Private Remy dinner...

[soniam]

for $650 they should be serving both Dory and Nemo......criminey!!!

For that price, Sebastian and his whole family better be there too

Double Income No Kids is a thing. I appreciate that they are trying to expand beyond the normal family of parents age 40, kids age 10. Honestly, nothing wrong augmenting their offerings to guests, like the monorail progressive dinner. It is nice to see other offerings, and if it fails it fails, but at least there is something new. What I do not like is taking away experiences that regular guests would have in favor of upcharge events. Closing all of Remy a night for this could have an impact on some guests (to be honest I don't know the nightly serving capacity). .

I don't like that Remy might not be as easily available, but I have to admit that I am interested in this meal. I would have to see what it is, but for the right items included, I might consider it. I guess we aren't normal though, even though we are 40-something parents with a 10 year old Just thought it was humorous that this described us, sort of

 

[Uncleromulus]

I just mean, it appears that Disney is taking the whole "Disney experience" away from a family concept. And trying to aim more to adult pursuits (and charging an arm & a leg for it).

Well--to me 95% of the ship already belongs to families and kids--and DCL has a hard time keeping kids OUT of the adult areas!!

I don't think a few adult only area squeezed into a tiny part of the ship is going overboard--no pun intended?

 

[CurtisB]

Well--to me 95% of the ship already belongs to families and kids--and DCL has a hard time keeping kids OUT of the adult areas!!

I don't think a few adult only area squeezed into a tiny part of the ship is going overboard--no pun intended?

Yes! People are acting like they are closing Animator's Palate to do this or something. This doesn't take away anything from anybody else, not even people who want to eat at Remy but not do the new menu. They aren't moving away from family dining, they are adding an option for other people. Someone else's gain is not someone else's loss.

 

[hubbard53]

I would have gone for the elusive sea-food menu in an instant if it had been available last week. Instead, I enjoyed the white truffles menu with the champagne pairing. The cost was comparable, but it was one of the two best dining experiences I've enjoyed in my life (the other was at a 3 star Michelin restaurant). The steak with white truffles is shown below.

Just for the record, I drive a 15 year-old Toyota Corolla. Spending money on meals like these doesn't necessarily imply that you like to throw money away.

is that an actual dish? I LOVE truffles (prefer black) and cook with them every so often when I can get them fresh. However, in my opinion as a patron (not a chef), that is WAY too much truffle. Could you even taste the beef or was the truffle overwhelming?

 

[timrousbeastie]

is that an actual dish? I LOVE truffles (prefer black) and cook with them every so often when I can get them fresh. However, in my opinion as a patron (not a chef), that is WAY too much truffle. Could you even taste the beef or was the truffle overwhelming?

They were very generous with the truffles throughout the 7 course meal. Each dish had its own distinct taste, but it was really a celebration of main ingredient. The taste was very prominent, but that's what I had been looking forward to and it fully lived up to my expectations. The biggest surprise was the champagne pairing. Normally, I am not much for champagne (prefer wine), but each champagne matched the corresponding dish so perfectly that the balance between the two became my favorite aspect of the meal. It was fantastic and, at least to me, exceeded the wine pairings for both the French and American menus, which were also superb.

The official name of the dish, I posted earlier, is "Boef De Wagyu Truffe Blanche d'Alba". There was an option to get Kobe beef instead of the Wagyu, but there was a significant surcharge for that and I passed.

The lobster dish, "Homard Du Main Truffe Blanche d'Alba", is shown below. If anyone wants to try it, you have to go during the season in November or December. The price for my meal was $95 (base price) + $300 (white truffles surcharge) + $125 (champagne pairing). Highly recommended!

 

[hubbard53]

wow. looks awesome. . . but i'd need maybe an eight of that truffle

 

[OKW Lover]

I'm guessing that most of the folks that post here on the boards aren't the target audience for this experience. I'm probably not either, but have no problem at all with Disney offering it.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Double Income No Kids is a thing.

I am this thing!

Me too, it's a fun thing to be!!!!

Sadly, I have an awful truffle allergy and don't care much for fish or caviar... so this one is probably not for me.

 

[kiford]

So much for Walt's concept of "a place where children and parents could have fun together." Yeah, OK, this was directed at why he built Disneyland, but the whole "Disney concept" is for families to do things together.

This just makes it more obvious that the current powers that be are out for the big bucks.

One of the reasons that Walt built Disneyland as a place where children and parents could have fun together was because lots of the amusement parks of the day were sleezy or they were strictly aimed at children, and parents had to sit on the sidelines while the kids had fun. He wanted a place where both children and parents could enjoy it together but where even adults could enjoy themselves on their own without an R-rating.

