Our ship rescued someone who fell off the ship
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What ship are you going on? Feel free to PM with any and all questions. We had an absolutely fantastic time. We've been on a lot of different cruise lines (although none of the really high-end ones like Seabourne) and have yet to get service like we got on this ship.
LOL I saw so many (both frantic kids and parents). Yeah Mr. Mop sounded familiar. I was half asleep so I can't remember. I was sure it was Starboard side because if it was Port side I would have got up and look out the balcony.
I can't believe he would be in the water for 4 hours.. and drunk? That's crazy. Funny thing is that after we came back, we found out that one of our friends is going to start working on the Oasis of the Sea starting next month!
I can't believe he would be in the water for 4 hours.. and drunk? That's crazy. Funny thing is that after we came back, we found out that one of our friends is going to start working on the Oasis of the Sea starting next month!
From what the concierge told us, the guy was really, really lucky. His health issues were not nearly what they would have expected.
Mike
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Sorry about derailing the thread.. but then I started the thread so I think it is okay LOL.
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Since Disney Magic was our first cruise, could I ask you how did the food compares to the other cruises? The cruise director kept saying about the "amazing" food. Was it really amazing to you? The buffet is better than a Hometown buffet but that's about it. Most of the Vegas buffet (over $20) would beat it. The dinners were quite blend. Most of the food seems to have not much taste... the only food that was pretty good was Palo. But again, it is pretty good, not amazing.
Sorry about derailing the thread.. but then I started the thread so I think it is okay LOL.
Sorry about derailing the thread.. but then I started the thread so I think it is okay LOL.
"Amazing" is a relative term, similar to the way that they describe all those jewelry deals on land. We describe it as equivalent to Bar Mitzvah food. The meat is always overcooked, since they're cooking for thousands of people, while they go heavy on the pasta because it's cheap (and kids like it). The term we would use for it is "adequate." As you know, though, people often confuse quantity with quality, and we felt that the best food on the cruise came from the grill on Deck 9.
I thought the food was equivalent to what we've had on Princess (which has gone downhill) and not as good as Celebrity (which rated as wedding food) or Holland America (which rated as "good wedding food").
The plus side is that very few of the desserts or baked goods were worth the calories, so we cut down on those as the cruise went on. It's hard to screw up a salad.
Having said all that, my parents went on Oceania and thought the food was wonderful, and their tastes are more sophisticated than mine.
Mike
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I note that the line is now much shorter, as Frozen is wearing off for many kids. Luckily, our six-year-old has been over it since last summer.
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Glad to help derail. The cruise thread is under-served, anyway.
"Amazing" is a relative term, similar to the way that they describe all those jewelry deals on land. We describe it as equivalent to Bar Mitzvah food. The meat is always overcooked, since they're cooking for thousands of people, while they go heavy on the pasta because it's cheap (and kids like it). The term we would use for it is "adequate." As you know, though, people often confuse quantity with quality, and we felt that the best food on the cruise came from the grill on Deck 9.
I thought the food was equivalent to what we've had on Princess (which has gone downhill) and not as good as Celebrity (which rated as wedding food) or Holland America (which rated as "good wedding food").
The plus side is that very few of the desserts or baked goods were worth the calories, so we cut down on those as the cruise went on. It's hard to screw up a salad.
Having said all that, my parents went on Oceania and thought the food was wonderful, and their tastes are more sophisticated than mine.
Mike
"Amazing" is a relative term, similar to the way that they describe all those jewelry deals on land. We describe it as equivalent to Bar Mitzvah food. The meat is always overcooked, since they're cooking for thousands of people, while they go heavy on the pasta because it's cheap (and kids like it). The term we would use for it is "adequate." As you know, though, people often confuse quantity with quality, and we felt that the best food on the cruise came from the grill on Deck 9.
I thought the food was equivalent to what we've had on Princess (which has gone downhill) and not as good as Celebrity (which rated as wedding food) or Holland America (which rated as "good wedding food").
The plus side is that very few of the desserts or baked goods were worth the calories, so we cut down on those as the cruise went on. It's hard to screw up a salad.
Having said all that, my parents went on Oceania and thought the food was wonderful, and their tastes are more sophisticated than mine.
Mike
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Mrs. Swede and I recently watched a documentary about the 2013 dry dock, and we're even more excited about the cruise. We haven't told our kids yet.
We've been told that Disney Cruises are great at dealing with food allergies. We will see.
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Our experiences with dealing with food allergies on DCL has been amazing (5 total cruises, including one on Disney Magic). My wife is a Celiac that is also allergic to corn, peanuts, walnuts, tomatoes, and sesame seeds, so there is a lot she can't eat. The key is to call DCL and have them put the allergies in the passenger's reservation, then on the first night of the cruise, the head waiter will come to your table before ordering dinner and discuss options with you for that night. At the end of the meal, they will give you the menu for the next night and work with you on what items you want and how they can accommodate your allergies. They will also take your breakfast order at that time and set up where you want to eat it. Like I said, 5 cruises and no issues with my wife being able to eat or having any contamination issues.
