Missed the last 2 cruises. Has the food improved at all?

kidadam · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:38 am

Or do I need to bring some groceries?

Ellen · **Joined:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:52 pm **Posts:** 54

I was on JC 8 and JC 10 and the food was so much better the 2nd time around...The most notable improvement was that the cafeteria did not smell like onions on JC 10

With that said, having some snacks in your room is definitely a good idea...

With that said, I was wondering if the cruise staff can serve hot pretzels or popcorn in the bar areas of the zebra bar/casino? I know many of us would be very appreciative if that can be arranged...

collins · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:57 am

hot french fries are still the most reliable, pizza better but probably could run a biodiesel vehicle a mile per slice on the grease. they still got bacon!

evenstar · **Joined:** Wed May 14, 2003 1:10 pm **Posts:** 3571

depends on what you care about. they have made a concerted effort to address healthy eating and the vegetarian issues. last year they had fresh arugula in the salad bar for most of the cruise along with nuts and fresh veggies. BLISS! But the "lobster" still sucks and the buffet can get downright scary at times. You won't starve if you seek out simple food but anything outside of that is dangerous territory.

Tai · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:59 pm

Last year they also added an 'international buffet' type thing that had a different theme each night. Everything I ate at it was awesome. The food all around certainly seemed a step up from the previous ones. In my opinion anyway.

Tai · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:01 pm

oh yeah, i don't eat seafood, so can in no way vouch for that stuff. :DANCE:

joel · **Joined:** Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:45 am **Posts:** 641

complaining about the food is so 5 cruises ago :lol:

yeah the quality isn't phenomenal, temperature/age can be hit and miss depending on when you get to the buffet. that being said, the hours,selection and the lengths MSC goes to accommodate us are great. I'd rather it stay the way it is than have hundreds of extra bucks built in to the cost to have it catered by martha stewart

jflair · **Posted:** Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:28 am

It's just fuel.

kittynurse · **Posted:** Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:18 am

It's much better than it was several years ago, but don't expect it to impress you compared with normal food. The free sit-down restaurant is infinitely better than the buffet food, but it's a huge time sink in your already overbooked day. Remember you always have the perfectly-sustainable option to subsist on BBCs :DANCE:

LIRR · **Posted:** Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:38 am

we do the sit down dinner,,as its nice to be served a 5 course meal,,,,yea it takes time, but its all part of the fun for us!

wyldmoonwoman · **Posted:** Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:17 pm

The sit down dinner is awesome...I order everything and taste it all! Room service saved me...pots of coffee and a plate of meat/cheese/bread and fresh fruit...best fuel ever! my room is for sale if you decide to cruise...lost job...no $...living on my JC 11 savings fund.

odman · **Posted:** Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:23 pm

kidadam wrote:

Or do I need to bring some groceries?

It was a lot improved on JC10, see Late Night Buffet ROCKED
I hope MSC can keep it at that level. Or even kick it up a notch. I mean to 11. You know...

sch21c · **Posted:** Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:17 pm

The food in the dining room was actually good. Buffet was definitely serviceable. I had been worried as a virgin last year after reading about the food and was very pleasantly surprised.

longhairedfreak007 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:17 pm

The foodservice on MSC went from 'nah' to 'meh' to 'kay' maybe this year will be 'yeh'. :PRAY:

Ethan · **Posted:** Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:17 pm

kidadam wrote:

Or do I need to bring some groceries?

Glad to hear you're back!

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