We have been on many different cruise company ships over the past fifteen years including Cunard, Viking, P&O, Costa and Fred Olsen. For the last two years we have been on six cruises all with Fred Olsen, because we prefer the quietness of the smaller ships and will continue to use Fred Olsen in the future. The staff are the most friendliness of all the ships we have been on and although they may not have the greatest choice of restaurants as the larger cruise company ships, the choice and quality of the food is second to none. The self service facilities have as good a choice of dishes as any other if not more and you don't have to spend time queuing like the larger ships, plus a table is found for you before you choose your food. Fred Olsen also include a drinks package on all their cruises for £15 per person per night on cruises of 4 night and over, which is excellent value for money. Ok, a lot of people think that Fred Olsen is aimed at the older generation, which is not true, it's just that older people prefer smaller ships without having all the glamour of the larger cruise ships, but as far as food is concerned, in my opinion, Fred Olsen is certainly in the top five as far as we are concerned and we both love good food.
Plus the fact that the smaller ships can get into ports the larger ships can't, I've been in ports no-one has ever heard of on the larger cruise lines, delighted to have been seen some of these remote places. I must say the last few times I've been on Olsen's cruise ship their menu has greatly improved, nice wee ships, and extremely pleasant staff.
Your vlog was full of information, and I get that you want to promote your website, but that banner on the bottom the whole time is incredibly distracting and annoying. But you guys are great - thanks for the info!
Hi Pascale. Thanks for watching the video. Approximately 6 months ago both Joe and I (new video guys at Planet Cruise) joined the company. This was one of the things we changed, as you're not the first person the comment this. All the Planet Cruise Weekly's released this year should only have the banner when we show the presenters. This is so you can see the pictures of the places the guys are talking about
For the average family vacation cost cruise lines like Carnival, Norwegian, MSC, Celebrity, Princess and Royal Caribbean. I found Royal Caribbean's food experience to be the best. Including their specialty restaurants. The menu is varied, the portions are awesome. You may order as many and as much as you'd like without extra costs. No hidden costs. The buffet is pretty average but the main dining, the poolside grills, Park Cafe, Hot Dog House, Health Food Cafe, the 24 hour venues like pizza and snacks and room service is endless and delicious. The specialty steak house of Chops is wonderful and affordable. Then there's Izumi Tappanyaki and Sushi bar and Jamie's or Giovanni's Italian and Wunderland, Johnny Rockets, Starbucks and more are SUPER and surprisingly inexpensive. Royal Caribbean all the way!!!
We recently went on the Independence of the Seas after it's refit. Completely blew us away! It is an amazing line for the whole family. Glenn took his whole family and says, "This ship has been one of my favourites but, definitely the best I've been on with my family. We went to the Izumi Tappanyaki and both myself, my wife and child had a incredible time, we'd recommend it to anybody who loves good food and a good time away with your family."
I prefer Carnival Cruise because it's laid back, fun and not uppity. My husband and I went on 2 luxury cruises and it was not for us. The people were so stuck up and boring. We live a great life and take 2 to 3 vacations a year and when we are on vacation we like to let loose and have fun.
Planet Cruise. ...my favorite still is the seabass at Red Ginger, Oceania. Plus, shopping with the chef at a local market (fish) and bringing back to cook.
This presented some interesting insights. I agree completely with the placement of Oceania. We sailed on a 40-day cruise on the Regatta. The variety and quality of the food never disappointed. I disagree with the inclusion of Crystal on this list. We found their service sloppy. It was particularly distressing that the wait-staff could not answer questions about the food. Some dishes were exceptional, but others were inedible. I don't make a habit of sending food back. Two entrees were so bad, they were returned to the kitchen. After 14 days on the Symphony, the menus became repetitive. I am pleased you recognized Celebrity. Their food is surprisingly good.
We sailed on Viking around the Mediterranean. The food in all restaurants and breakfast buffet were amazing. Reindeer toe ravioli? Ostrich carpaccio? Once in a lifetime. Looking forward to the Marco Polo adventure with them in August.
