Gingerbread house

[oam]

Is the ginger bread that is used for Merrytime cruise houses made fresh or is it like the Gingerbread kits that can be bought in stores? The storebought kits seem more for decorating then for actually eating.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Is the ginger bread that is used for Merrytime cruise houses made fresh or is it like the Gingerbread kits that can be bought in stores? The storebought kits seem more for decorating then for actually eating.

Ours have been fresh and we have nibbled.
How they are presented.

 

[tlprice]

Is the ginger bread that is used for Merrytime cruise houses made fresh or is it like the Gingerbread kits that can be bought in stores? The storebought kits seem more for decorating then for actually eating.

At one point, I don't remember who or when, we were told that they were made on the ship. We have done it on 2 cruises and mainly the reason we did it the 2nd time was because our first one tasted so good, we wanted to eat another one. Unfortunately, our 2nd time making one, we did it on the last day of our cruise, so didn't have much time to actually eat much of it.

 

[Starwind]

Is the ginger bread that is used for Merrytime cruise houses made fresh or is it like the Gingerbread kits that can be bought in stores? The storebought kits seem more for decorating then for actually eating.

THey are from a kit, not fresh. However, they are edible, my sister has nibbled.

I have food allergies, s o for our December 2017 cruise I emailed DCL Special Services and asked them about ingredient information for the gingerbread houses used in the gingerbread house-making session. They emailed me a PDF of the kit insert which includes ingredient information and allergen warning statements. So, kit.

SW

 

[Starwind]

Even though they are a kit, they are softer and edible, as opposed to a typical store kit which can be kind of hard as a brick....

 

[undertheradar]

Just remember that these cannot be taken off the ship.

 

[Steve Dexter]

It's real good....

 

[tigerchic89]

I agree with the pp.. when we were assembling ours, it looked just like the kits that you buy at the grocery. But we did eat some of ours later, and the taste/texture/quality was much better

 

[OrcaPotter]

I haven’t been able to find a lot of information on how and when this is offered. Should I go to guest services on embarkation day to sign up to make one?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I haven’t been able to find a lot of information on how and when this is offered. Should I go to guest services on embarkation day to sign up to make one?

Yes. It "sells out" quickly.

 

[oam]

Just remember that these cannot be taken off the ship.

You can sneak them off (in your belly).

 

[firstwdw]

What is provided for decorating? anything in addition to what is shown in the picture above?

 

[tlprice]

What is provided for decorating? anything in addition to what is shown in the picture above?

What is in the picture above is all that is provided. They don't give you a lot of time, so what is above is more than enough.

 

[Stratus22]

For anyone who has done a Merrytime cruise on the Dream, 4 night, do they offer plenty of time slots for the Gingerbread house making?

 

[jlemieu1]

A couple points on this. They are Disney made kits that are decent taste. Because of popularity they do limit this to one kit per cabin.

 

[TiggerBouncy]

What is provided for decorating? anything in addition to what is shown in the picture above?

Only what is shown. On our last merrytime cruise, we dropped by Michaels and picked up a "Gingerbread decorating kit" that included extra gum drops, the little candy colored balls and some swizzle sticks and little gingerbread people that make great decorations as well. The camera person thought it was hilarious and kept coming by to show everyone our "professional" house.

As others have said though, you don't really have a lot of time and they kinda get antsy and try to kick you out after a bit, so you're limited in how much you can do.

Here is the finished product. You can see the swizzle sticks on the corners for example and the "pond" on the right.

 

[lilsonicfan]

We didn't sign up for this as I don't like the idea of tossing it at the end of the week, but I feel like they could easily change this activity to gingerbread men decorating - it would be faster and everyone could just eat the cookie!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We didn't sign up for this as I don't like the idea of tossing it at the end of the week, but I feel like they could easily change this activity to gingerbread men decorating - it would be faster and everyone could just eat the cookie!

You can eat the gingerbread house. That's what many do.

 

[xQuizx]

What days are the gingerbread activity on for a 7 night Fantasy Western? TYI