The Princess Ice Cream Sundae Dilemma
John Sisker
or even objection as to this particular category. And while rather minor in
nature, we found it to be a rather amusing antidote when it came to the ice
cream sunder's in their dining rooms. On the other hand, maybe this could be
attributed to our mindset as to what an ice cream sundae should really be.
Yet, then again, some of our table-mates experienced the very same thing.
Thank goodness we were there to explain what princess really meant by ice
cream sundae's.
Again, while not really of that much concern to us, we did point this out to
the Princess waiters as well, who actually didn't seem to know what we were
talking about. Each and every evening during our Mexican Riviera cruise
aboard the Sapphire Princess, I ordered an ice cream sundae for dessert.
However, it took Princess Cruises three days to get it right. Now, I sure
some of you are thinking as to why not a bit more variety in ordering
desserts; experiment a little, you might say. Yet, in a way I did. Deborah
would order something different and unusual each night, and I would simply
share some of hers. She never seems to finish desserts anyway, trying to
keep her weight down. On the other hand, I don't have that concern - I'll
eat anything.
On our very first night, I ordered from the category on their menu called
"Build Your Own Sundae." Within that category was a list of the different
ice creams available. I ordered chocolate. What I received was two scoops of
chocolate, with a little syrup, and all in a small silver cup. That was it.
This hardly looked like a sundae to me. I did ask the waiter was this their
sundae?... and was told that was what I ordered. The second evening I tried
this again, ordering chocolate, but making sure that I met a real sundae
this time. I received exactly the same thing, and in the same type silver
cup, but this time with two scoops of vanilla ice cream instead. I forced
myself to eat it.
A bit puzzled over this miscommunication, I question this again, only to be
told that I need to specify specifically each and every ingredient I want in
creating my sundae. The waited said to simply pick what I want from the list
of ingredients available. The only problem was, this list on their menu only
contained a list of the different types of ice creams available and nothing
else. So now I took a bull by the horns and ordered chocolate ice cream,
with chocolate syrup, with nuts, with whipped cream, and all with a cherry.
This time everything was there, well except one scoop was chocolate while
the other was vanilla, and all packed into the same type small silver cup.
In the end, I did get this narrowed down pretty much, except never once did
it come in the traditional ice cream sundae dish, but that's is a rather
minor point. At least I had my ice cream sundae.
Smooth sailing to all...
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Jack Hamilton
- The regular ice cream sundae, which comes in a cup, which can be glass
or paper or metal. It contains ice cream and syrup of some kind, and
possibly whipped cream, nuts, a cherry, and so forth. Personally, I
would say it is the ice cream and syrup which make it a sundae, with the
whipped cream, etc. being additions. If it doesn't have syrup, it's not
a sundae, even if it has whipped cream and so forth.
- The banana split, which must have ice cream, syrup, and banana, and
usually is served in an oblong container rather than a round one, with
the bananas parallel to the table (it's sometimes served in a cup with
the bananas pointing up. It usually contains more than one flavor of
ice cream and more than one flavor of syrup, and is topped with whipped
cream, but I don't think anything else is required to make it a banana
split.
It's sounds like what you got meets my definition of a regular ice cream
sundae. Do you think the ingredients were wrong, or the shape of the
cup, or what?
On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:23:10 -0800, "John Sisker" <jsi...@sprynet.com>
wrote:
Cruise Crazy
Next time you are on a Princess cruise order a Volcano. They are not on
the menu so you will be surprised.
~~DORIS~~
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1-23-2010 Sailing the Regent Navigator to Central America
Robert Ling
> Let me point out right off, that this is not a complaint, gripe, criticism,
> or even objection as to this particular category. And while rather minor in
> nature, we found it to be a rather amusing antidote when it came to the ice
> cream sunder's in their dining rooms.
"Antidote", John? You mean another excuse to try to publicize your
business. The only "antidote" I know to folks like you is spelled
"killfile".