That sounds amazing! The service is based on some world class catering team. When we went on Viking Orion we really loved Manfredi's Italian Restauant. :) Let us know your favourite bits of your Marco Polo Adventure when you're back.
I can't believe Regent and Silver Seas cruise lines were not included in the top 5 list of cruise lines for their quality of food. Carnival should not be included. That cruise line is for the loud, beer drinking, Walmart crowd that just prefer cheap and quantity vs gourmet & quality food. Other great cruise lines with good food and service include Oceania and Celebrity.
My sentiment as well, I don't cruise for burgers and fries. To each their own, my preference is strawberry soup, leg of lamb with mint jelly, eggs benedict, etc., etc.
@TheMarlon57 I plan a few cruises with the 'commercial' cruise lines. They won't be the mega-ships because of the destinations. Then I'm moving to luxury cruises, river cruises, and transatlantic voyages, I need to add etc.☺
I went to Norwegian's Joy to Alaska, and while the food was good, the same thing was served every single day. The variety was poor, but service was good. I don't go to cruises to eat the same thing everyday. I go to experience new dishes that I usually don't eat at home.
It might be good to do a vid on cruise lines that have great food for vegetarians and vegans. Took a Holland America cruise 12/17 and they had a special menu for vegans. Vegetarian was always an option on the regular menu.
I used to love cruising, but the food has probably ended that. I did a Norwegian cruise earlier this year and it was exhausting to sort through the hundreds of food options to find something I could eat as a vegan. Everything marked vegetarian typically had eggs, milk, or cheese, which are worse for me than meat. After trying to be really careful and ask questions, I still ended up with a nasty outbreak of keratosis pilaris late in the week because I'd been exposed to too much dairy. It just wasn't worth it. I did an all vegan cruise last fall to Norway and had a wonderful time and the food was fantastic. But those are very limited opportunities.
Disney: not one but 3 “main” dining rooms, each with a different cuisine. Good buffet. Lots of other included food options. Soft drinks and room service included.
I've been on Viking recently and the food wasn't great enough to be ranked in your top 5 and the dining room service was far below what one would expect. Crystal's food and dining room service have always been excellent. Much better than Viking. The big surprise was the omission of Regent where the food and food service have always been spectacular.
Personal service on Regent. While they have "open seating" in the dining room for dinner, the Maitre d' arranged for us to have the same table and the same waiter at each meal. Although we have asked about this on other cruises with "open seating", all but Regent declined our request.
I just went on my first cruise Royal Princes..l Was not impressed by most of their food. Most desserts were quite dry too especially pastries. So disappointed
NCL is most apt to give free upgraded dining on their cruises. We went on one of their mid-tier ships (Jewel), but the Teppanyaki and other specialty dining was excellent. Buffet was strong. MDR just so-so. O'Sheehans had some solid bar food, too.
Very good job qualifying your views. Good research and information. I never considered outstanding food and food experiences alone to be a reason to cruise instead of the best overall experience. However I’m intrigued by your selections and will consider sailing on some of these cruises. Well done.
Planet Cruise Well I’m pretty new to cruising, and most of my experiences have been with Royal Caribbean. I selected Oasis as my first cruise, and it did not disappoint. Overall, the interaction with the staff, service, entertainment, food, ship environment and accommodations were all very good on that cruise, though I had nothing to compare them to. I later went on smaller class ships and found service and staff interaction to be highest and food was still third. On Norwegian, the food quality and management and free drink packages were highest rated by me( cabin accommodations, staff, ship environment, and service came in closer to last. But entertainment and activities were last for me. I wasn’t totally bored but I wasn’t dazzled. It’s a good cruise for drinking eating and reading a book you brought or making up your own plans for the cruise. I plan to cruise Disney, Princess, Viking and Carnival, (if it’s a group thing like a reunion). So I won’t have a complete picture until then.
Interesting topic, but I found your large advertising banner displayed throughout the video to be very distracting and ultimately annoying. Most such banner ads can be closed - but not yours. I know you want to sell things, but surely one and two displays would be sufficient. Then your commentary would be the focus of the video, not yours sales pitch!