I agree that the Disney concept is for families but it depends on what you define as "family". Not every family includes children. Ours doesn't. We cruise with other adults who don't have children or we cruise on our own as a couple. We like Disney because "family-oriented" to us means that the entertainment doesn't have half-naked women or obscenity-laced "comedy" routines; it appeals to the child inside of us (we have lots of pictures of us with the characters) but also provides more adult-oriented/non-R-rated activities as well as good service. So we do spend a lot of money at Remy and we happen to consider this as much of a family activity as others might consider the Crush show in Animator's Palate to be a family activity (which we also enjoy). It may not meet your definition of a "family activity" but our Remy dinner on our last cruise was our family time together so it meets our definition.

No one is required to go to Remy and spend $650/person in order to eat dinner so I don't see it as "being out for the big bucks" as though it's somehow ruining the cruise for others or impacting the enjoyment of the cruise for those who don't want to partake. It is being offered as an additional experience if it is something that is of interest. Personally, I think the price is over the top if it doesn't include a wine pairing and I'm allergic to seafood so obviously I won't ever attend. If no one wants to do this, they don't have to and if no one goes, they won't continue to offer it. But I don't see it being offside as an offering by Disney.

 

[phinz]

I would attend in a heartbeat. Unfortunately my wife loathes seafood. No allergies. She just doesn't like it and never really has. Maybe I can convince her that I need "me" time on our next cruise.

 

[kiford]

I would attend in a heartbeat. Unfortunately my wife loathes seafood. No allergies. She just doesn't like it and never really has. Maybe I can convince her that I need "me" time on our next cruise.

Book her a long spa treatment at just the same time. And mention seafood. A lot. It might work!

 

[Birdie dog]

I know of sure it didn't sell out pre cruise because they were selling it aboard. I have no idea how many people actually went for it...

 

[Cousin Orville]

$650 is high even for top restaurants. As suggested earlier, you'd have to add on some serious truffles, caviar, etc to get there. I'm guessing this includes an expensive wine paring, but I'm curious now.

 

[Uncleromulus]

I guess the real issue I have is that you are on a Cruise Ship where food is mostly free--and Remy already has a high price tag when you can eat for free--this new thing may be well over the top--but we shall see!!!

 

[Uncleromulus]

$650 is high even for top restaurants. As suggested earlier, you'd have to add on some serious truffles, caviar, etc to get there. I'm guessing this includes an expensive wine paring, but I'm curious now.

It had BETTER include wine pairings at that price!! The wine pairing at "regular Remys" is $105 per person--add that to the $605 and it becomes almost ridiculous...

 

[jlemieu1]

Shoreside just called to inform me of a new special Remy 8 course dinner. The dinner is limited to 20 guests and is mostly seafood. Price is $650 per person....

I'm going to pass.

Update: This is the corporate rate. This higher rate they charge for complete private events. Shoreside sent me a list of private catering rates my last cruise when I just wanted to book a room.

 

[Birdie dog]

Update: This is the corporate rate. This higher rate they charge for complete private events. Shoreside sent me a list of private catering rates my last cruise when I just wanted to book a room.

What do you mean corporate rate? This was the price quoted to me by Shoreside when they called to book myself and my husband for this "special dining experience".

 

[jlemieu1]

What do you mean corporate rate? This was the price quoted to me by Shoreside when they called to book myself and my husband for this "special dining experience".

Sorry, they kind of go off the assumption either you are doing corporate charging for a meeting or you are beyond rich. They are basically corporate catering rate instead of personal rates.

 

[disdell555]

Sorry, they kind of go off the assumption either you are doing corporate charging for a meeting or you are beyond rich. They are basically corporate catering rate instead of personal rates.

PLUS TIP!

 

[jrabbit]

They were very generous with the truffles throughout the 7 course meal. Each dish had its own distinct taste, but it was really a celebration of main ingredient. The taste was very prominent, but that's what I had been looking forward to and it fully lived up to my expectations. The biggest surprise was the champagne pairing. Normally, I am not much for champagne (prefer wine), but each champagne matched the corresponding dish so perfectly that the balance between the two became my favorite aspect of the meal. It was fantastic and, at least to me, exceeded the wine pairings for both the French and American menus, which were also superb.

The official name of the dish, I posted earlier, is "Boef De Wagyu Truffe Blanche d'Alba". There was an option to get Kobe beef instead of the Wagyu, but there was a significant surcharge for that and I passed.

The lobster dish, "Homard Du Main Truffe Blanche d'Alba", is shown below. If anyone wants to try it, you have to go during the season in November or December. The price for my meal was $95 (base price) + $300 (white truffles surcharge) + $125 (champagne pairing). Highly recommended!

I wish that you had your little finger in the picture so that we could get some perspective on what / how much you were actually served