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Swede,
Our experiences with dealing with food allergies on DCL has been amazing (5 total cruises, including one on Disney Magic). My wife is a Celiac that is also allergic to corn, peanuts, walnuts, tomatoes, and sesame seeds, so there is a lot she can't eat. The key is to call DCL and have them put the allergies in the passenger's reservation, then on the first night of the cruise, the head waiter will come to your table before ordering dinner and discuss options with you for that night. At the end of the meal, they will give you the menu for the next night and work with you on what items you want and how they can accommodate your allergies. They will also take your breakfast order at that time and set up where you want to eat it. Like I said, 5 cruises and no issues with my wife being able to eat or having any contamination issues.
Our experiences with dealing with food allergies on DCL has been amazing (5 total cruises, including one on Disney Magic). My wife is a Celiac that is also allergic to corn, peanuts, walnuts, tomatoes, and sesame seeds, so there is a lot she can't eat. The key is to call DCL and have them put the allergies in the passenger's reservation, then on the first night of the cruise, the head waiter will come to your table before ordering dinner and discuss options with you for that night. At the end of the meal, they will give you the menu for the next night and work with you on what items you want and how they can accommodate your allergies. They will also take your breakfast order at that time and set up where you want to eat it. Like I said, 5 cruises and no issues with my wife being able to eat or having any contamination issues.
Carnival took it one step further and even encouraged us to bring recipes and our own vegan products (cheese, butter, cake mixes) so that the kitchen could store it and cook with it when preparing Miss Swede's foods. We were absolutely blown away. Do you have an experience if Disney would be willing to do the same thing?
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Thank you for that. That is basically the same procedure we had when we cruised with Carnival.
Carnival took it one step further and even encouraged us to bring recipes and our own vegan products (cheese, butter, cake mixes) so that the kitchen could store it and cook with it when preparing Miss Swede's foods. We were absolutely blown away. Do you have an experience if Disney would be willing to do the same thing?
Carnival took it one step further and even encouraged us to bring recipes and our own vegan products (cheese, butter, cake mixes) so that the kitchen could store it and cook with it when preparing Miss Swede's foods. We were absolutely blown away. Do you have an experience if Disney would be willing to do the same thing?
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Believe me, the last cruise line we expected to provide such service would've been Carnival. They also said they prepared her food in a different part of the kitchen (with freshly-washed equipment and utensils), and one cook was responsible for preparing her order from start to finish. They went above and beyond expectations. I guess our expectations would be Disney would provide the same kind of accommodations.
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Thank you for that. That is basically the same procedure we had when we cruised with Carnival.
Carnival took it one step further and even encouraged us to bring recipes and our own vegan products (cheese, butter, cake mixes) so that the kitchen could store it and cook with it when preparing Miss Swede's foods. We were absolutely blown away. Do you have an experience if Disney would be willing to do the same thing?
Carnival took it one step further and even encouraged us to bring recipes and our own vegan products (cheese, butter, cake mixes) so that the kitchen could store it and cook with it when preparing Miss Swede's foods. We were absolutely blown away. Do you have an experience if Disney would be willing to do the same thing?
Enjoy your cruise. We have found Disney to be leaps above our Carnival experience (wife vowed to never cruise again after our Carnival cruise, but along came our daughter who convinced her to try Disney and now it is our favorite form of vacation). It is well worth the price difference as Disney prides itself on the customer service and providing opportunities for the whole family, whether as a whole or as individuals.
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In general with food allergy problems the cruise line wants you to contact them ahead of time, then they also generally ask that you contact the head waiter to discuss the situation with him once you're on the ship. I would expect that for something like Celiac that they would indeed be preparing food in a separate part of the kitchen to avoid cross-contamination. In general, the cruise lines are pretty good with being able to handle these types of requests. Bringing your own food and having it prepared is probably going to be a bit iffier on ships (they may not want to bring food of unknown sources into their kitchen).
But I would say make sure you talk to the head waiter for your section, because they're the ones that are going to be able to help out in arranging things for you. (I know on some lines they'll bring the next days menu to you near the end of dinner and work out with you what might be reasonable for them to prepare for you so they can make sure they prepare it properly.)
But I would say make sure you talk to the head waiter for your section, because they're the ones that are going to be able to help out in arranging things for you. (I know on some lines they'll bring the next days menu to you near the end of dinner and work out with you what might be reasonable for them to prepare for you so they can make sure they prepare it properly.)
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that's crazy.. they should give all the passengers a voucher to encourage them to come back.. can't imagine wanting to cruise after hearing that story.
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Wow did this thread take a turn or what. I started reading from the most recent and thought I was in the wrong thread. Thread started about rescuing someone that fell off a ship and turned into a food/allergies and service thread.
No judgements here, just an observation.
No judgements here, just an observation.