We have been cruising about 10 years and I think that the dining room
elegance and the presentation of the food has been declining. There was a
time when appetizers and desserts were a work of art. I understand and
accept the decline. What they could do for 700 passengers is more difficult
for 3000 and the decline keeps the cost down.
If the elegance is important to you, then the specialty dining rooms solve
the problem and of course there are cruise lines that are a notch up in
elegance.
In our case it doesn't seem to be that important.
Don
"George Leppla" wrote in message
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>I am hijacking this subject from another thread...
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> "Diana Ball" wrote
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>>And the specialty restaurant
>> (best food we've had on the seas) succeeded in evoking a big city supper
>> club of another era.
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> Which leads to some questions...
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> What do you think about "specialty restaurants" on ships?
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> If you go to these restaurants, what was your favorite meal?
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> I have to admit I dislike the concept of additional pay, specialty
> restaurants on ships. I think dining in the dining room should be
> "special" but it has become ordinary. Waiters singing, Maitre 'ds who
> think they were born to spend their life talking on a microphone, trying
> to feed 3500 people in 3 hours. Most dining room food and service is very
> good, but for me, it is no longer "special".
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> My favorite meal in a specialty restaurant was on the Carnival Conquest.
> We had dinner with my brother and his wife, it was their first cruise and
> their honeymoon and Carnival does an excellent job.
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