Great Ship But the food????.....

[KimberlyB]

Hi ,

We just returned from the May1st 3 day Wonder to the Bahamas. We have been on 2 previous 7 day cruises on The Magic. The best thing was that the ship is gorgeous, everything was immaculate.

The worst thing was that the food was pretty bad. I was terribly dissapointed after having what I thought was great food on the Magic. It seems that in an effort to cut costs -the food has taken the "hit". They even managed to ruin filet mignon!! It was tough and had grissle in it. Also one evening, my side dish was mashed frozen peas. Nothing on the menu was a stand out. My DD had a peach ginger cheesecake - but there seemed to be no cream cheese in it - it had a jello like consistancy. My chocolate cake was so dry and tasteless- that I only ate half of it.

Now, we had stayed the night before the cruise at Disney and had eaten at LeCellier - the mushroom filet mignon ( cooked the same way that the above one was cooked -medium) was excellent, tender, flavorful and the mushroom risotto was "too die for". My husband had the mushroom risotto as an appetizer on the Wonder and it was terrible. I could taste no butter or cream in any of the food items that could have used it!!

The menu was not appealing. They introduced the chef, who was from Jamaica. It also appears that the food has been downgraded in the buffets as well. The eggs had so much "filler" that they were inedible.

We were going to book while on board for another 7 day cruise, but the cost of the cruise was so expensive and the prospect of bad food made us pause.

Sorry to give this report, I love Disney and have always been pleased with the food at the resorts, at the parks and on the Magic. What is going on??

[TiaMaria]

Wow...sorry that happened. I hope you shared your concern/disappointment on the comment card?

[kaykels]

We've done 2 Wonder and 2 Magic and we're about to do another Wonder cruise in 2 weeks. I found that the food was much better on Magic. My 2nd Wonder cruise, the food was actually really bad. But I still managed to gain some weight.... hmmm.
In fact, at the time I was wondering what the fuss was with Palo. Even THAT wasn't so great. But on my next 2 sailings, which happened to be on Magic, it was excellent.

Sorry to hear about the food. I hope it's better in 2 weeks.

[zerog]

I have to agree: the menu's describe some very fancy dishes, but the food was rather bland for us. The seared tuna was way too chewy; almost inedible.

[diane328]

Oh dear. I'm concerned because I've seen several posts now mentioning the poor food quality on the Wonder recently. I've raved about the food on a previous Disney cruise. This time, my brother and his family are joining us and I'd like to see them as impressed as we were.

This is an unfortunate trend that I hope is addressed quickly.

[Pansy]

Wow hate to hear of the stories :sad2: I noticed the food wasn't as good in November as it was in July '07. It was even better back in Jaunuary of '05, cruising in a few days, maybe it will be better :confused3

[scm]

Having sailed the Wonder and found the food disappointing, I was amazed how much better the food was on the Magic just months later. Surely they are both provisioned in a similar manner so what accounts for the difference?

[pooh_mania]

:eek: I was just on my first DC in April 08 on the Magic and I was very under impressed with the food overall. Even Palo was not spectacular IMHO. :confused3 If the food is really better on the Magic than Wonder, then I will definitely have to stick to 7-day cruises. My overall opinion about the food is that it was plentiful but lacked quality. As they say, quantity does not mean quality!

[Dreamfinder2]

I spent a good bit of time offering my take on food on the Wonder in our trip report. Overall, I thought it was quite good, although sometimes the desserts looked better than they tasted. I sure didn't run up on anything that was awful.

I had pretty high expectations, and while they weren't exceeded, they were at least matched.

I will say that our servers elevated what would have been a good enough experience into something special.

[marlee70]

I agree with the food being mediocre to bad. :guilty: It sounded good in the menu description and it had a good presentation but it wasn't good. I think the Crab Cakes Appetizer and the Glazed Pork at Parrot Cay were the only decent dishes we had. Even the chocolate cake wasn't good, and we are chocolate lovers! :eek:

[Horace Horsecollar]

On our cruises, I found it worthwhile to ask our server for advice. I wanted to know what was getting high marks from him and and from other guests.

One night I mentioned a fish dish that sounded good on the menu to our server. He advised against it. He brought it out to me anyway along with the entree that I ordered. The fish tasted good but had an awful texture. If I had simply ordered the fish entree, I would have been very disappointed.

I also set my expectations to expect good, well-prepared food, but not exceptional food. After all, the kitchens have to serve over a thousand passengers at the same time, at each of the two seatings.

On each of our three cruises, the food has improved from the prior cruise.

Disney faces a challenge to make the food "boring" enough for passengers who like simple food, but interesting enough for more adventuresome passengers. Unfortunately, in my experience, the balance goes toward bland. I wish Disney would offer some interesting dipping sauces where appropriate, which passengers could than choose to use or ignore depending on their tastes.

[tynkerbell]

I didn't like the food either. DH and I loved Cookies BBQ and Palo, but aside from that we were extremely disappointed in the food. But I can't complain since it helped me actually lose a few pounds on the cruise. ;)

[Belle2667]

DH and I think the Wonder is the "practice" cruise ship. The employees have to work their way up to the Magic.

We could be wrong, but we noticed a difference between the two, too.

[mickey0624]

Hi ,

We just returned from the May1st 3 day Wonder to the Bahamas. We have been on 2 previous 7 day cruises on The Magic. The best thing was that the ship is gorgeous, everything was immaculate.

The worst thing was that the food was pretty bad. I was terribly dissapointed after having what I thought was great food on the Magic. It seems that in an effort to cut costs -the food has taken the "hit". They even managed to ruin filet mignon!! It was tough and had grissle in it. Also one evening, my side dish was mashed frozen peas. Nothing on the menu was a stand out. My DD had a peach ginger cheesecake - but there seemed to be no cream cheese in it - it had a jello like consistancy. My chocolate cake was so dry and tasteless- that I only ate half of it.

Now, we had stayed the night before the cruise at Disney and had eaten at LeCellier - the mushroom filet mignon ( cooked the same way that the above one was cooked -medium) was excellent, tender, flavorful and the mushroom risotto was "too die for". My husband had the mushroom risotto as an appetizer on the Wonder and it was terrible. I could taste no butter or cream in any of the food items that could have used it!!

The menu was not appealing. They introduced the chef, who was from Jamaica. It also appears that the food has been downgraded in the buffets as well. The eggs had so much "filler" that they were inedible.

We were going to book while on board for another 7 day cruise, but the cost of the cruise was so expensive and the prospect of bad food made us pause.

Sorry to give this report, I love Disney and have always been pleased with the food at the resorts, at the parks and on the Magic. What is going on??

I'm very surprised. we were on the 4 day in march and the food was great!!

[HUFF590]

We have sailed 8 times 3 Magic 5 on the Wonder and find the food awful on both ships in the restaurants, so on our last 3 we ate the burgers and fries, pizza and a few things off the buffet to get by. But as you can see we still love both ships and will continue to sail with them because its Disney. Just wont eat as much.

