Know The Ins And Outs Of A Cruise Vacation, Part 4, Visit A Specialty Restaurant
Michael C. Podlesny
vacation, I have already told you about a lot of things. The best part of
cruising, there is still more, especially when it comes to enjoying life on
board while at sea (or even at port).
On a side note, not really related to what I am about to discuss, one of the
biggest fallacies about cruising is that you when you are in port, you must
get off the ship. That just isn`t true. Believe me, many people I was
around on a couple of my cruises thought you "had" to get off the ship. No
you don`t if you really have no interest in where the shipped is docked.
In any event, I thought I`d throw that out there for many of you who may
have thought that. Today I want to talk about the on board specialty
restaurants. A lot of people have the same attitude that I use to have when
it came to these speciality restaurants, and that is, why pay for food when
your package includes your meals?
Some, not all, ships have what are called specialty restaurants. They serve
certain foods exclusively, Italian, french, etc., and for a small per person
fee you get a 5 to 7 course serving from their menus. Let me tell you why
it is worth the extra money to go.
On our 3rd cruise a couple of years ago, my wife and I who normally treat
ourselves to something special, usually a massage, or something along those
lines, and we decided not do that and try out a specialty restaurant. On
the ship we were on, they have a really nice Italian restaurant. At that
time, for $25, you get a full 7 course meal, starting with a salad all the
way up to dessert.
Let me tell you the food is incredible. It is 5 star quality food unlike
what you will receive in the regular sit down dining or in the buffet. Now
that is not to say that they are bad, but the cruise line puts a little
extra into the specialty restaurant.
You get great service pretty much anywhere on a cruise ship, however at this
particular Italian restaurant we were treated like royalty. The staff were
extremely friendly, kind, courteous and attentive to all of our needs.
The menus vary from restaurant to restaurant and ship to ship. But rest
assured the food is great, the service is excellence, the ambiance and the
mood are a perfect setting if your are celebrating something special, like
an anniversary or birthday.
Another wonderful part of this dining experience was the fact that you still
were able to pick many items off the menu. For instance, lets say you
couldn`t choose between the prime rib or the duck. No problem, order both
of them. Will that be touch much food? Again, not a problem, they will cut
down the portion size so you don`t feel like you are wasting a lot food.
This came in real handy during dessert time, hint, hint.
If you are going on a cruise, and by now, you should be fairly excited about
going on one, spend the extra $25 (per person cost) for you and your
partner, you will definitely enjoy it.
By: Bruce A. Tucker
About the Author:
Bruce A. Tucker is the Associate Director of http://www.Indocquent.com, an
online resource that allows travel agents, cruise lines, and vacation
desitnation businesses to post their products and services for sale and in
20,000 cities throughout 200 countries around the world.