Mum2Mercury Posted December 14, 2023 #26 Share Posted December 14, 2023 8 hours ago, Starry Eyes said: Really? I do. How long ago did you start sailing Royal Caribbean frequently? 'Bout 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Researcher Posted December 14, 2023 #27 Share Posted December 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Mum2Mercury said: 'Bout 20 years. I guess folks focus on different things for meals. We certainly pay attention to the bread service, something our family looks forward to each cruise. The variety (especially of the rolls offered) was much broader pre-covid. Not even close really. Happy sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneadsdough2cruise Posted December 14, 2023 #28 Share Posted December 14, 2023 None on Enchantment last week. When requested they did say the bakers were not making them anymore due to lack of necessary ingredients. Our head waiter told us he would 'bring us something special' the next night. The twisted and seeded breadsticks from Windjammer dinner buffet🤷🏼♀️ At least he tried!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CntPAcruiser Posted December 18, 2023 #29 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 5:24 PM, goldfish65 said: Partial blame to the anti-gluten movement and the shutdown. Many people avoiding bread altogether. Changes in bakery staff. The pastry chef at the resort where I work makes only one kind of bread for the steakhouse, a very good roasted shallot and thyme brioche. Also packaged gluten-free bread that comes frozen. Small changes that save a lot of resources. It's because of the post-Covid drastic measures to cut costs. Royal has changed the menu from top to bottom and is no longer bringing in a lot of the specialty ingredients needed to make the better bread items they used to (such as savory bites). On our galley tour, we saw firsthand how they have cheapened everything, including pictures of how they do the thin little cuts of beef they call steaks for the MDR, because corporate wants them to get an impossible number of steaks out of each loin. They are impossible to cook properly now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YlangYlangF9PB3E Posted December 18, 2023 #30 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Not on Odyssey. We were on the TA as well. We tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofy810 Posted December 20, 2023 #31 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/11/2023 at 9:28 PM, CntPAcruiser said: No savory bites or sourdough rolls on Vision of the Seas out of Baltimore recently. Absolutely pathetic rolls at dinner--no flavor whatsoever. Such a drastic comedown from the good bread they used to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The only decent rolls we had over nine days were in Chops at lunch. You just need to ask on the Vision we had them every night but night 1 in Aug on Vision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CntPAcruiser Posted December 21, 2023 #32 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/20/2023 at 7:33 AM, goofy810 said: You just need to ask on the Vision we had them every night but night 1 in Aug on Vision As mentioned, this was on our October/November cruise on Vision, which is subsequent to August, and we did ask, but they are not available. I'm glad you were able to get them, but we did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rncruiser Posted December 28, 2023 Author #33 Share Posted December 28, 2023 OP here, to report that there are no savory bites available on Odyssey. I am ok with the bread choices provided though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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