clawmachine
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2010
Hi everyone! I was kind of bummed today. I had promised DS6 (who gets a lot of anxiety about food because of his peanut and tree nut allergy) that I would find out ahead of our January Magic cruise if they would be able to have safe versions of chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, pizza, etc...basically his favorite treats. I emailed special services and Corey called me back right away with a nice message, but all it basically said was to only eat in the dining rooms and to call him back to ask specific questions. I did call back and he was busy at that time so I got a lady instead. While she was pleasant, she kept firmly repeating that she could not tell me anything specific about foods that would be safe or not safe and that our only recourse was to always eat in the dining rooms. I asked her what shall we do about snacks between meals and all she suggested was that we bring along some pre-packaged snacks of our own. IMO, she knew more than she would tell me and while I was very nice and calm, I could not get any info. It seemed like a serious CYA.
This does not change at all my opinion about DCL, but it does put a damper on my son's excitement. Like I said, he is a very anxious kid and I was really hoping to be able to tell him something concrete. I will indeed bring our own food and hope it travels ok, but a big reason I booked DCL in the first place was because so many here had reported being able to find out some of this info ahead of time..and having great food experiences.
So... if anyone here can please help me out - OF COURSE I will also double check once on board, but can anyone with peanut or tree nut food allergies share any recent experiences with availability of nut-free foods on board, specifically things he might want for a snack such as choc chip cookies and ice cream? Thanks a lot!!
This does not change at all my opinion about DCL, but it does put a damper on my son's excitement. Like I said, he is a very anxious kid and I was really hoping to be able to tell him something concrete. I will indeed bring our own food and hope it travels ok, but a big reason I booked DCL in the first place was because so many here had reported being able to find out some of this info ahead of time..and having great food experiences.
So... if anyone here can please help me out - OF COURSE I will also double check once on board, but can anyone with peanut or tree nut food allergies share any recent experiences with availability of nut-free foods on board, specifically things he might want for a snack such as choc chip cookies and ice cream? Thanks a lot!!