[KimberlyB]

Hi again,

Yes, I did fill out the comment card at the end of the 3-day Wonder Cruise and I encourage everyone to fill it out. Again, I expect Disney quality food on one of their cruises and why shouldn't everyone? We are paying top dollar for a Disney cruise - the ship, the venues, the shows are all top notch - shouldn't the food be excellent as well?? I hope that Disney takes their comment card feedback seriously. And I hope that they monitor the DisBoards. The only way it will improve, as it should, is for cruisers to give them feedback.... As I said before, I can diet at home. I want GREAT food on a cruise!!! And it is NOT impossible to make excellent food for 2,000+ cruisers. It has already and is being done on other cruise ships.

Thanks for listening.

[diane328]

Hi again,

Yes, I did fill out the comment card at the end of the 3-day Wonder Cruise and I encourage everyone to fill it out. Again, I expect Disney quality food on one of their cruises and why shouldn't everyone? We are paying top dollar for a Disney cruise - the ship, the venues, the shows are all top notch - shouldn't the food be excellent as well?? I hope that Disney takes their comment card feedback seriously. And I hope that they monitor the DisBoards. The only way it will improve, as it should, is for cruisers to give them feedback.... As I said before, I can diet at home. I want GREAT food on a cruise!!! And it is NOT impossible to make excellent food for 2,000+ cruisers. It has already and is being done on other cruise ships.

Thanks for listening.

Well said. If the burgers and pizza are the best food on the trip, that's a problem. Part of the fun for me and my family to new dishes. I didn't have a burger or pizza on our last trip (though my boys enjoyed it), and I'd be disappointed if that's the best meal the cruise has to offer.

Of course, I don't have a sophisticated palette; I should be pretty easy to please.

[allears]

Just a word of encouragement for readers. As with pretty much every experience food is very subjective, so don't panic. We have found the food to be excellent on all 7 of our cruises. We've always found the quality and selection to be great, and have never been disappointed with our meals. I will say that as we've continued to sail, and they've made changes to the menus, we've found the new dishes to be really, really good.

Not that folks shouldn't pass on their comments and express their opinions. Just hope that the readers keep that in mind, that we all have our own opinions.

[ChiTownZee]

Well I'll hope for the best, since we will be on the Wonder, and that seems to be the ship that has the most complaints. But I figure if I don't have to grocery shop for them, cook them, serve them, and clean up after them.....my meals will be great!:cool:

[2princess 2pirates]

We sailed on the Magic on 2/23/08 and also found the food pretty bad. We have been on 6 other cruises, non-Disney, and DCL by far had the worst food. Food was very bland and usually overcooked. I also am a chocolate lover and was extremely diappointed by several of their chocolate cakes, only ate a couple of bites. Being that they are cooking for a couple thousand guests, I didn't expect anything out of this world, but again was still disappointed. However, for me, it was ok because I had a break from cooking and planning our menu for the week. Also, since DCL was more expensive than a lot of other cruise lines, we were expecting decent food.

My husband really enjoyed the pannini's that were served by the Mickey pool.

Palo was very good! Food and service was much better than in the dining rooms. On our next cruise (Wonder 4 nt), DH wants to see if we can eat at Palo every night!

We did fill out our comment card and participated in the online survey to share our concerns.

[NancyIL]

Food is a very subjective thing. I have cruised on Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Princess, and Disney - and all had very good food most of the time. I had no complaints about the food on my first Wonder cruise in January - and Palo's desserts were exceptionally good.

[kaykels]

It beats the heck out of NCL food !

[3princessMommy]

I've never been on DCL, I'm really excited that our first trip is less than a month away. So, please take this question with a grain of salt, but when I go to a really nice restaurant and I really don't like something, I send it back and ask for something else.

Does anyone do that on DCL? :confused3 I'm not going to be a happy camper if my cheesecake tastes like "jello" or my chocolate cake is "inedible." I'll send it back and try the next thing on the menu.

[inkkognito]

We're sailing on the Wonder this weekend, and with as many Wonder cruises as we have under our belt, we should be able to judge pretty accurately if there's been any change. Hopefully not!

[gomagic]

It beats the heck out of NCL food !

I haven't sailed DCL yet but I have to agree. Almost anything would have been better than some of the food that was served on our recent NCL cruise.

[yogibigdog]

I was on both the Wonder and the Magic within a week of each other and I just got home.

I have had much better servers on the Wonder than the Magic. My two favorite are on the Wonder to this day I go up and say Hi to them every time I cruise. My Magic servers have been less than memorable. The food is pretty much the same on both ships. The Wonder has a different menu in AP than the Magic has.
The Magic recently served the new Mexican Rivera menu while I was onboard. I have not had a bad experience with the food.

My best advice is if they bring you something you don't like ask for something else. The servers are very accommodating.

Hey Barb….I think I had your suite “5650” on the Wonder

[toribelle]

Just back from our 1st cruise 4/24 3nights on the Wonder and I have to say that it was not bad at all. I really enjoyed Tritions, but the other 2 restaurants may not have been the best but they weren't all that bad neither. I'd eat there again. :) :) :)

[aprince&princess]

We also sailed on the Magic in April and thought the food was just ok in the dining room. We did think that the food at Palo was excellent, and were even impressed with the BBQ food on Castaway Cay. We thought it was ok and the the first day off the boat we went to Le Cellier and then we really thought the food onboard could have been better.

Funny, we had cruised with Royal Caribbean last summer for our first cruise, so we were comparing the two experiences and that was the one area where RC was defintely better. At least on the two ships we did.

[allears]

I've never been on DCL, I'm really excited that our first trip is less than a month away. So, please take this question with a grain of salt, but when I go to a really nice restaurant and I really don't like something, I send it back and ask for something else.

Does anyone do that on DCL? :confused3 I'm not going to be a happy camper if my cheesecake tastes like "jello" or my chocolate cake is "inedible." I'll send it back and try the next thing on the menu.


Absolutely they will do this. We have always found the serving teams very concerned that we enjoy our meals and if looks like someone isn't enjoying their selection, they always ask. Even if they don't ask, you for sure can tell them something isn't to your liking and they'll get you something else. Not only that, but unlike a land based restaurant, you can order multiples of anything, I'm notorious for having two or three appitizers. And I've gotten multiple entrees as well.

So don't hesitate to ask for something else, to have something prepared specially or prepared again.

[KimberlyB]

Yes, you could send your dish back if it was not to your liking. I just found that it would have added to the time that the dining already took. We had the late, 8:30pm seating, so on most nights we finished, at the earliest 9:45pm. We were at a table of 8 and I noticed that on one of the nights, 3 people had ordered the halibut, and all three only ate a few bites. I guess most guests, at that late hour, don't want to add additional time for the meal.