Reef Fish Bob
John Sisker
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Thanks for this tip Doris, I will do just that. Actually, it sounds like
this is what a sundae is suppose to be, plus a lot more. Anyway, just like
the sundae's itself, it's all in fun anyway - and really should not be taken
that serious as to exact definitions. I certainly don't need a sundae, or at
least that's what Deborah keeps telling me. Yet, in reality, I still haven't
lived down that fact that on one of our cruises, I ordered three (3)
different desserts at one setting.
Now I can't wait to try a Volcano, and it won't be long before I can. Our
Northern Europe/Baltic's cruise on Princess Cruises is not too far off now.
In fact, I just received a letter in the mail today from Captain Anthony
Herriott of the Sapphire Princess thanking me for becoming an Elite Member.
At least if this Volcano doesn't go well, I do have a name to drop (just
kidding folks).
John Sisker
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Reef Fish Bob
Then why even bother to respond? If you want me in your kill file,
responding to a thread anyway, certainly defeats what you intended. Or, is
this really the original Reef Fish Bob? In the past, this wasn't your MO at
all in this reference.
John Sisker
www.shiptoshorecruise.com
Nonny
"Jack Hamilton" <j...@acm.org> wrote in message
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> There are two types of sundae:
>
> - The regular ice cream sundae, which comes in a cup, which can
> be glass
> or paper or metal. It contains ice cream and syrup of some
> kind, and
> possibly whipped cream, nuts,
. . . and then sometimes the nuts can be on the outside of the
cup, Jack.
--
Nonny
ELOQUIDIOT (n) A highly educated, sophisticated,
and articulate person who has absolutely no clue
concerning what they are talking about.
The person is typically a media commentator or politician.
George Leppla
> Now I can't wait to try a Volcano, and it won't be long before I can.
> Our Northern Europe/Baltic's cruise on Princess Cruises is not too far
> off now. In fact, I just received a letter in the mail today from
> Captain Anthony Herriott of the Sapphire Princess thanking me for
> becoming an Elite Member. At least if this Volcano doesn't go well, I do
> have a name to drop (just kidding folks).
Did the good Captain explain to you that most people get Elite status on
Princess by going on cruises... while you got yours by taking some
online courses for travel agents?
For the record, to get Elite status on Princess, you have to sail on 15
cruises or 150 cruise days. Travel agents can take a few online
training courses and receive Elite Benefits ****without ever going on a
single cruise****.
Perhaps John will list his past Princess cruises so people can judge his
experience with this cruise line.... and how he achieved "Elite" status
on that cruise line.
FWIW... the Princess training program is pretty good and most agents
(including me) participate in it. They just don't go running around
talking about a status that they got by going through the back door.
BTW - Everyone on your cruise will get some sort of letter from the
Captain, John. It is a part of their new E-doc program. They'll also
get personal letters from the Hotel Manager, etc. It is kind of like
that "Personal Invitation" you once claimed you got to a ship
inspection. Pretty much a computer generated form letter.
George Leppla
Countryside Travel http://www.CruiseMaster.com
Blog http://cruisemaster.typepad.com/my_weblog/
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Joseph Coulter
Ahh well being a Commodore's just isn't what it used to be.LOL
I recall on my QM2 cruise that one of our table mates (I quiickly
surmised we were all TA's by the reaction of the other couple) was
wearing his Commodore Pin (a pin given to TA's who reach the top tier
of the online education program and earn a free cruise) Advertising
one's status like that is just gauche (OK I may be so accused!)
And you will also get one from the Captain's Circle Host- anyone going
on the Crown this Spring or Summer will find out that my daughter
makes a killer chocolate cake! (part of the standard letter)
Joseph Coulter
Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations
www.josephcoulter.com
Charles
<geo...@cruisemaster.com> wrote:
> For the record, to get Elite status on Princess, you have to sail on 15
> cruises or 150 cruise days. Travel agents can take a few online
> training courses and receive Elite Benefits ****without ever going on a
> single cruise****
I was wondering from reading the replies to Sisker and the quoted text,
how someone who claimed Elite Status on Princess could sound so
ignorant about Princess. I was thinking he had to be lying, that this
must have been his first Princess cruise. Thanks for the explanation
George. Sisker is a real piece of work.