Hi Robin, Thanks for the feedback. Please watch the most recent episodes as a few months after this episode was made so, did the video team. This is one of the things we slowly phased out 😉
Thanks Nova for watching. Over the past year we have changed this in our Planet Cruise Weekly's. Check out the more recent episodes to see how we've taken it out.
I've never sailed aboard a "true cruise ship." I travel to the UK two or three times a year and, as I don't like to fly, I take the steamship which today is limited to the Queen Mary 2. I am curious; is there any difference between the (huge) Britannia restaurant and the Queen's Grill? I have always found the Queen's Grill to be excellent. I always book a Queen's Grill accommodation and I have never eaten in the Britannia restaurant, although I would like to. It is one of the most spectacular contemporary public rooms I have ever seen (by photo in comparison to other ships).
Hi Jynx 😀 We're in the making of a video based on something like this so keep your eyes out. The main difference is the choice and options of food. With Britannia it is more of an exclusive space/ dining room for Britannia guest but, with Princess and Queen's Grills it's more the private space and that you can choose to eat pretty much anything. You have a lot more options in terms of what cuisine you're going to eat in these
Only large venue ships are reviewed. It’s is understood that small luxury /exploration vendors (Seabourne, Silverseas, ect…) are not comparable to the cruises reviewed in this video. If you don’t travel with the up charge large (multi-thousand) passenger ships this video isn’t for you.
Hi Jonathan, Holland America has some incredible food on board as well but the sheer variety of food on offer and the high standard of quality it is served at secures Carnival's place on our list!
We have done a whole episode on Disney but, it was 2 years ago.- czcams.com/video/-cuti6VJIBY/video.html We think the food on Disney is great! It has a lot of good food! They have a french celebrity chef affiliated with them and there are a lot of quirks to their restaurant. For more Disney Cruise Line information check our whole page on them here: www.planetcruise.com/en/disney-cruise-line-cruises
Most of the food on the cruise ships are not being consumed. Just being grabed by greedy passengers and being left huge pile uneaten on every single table.
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If you're a vegetarian, most cruises don't have much variety when it comes to food. Cruises like Celebrity and Carnival give you one appetizer and one entree, so you have to either eat what they give you or go hungry and their vegetarian meals aren't very appealing. Cunard is the only line I've seen so far where they put as much effort into making a pleasant dining experience for vegetarians as they do for everyone else. I was very impressed with their menus.
I think it all depends on which line you choose. We recently travelled with Norwegian Cruise Lines and had a few Vegetarian's with us. They were very accommodating. These were there favourite meals: Portobello mushrooms, goat’s cheese and red bell peppers, served with sweet potato beurre blanc - Le Bistro Vegetable pad thai with egg, tofu, green peppers, and chilli - Teppanyaki Butternut squash salad with pumpkin seed vinaigrette - main dining room and buffet. One of the things to do is to mention it when you book/ embark. There's a lot of cruise staff that will be vegetarian and even Vegan and usually they point you in the right direction :)
Not bad for two friends trying something new. Lower the blue banner and stretch it fully across until you get a proper sponsor. Consider using a CZcams savvy teenager for video proofing before you post. Good luck!
Did you try the burgers or anything from the Mexican place? IMO, we're not huge fans of their buffet (less choices than other lines, caters to more of an unadventurous 'white bread' appetite), but other than that we thought their food held up really well compared to other big cruise lines.
This was an excellent review Guys. Carnival on the list? That says a lot for you guys!!! Fair honest and unpretentious. I look forward to your next review.
As much as we love Royal Caribbean food sadly we only had time to fit in five. They are definitely a close runner up! There are just too many fantastic options for food at sea.
Great report, and I have been on ships of Oceania and Viking but sorry IMHO the far best food I had on a ship was on MS Europe and MS Europe 2. Maybee not the typical ships for the english speaking community, but simply good.
