FManke Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 For those of you that have sailed out of Europe before, what are the main differences that you have seen in the MDR as far as food offerings go between US and European sailings? I'm excited to experience some different offerings on our Greek Isles cruise leaving Oct 9th. I'm hoping for some bangers and mash and possible some streaky bacon. Anything else I should be on the lookout for? What about the Windjammer? Happy Cruising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Hello. Hopefully someone who has cruised recently in Europe will provide this info for you. I will suggest looking on your Royal App at the dining section to check out the menu selections for each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted September 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Hello. Hopefully someone who has cruised recently in Europe will provide this info for you. I will suggest looking on your Royal App at the dining section to check out the menu selections for each day. You know, I did that and cannot see any menus. I must be doing something wrong. Happy Cruising! PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan79 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 53 minutes ago, FManke said: You know, I did that and cannot see any menus. I must be doing something wrong. Happy Cruising! Depends on how far out your cruise is. I am able to do this for a December 22 cruise, but not a July 23 one yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted September 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 34 minutes ago, Ryan79 said: Depends on how far out your cruise is. I am able to do this for a December 22 cruise, but not a July 23 one yet Oct 9th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Menus show on the app for our October 2023 sailing out of Ravenna. All the daily menus show the same meals we’ve seen on Caribbean cruises. Edited to add: I just looked at the Windjammer daily menus, and the themes are the same, too. KristiZ and PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 We were on Wonder of the seas this past summer and there were definitely some changes to the MDR menu. There was a "British" addition or two each night. Different pot pies and fish and chips come to mind. Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB, KristiZ and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barjpoe Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Though on Jewel British isles and Artic circle there was no lobster night, Don't forget to check the Vegan menu there might be something there. A couple of time there was a veggie tempura as an appy also some interesting soups. You can also order of the kids menu if something on the regular menu doesn't say 'I want that'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Our Med cruise is a month away but no menus yet. I remember British fare when we sailed out of Southampton and port-related food out of Barcelona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleykel Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 From my limited experience of a Greek isles cruise on Rhapsody in 2019 and a Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona on Wonder this summer, the Greek isles cruise food seemed more default "American," like what you would expect on a Caribbean cruise. The cruise from Barcelona was much more multi-cultural, European. On Wonder, the Windjammer included a UK, US, Asian and European breakfast sections, and the MDR included a pie and curry each evening. My theory is that that this is due to the fact that many passengers from France, Spain, Italy, the UK etc were drew to the Wonder (being an Oasis class ship docked in Europe, a class of ship that other cruise lines in Europe can't compete with) whereas the passenger base on the Rhapsody cruise was much more American (presumably because Europeans would be able to find something that catered more to their language/culture/tastes on a similar size ship from another cruise line). I've also heard that the cruises out of Southhampton cater for British tastes due to the high number of UK passengers on board. So I don't think there is a blanket answer for all European cruises and it will depend somewhat on the specific ship and itinerary. KristiZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelCruiser Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 This summer we sailed on Enchantment (from Baltimore) and Voyager (from Copenhagen). We've also sailed out of Rome on Jewel. There are always a few, unique choices on the European menu. On Voyager this year it usually included a British-style dish. There is always an Indian dish on the menu (though on any ship you can order Indian food in the MDR, it's just more "secret") Overall, the quality of food we've had in the MDR on our two European sailings was far better than our US sailings. I think they get better produce and meats and other fresh ingredients from their European suppliers. teddy and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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