--
Charles
John Sisker
Once again, and almost without fail, you only seem to surface to create some
king of doubt. And, of course you don't want to talk about an "Elite" status
or any online training courses with Princess Cruise, I wouldn't either if I
didn't achieve them.
The letter I received from the Captain that you claim is nothing more than a
computer generated form letter everyone receives, yet at least mine did
congratulate me on my personal achievements.
Actually, the top level training programs offered to agents are quite
involved, far more than simply taking some online courses as you imply. But,
you should have known that, and also the fact that their top level receives
a Commodore Certificate. This, combined with actual cruises is what I am
bringing to my clients, not just sitting on a ship as a repeat passenger.
Yet, the original topic of this post was a tongue-and-cheek conservation on
ice cream sundae's; a far cry from you trying to switch the subject with the
goal of nothing more than finger pointing. Now, if you do want to discuss
ice cream, maybe then you can show all of us that you do have some
credibility by sticking to that subject.
Nonny
"Joseph Coulter" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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We were on a HAL cruise one time when there was a Captain's party
and they recognized a couple who'd been on some huge number of
cruises. They were awarded some kind of medal on a ribbon. It
looked ridiculous, but the couple wore their medals for the
balance of the cruise.
Later- much later- Mrs Nonny won two "Second Place" medals playing
Bridge. We kept those medals and I have plans to wear them on a
future HAL cruise: as possibly in another couple of weeks. After
all, look at all the status you gain from being Elite, Commmodore
or even "second place." <Grin>
Joseph Coulter
>We were on a HAL cruise one time when there was a Captain's party
>and they recognized a couple who'd been on some huge number of
>cruises. They were awarded some kind of medal on a ribbon. It
>looked ridiculous, but the couple wore their medals for the
>balance of the cruise.
>
>Later- much later- Mrs Nonny won two "Second Place" medals playing
>Bridge. We kept those medals and I have plans to wear them on a
>future HAL cruise: as possibly in another couple of weeks. After
>all, look at all the status you gain from being Elite, Commmodore
>or even "second place." <Grin>
Watch out for the HAL crowd, they take their awards seriously!
NomenNeisco
One has only to look at a picture of Leppla to know he never passes on
the ice cream.
400 pounds after his gastric bypass surgery. One can only imagine what
he looked like before, and how much ice cream he's shoveled into his
gaping maw of a piehole.
Patricia Martin Steward
wrote:
>
>One has only to look at a picture of Leppla to know he never passes on
>the ice cream.
>
>400 pounds after his gastric bypass surgery. One can only imagine what
>he looked like before, and how much ice cream he's shoveled into his
>gaping maw of a piehole.
So, do you have any other prejudices? Race, religion, sexual
orientation?
--
When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing
which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has
other people looking at it.
W. T. Pooh (aka A. A. Milne)
Jr.
If you want an ice cream sundae you need to order
"A Banana split please. Hold the banana" LOL!!
BobEdwards
FWIW, the volcano is on the children's menu. If you want a great
sunday I second the suggestion that you order the volcano. I have it
two or three times each cruise. It's a little too much for me to have
it daily!
Surfer E2468
Can you also order a banana split (hold the banana) on explorer of the
seas? Or maybe a volcano?
Want to know what to expect when we sail her in march.
cruise lover(~~~~~)
.
Bill
> JOHN:
> Can you also order a banana split (hold the banana) on explorer of the
> seas? Or maybe a volcano?
> Want to know what to expect when we sail her in march.
Different cruise line, no?
Bill
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Surfer E2468:
The Explorer of the Seas is a ship within the Royal Caribbean International
fleet, while our experience was on the Sapphire Princess, obviously with
Princess Cruises. While we have been on both lines many times, this issue
with the ice cream sundae's did not seem to be a problem elsewhere. Then
again, I can't even remember if I ordered ice cream or not when on other
ships. All I know at this time is, when on a Princess ship again, I am going
to take the advice of another, and order a volcano. Just the name seems like
something I would like. As for a banana split, but have them hold the
banana, somehow I have a feeling that they will think that this order was an
oversight, and it will come with a banana anyway.