Venchi Experience

[Germancruiser]

I just came back from a wonderful cruise in the med on board the nice MSC Seaview. My YC experience was as wonderful as my first voyage on the Seaside- also in YC. Anyway- missed to try the crepes at the Venchi Chololate Bar last year, so I thought I might try one of those famous crepes.

On the first try I learned that the Creperie is only open until 10pm- okay- I could have gotten that information from programm. Next day - I ordered my crepe - very nice and extremly friendly staff there.

As the foodie that I am a eagerly awaited my Crepe. Then it came- and my chin dropped almost to my knees.

A yummy looking Crepe, nicely prepared,  appeared. SERVED ON A CHEAP PAPER PLATE AND WITH IN A IN  PLASTIC WRAPPED KNIFE AND FORK!

I was speachless- in this time and age- really? For around 12 dollars- and no propper dishes? NOT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PLASTIC WASTE!

The fork broke after two bites. Well, one has hands - right? To my  shear delight there was an extremly thin paper towel attached to the nice plastic cuttlery.

I am not sure that is a left over from the pandemic, but who ever is in charge should think that over. Terrible!

I mentioned this to one of the YC Butlers- he shruged and said how the different YC is compared to the other part of the ship! IMO that has nothing to do with YC - serving those crepes one has to pay for in such a cheap and environment unfriendly way is unacceptable!

Edited June 29, 2022 by Germancruiser

[perakcruiser]

5 hours ago, Germancruiser said:

IMO that has nothing to do with YC - serving those crepes one has to pay for in such a cheap and environment unfriendly way is unacceptable!

That has nothing to do with MSC. Venchi is a third party tenant doing their own business in the way they think is most profitable. 

[Morgsmom]

If you go to crepe vendor in  Paris you will get a crepe wrapped in paper to be consumed while walking about... 

[RudiRatlos]

It´s the usual way to serve crepes at funfairs, foodtrucks etc all over europe - which may be the reason. Just as fish and chips are served in newspaper-style paper in the pub on meraviglia class.

[carlmm]

8 minutes ago, RudiRatlos said:

It´s the usual way to serve crepes at funfairs, foodtrucks etc all over europe -

True, but not in a cafe or creperie or other nice sit down places.

Edited June 29, 2022 by carlmm

[RudiRatlos]

Of course the only real way to enjoy crepes is to have them as dessert after a galette, to be eaten in a creperie in Brittany (or Rue Montparnasse in Paris), accompanied by a jug of cidre....

😀

[RudiRatlos]

3 minutes ago, carlmm said:

True, but not in a cafe or creperie or other nice sit down places.

I thougt vencchi gelateria & creperie at seashore is actually some kind of takeaway?

[hamrag]

17 hours ago, Germancruiser said:

.....serving those crepes one has to pay for in such a cheap and environment unfriendly way is unacceptable!

Simple solution....don't go back again! 😉

[Germancruiser]

That is exactly what I am doing- hamrag- not going back! Thank you carlmm- that´s what I thought- a nice sit down cafe is not a faire neither is it a food truck. One expects that on both- of course!

 

[morpheusofthesea]

31 minutes ago, Germancruiser said:

a nice sit down cafe is not a faire neither is it a food truck

We agree. Suppose we have to look at everything outside the Yacht Club as the 'county fair'. I wonder if the Explora 1 will have the same type of Venchi kiosk? 

[morpheusofthesea]

Since we have only sailed in the YC, we have not experienced the buffet or the pizza area. When we ordered a pizza one evening to be delivered to our cabin it came delivered by our assigned butler Annalisa in a pizza box placed inside a blue insulated pizza warmer, with real plates and cloth napkin wrapped silverware. Just what one expects of YC. Wonder if one could do the same with crepes ? Will ask next month.

[hamrag]

6 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

Since we have only sailed in the YC, we have not experienced the buffet or the pizza area. When we ordered a pizza one evening to be delivered to our cabin it came delivered by our assigned butler Annalisa in a pizza box placed inside a blue insulated pizza warmer, with real plates and cloth napkin wrapped silverware. Just what one expects of YC. Wonder if one could do the same with crepes ? Will ask next month.

That is absolutely what YC would provide with the crepes.