I had to laugh about all the different opinions about the
DCL food.
During our December 2001 3 day cruise, we went to the lunch buffet at Topsiders and my DH, BIL and Sister all came away with full plates. I on the other hand, finished coming down one side of the buffet with a totally empty plate! That's right, there was not one thing on it that I liked nor wished to even try. I ended up eating off of the kids side of the buffet, chicken fingers, french fries and pizza!
I am not an adventurous eater by any means, pretty much plain chicken, meat, pasta etc., so it was a little difficult to please me but I did not go hungry. I'm thrilled to know that I can order off of the children's menu if absolutely nothing appeals to me in the dining rooms. I was not aware of this the first time.
The other 3 adults in my party really enjoyed the food on the cruise. We did not have children with us so I cannot speak for any one with kids. There are enough fast food type eateries on the ship to please anyone. I did expect a better type of food, lobster, prime rib etc., but it did not deter us in any way from taking another DCL cruise. In fact, we booked the Jan. 25, 2003 eastern the day after we got home.
One of the best parts of the cruise for me was just standing on our verandah at night looking up at the stars and down at the absolutely gorgeous ocean. Although we eat out very often at home, in some very good restaurants, food was really secondary to our trip. We enjoyed the overall experience and can't wait til January 2003.
One thing we won't miss this time is the embarkation buffet. We were starving when we boarded and did not know about the buffet with Prime Rib and shrimp etc. so we just grabbed some pizza by the pool. When we started to walk around, my BIL and DH almost had a heart attack when they saw people eating at the buffet. I still haven't lived that one down!