Yes, I agree that taste in food, is subjective to a point. But if you have dined at the restaurants at Disney World, say Kona Cafe, LeCellier, Boma and the list goes on.. you will notice a SUBSTANTIAL difference in the preparation and quality of the food that is used in the dishes on the Wonder. THAT is my point. The quality of the food wasn't as good, eg. the filet wasn't overcooked on the Wonder, it was just a poor piece of meat. Stretchers put in the scrambled eggs at Beach Blanket buffet - so that you could hardly recognize the taste or texture of scrambled eggs.

Now, for those who desire a blander menu, The Wonder Menu provides that. Each night you can choose a NY strip steak, salmon or grilled chicken that is prepared without spice and is served with steamed veggies.

But Disney lovers have come to expect excellence from Disney (as well they should) so I guess my dissapointment in the food on this Wonder Cruise *May 1-4, was because of my previous experience at the parks and on the Magic.
Thanks for everyone's input. And BTW, could someone direct me to the online survey for Disney Cruiseline???

[inkkognito]

Hey Barb….I think I had your suite “5650” on the Wonder
Woo hoo! How did you like it? I LOVE the almost total absence of hallway traffic back there. That's where we're at once again this weekend.

[allears]

Yes, you could send your dish back if it was not to your liking. I just found that it would have added to the time that the dining already took. We had the late, 8:30pm seating, so on most nights we finished, at the earliest 9:45pm. We were at a table of 8 and I noticed that on one of the nights, 3 people had ordered the halibut, and all three only ate a few bites. I guess most guests, at that late hour, don't want to add additional time for the meal.

Yes, I agree that taste in food, is subjective to a point. But if you have dined at the restaurants at Disney World, say Kona Cafe, LeCellier, Boma and the list goes on.. you will notice a SUBSTANTIAL difference in the preparation and quality of the food that is used in the dishes on the Wonder. THAT is my point. The quality of the food wasn't as good, eg. the filet wasn't overcooked on the Wonder, it was just a poor piece of meat. Stretchers put in the scrambled eggs at Beach Blanket buffet - so that you could hardly recognize the taste or texture of scrambled eggs.

Now, for those who desire a blander menu, The Wonder Menu provides that. Each night you can choose a NY strip steak, salmon or grilled chicken that is prepared without spice and is served with steamed veggies.

But Disney lovers have come to expect excellence from Disney (as well they should) so I guess my dissapointment in the food on this Wonder Cruise *May 1-4, was because of my previous experience at the parks and on the Magic.
Thanks for everyone's input. And BTW, could someone direct me to the online survey for Disney Cruiseline???

I did not post to start an argument, but Yes this is YOUR opinion and it is valid and you're entitled. My point was offer perspective to those folks who read these posts and get all worked up that they are not going to enjoy the food, or whatever the constructive critisism is. There was already one poster who responded that they are now worried that their cruise won't be as good.

Yes, yes, this is a free flowing forum and open discussion, no arguments, and your thoughts again are valid and belong. I again, just wanted to offer a different perspective to the readers.

[KimberlyB]

Hi Again and thanks for everyone's input.

I'm not trying to upset any future cruisers, but again if no one complains how will things get better? And do I want GREAT food for all of Disney's future cruisers (including me!!)??? Yes!!! So having read the post, I found that I was not the only one who had tasted a difference. And most companies genuinely value your feedback so that they can improve. I think Disney will get the message loud and clear.

Oh and I do want to mention that the panini sandwiches and the Oriental wraps near the Mickey pool were very good!! Make sure you get there before they close at 7pm!!

:thumbsup2

[ga9497]

Hi again,

Yes, I did fill out the comment card at the end of the 3-day Wonder Cruise and I encourage everyone to fill it out. Again, I expect Disney quality food on one of their cruises and why shouldn't everyone? We are paying top dollar for a Disney cruise - the ship, the venues, the shows are all top notch - shouldn't the food be excellent as well?? I hope that Disney takes their comment card feedback seriously. And I hope that they monitor the DisBoards. The only way it will improve, as it should, is for cruisers to give them feedback.... As I said before, I can diet at home. I want GREAT food on a cruise!!! And it is NOT impossible to make excellent food for 2,000+ cruisers. It has already and is being done on other cruise ships.

Thanks for listening.

I would suggest also emailing them through the "contact us" on the bottom of the disneycruise.com website

[kaykels]

I had some excellent dishes that I'm still dreaming about. And after cruising NCL I know what bland food really is!

[Googelibear]

Hi ,

We just returned from the May1st 3 day Wonder to the Bahamas. We have been on 2 previous 7 day cruises on The Magic. The best thing was that the ship is gorgeous, everything was immaculate.

The worst thing was that the food was pretty bad. I was terribly dissapointed after having what I thought was great food on the Magic. It seems that in an effort to cut costs -the food has taken the "hit". They even managed to ruin filet mignon!! It was tough and had grissle in it. Also one evening, my side dish was mashed frozen peas. Nothing on the menu was a stand out. My DD had a peach ginger cheesecake - but there seemed to be no cream cheese in it - it had a jello like consistancy. My chocolate cake was so dry and tasteless- that I only ate half of it.

Now, we had stayed the night before the cruise at Disney and had eaten at LeCellier - the mushroom filet mignon ( cooked the same way that the above one was cooked -medium) was excellent, tender, flavorful and the mushroom risotto was "too die for". My husband had the mushroom risotto as an appetizer on the Wonder and it was terrible. I could taste no butter or cream in any of the food items that could have used it!!

The menu was not appealing. They introduced the chef, who was from Jamaica. It also appears that the food has been downgraded in the buffets as well. The eggs had so much "filler" that they were inedible.

We were going to book while on board for another 7 day cruise, but the cost of the cruise was so expensive and the prospect of bad food made us pause.

Sorry to give this report, I love Disney and have always been pleased with the food at the resorts, at the parks and on the Magic. What is going on??

Wow, I don't like reading that. That sounds positively terrible.
I sure hope you are going to let DCL know that you had issues with the food.

Sorry this happened :)

[Googelibear]

DH and I think the Wonder is the "practice" cruise ship. The employees have to work their way up to the Magic.

We could be wrong, but we noticed a difference between the two, too.

That would make me extremely unhappy und very unfair of DCL and not selling the cruise on the "practice ship" for the price they're selling them for.

I am so afraid now. I think I may have made a mistake booking with DCL.:sad1:

I've never been on DCL, I'm really excited that our first trip is less than a month away. So, please take this question with a grain of salt, but when I go to a really nice restaurant and I really don't like something, I send it back and ask for something else.

Does anyone do that on DCL? :confused3 I'm not going to be a happy camper if my cheesecake tastes like "jello" or my chocolate cake is "inedible." I'll send it back and try the next thing on the menu.
Of course this is a great way to remedy the situation

[Dreamfinder2]

Don't fret, Googelibear, and don't be a-skeered! :hug:

I think the odds are that you and yours will have a very good dining experience. Most folks do ... admittedly, some don't, but that would be true most anywhere.

FWIW, our first cruise was on the Magic - years ago - and found the Wonder's food significantly better.