Hi Patrick, Star Princess is an amazing ship. It goes to a lot of areas in Alaska and South America. For us we really like the aspects of seeing the stars late at night (pun in the name haha). There's nothing like seeing the stars when you are away from the city light pollution and at sea. Watching movies under the stars on this ship is beautiful, it's definitely a ship that's perfect for your first time. We have more information here if you'd like: www.planetcruise.com/en/star-princess
Asian fusion is becoming really really popular that the moment. If you like sushi and Japanese look at a few of the new Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean. Glenn recently had a family holiday on the Symphony of the Seas and said it was amazing!!! 😉
That's what's so great about cruising :) we all have different likes and dislikes :D Have you been on Royal Caribbean? What was the best thing about their food that you liked?
Planet Cruise i have been on Empress Majesty Enchantment Serenade Freedom Independence Out of all those ships, the Freedom ships, Empress and Serenade are my favorite. Empress does a unique brunch in their mdr that no other ship does, you can get freshly made crapes and waffles with your lunch items. Some of my favorite specialties is Giovanie's Table and Izumi. For MDR offerings, my favorites include escargots, tiger shrimp, and Barramundi, some of the best fish I have had anywhere. I do not know how Coco Cay and Labbodee compare to CCL and NCL's private destinations, but the bbq made there has never been a disappointment. I am a light breakfast eater, so a simple omlet and im happy. I have had one experience on a Carnival ship on their Sensation, and it was not a good experience. Only highlight was the Foreigner concert on that trip.
What about Regent, Seabourn and Silversea? Oh yes you are only try to get bookings from the general cruising population so really your whole video is worthless!!!
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We have been on many different cruise company ships over the past fifteen years including Cunard, Viking, P&O, Costa and Fred Olsen. For the last two years we have been on six cruises all with Fred Olsen, because we prefer the quietness of the smaller ships and will continue to use Fred Olsen in the future. The staff are the most friendliness of all the ships we have been on and although they may not have the greatest choice of restaurants as the larger cruise company ships, the choice and quality of the food is second to none. The self service facilities have as good a choice of dishes as any other if not more and you don't have to spend time queuing like the larger ships, plus a table is found for you before you choose your food. Fred Olsen also include a drinks package on all their cruises for £15 per person per night on cruises of 4 night and over, which is excellent value for money.
Ok, a lot of people think that Fred Olsen is aimed at the older generation, which is not true, it's just that older people prefer smaller ships without having all the glamour of the larger cruise ships, but as far as food is concerned, in my opinion, Fred Olsen is certainly in the top five as far as we are concerned and we both love good food.
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Plus the fact that the smaller ships can get into ports the larger ships can't, I've been in ports no-one has ever heard of on the larger cruise lines, delighted to have been seen some of these remote places. I must say the last few times I've been on Olsen's cruise ship their menu has greatly improved, nice wee ships, and extremely pleasant staff.
I'm 45 and enjoy a quieter pace in life so this would work for me. I had never heard of this line but I've also never been on a cruise. 😊
Your vlog was full of information, and I get that you want to promote your website, but that banner on the bottom the whole time is incredibly distracting and annoying. But you guys are great - thanks for the info!
Hi Pascale. Thanks for watching the video. Approximately 6 months ago both Joe and I (new video guys at Planet Cruise) joined the company. This was one of the things we changed, as you're not the first person the comment this. All the Planet Cruise Weekly's released this year should only have the banner when we show the presenters. This is so you can see the pictures of the places the guys are talking about
For the average family vacation cost cruise lines like Carnival, Norwegian, MSC, Celebrity, Princess and Royal Caribbean. I found Royal Caribbean's food experience to be the best. Including their specialty restaurants. The menu is varied, the portions are awesome. You may order as many and as much as you'd like without extra costs. No hidden costs. The buffet is pretty average but the main dining, the poolside grills, Park Cafe, Hot Dog House, Health Food Cafe, the 24 hour venues like pizza and snacks and room service is endless and delicious. The specialty steak house of Chops is wonderful and affordable. Then there's Izumi Tappanyaki and Sushi bar and Jamie's or Giovanni's Italian and Wunderland, Johnny Rockets, Starbucks and more are SUPER and surprisingly inexpensive. Royal Caribbean all the way!!!
