Royal Caribbean’s new major eating room menus are right here.
Symphony of the Seas is the primary cruise ship within the fleet to launch the official new menu following weeks of testing.
In late 2022, Royal Caribbean started testing new menus onboard the Symphony of the Seas. After receiving optimistic suggestions from friends, they introduced that they had been going to completely change the menus on all ships inside the fleet.
Royal Caribbean cited the swiftness of service as the first purpose for implementing new menus. Michael Bayley, Royal Caribbean International’s President and CEO, mentioned that friends usually complain concerning the size of dinner service.
In addition to a brand new design, every evening’s menu may have a theme: French, Italian, and many others. There are nonetheless no sugar added and vegan choices out there, in addition to premium picks.
A Maine lobster tail could be bought for $16.99, Chops Grille filet mignon for $19.99, and surf & turf for $34.99.Â
Here’s a primary take a look at the brand new menus onboard the Symphony of the Seas. So far we have been in a position to get bodily copies of the primary two nights menus, with the opposite evening menus proven through the Royal Caribbean app.
We’ll make sure you replace this text with copies of the printed menus as soon as they turn into out there throughout the present crusing.
Welcome Aboard
The theme for the primary evening is “Welcome Aboard,” and the menu options some classics from the outdated menu, together with the caesar salad, shrimp cocktail, escargots, New York strip steak, spaghetti bolognese, Royal cheesecake, and ice cream.Â
French Night
The eating theme of evening two onboard the present Symphony of the Seas crusing is French Night.
It appears as if the first suggestions they obtained for the menu was in regard to the desserts, as lots of them have been up to date in comparison with the pattern menu that was examined final month.
Italian Night
For nights three, 4, 5, six, and 7, one of the best look now we have proper now could be what’s out there on the app, which could not be 100% correct. We apologize for this and can replace as quickly as we will get the bodily menus.Â
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Caribbean Night
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The Royal Night
Gone are the times of ordering a number of lobster tails. If you need a second, you may now be charged $16.99 plus 18% gratuity.Â
Bon Voyage
This is the menu for the final evening of the cruise.
What’s completely different concerning the menus?
One change is extra of a cohesive theme to every evening, with completely different cuisines and cooking kinds highlighted in every day’s menu.
Look for themes resembling Italian, American, or Caribbean themes, with the chef’s featured decisions listed on the high of the menu.
Something else friends might discover is the removing of the “classics” part, which provided a subset of menu choices that do not change each evening.
Royal Caribbean can also be limiting friends to at least one lobster tail for no further value on the night lobster is accessible.
Prior to this variation, friends might order limitless lobster tails, however the realities of the lobster commerce compelled Royal Caribbean’s hand partly.
Royal Caribbean can solely purchase 90% Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) licensed meals, which implies that lobster must be both farm raised or wild caught. A current shift in Maine lobster buying resulting from environmental issues has locations like Whole Foods halting the acquisition of the objects.
As a consequence, Royal Caribbean has modified to purchasing Canadian lobster that’s nonetheless MSC licensed.
Importance of visitor suggestions
It’s been just a few years because the final time Royal Caribbean refreshed their eating menus, which is why they relied on visitor suggestions when curating the brand new menus.Â
During the testing part, they despatched a workforce of six individuals onboard the Symphony go the Seas who had been accountable for conducting in-person conferences with 30-40 passengers per day. In addition, surveys had been despatched out through electronic mail.Â
In an exclusive interview, Linken D’Souza, the Global Vice President of Culinary, Dining, & Beverage mentioned, “If there’s 4 or 5 modifications we will make, we’ll iterate and make these modifications. If there is a theme that is not working and we’re seeing a variety of dissatisfaction on a particular day inside the cruise interval, we’ll assessment that have.”
A faster, extra constant eating expertise
As beforehand talked about, one of many causes for this variation is to lower the time friends spend within the Main Dining Room.
The firm believes that every dinner service ought to final round 75 minutes. Today, passengers can spend 95-120+ minutes at dinner. This permits friends to get take pleasure in different actions throughout their cruise trip.Â
If you don’t want a sooner eating expertise, all you need to do is inform your waiter.Â
“I believe holistically, once you take a look at each the service expertise we create with the theming of nights after which the meals that is layered in…you are going to see hotter, brisker, extra persistently plated, lovely meals,” mentioned Mr. D’Souza.Â
When will the brand new menus be on all ships?
Royal Caribbean expects the brand new menus to be out there on all ships by early February.
The present plan is to start the brand new menu deployment in January, and by early February, it ought to be out there on all ships throughout the fleet.