All reviews, good 'uns and bad 'uns, reflect the subjectivity of the writer. Sometimes meals are gross by any standards, true. You won't know until you take that first bite, and everyone's palates are different. If you were to listen to my DW's opinions, you'd never ever touch seafood of any type because it's "awful." Well, my mouth tells me better.

Go for it, and enjoy! :thumbsup2

[MODisneyfan]

I just got back from the Wonder litterly a couple of hours ago and I agree.. The only time that I really had a problem was breakfast.. The eggs were AWFUL.. I got Micky Waffles one morning and they were so bad that I could only have one bit.. And That is what I had been waiting for.. And the night that I had Tritans there was nothing that I liked and ended up getting some room service after the pirate party

[SplashMountainManiac]

I have never had a bad meal on the Wonder in four cruises. I was surprised to find after hearing people comment on how much better the food was on RCCL, that our meals on RCCL were almost unedible, and we are not picky. I guess it must be a matter of taste.

[Googelibear]

Don't fret, Googelibear, and don't be a-skeered! :hug:

I think the odds are that you and yours will have a very good dining experience. Most folks do ... admittedly, some don't, but that would be true most anywhere.

FWIW, our first cruise was on the Magic - years ago - and found the Wonder's food significantly better.

All reviews, good 'uns and bad 'uns, reflect the subjectivity of the writer. Sometimes meals are gross by any standards, true. You won't know until you take that first bite, and everyone's palates are different. If you were to listen to my DW's opinions, you'd never ever touch seafood of any type because it's "awful." Well, my mouth tells me better.

Go for it, and enjoy! :thumbsup2
You know, you're right. I am exited again. It really is subjective.
Thank you for the "pick-me-up", Dreamfinder :lovestruc

[wholovesthesun]

My husband and I are self-proclaimed foodies. And after our experience last year I would say the food is touch and go. The diner in the dining rooms didn't impress. We never had anything inedible, just nothing inspired. (mass market)

Palo was excellent - but I will admit I couldn't decide between two dishes and was brought both. The one the waitress suggested was far superior. My husbands was also wonderful as was the dessert.

Cookies BBQ on castaway cay is also another highlight. The ribs are cooked to just the right point where the meat just slides off the bone. For some reason the cafe on the adult beach is not as good. (i believe someone said it's because there is no grill there and all the food must be brought from the other location).

the breakfast in tritons is considerably better than the buffet. (everything cooked to order - no powdered eggs)

so - my conclusion is that if you know where to eat and ask the servers what's best you'll be fine. (even enjoy it!)

[Dreamfinder2]

What wholovesthesun said ... and piggybacking on that:

The egg dilemma can be circumvented by going with a freshly made omelet.

I think there's more inconsistency among desserts than any other item. It seems that the Disney chefs tend to struggle with cakes. Desserts often look better than they actually are, but the creme brulee cheesecake is a big favorite.

Even though the menus have chef's suggestions, go with what your servers recommend. Ours were spot on, and I was amazed at how quickly they discerned our likes and dislikes and were able to steer us in the right direction. They were real pros.

Finally, I don't hear many complaints about the wraps, paninis, fresh fruit, and suchlike at Goofy's Galley. It makes for a good fallback plan.

[Tink rules]

I'm on the PC Repo cruise right now... Food is ok.. nothing to write home about generally... The new Golden Mickey's menu has been the best - the lamb just melted in your mouth. I had the mixed grill in PC and it was a bit overdone.

Palo brunch however was FANTASTIC!!!

[KimberlyB]

I will agree that Goofy's Galley might just be the best food on the ship!!

The Pirate night dessert buffet LOOKED fabulous - but did not taste very good. Cakes were dry and pretty tasteless.

So overall , not what you would expect having dined at all the great restaurants at Disney World.

[bamabeachgirl]

:scared: My in-laws are all about the food on the cruise and if it is not up to par on the Wonder it will be a major disappointment.

Sad to read all of the reviews. I hope those of you who experienced the let down in the food did tell those on the DCL that you were disappointed.

[Dreamfinder2]

:scared: My in-laws are all about the food on the cruise and if it is not up to par on the Wonder it will be a major disappointment.

Sad to read all of the reviews. I hope those of you who experienced the let down in the food did tell those on the DCL that you were disappointed.

Chances are they'll do just fine, but ... ya never know, it seems.

I married a Montgomery girl, btw!

[sasser05]

We just got off the Wonder on the 15th and all I can say is the food was wonderful, from the fresh fruit to the wraps to the pizza to the dinners and lunches and desserts. And the BBQ.. all was WONDERful and no on in our family of 4 was unhappy with it. Everyone loved what they had, and enjoyed every meal. We are super picky and like organic and fresh foods, even though there are no organics everything seemed very fresh.
Go with a good attitude!! :goodvibes

[MaryC1965]

I too was on the Wonder last week and found the food to be hit or miss for my tastes. I'm a foodie and I like things flavorful, though. I agree it had a mass market feel to it. It wasn't as good as my experience on other cruise lines but we expected that so there was no disappointment.

I wouldn't recommend the eggs benedict at Tritons. Golf balls, sadly. I got the made-to-order omelette off the buffet one morning and it was fab. I ordered it veggie & cheese and it had jalapenos, yum! The next time I tried it they didn't add jalapenos and it was dull.

Cookies BBQ was very good. Filet mignon dinner was great. Some of the fish dinners were good. Pinoc. pizza was inedible to us. Tortilla soup was not good (room service). Buffets were pretty good. Poolside junk food (burgers, tacos, etc.) not so good. I didn't try the wraps or paninis. Next time. I'm not a sweets-lover but I can't think of a dessert I really loved.

Palo was a disappointment to me. Can't say I loved anything except DH's steak. Oh, the tuna appetizer was really good, too. My grouper w/risotto was very ho-hum.

I'm not one to send things back. It's just a meal and I don't expect to love them all. Plus I always ask the waiters for their recommendations first, so I feel like I probably already got the most uniformly popular item. No big deal if I don't love it. More room for the next meal! It certainly wasn't worth negative comments on the comment card to me. At worst the food was just okay or bland, except the junk food which is always iffy.

[kaykels]

Ahh, believe me, you'll be fine. Don't let the whining get you down. Food is subjective. NCL had bad food. DCL certainly, by no means, is BAD. Some things are amazing.

[Granny1st]

Having just returned from the 3 day WONDER cruise (May15-18), I find it rather strange that folks have so many bad comments about the food. I have eaten in renowned restaurants in Europe and Australia, and have found the food on the WONDER during my cruise comparable if not even better. Differerent tastes for different folks.........but my family of six was more than satisfied!!!!
Granny

[KimberlyB]

Hopefully, your food was Better. It had no where to go but up!!

Some called us whiners, because we demanded better food for the costly price of a Disney Cruise. I don't think so - I have been on 2 previous Disney cruises and have been served MUCH better food than on my recent Wonder Cruise - May 1-4, 2008. I also frequent Disney World and greatly enjoy their restaurants, especially LeCellier, Boma, Narcosees, Teppanyaki, Kona Cafe etc.and consider the food at these establishments to be excellent.