We recently went on the Independence of the Seas after it's refit. Completely blew us away! It is an amazing line for the whole family. Glenn took his whole family and says, "This ship has been one of my favourites but, definitely the best I've been on with my family. We went to the Izumi Tappanyaki and both myself, my wife and child had a incredible time, we'd recommend it to anybody who loves good food and a good time away with your family."
There's a video coming soon of it too haha.
I prefer Carnival Cruise because it's laid back, fun and not uppity. My husband and I went on 2 luxury cruises and it was not for us. The people were so stuck up and boring. We live a great life and take 2 to 3 vacations a year and when we are on vacation we like to let loose and have fun.
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czcams.com/video/bCg166nVI0Y/video.html, glad we all weren't on this ship
I want to give this video 1000 up votes. Well done, and great advice. Thanks!!
Oceania is excellent for food 👍 we just booked our 5th cruise. Princess is our 2nd choice.
I love that Elaine :) what's your favourite thing that you've ate while on-board a cruise?
Planet Cruise. ...my favorite still is the seabass at Red Ginger, Oceania. Plus, shopping with the chef at a local market (fish) and bringing back to cook.
This presented some interesting insights. I agree completely with the placement of Oceania. We sailed on a 40-day cruise on the Regatta. The variety and quality of the food never disappointed. I disagree with the inclusion of Crystal on this list. We found their service sloppy. It was particularly distressing that the wait-staff could not answer questions about the food. Some dishes were exceptional, but others were inedible. I don't make a habit of sending food back. Two entrees were so bad, they were returned to the kitchen. After 14 days on the Symphony, the menus became repetitive. I am pleased you recognized Celebrity. Their food is surprisingly good.
Thanks for the feedback Donald!
We sailed on Viking around the Mediterranean. The food in all restaurants and breakfast buffet were amazing. Reindeer toe ravioli? Ostrich carpaccio? Once in a lifetime. Looking forward to the Marco Polo adventure with them in August.
That sounds amazing! The service is based on some world class catering team. When we went on Viking Orion we really loved Manfredi's Italian Restauant. :) Let us know your favourite bits of your Marco Polo Adventure when you're back.
I can't believe Regent and Silver Seas cruise lines were not included in the top 5 list of cruise lines for their quality of food. Carnival should not be included. That cruise line is for the loud, beer drinking, Walmart crowd that just prefer cheap and quantity vs gourmet & quality food. Other great cruise lines with good food and service include Oceania and Celebrity.
chip nadeau have you ever been???? Stop passing judgment.
My sentiment as well, I don't cruise for burgers and fries. To each their own, my preference is strawberry soup, leg of lamb with mint jelly, eggs benedict, etc., etc.
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I plan a few cruises with the 'commercial' cruise lines. They won't be the mega-ships because of the destinations. Then I'm moving to luxury cruises, river cruises, and transatlantic voyages, I need to add etc.☺
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Enjoy, may all of your vacations, trips, and visits be everything you expect, actually, may they surpass your expectations.
The main dinner dining at Carnival was melt in your mouth delicious. Gourmet for sure (I had a cow tongue appetizer one night and it was delightful).
Just sailed on a Disney cruise and their food was way better than Carnival. I haven’t sailed the other ships yet but have y’all sailed Disney.
Good info,....but why waste our time with meaningless stats on how much beef, shimp and ice cream is consumed?
Jade Martin we were just trying to give examples of the magnitude of food on cruise ships haha
Jade Martin I found those facts interesting. It blows me away that dining rooms make such great food on such a large scale..
I went to Norwegian's Joy to Alaska, and while the food was good, the same thing was served every single day. The variety was poor, but service was good. I don't go to cruises to eat the same thing everyday. I go to experience new dishes that I usually don't eat at home.
February 2018 Disney Dream had excellent (adult) food!
It might be good to do a vid on cruise lines that have great food for vegetarians and vegans. Took a Holland America cruise 12/17 and they had a special menu for vegans. Vegetarian was always an option on the regular menu.
