Just to add another perspective, while we are anticipating our first Disney cruise next year, we have previously cruised other lines and done the upcharge dining. One thing that has not been mentioned is getting to have a fine dining experience with excellent childcare provided. I can have an excellent meal in my city, but will need to pay a babysitter for both my time dining and driving to and from the meal, so probably 4-5 hours at ~$20/hour. So, for parents with young kids (who are Disney's primary audience, after all), when evaluating the cost of the meal we consider the childcare costs we'd have in the real world if we're thinking of apples-to-apples cost comparison.
But, no, I wouldn't pay $400 for a meal, though I'd certainly get a bottle of wine and enjoy Remy.
I'm in the Remy is worth every penny camp as far as the 75 pp dining experience goes. We have done 3 Remy dinners and one 'lunch'
Its a must do if you are a 'foodie' or want to try something like that, to escape the chaos and noise of the crowded dining rooms, and get away from the kids for some adult time
The wine pairing I did once, the other times we did 1-2 glasses each. Can't make a strong recommendation there. I wonder if anyone will order either the 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc or the 1961 Chateau Latour (25K and 17K respectively the last time I looked.)
Dining at Palo offers the same opportunity to have a quiet dinner while someone else watches the kids.
How much is a nice bottle of wine at Remy? Will the server make a good recommendation or constantly try to upsell to the wine pairing package? Even at $50.00 per bottle, it would still yield a $150.00 saving per couple over the wine pairing. Is there a Remy house wine?
Has anyone ever been disappointed in Remy? My wife is not shy about her feelings. If she is not happy, she will let everyone in the entire restaurant *and* on the entire ship know about her complaint. With a possible $400.00 bill, Disney has set the bar awful high. I hope Disney is up for the challenge!
-Paul
I'm in the Remy is worth every penny camp as far as the 75 pp dining experience goes. We have done 3 Remy dinners and one 'lunch'
Its a must do if you are a 'foodie' or want to try something like that, to escape the chaos and noise of the crowded dining rooms, and get away from the kids for some adult time
The wine pairing I did once, the other times we did 1-2 glasses each. Can't make a strong recommendation there. I wonder if anyone will order either the 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc or the 1961 Chateau Latour (25K and 17K respectively the last time I looked.)
I have to agree that Palo does offer a nice kid free ambience but the food quality, variation and presentation in Remy is worth the extra over Palo IMHO
We each ordered a glass of wine. Much cheaper than the wine package.
Disney is definitely up for the challenge. Both DH and I are foodies and are highly discerning ( a.k.a "picky" ) guests.
Remy is superb and amazing. You will love this wonderful experience!!
MillauFr said:I'm sure the food is good but I just don't see how they can compete with the food served in most high end restaurants. Can they really get fresh seafood on board? Most of the high end places in Seattle are serving fish that was caught that morning. It does make ea big difference compared to frozen seafood.
Some people "have" to cruise concierge. Some "have" to fly first class.
You can also claim part of the fund-raising dinner as a tax deduction. Can't do that with Remy. Wait. Remy is a rat -- can we count dinner as a donation to the ASPCA?
To each their own. We just got back from an October cruise on the Fantasy and did a dinner at Remy and the champagne brunch. Between tips and taking home some champagne with us, each cost in the $350 neighborhood. You don't have to spend that much though - as previous posters said, the wine pairing is optional; you could order 1 glass of wine each and get out for under $200 (the opening champagne cocktail is complimentary). The champagne brunch is even less expensive - the only reason we spent so much was that we took home three bottles of champagne to drink at the holidays while remembering what a great experience we had at Remy.
We absolutely felt like we got our money's worth. The food and service are impeccable and a comparable dinner on land would easily cost more. Dinner lasts for over 3 hours and at 2 oz. of wine per pairing, I never felt uncomfortably full at all - and I regularly don't finish even the portions they serve in the MDR.
There is a lot of helpful information in this thread if you are deciding whether or not to spend the money on Remy. I would simply recommend reading the posts from the people that have done Remy for advice and not the posts from the people who have not. Again - everyone has their own opinions, some would prefer to spend this kind of money on a cabana at CC or another excursion or anything else. I will say this again - the most memorable experience of our October cruise was the champagne brunch at Remy.
5 X 2oz for $99? Thats $10 per ounce!
At that price, the wine would have to come from a bottle worth $250. Are the wines really of that quality, or are you paying for the service of someone pre-selecting the wines?
-Paul
5 X 2oz for $99? Thats $10 per ounce!
At that price, the wine would have to come from a bottle worth $250. Are the wines really of that quality, or are you paying for the service of someone pre-selecting the wines?
-Paul
I don't drink enough wine to be able to tell the difference and appreciate a $200 bottle of wine. It could just as well be a $13 bottle of wine from Krogers and I wouldn't know. So paying that much would be a complete waste of money for me.....'cept for maybe braggin' rights that I drank 'really expensive wine'.
5 X 2oz for $99? Thats $10 per ounce!
At that price, the wine would have to come from a bottle worth $250. Are the wines really of that quality, or are you paying for the service of someone pre-selecting the wines?
-Paul
I actually might enjoy tasting a couple ounces from $200.00 bottle of wine.
However, I am not interested in being suckered into a sales pitch over the wonderful wine parings, then being served ordinary table wine.
Exactly what wines are served as part of the wine parings? They should be even more memorable than the food.
-Paul
Look up the Remy menu on the DCL website and then google the prices of each wine if you're really that concerned about it. But don't forget to add the retail markup and then the disney markup and then the cruise markup.
I've been following this thread since you started it and it really seems to me as if you don't want to dine at Remy - justification of cost appears to be something you are really struggling with. I can't imagine that you or your wife will enjoy the experience if you're worried about a cost / benefit analysis of every item you order.
Make a reservation at Palo instead - they have good food there and it's only $20 per person for dinner. You can order a bottle of wine or not; no need to worry about a wine pairing because they don't provide one.
just my read on the situation.
My "read" of Paul's posts is that he is most concerned about the cost and value of the wine, and not the meal itself.