Let's just put it this way, the desserts were so tastless (although very eye appealing) that I ordered a Mickey Bar, as a second choice dessert!!

[Dreamfinder2]

Hopefully, your food was Better. It had no where to go but up!!

Some called us whiners, because we demanded better food for the costly price of a Disney Cruise. I don't think so - I have been on 2 previous Disney cruises and have been served MUCH better food than on my recent Wonder Cruise - May 1-4, 2008. I also frequent Disney World and greatly enjoy their restaurants, especially LeCellier, Boma, Narcosees, Teppanyaki, Kona Cafe etc.and consider the food at these establishments to be excellent.

Let's just put it this way, the desserts were so tastless (although very eye appealing) that I ordered a Mickey Bar, as a second choice dessert!!

That's just a funny thing about Disney desserts - eye candy, but can be hit or miss. It seems that cakes give the chefs problems, and that extends to land-based restaurants, too.

[Tarabra]

This is SO funny! We have been on 6 cruises on the Magic and just got back from the Wonder last week May 11 - 15. I commented to DH that the food seems to be SO MUCH BETTER than it has been in the past. Everything I had was great. My Filet was perfect, the Grouper was delicious, and I'm drawing a blank to my other meals. I thought it had made vast improvements since '00. I guess it's a matter of opinion. I sorrowfully watched the woman at the table across from me get a meal w/ baked potato every night. BORING~ She must've gotten the steak or chicken. On the first night, her son-in-law got the escargot and he asked her if she wanted to try it. She turned her nose up and shook her head no. I yelled over "Try it." and she just smiled. I'm all about trying new things and that's what I love about the cruise. I thought the food was great!! I know I had friends go years ago and they complained about the food. They said, "we are meat and potatoes kind of people." :confused3

[juleptrader]

sorry. i call BS on ALL the food on a DCL ship being bad. total BS.

i'm a complete food snob and i hate Disney World. but the food on the cruise was mostly excellent.

i was on the Wonder May18-22.

[KimberlyB]

So, if you hate Disney World, then maybe you haven't been to Disney World lately and that might explain your lack of experience with their food. Overall, I would say that the posts on this thread, indicate that the food service has suffered. But again, you were on a cruise that was 2 weeks later than mine and perhaps they took the food complaints seriously. I really hope so.

Again, this was my experience. I like meat and potatoes alright. But I also enjoy trying lots of different foods. My husband tried the mashed potatoes (yes that's right mashed potatoes!) on top of the scallop dish and he could not eat it. He loves scallops and usually orders anything that has scallops. But not this time. Again, I have never eaten powdered eggs, but I got them as I went down the line at Beach Blanket Buffet. My advice = go directly to the omelette station. You may have to wait about 10 minutes for your omelette, but they are quite delicious. The omelette and granola/dried fruits and nuts is located in the middle of the two buffet lines towards the back of the buffet. Lots of good stuff, that you won't know is there if you just come thru the line.


So, lets hear from some more recent cruisers, let us know how the food is coming along.

[Tarabra]

Oh, I probably got what your husband got. I forgot about the scallops and shrimp. I believe it was the mashed cauliflower not mashed potatoes. I know one of the meals I had had the mashed cauliflower.

[frdeb1999]

We thought the food on the wonder this past August was very good. We'll be doing our first cruise on the Magic in Dec and hoping for the same or better. :)

[Tarabra]

Yea, I just checked the Pirates night menu and I got the shrimp and scallops w/ an angel hair pasta which was really good. The other night that I got the scallops it was w/ the mashed cauliflower. The first night I had the filet w/ spinach and mashed potatoes. I think where a lot of the problem arises is the ship gets criticized for putting too much salt on things, so they cook without the salt and things tend to be bland. I add salt to everything, so maybe I don't notice that it's lacking in flavor.

[Dreamfinder2]

This is SO funny! We have been on 6 cruises on the Magic and just got back from the Wonder last week May 11 - 15. I commented to DH that the food seems to be SO MUCH BETTER than it has been in the past. Everything I had was great. My Filet was perfect, the Grouper was delicious, and I'm drawing a blank to my other meals. I thought it had made vast improvements since '00. I guess it's a matter of opinion. I sorrowfully watched the woman at the table across from me get a meal w/ baked potato every night. BORING~ She must've gotten the steak or chicken. On the first night, her son-in-law got the escargot and he asked her if she wanted to try it. She turned her nose up and shook her head no. I yelled over "Try it." and she just smiled. I'm all about trying new things and that's what I love about the cruise. I thought the food was great!! I know I had friends go years ago and they complained about the food. They said, "we are meat and potatoes kind of people." :confused3

Memory can get hazy in middle age, but I felt the same way in comparing 2000 to 2008.

[juleptrader]

So, if you hate Disney World, then maybe you haven't been to Disney World lately and that might explain your lack of experience with their food.

i think the food on my trip with DCL (and from hearsay) is considered better than most anything at Disney World.

there were buffet items that were pretty average. i admit it wasn't 3 michelin stars the whole trip.

palo's was as good as advertised. i particularly enjoyed the "BBQ" near the adults-only beach. they did a great job with steaks and shrimp/salmon kebobs.

i will say that nothing was cooked completely wrong or fouled up. the dining becomes a blur so i'm sure i didn't savor or critique every bite.

perhaps there were complaints that were addressed.

[MaryC1965]

Tarabra- I was on your cruise and loved the grouper in the dining room. But I was unimpressed with the grouper special in Palo.

On the waiters' recommendation I tried that shrimp & scallops on angel hair on pirate night and it was another blah meal to me. I guess because that's the kind of thing I can make it home in no time, and I make it with lots of garlic, lemon and red pepper so it's got lots of flavor.

But a lot of the food was really, really good. I liked all the meats and fish I tried at Cookies' a lot.

We had trouble finding anything decent to eat at Epcot. We were disappointed in the brats and soft pretzels in Germany and the japanese counter service place. A strawberry smoothie tasted like concentrated sugar. The rest of WDW, I think the food was not too bad, surprisingly.

[Tarabra]

Tarabra- I was on your cruise and loved the grouper in the dining room. But I was unimpressed with the grouper special in Palo.

On the waiters' recommendation I tried that shrimp & scallops on angel hair on pirate night and it was another blah meal to me. I guess because that's the kind of thing I can make it home in no time, and I make it with lots of garlic, lemon and red pepper so it's got lots of flavor.

But a lot of the food was really, really good. I liked all the meats and fish I tried at Cookies' a lot.

We had trouble finding anything decent to eat at Epcot. We were disappointed in the brats and soft pretzels in Germany and the japanese counter service place. A strawberry smoothie tasted like concentrated sugar. The rest of WDW, I think the food was not too bad, surprisingly.

Yea, I did load up on the salt on the angel hair pasta. THat's funny about Epcot. We ate at the German place too and the brats weren't bad, we were starving, but the pretzel was soooo rock hard. It was about 8:30, so they may have been sitting.