That's a great idea... we'll look into it :)
Yes, I’m going on a Celebrity Cruise in August, i’m vegan and can’t eat any spices at all. Slightly worried! 😄
I used to love cruising, but the food has probably ended that. I did a Norwegian cruise earlier this year and it was exhausting to sort through the hundreds of food options to find something I could eat as a vegan. Everything marked vegetarian typically had eggs, milk, or cheese, which are worse for me than meat. After trying to be really careful and ask questions, I still ended up with a nasty outbreak of keratosis pilaris late in the week because I'd been exposed to too much dairy. It just wasn't worth it.
I did an all vegan cruise last fall to Norway and had a wonderful time and the food was fantastic. But those are very limited opportunities.
Bistro on 5 has been gone a number of years now from Celebrity. It's now Sushi on 5. You guys should update your page!
Can you make your banner details smaller, it takes away from the video you're showcasing. Can't see the food :-)
great video. very fair for the average or new cruiser.
I'm surprised Disney didn't make the list over Carnival or Celebrity. Were they in the running?
Disney: not one but 3 “main” dining rooms, each with a different cuisine. Good buffet. Lots of other included food options. Soft drinks and room service included.
Celebrity Millenium ? (#5 Carnival) (#4 Celebrity) (#3 Crystal; Japanese owned) (#2 Viking Ocean) (#1 Oceania) NCL not mentioned
We made the video back in 2017. There's been lots of changes recently with Norwegian :) If we made this video again... they would probably sneak in 😉
I've been on Viking recently and the food wasn't great enough to be ranked in your top 5 and the dining room service was far below what one would expect. Crystal's food and dining room service have always been excellent. Much better than Viking. The big surprise was the omission of Regent where the food and food service have always been spectacular.
We tried making it really open for all tastes and styles. What's your favourite thing you've ever had while on a cruise ship?
Personal service on Regent. While they have "open seating" in the dining room for dinner, the Maitre d' arranged for us to have the same table and the same waiter at each meal. Although we have asked about this on other cruises with "open seating", all but Regent declined our request.
We do like Regent and always hear good things said about them :)
Do you have any cruises lined up with Regent to make us jealous?
I just went on my first cruise Royal Princes..l Was not impressed by most of their food. Most desserts were quite dry too especially pastries. So disappointed
NCL is most apt to give free upgraded dining on their cruises. We went on one of their mid-tier ships (Jewel), but the Teppanyaki and other specialty dining was excellent. Buffet was strong. MDR just so-so. O'Sheehans had some solid bar food, too.
Princess for me
Thanks and I will
I’m surprised Silversea didn’t make this list.
Very good job qualifying your views. Good research and information. I never considered outstanding food and food experiences alone to be a reason to cruise instead of the best overall experience. However I’m intrigued by your selections and will consider sailing on some of these cruises. Well done.
Thanks Melanie I'm glad you enjoyed it. What would you say are your top 5 for best overall experience?
Planet Cruise Well I’m pretty new to cruising, and most of my experiences have been with Royal Caribbean. I selected Oasis as my first cruise, and it did not disappoint. Overall, the interaction with the staff, service, entertainment, food, ship environment and accommodations were all very good on that cruise, though I had nothing to compare them to. I later went on smaller class ships and found service and staff interaction to be highest and food was still third. On Norwegian, the food quality and management and free drink packages were highest rated by me( cabin accommodations, staff, ship environment, and service came in closer to last. But entertainment and activities were last for me. I wasn’t totally bored but I wasn’t dazzled. It’s a good cruise for drinking eating and reading a book you brought or making up your own plans for the cruise. I plan to cruise Disney, Princess, Viking and Carnival, (if it’s a group thing like a reunion). So I won’t have a complete picture until then.
Interesting topic, but I found your large advertising banner displayed throughout the video to be very distracting and ultimately annoying. Most such banner ads can be closed - but not yours. I know you want to sell things, but surely one and two displays would be sufficient. Then your commentary would be the focus of the video, not yours sales pitch!
Hi Robin, Thanks for the feedback. Please watch the most recent episodes as a few months after this episode was made so, did the video team. This is one of the things we slowly phased out 😉
Not Cunard, Seabourn or Silverseas?
