Rambler14 Posted September 25, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Are we the only ones that have noticed these have gone away? Wife used to love choosing some fruity soup as an appetizer, something she wasn't used to having normally on the mainland. Usually they were fruit-based. We were used to seeing them on almost every cruise through 2018(?) but noticed they weren't on Oasis in late 2019 and not on the Allure this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted September 25, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rambler14 said: Are we the only ones that have noticed these have gone away? Wife used to love choosing some fruity soup as an appetizer, something she wasn't used to having normally on the mainland. Usually they were fruit-based. We were used to seeing them on almost every cruise through 2018(?) but noticed they weren't on Oasis in late 2019 and not on the Allure this week. Bummer, as my wife enjoys them. Hope it's not fleetwide. Now a couple shots of rum in some of them (fruit ones) would make them even better. 🍹 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted September 25, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 25, 2021 The cold fruit soups have not appeared on any of my trips in several years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted September 25, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, not-enough-cruising said: The cold fruit soups have not appeared on any of my trips in several years. During last prepandemic years it usually appeared once. During last days. I will check today. OTOH we have escargot daily. In previous years we had it only first so many nights. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted September 25, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 25, 2021 They took cold soups off the menu a few years ago. A lot of times, if you ask for it, they can get it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearlake_cruiser Posted September 25, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 25, 2021 (edited) You can request chilled soup appetizer from your head waiter and they will prepare it for the next dinner. We had strawberry bisque aboard Freedom in August. Edited September 25, 2021 by clearlake_cruiser I don't know how to reference an earlier post 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted September 25, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, clearlake_cruiser said: You can request chilled soup appetizer from your head waiter and they will prepare it for the next dinner. We had strawberry bisque aboard Freedom in August. I’m glad someone asked because I benefited from your answer. I never thought about requesting a cold soup, but I’m sure going to do it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare livingonthebeach Posted September 25, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, clearlake_cruiser said: You can request chilled soup appetizer from your head waiter and they will prepare it for the next dinner. We had strawberry bisque aboard Freedom in August. Yes and from my experience you can request basically anything off the menu (within reason) and they will comply either that night or the next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler14 Posted September 25, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted September 25, 2021 51 minutes ago, clearlake_cruiser said: You can request chilled soup appetizer from your head waiter and they will prepare it for the next dinner. We had strawberry bisque aboard Freedom in August. Thank you! I just wish we had the MDR menus from 4 years ago so we knew what to order! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted September 25, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I love their cold soups. Last I had was on Serenade feb 2020. As said above, if you ask your first night in mdr they can make it for you the next evening. I liked the watermelon soup and the strawberry bisque. I think there was a mango one I also enjoyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Lomas Posted September 26, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Rambler14 said: Are we the only ones that have noticed these have gone away? Wife used to love choosing some fruity soup as an appetizer, something she wasn't used to having normally on the mainland. Usually they were fruit-based. We were used to seeing them on almost every cruise through 2018(?) but noticed they weren't on Oasis in late 2019 and not on the Allure this week. Just ask on the first night and you will receive every evening after that. We got them 7 out of 8 days on our Odyssey cruise last month even though they were never on the menu. Kind of pot luck though since you never had a clue what was coming until they placed it in front of you. A few misses, but most were excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler14 Posted September 26, 2021 Author #12 Share Posted September 26, 2021 49 minutes ago, Russ Lomas said: Just ask on the first night and you will receive every evening after that. We got them 7 out of 8 days on our Odyssey cruise last month even though they were never on the menu. Kind of pot luck though since you never had a clue what was coming until they placed it in front of you. A few misses, but most were excellent. Thank you! We have two scheduled for 2022 and will try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserking Posted September 26, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 26, 2021 So glad to read you can request chilled soups from your waiter. Have always been a big fan of the chilled soups. Do they bring you the same flavor each night or a variety. I would be thrilled to enjoy the Strawberry Bisque every night. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted September 26, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Confirming. Yesterday during last dinner on Oasis we also didn’t have cold soups. Choices were great though. We lately skip desserts as it’s so difficult to pick only one appetizer. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted September 27, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Tatka said: Confirming. Yesterday during last dinner on Oasis we also didn’t have cold soups. Choices were great though. We lately skip desserts as it’s so difficult to pick only one appetizer. 🙂 Skipping desserts, no way. 😂🍨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Lomas Posted September 29, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 11:55 PM, cruiserking said: So glad to read you can request chilled soups from your waiter. Have always been a big fan of the chilled soups. Do they bring you the same flavor each night or a variety. I would be thrilled to enjoy the Strawberry Bisque every night. Jonathan Different flavour every night for the 7 nights they served it to us after we requested them the first evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguypaul Posted September 29, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2021 We noticed the disappearance as well and ha e been very disappointed that the soups are gone. You are not alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey & Sophie Posted September 29, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 29, 2021 So the cook staff whips up a cold soup for just 1-2 people? Those recipes have to be large enough to feed many more than just a few. Do they really have time to scale down and prep these recipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted September 29, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Bailey & Sophie said: So the cook staff whips up a cold soup for just 1-2 people? Those recipes have to be large enough to feed many more than just a few. Do they really have time to scale down and prep these recipes? I saw the strawberry soup, at least, offered in Coastal Kitchen for lunch one day, so they may have small batches on hand already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted September 29, 2021 #20 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Just now, GKMCruising said: I saw the strawberry soup, at least, offered in Coastal Kitchen for lunch one day, so they may have small batches on hand already. Welcome to CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted September 29, 2021 #21 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Also, my wife and I don't drink, so on our honeymoon several years ago, our assistant waiter would bring us a wine glass each of whatever the cold soup was at the end of our meal to take back to our stateroom to sip on. 🤣 We'll have to try that again on our two cruises planned for next year, now that we know they're still around in some form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RobInMN Posted September 29, 2021 #22 Share Posted September 29, 2021 11 hours ago, chiguypaul said: We noticed the disappearance as well and ha e been very disappointed that the soups are gone. You are not alone. I'm in this camp also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserking Posted September 30, 2021 #23 Share Posted September 30, 2021 On 9/28/2021 at 9:16 PM, Russ Lomas said: Different flavour every night for the 7 nights they served it to us after we requested them the first evening. Wonderful news, thanks Russ. Have already put this into my trip notes. Jonathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanatutu Posted September 30, 2021 #24 Share Posted September 30, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 7:34 PM, Russ Lomas said: Just ask on the first night and you will receive every evening after that. We got them 7 out of 8 days on our Odyssey cruise last month even though they were never on the menu. Kind of pot luck though since you never had a clue what was coming until they placed it in front of you. A few misses, but most were excellent. We are cruising on Allure of the Seas in November. I love the cold soups so I am thrilled you can special request them. I will add this to my to do list. Thank you!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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