[MaryC1965]

We ate at the German place too and the brats weren't bad,
I should qualify my statement with this- DH had the brat and he has spent time in Germany and expected a good bratwurst. Stupid, I think. I used to cook Johnsonville brats at home and I think he said they weren't even that good. I think Johnsonville makes a good brat (and I prepare them well), though, so I would've expected Epcot's to be less tasty, personally.

Our pretzel was very soft, like Wonder bread. I think you did get an old one.

[KimberlyB]

Any one back with a better dining experience?

[msteddom]

I hope so! I'll be on the Wonder for the first time in three months!

Melissa

[mom4mad]

We, DD,DD, and me, cruised on the Wonder in September 2007 on a 4 night. My husband and I have cruised on Royal Caribbean, Holland America, and Carnival lines. We both thought the food was better on the Wonder. WE are cruising on the Magic in July.

The only food I didn't really like was the Pirate buffet. I think it was lack of variety more than anything.

Palo was excellent! I don't think you can go wrong with anything on that menu.

The pizza, burgers, etc by the pool were average, but what poolside food is REALLY good?

The dining rooms are better than average for food on land, let alone at sea. The important thing is to listen to your servers- they know what is good!

Roomservice menu is fairly limited, but on par with the food on the rest of the ship.

The drinks of the day are excellent!

If you expect five star dining like you might experience in New York, LA, or Vegas, you will be disappointed. Lets face it, this is designed to be a family experience. When is the last time any of us had exquisite food in a family restaurant?

[Googelibear]

i think the food on my trip with DCL (and from hearsay) is considered better than most anything at Disney World....



I don't know that that is right. Food in the parks (other than maybe at Epcot) is nothing to write home about, but some of the resorts have excellent restaurants. We usually eat at the resorts. And have had some very, very nice dining experiences. It is all in the homework :thumbsup2

[DMMarla07860]

the food on my Disney Cruises, have been the best and I usually go to Disney World also and the food is the same there also, both are great, the only bad meal I ever had in Disney was after the cruise in 2006 at Planet Hollywood, the hamburger was like burnt and the only thing good was the soda.

[TiggerzFan]

We were on the May 25th Wonder (our 5th DCL cruise) and the food was really good - in the dining rooms and in the casual eating spots. I do admit, however, that like others, we found a couple of the desserts prettier than they tasted.

[RadioNate]

Any one back with a better dining experience?

I was on the May 29th Wonder and not really. Most everything I had was good but nothing was spectacular. The plain 'light fare' salmon was nearly my best entree. My filet at Palo's was excellent.

I'm shocked by the people commenting that Cookie's BBQ was good because our entire group thought it was downright awful and yes I did leave that on my comment card.

I also agree about the deserts. Disney definitely did not meet my expectations there.

That said, we did have an excellent cruise and plan on booking DCL again.

[Tarabra]

I was on the May 29th Wonder and not really. Most everything I had was good but nothing was spectacular. The plain 'light fare' salmon was nearly my best entree. My filet at Palo's was excellent.

I'm shocked by the people commenting that Cookie's BBQ was good because our entire group thought it was downright awful and yes I did leave that on my comment card.

I also agree about the deserts. Disney definitely did not meet my expectations there.

That said, we did have an excellent cruise and plan on booking DCL again.

I've never been crazy about Cookie's either, although the hot dog I had there this time was awesome!! The cheeseburger on our first day was just a'ight, and the Mahi Mahi from the night before was good. I never get the ribs. i must've had them the first visit or two and they didn't impress. But hey, what do you expect from food that's been transported from the ship to the serving area? Oh, and the Lay's potato chips ROCKED!!:lmao:

[dshepherd]

We took a 4 day cruise on the Wonder in January 2008. The food was terrible and I made comments to Disney. The response is that they do not care because they have all the cruises booked. Save yourself and some money, better dining by going on Princess, Carnival etc. For the money Disney charges, you will disapointed by the food, unless you are use to McDonald's, Applebees, Denny's etc. I will never agin spend my money on a Disney Cruise.

[DMMarla07860]

We took a 4 day cruise on the Wonder in January 2008. The food was terrible and I made comments to Disney. The response is that they do not care because they have all the cruises booked. Save yourself and some money, better dining by going on Princess, Carnival etc. For the money Disney charges, you will disapointed by the food, unless you are use to McDonald's, Applebees, Denny's etc. I will never agin spend my money on a Disney Cruise.

I go to McDonalds, Applebees, Fridays, Chilis, and the food doesn't compare to any Disney Cruise food I've had. Now only one place I have been has better food then any cruise I have been on and that place is phillips seafood.

[Justthe8ofus]

well that is dissapointing to hear. I have sailed on the Magic twice and enjoyed the food. I am taking a 4 night on the wonder in Sept. Oh well it was pretty cheap :) I will have to wait and see.

[Justthe8ofus]

We took a 4 day cruise on the Wonder in January 2008. The food was terrible and I made comments to Disney. The response is that they do not care because they have all the cruises booked. Save yourself and some money, better dining by going on Princess, Carnival etc. For the money Disney charges, you will disapointed by the food, unless you are use to McDonald's, Applebees, Denny's etc. I will never agin spend my money on a Disney Cruise.

Carnival? BTDT (3xs) never again.

[Justthe8ofus]

[QUOTE=RadioNate;25486319]excellent.

I'm shocked by the people commenting that Cookie's BBQ was good because our entire group thought it was downright awful and yes I did leave that on my comment card.

QUOTE]

My group also like the BBQ (have had it twice). I guess everyone has different tastes.

[zerog]

After 2 DCL cruises, I have to agree that the food is not good. On one night, the seared tuna was so chewy it was hard to swallow. Now I have never had chewy tuna. It looked good though. Some rice I ordered was downright bland. How do you mess up rice?

My DW and I eat at a lot of restaurants. Normally, we coordinate our orders so that we don't select the same meal. That way, we can try each other's dishes. On more than one occasion we swapped plates because we each liked the other's food better. :stir:

On the ship, there was no swapping and very little sharing. We actually struggled to eat what we got. The menu's described some wonderful meals and the food was presented nicely. But that's where it stopped.

We booked yet another cruise anyway. :rolleyes1 We'll deal with the food quality and enjoy the rest of the vacation. :wizard:

[CruisinEars]

We were just on the Magic and the food was really good. I didn't have a bad meal. It was way better than Applebees and that type of restaurant that was mentioned by a pp. I found the quality of the steaks to be excellent and had a wonderful grouper dish. On the other hand, I thought Cookies was just okay.

[PizzieDuster]

We booked yet another cruise anyway. :rolleyes1 We'll deal with the food quality and enjoy the rest of the vacation. :wizard:

Exactly zerog!

This is exactly how I got my DH (who hated DCL dining room food) on our 3rd DCL Cruise.