I liked Seabourn better than Crystal.
This was a terrific guide to cruise ship food. Merci beaucoup!
de rien Linda! We're glad you enjoyed it :)
Your blue banner across the screen ruined a lot of the food that I wanted to look at. Sorry, have the give the video a thumbs down.
Thanks Nova for watching. Over the past year we have changed this in our Planet Cruise Weekly's. Check out the more recent episodes to see how we've taken it out.
have done 8 carnival ships(the bigger ones)and always enjoy the stake house experience.
Agreed! You can't keep us out of a steak house! Or any other restaurant to be honest.
I hate "free style dining" as you do NOT get a relationship with your servers.
WTF how did you put Carnival in #5 when you didn't even include HAL?
I've never sailed aboard a "true cruise ship." I travel to the UK two or three times a year and, as I don't like to fly, I take the steamship which today is limited to the Queen Mary 2. I am curious; is there any difference between the (huge) Britannia restaurant and the Queen's Grill? I have always found the Queen's Grill to be excellent. I always book a Queen's Grill accommodation and I have never eaten in the Britannia restaurant, although I would like to. It is one of the most spectacular contemporary public rooms I have ever seen (by photo in comparison to other ships).
Hi Jynx 😀 We're in the making of a video based on something like this so keep your eyes out.
The main difference is the choice and options of food. With Britannia it is more of an exclusive space/ dining room for Britannia guest but, with Princess and Queen's Grills it's more the private space and that you can choose to eat pretty much anything. You have a lot more options in terms of what cuisine you're going to eat in these
Spot on about Oceania. Only in the QM2 Queens Grill has really compared to Oceania.
Regent beats Crystal and this lot any day.. No extra costs at all. Food superlative especially now with their Asian restaurants.
what about lamb and goat? Goat is one of the most easily digestible proteins in the world.
Only large venue ships are reviewed. It’s is understood that small luxury /exploration vendors (Seabourne, Silverseas, ect…) are not comparable to the cruises reviewed in this video. If you don’t travel with the up charge large (multi-thousand) passenger ships this video isn’t for you.
Lol, Carnival isn't even the best food line Carnival owns..... Surely among the Carnival owned lines, Holland America would rank highest?
Hi Jonathan, Holland America has some incredible food on board as well but the sheer variety of food on offer and the high standard of quality it is served at secures Carnival's place on our list!
Have you reviewed Disney cruises? Where would Disney fall in your rankings?
We have done a whole episode on Disney but, it was 2 years ago.- czcams.com/video/-cuti6VJIBY/video.html
We think the food on Disney is great! It has a lot of good food! They have a french celebrity chef affiliated with them and there are a lot of quirks to their restaurant. For more Disney Cruise Line information check our whole page on them here: www.planetcruise.com/en/disney-cruise-line-cruises
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Crystal is now owned by a Chinese company.
LoveViking. Couldn’t agree with you more.
Most of the food on the cruise ships are not being consumed. Just being grabed by greedy passengers and being left huge pile uneaten on every single table.
that blue bottom bar is very poor spaced and distracting. use is as a side bar if you want chronically visible waste of space! most annoying.
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Blue banner has to go.
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Oh good. Those banners drive me nuts. I didn't look any further, but I will now.
thanks for the reply
If you're a vegetarian, most cruises don't have much variety when it comes to food. Cruises like Celebrity and Carnival give you one appetizer and one entree, so you have to either eat what they give you or go hungry and their vegetarian meals aren't very appealing. Cunard is the only line I've seen so far where they put as much effort into making a pleasant dining experience for vegetarians as they do for everyone else. I was very impressed with their menus.
I think it all depends on which line you choose. We recently travelled with Norwegian Cruise Lines and had a few Vegetarian's with us. They were very accommodating. These were there favourite meals:
Portobello mushrooms, goat’s cheese and red bell peppers, served with sweet potato beurre blanc - Le Bistro
Vegetable pad thai with egg, tofu, green peppers, and chilli - Teppanyaki
Butternut squash salad with pumpkin seed vinaigrette - main dining room and buffet.
