Chocolate Pistachio Dome Desert

[Outerdog]

Has anyone happened to grab a pic of the Chocolate Pistachio Dome Desert (recently served on Royal, or wherever) they would be willing to share?

 

Need to settle a debate.

 

Thanks!

[Itchy&Scratchy]

literally 3 pages of them

 

 

[antsp]

Love boat desert is a complete joke, howow can you go

[Outerdog]

20 hours ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

literally 3 pages of them

 

 

 

I appreciate the response.  None of those look like the shiny bulbous green-tit menagerie I just saw. They come close, but not quite right. I stupidly failed to take a pic of it. It was absurd in its shape and sweet to the point that S&H went out of business.

 

It was a large shiny green dome of sweet horror. On the Royal. This week.

[chubbypiggy]

Last month I had this dessert on Discovery Princess. 

[Zeke Eak]

• This is what I had on the Majestic in September. It was super good 

Edited December 24, 2022 by Zeke Eak

[CruizinSusan70]

If it's a desert, wouldn't it be pretty dry and you would need a lot of coffee to wash it down?

[FritzG]

15 hours ago, chubbypiggy said:

Last month I had this dessert on Discovery Princess. 

It looks like it's covered with grass clippings.  This used to be my favorite dessert, but I wouldn't touch this mess.

[tonit964]

The first one is from September on the Sapphire and the second is from Discovery last month. 

[Coral]

6 minutes ago, tonit964 said:

The first one is from September on the Sapphire and the second is from Discovery last month. 

Just weird how the chef can change a recipe so much?

[hpeabody]

WOW!  Many different looking versions.  Hmmmmm, what's up with that?

 

I am so sad about the demise of one of my favorites, love boat dream 😞  This replacement does not even look like something I would want to try.  The official Norman Love pistachio dome was one of my favorites.  So sad what they have done now.

[tonit964]

8 minutes ago, Coral said:

Just weird how the chef can change a recipe so much?

I agree completely. The original one is my favorite. 

[startedwithamouse]

4 hours ago, Coral said:

Just weird how the chef can change a recipe so much?

It's not weird. It's the shoreside chef and costs which dictate this change;  that's why you're seeing this roll out on multiple ships. You'll see the new menus have an updated description. Same with Princess love boat dream. Much cheaper ingredients. 

[Outerdog]

21 hours ago, Zeke Eak said:

• This is what I had on the Majestic in September. It was super good 

 

This nailed it, thank you! I am going to steal your picture and add to my collection from this last trip... full disclosure!

 

[Zeke Eak]

Question for the people that had the non shiny version of the dome: 

How did it taste? Did it taste like the shiny type?

[caribill]

13 hours ago, hpeabody said:

I am so sad about the demise of one of my favorites, love boat dream 😞  This replacement does not even look like something I would want to try. 

 

The real original LBD had a crisp bottom, overly rich chocolate (not pudding), and a Godiva chocolate with the sea witch logo on top. It has been years since that version was served.

 

What is served now is a Love Boat Nightmare.

[CruizinSusan70]

27 minutes ago, caribill said:

What is served now is a Love Boat Nightmare.

I thought you were talking about a CBS show that just concluded on Paramount+

[trinitygirl]

Yum!  The first pic is from the Regal Princess, Baltic Cruise July 2019.  The second pic is from Golden Princess South Pacific cruise, January 2019.

[cruisequeen4ever]

This was the pistachio on the Royal’s Christmas and NYE cruise. It is still really yummy but is different than before. 

[Joelocal]

[Joelocal]

The above photo was from last week. I got the shiny version.  The ring is supposed to fit around the base of the dome. 

My wife thought it looked like the contents of a toilet bowl. Not attractive at all. 

But...

I ate the whole thing. It was delicious 

[jeromep]

Me thinks there is a tremendous amount of variability in what is being presented under the same name on board.  While the stage entertainers all go to California to learn their production shows before getting to the ship (at least Princess used to make a big deal about stateside training for production shows), it seems like food prep is not given such detailed training.

[Coral]

1 hour ago, jeromep said:

Me thinks there is a tremendous amount of variability in what is being presented under the same name on board.  While the stage entertainers all go to California to learn their production shows before getting to the ship (at least Princess used to make a big deal about stateside training for production shows), it seems like food prep is not given such detailed training.

The weird thing is that I have taken galley tours before and they have pictures of what the dish is supposed to look like - most likely used to plate the meal but they are real pictures.

[jeromep]

1 hour ago, Coral said:

The weird thing is that I have taken galley tours before and they have pictures of what the dish is supposed to look like - most likely used to plate the meal but they are real pictures.

I've done the galley tour before and noticed the visual assembly instructions.  Reminded me a bit of the graphics that fast food joints use in their kitchens.

 

All of the photos in the thread have some similarity, the belt line of freckled chocolate, some quantity of stacking of chocolate swirls and macaroons, it's the dome that varies.  Is it shiny and green, or is it just chocolate brown, how about matte green with a chia like surface?

 

"Cha-cha-cha-chia.  It's the new Chia desert from Princess Cruises.  Rich velvety green which is sure not to match with how it actually tastes.  And random stacking of other pastries in our kitchen.  How about some curls of white chocolate and a really small macaroon.  Little dabs of sweet sauces on your plate.  You'll love it.  Princess Cruises, come back new."

[trinitygirl]

I wondered if its because the chef that Princess had the Chocolate Journeys contract with, is no longer with Princess?  Maybe they are moving to new formulations?