time to chat with passengers. Sadly they are too busy to do so these days I should clarify. We have seen downgrades over the years but do not expect anything to happen based on new events. If anything they will be forced into improvements 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanadaydreaming Posted July 3, 2019 #10 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I'm headed back to Carnival in a couple months after a few years sailing with MCS and NCL...I recall the food being pretty decent in the MDR and the buffet being hit or miss. that said, I could certainly find things at Guy's burger or the Captain's pizza that I really enjoyed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted July 3, 2019 #11 Share Posted July 3, 2019 We have always been happy with the service in the MDR and at the buffet areas. Food is a very individual thing and your taste buds and mine may be quite different! I think that NCL's MDR and buffet is quite horrible! The only good food on those ships are in the extra restaurants. I would not expect the stock price to have anything at all to do with the experience on an individual ship!! Not sure why you would even think about that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted July 5, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted July 5, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 7:42 AM, riffatsea said: We have always been happy with the service in the MDR and at the buffet areas. Food is a very individual thing and your taste buds and mine may be quite different! I think that NCL's MDR and buffet is quite horrible! The only good food on those ships are in the extra restaurants. I would not expect the stock price to have anything at all to do with the experience on an individual ship!! Not sure why you would even think about that?? It has been our experience (sailing on cruise ships since the early 90s ) in general that all the major lines have cut back a clot in the food selections from when we first started sailing on Carnival Holiday & Jubilee to the Spirit & Freedom .Admittedly ,most of our cruises have been with Celebrity,Royal Caribbean ,Holland America & Princess . Even those lines have cut way back on their selections . We rarely see a roast beef carving station in the lido restaurant any longer ,as a example .The deserts have changed a lot as well We can only hope that Carnival will want to wow it's guests to stimulate further growth & profits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted July 5, 2019 #13 Share Posted July 5, 2019 The food is actually quite good. Don't expect the elites to tell you otherwise. If anything, I would expect current news to contribute to them improving quality before lowering it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggielover68 Posted July 5, 2019 #14 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Joebucks said: The food is actually quite good. Don't expect the elites to tell you otherwise. If anything, I would expect current news to contribute to them improving quality before lowering it Agreed. It is not 5 star quality but you are not paying 5 star prices. The food is good and more than adequate. Of course, some dishes don't quite hit the mark, but you can always get something else to eat if you don't like one thing in particular. By this I mean, sometimes I will get a crummy steak or a dry piece of chicken. The same can happen at any restaurant. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SRQbeachgirl Posted July 5, 2019 #15 Share Posted July 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, Doggielover68 said: Agreed. It is not 5 star quality but you are not paying 5 star prices. The food is good and more than adequate. Of course, some dishes don't quite hit the mark, but you can always get something else to eat if you don't like one thing in particular. By this I mean, sometimes I will get a crummy steak or a dry piece of chicken. The same can happen at any restaurant. ^^This. Carnival doesn't bill itself as 5-star and never has. Its brand consists of a fun experience at a decent price. Anyone going on Carnival and expecting 5-star food and service either hasn't done their homework or has unrealistic champagne expectations on a Dr. Pepper budget. Personally, I can afford the champagne, but prefer Dr. Pepper. 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted July 5, 2019 #16 Share Posted July 5, 2019 On 7/2/2019 at 8:39 PM, jimbo5544 said: To be more specific, in the past when they have run on tough times we had seen none..... When questioned on that topic, senior management said it was time to do just the opposite, impress their customers, not cut pennies on product, Hope the more specific answer helps. It would make no financial sense to make the food or service worse. The stock prices have little to do with daily operating costs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mexicobob Posted July 6, 2019 #17 Share Posted July 6, 2019 3 hours ago, SRQbeachgirl said: ^^This. Carnival doesn't bill itself as 5-star and never has. Its brand consists of a fun experience at a decent price. Anyone going on Carnival and expecting 5-star food and service either hasn't done their homework or has unrealistic champagne expectations on a Dr. Pepper budget. Personally, I can afford the champagne, but prefer Dr. Pepper. 