One of the things to do is to mention it when you book/ embark. There's a lot of cruise staff that will be vegetarian and even Vegan and usually they point you in the right direction :)
Hey guys really love this♥️ but what about people that are halaal? Do you cater for guest that are halaal? Is there a restaurant onboard ?
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I recently went on the Carnival Liberty, March of this year. The food was awful.
Sorry to hear about that Jenny, what other cruises have you been on? My favourite recently was the Sushi on MSC Seaside :)
I loved Sushi on Carnival. But my favorite cruise not food-wise was probably The Liberty Of The Seas.
Gee thanks. We're going on Liberty in a couple of days.
Did you try the burgers or anything from the Mexican place? IMO, we're not huge fans of their buffet (less choices than other lines, caters to more of an unadventurous 'white bread' appetite), but other than that we thought their food held up really well compared to other big cruise lines.
This was an excellent review Guys. Carnival on the list? That says a lot for you guys!!! Fair honest and unpretentious. I look forward to your next review.
Thanks Blackbirds! We've got a few more ideas like this in the locker 😀
P&o definitely not on this list! Not great food but the rest is great
You must not have cruised on Princess Cruise Lines, their food is far superior to Carnival
How was royal Caribbean not featured??
As much as we love Royal Caribbean food sadly we only had time to fit in five. They are definitely a close runner up! There are just too many fantastic options for food at sea.
Rubbish!!!!!! Diplomatic answer and you know it!!!
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Because the food is disgusting but the RC fan club refuses to believe it...
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I've been on the msc ships food is soooooo bad
Eye opener.
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Great report, and I have been on ships of Oceania and Viking but sorry IMHO the far best food I had on a ship was on MS Europe and MS Europe 2. Maybee not the typical ships for the english speaking community, but simply good.
Very interesting Franz. What would you say was their best dish?
Never been on a cruise. What about Princess Star...???
Hi Patrick, Star Princess is an amazing ship. It goes to a lot of areas in Alaska and South America. For us we really like the aspects of seeing the stars late at night (pun in the name haha). There's nothing like seeing the stars when you are away from the city light pollution and at sea. Watching movies under the stars on this ship is beautiful, it's definitely a ship that's perfect for your first time. We have more information here if you'd like: www.planetcruise.com/en/star-princess
Crystal looks fantastic, but I already love sushi and other Japanese cuisine. One day....
Asian fusion is becoming really really popular that the moment. If you like sushi and Japanese look at a few of the new Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean. Glenn recently had a family holiday on the Symphony of the Seas and said it was amazing!!! 😉
Mentions the Walmart of cruislines. carnival, but not one of the kings, Royal...sad
That's what's so great about cruising :) we all have different likes and dislikes :D
Have you been on Royal Caribbean? What was the best thing about their food that you liked?
Planet Cruise i have been on
Empress
Majesty
Enchantment
Serenade
Freedom
Independence
Out of all those ships, the Freedom ships, Empress and Serenade are my favorite.
Empress does a unique brunch in their mdr that no other ship does, you can get freshly made crapes and waffles with your lunch items.
Some of my favorite specialties is Giovanie's Table and Izumi.
For MDR offerings, my favorites include escargots, tiger shrimp, and Barramundi, some of the best fish I have had anywhere.
I do not know how Coco Cay and Labbodee compare to CCL and NCL's private destinations, but the bbq made there has never been a disappointment.
I am a light breakfast eater, so a simple omlet and im happy.
I have had one experience on a Carnival ship on their Sensation, and it was not a good experience. Only highlight was the Foreigner concert on that trip.
I hated RC food and loved Carnival's.
If Carnival is the King then RC is the Queen.
Skip to 3:30 that is where they start the top 5 list.
Prepare the meal shopping no thanks boring.
What about Regent, Seabourn and Silversea? Oh yes you are only try to get bookings from the general cruising population so really your whole video is worthless!!!
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Princess has the worst of the worst food. Never again!
Have you been on any other cruises? What's the best food you've had while away?