1. We weren't crusing for the food
2. Here's how many ports we have so DH will have that much more opportunities to eat OFF THE SHIP.
3. Add dinner at Palo
4. Add brunch at Palo
5. No more than 3 nights in the dining rooms would win him over. (First night, formal, MAYBE semi formal).

That was our only complaint.... we did not like the food in the dining rooms. However, my DH loved the bratwurst and my kids loved the chicken fingers.

Never felt "the love" for Cookies BBQ.

:thumbsup2

ETA: We cruised before the latest dry dock changes to Goofy's Gallery and more offerings in Cafe Cove. I can't wait to try a panini and order a BLT from room service! ;)

[Maggie62677]

This will be our 5th Disney Cruise and although the food :stir: is not 5* quality, I would say it's better than average, and IMHO, MUCH BETTER than Carnival.

I'm not a huge fan of the buffet, so we usually eat up at one of the 'fast food' places on D9...think I ate about 8 cheeseburgers :eek: on my last cruise. Would defiantely agree that the menus need to be updated for all of us 'repeat cruisers'. Palo is by far one of our favorate things to do on the ship, we love it :love: more with each visit.

As for Cookies BBQ, the food isn't steller BUT it's not awful either. Hopefully with this cruise, Disney Double Dip, we'll have different food the second day at CC.

[joksten2000]

I sold software to the catering industry across the country and to say it's an excuse to feed so many is tough is not valid. When your in the business it's very easy to feed several thousand people with no problem. Remember that's what these people get paid to do. I've been in many places that thought nothing of feeding 5,000 people in a evening.

[Maggie62677]

If you expect five star dining like you might experience in New York, LA, or Vegas, you will be disappointed. Lets face it, this is designed to be a family experience. When is the last time any of us had exquisite food in a family restaurant?

Well put!:hippie:

[kaykels]

Maybe I'M NUTS, because I thought was WAS outstanding.

[offwego]

This thread is very interesting, just from the sheer number of posts/replies it's generated. There are as many posts on this 'food quality' thread as there are on the "Establishing Rules for your Tween-agers Independence while On-Board" thread. I guess that just means folks are as passionate about their eating expectations as they are about raising their children.
I imagine the real challenge DCL faces with their food is not how to serve the huge volume of diners -- rather, it's probably more of a challenge to appease so many varied tastes/expectations.
We'll be on our 6th DCL cruise in a couple of weeks, and we've always been at least satisfied, and very frequently, pleasantly suprised by the quality and selection of the food. But then again, my expectations are probably lower than some, as I'm not a "foodie." At least I think I'm not. I like the molten chocolate round thing, with the warm vanilla sauce on top, at Palo's. Does that make me a "foodie?":cool2:

[KimberlyB]

Actually, when I go on a cruise, the food is an integral part of the complete package, just like the entertainment, the ship, the excursions, etc. Disney usually does ALL these things really well, meaning they meet the highest expectations. The food on the Wonder was just downright dissapointing compared to the rest of the cruise. I just kept "wondering" when it would get better. It never did. Could it be that Disney keeps these ships filled with FL residents who pay a much lower last minute price, so they go 'cheap' on the food, whereas, The Magic may not cater to the Fl last minute crowd. Just and observaton.

[DizzneyDAnn]

<<shrug>> I like the food. I miss the food. I want the food.







Somebody book me a cruise.





please????

[jlima]

If you expect five star dining like you might experience in New York, LA, or Vegas, you will be disappointed. Lets face it, this is designed to be a family experience. When is the last time any of us had exquisite food in a family restaurant?My DH is right there with you . . . there are so many outstanding restaurants here in Vegas now and when we go out for special occasions it's always a great dining experience when we can go to Craftsteak at the MGM Grand or Il Fornaio at NYNY or Olives at Bellagio. He compared the food on our recent cruise to fine dining in Las Vegas and said the food wasn't the same. Of course it isn't the same!

[KimberlyB]

Hi, again, I didn't expect 5 star dining on the Wonder - only I did expect it to be Disney quality, like, perhaps their resort or park restaurant food. I also expected it to be as good as the food on my previous Disney cruises (which were on the Magic). I don't think that is asking too much.

Disney is usually alll about quality. What's happening here? Or has it gotten better in the last couple of months..?? Is Disney listening??

[TheWescotts]

I hate to hear this. We are taking our first Magic cruise in a couple months, and one of the things I look forward to the most is the food.

[ols386]

We were on the May 25 Wonder Cruise, and I thought the food was great. The previous time we were on the Wonder was 3 years ago. We were on the Magic about 5 years ago on a 7-night cruise. I can't imagine why the food would be any better or worse, on the Wonder vs. the Magic (as some had said they think the food on the Magic is better). We had no complaints to make about the food when we sailed in May.

[Dreamfinder2]

I hate to hear this. We are taking our first Magic cruise in a couple months, and one of the things I look forward to the most is the food.

Don't fret. It's all o-so-subjective. I just don't kinow of many people who have matching taste buds. Compare my taste to DW's, for instance, and you'd think we'd bumped into each other from parallel universes.

Don't. Let. ANYONE. Sway. Your. Decision.

Let your mouth make up its own mind, and have fun!

[Bullseyebaby]

Thanks... I was starting to worry.:confused: We've been on the Magic for our last 3 cruises and decided to try the Wonder this year over New Years (4 day). After reading what people had to say, I was beginning to think that maybe we made a mistake. Was the Wonder a notch below? How could that be? Would Disney really go out of their way to cut costs on one ship and not the other or both? I hope not. The prices have sure gone up since 2003! Oh, I hope others who enjoyed their recent cruise on the Wonder will post.

[Brena]

I just returned from the 3 night Wonder and all our food was fantastic! I tried a couple of new things that I didn't really care for but I don't think that it had to do with the preparation or quality. And the dishes that I had to replace the un-liked food were really really yummy.

[disneychic]

We are leaving for our 6th Disney Cruise this Sunday (June 29th). We've always had a great food experience on both the Magic and Wonder. Maybe we're just easy to please :confused3 I think generally, the food is very good.

[jtsh]

Kimberly,

Up to this point there were 95 posts including your original question. Of those 95, here is the breakdown:

1 = Didn't feel the food was good or bad
28 = Positive comments about the food on Wonder
26 = Negative comments about the food on Wonder (9 of which are Kimberly's)
40 = Non-position, or scared because you keep railing on the food, or duplicate posts trying to talk the scared off the ledge.

You have almost 11% of all the posts -all except one I included in the negative numbers. We FULLY understand you do not like the food on board. Even though DREAMFINDER2 and ALLEARS were extremely nice in trying to explain that just because YOU don't like the food, doesn't mean it's bad - it really is subjective. But you can not leave it alone - it's almost like you are just trying to create an issue. For everone's sake - leave it alone - If you want to do something positive about it, pick up the phone and call the head of DCL and have a conversation about it. We all know where you stand on this and quite frankly your message is lost at this point.

So go ahead and try to flame me now - it's what you've done to everyone on here who has not agreed directly with you.