😁 Champagne is nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cache Trekker Posted December 9, 2019 #18 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I'll be getting on the Miracle the day you disembark, and I'm expecting good food and service. This is the second time I've sailed on the Miracle and have great memories from the first trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxer Posted December 9, 2019 #19 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Although there is no correlation, I have cruised when stock prices were at record highs, and in periods when they were lower than average. I found no difference in anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted December 9, 2019 #20 Share Posted December 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, naxer said: Although there is no correlation, I have cruised when stock prices were at record highs, and in periods when they were lower than average. I found no difference in anything. I agree, there is no correlation between stock price and quality of food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted December 10, 2019 #21 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 7/2/2019 at 9:35 PM, mcrcruiser said: We are doing a 14 night Hawaii Journeys cruise on Carnival Miracle Dec 8,2019 . What with the recent lower earnings report & stock price drop , just wondering how the food quality ,presentation & service will be for our cruise . Please advise us about both the MDR & the buffet food quality & the service in the Main Dining Room TIA I really do not think the stock drop has anything to do with the food. Back in the 90s Carnival and all the cruise lines had excellent food and service. Since adding all the water fun and a lot of other things the quality has went down. For many years Carnivals food is at the bottom of the list. One exception is the steak house. It is by far the best at sea and probably any steak on land for that matter. Always excellent to say the least, a great price and a free bottle of wine on the first night or 50% off your choice, plus service has always been excellent. The MDR average and slow service. The buffet has a minimum selection and the food is almost average. Royal has the best buffets and pizza. Carnival has burnt pizza most of the time. Carnival, that I know of is the only line with 24/7 pizza and soft serve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted December 10, 2019 #22 Share Posted December 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, twodaywonder said: I really do not think the stock drop has anything to do with the food. Back in the 90s Carnival and all the cruise lines had excellent food and service. Since adding all the water fun and a lot of other things the quality has went down. For many years Carnivals food is at the bottom of the list. One exception is the steak house. It is by far the best at sea and probably any steak on land for that matter. Always excellent to say the least, a great price and a free bottle of wine on the first night or 50% off your choice, plus service has always been excellent. The MDR average and slow service. The buffet has a minimum selection and the food is almost average. Royal has the best buffets and pizza. Carnival has burnt pizza most of the time. Carnival, that I know of is the only line with 24/7 pizza and soft serve. Not sure what water fun is, but your perspective is interesting.. My view is that when ships cost a billion dollars or more to make and the order book of ships on order is also at a record high something has to give for public companies. I also agree on the Steakhouse, the rest.....not so much, but all opinions count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundloop Posted December 10, 2019 #23 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 6:54 PM, coevan said: It would make no financial sense to make the food or service worse. The stock prices have little to do with daily operating costs. A major problem when companies start worrying about stock prices is that they become short-sighted. My current employer's CEO has his compensation package tied to the share value and we've done some really stupid things to bump up stock price short term so he could get his bonus, things that wound up hurting the company long term. Overall food has been quite good on the Carnival cruises I've been on, both in the MDR and buffet. There was one meal in MDR on Paradise that wasn't so good, but that was just one time out of many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted December 10, 2019 #24 Share Posted December 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said: Not sure what water fun is, but your perspective is interesting.. My view is that when ships cost a billion dollars or more to make and the order book of ships on order is also at a record high something has to give for public companies. I also agree on the Steakhouse, the rest.....not so much, but all opinions count. Water fun. Early on there were no water slides or hot tubs for that matter. Now, challenging rock walls, rope walks, go carts, bumper cars, ice skating rinks etc. Carnival and Royal and NCL top the list for those. There were no specialty restaurants. Carnival for the buffet has the shortest buffet of any cruise line and the least selective. Sometimes the food int he MDR is fine. Not most of the time. At least that is how we see it. Royal by far has the very best buffets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted December 10, 2019 #25 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 minute ago, twodaywonder said: Water fun. Early on there were no water slides or hot tubs for that matter. Now, challenging rock walls, rope walks, go carts, bumper cars, ice skating rinks etc. Carnival and Royal and NCL top the list for those. There were no specialty restaurants. Carnival for the buffet has the shortest buffet of any cruise line and the least selective. Sometimes the food int he MDR is fine. Not most of the time. At least that is how we see it. Royal by far has the very best buffets. Understand, thanks for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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