[Tarabra]

I've mentioned this many times on this thread. I honest to God said to DH on our Wonder trip in May, this food is by far the best we've had on all 7 of our cruises. We've only travelled on the Magic prior to this trip. I know there have been times when I've developed a cold or allergy on the cruise and then the food wasn't quite as tasty, and another cruise I was pregnant, so of course things weren't quite as appealing, but otherwise, I've never had an issue w/ the food on any of my cruises. The food on the Wonder was very good on our trip in May.

[Gecko1]

.... waiting for the other shoe to drop popcorn::

[PUNKMICKEY]

OM Goodness I hope it improves we are having our first Disney cruise on the 10th of July.

[KimberlyB]

See post - "Mexico complaints." Other castaway members are noticing that something is "not quite right", on some of the cruises. If you are offended by my opining then start your own thread on your own experiences on Disney Cruiseline. And I have not insulted anyone in expressing and responding to other posts and questions. Get real. This is America.

[DMMarla07860]

I can't wait for my cruise, to see if the food is good or not, got to be better then any place I've went to in New York City or New Jersey in the last two monthes, now that was the worst food I ever tasted and it would be good except it was all kind of cold or burnt

[KimberlyB]

This thread is for the express purpose of expressing your experiences with Disney Cruiseline food.

Thanks for your responses.

[gullyEARS]

The key is to tell them if it's bad...on our first cruise, I had no problem asking for a better serving...even a third if the second wasn't great.

[dshepherd]

We cruised on a four day trip on the Wonder in January and found the food tasteless.We were in a suite and complained to the Conciege staff. The dining room captain called us and stated that he wanted to do his best on the last night at Triton's. I stated that a couple of lobster tails might help. He stated this would not happen, I guess because did not have any. He then went on to say the the food quality is not as good as other cruise lines due to the high amount of kid's meals that are prepared. Are you kidding me? Even the pizza was substandard. We would not even venture into the buffets. On a good note we found Palo's to be fantastic. We have criused on Crystal and Princess and found this to be way substandard. For the price you pay, you would think that Disney would do better.I wrote to them and all they stated that I should have spoken to the DR staff. I really do not think they care because they are constantly booked and have enough Disney zealots out there who do not think Disney does anything wrong.

[dshepherd]

We cruised on a four day trip on the Wonder in January and found the food tasteless.We were in a suite and complained to the Conciege staff. The dining room captain called us and stated that he wanted to do his best on the last night at Triton's. I stated that a couple of lobster tails might help. He stated this would not happen, I guess because did not have any. He then went on to say the the food quality is not as good as other cruise lines due to the high amount of kid's meals that are prepared. Are you kidding me? Even the pizza was substandard. We would not even venture into the buffets. On a good note we found Palo's to be fantastic. We have criused on Crystal and Princess and found this to be way substandard. For the price you pay, you would think that Disney would do better.I wrote to them and all they stated that I should have spoken to the DR staff. I really do not think they care because they are constantly booked and have enough Disney zealots out there who do not think Disney does anything wrong.

[offwego]

Kimberly,

Up to this point there were 95 posts including your original question. Of those 95, here is the breakdown:

1 = Didn't feel the food was good or bad
28 = Positive comments about the food on Wonder
26 = Negative comments about the food on Wonder (9 of which are Kimberly's)
40 = Non-position, or scared because you keep railing on the food, or duplicate posts trying to talk the scared off the ledge.

You have almost 11% of all the posts -all except one I included in the negative numbers. We FULLY understand you do not like the food on board. Even though DREAMFINDER2 and ALLEARS were extremely nice in trying to explain that just because YOU don't like the food, doesn't mean it's bad - it really is subjective. But you can not leave it alone - it's almost like you are just trying to create an issue. For everone's sake - leave it alone - If you want to do something positive about it, pick up the phone and call the head of DCL and have a conversation about it. We all know where you stand on this and quite frankly your message is lost at this point.

So go ahead and try to flame me now - it's what you've done to everyone on here who has not agreed directly with you.

So, we've just returned from our 6th DCL cruise (2 on Wonder; 4 on Magic). The food was incredible FOR US. The responsiveness of the crew to any meal requests was incredible FOR US. Can someone else be very devistatingly disappointed with the food and food service quality? Evidently. As I said on the previous page, maybe we're satisfied because we aren't "foodies." Given Kimberly's incessant, argumentative nature, I postulate that there's no satisfying her 'appetite' for food of the caliber she craves. I also can't help but picture an image of that 'uber-gormand' that can't be satiated. A bit different from my fitness-entwined lifestyle, I'd imagine. Maybe I should start complaining about the stairmasters in the fitness center, eh? ;> Good luck finding a cruise line with food that meets the high standards that you require, Kimberly...there'll be more that is perfectly fine for the rest of us on the Magic and the Wonder.
Oh, yeah...go ahead and flame me, too!
Buzz:cool2:

[KimberlyB]

I guess I really am missing the point as I do not see how expressing one's opinion of food is "flaming". Is disagreeing with someone else's viewpoint flaming? Is stating what you experienced, flaming?
I have called no one names.
I have simply given my experience and opinion and invited others to do so.

If you like the food, great! If you don't like the food, say that as well, as a recent poster just did.

And yes, I did fill out the response card so that Disney would know what one customer thought. And no, I am not a person with unrealistic expectations from Disney. As I said in a previous post, I love the food at Disney World and I simply expect that same quality on Disney's cruises. Oh, and BTW, I've had excellent food on the Disney Magic about 3 years ago. So, that is what I'm using as a comparision. No flame intended!!

[Tarabra]

O.k. I've mentioned this before on here. I've heard people mention that the food was tasteless and bland. It's easier to add salt and flavoring than to take it away. I'm sure the food is prepared on the cautious side so as not to over season. I am a salt person, yes I know this isn't good, but I do put salt on everything because otherwise to me then all food, cruise or not, is tasteless. A friend of mine puts hotsauce on everything because the food is tasteless to her. Here's a perfect example. Last night we had corn on the cob. Of course I loaded mine up w/ butter and salt, (I really do eat pretty healthy otherwise), DH had about a 1/4 of his left. It's too yummy to go to waste, so I finished it. YUK!!! No salt, no butter, absolutely tasteless! Did anyone watch Hell's Kitchen the other night? Top chefs from around the world tasting the final contestants' food. One said, "too salty", "too dry" ,etc. The others loved it. So basically it is all an opinion. I just wouldn't keep harping on it.

[Dreamfinder2]

OM Goodness I hope it improves we are having our first Disney cruise on the 10th of July.

Fret not thyself. To your taste buds, it might not need any improving.

Gosh. Some reactions are like someone's talking about your mamma. If you had a good experience, great. If yours wasn't stellar, perhaps the person at the next table was going into holy raptures. Or vice versa. Same kitchen, same chef. Go figure.

Seems reasonable to celebrate along with those who had great experiences. If I didn't have my tastebuds singing praises, I'm grateful for those who did. But that's just me.