Specialty Restaurants on ships

He's young enough to be my son.

Ermalee

clint wrote:

God, how ols are you?
"Nonnymus" wrote in message
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George Leppla wrote:


I think that anyone who ever depended on making tips to pay the bills is
usually a good tipper..... they know how much it means to count the tips
at the end of the shift, hoping you have enough to pay the bills.

I've waited tables, driven a cab and driven a shuttle bus and the
majority of my pay for all three jobs was the tips I made..... and
looking back, I am grateful for those who were generous. Back then, an
extra dollar.... even an extra quarter... went a long way.


Back in my young days of junior high, I cleaned tables and then waited
tables in a coffee shop-type of restaurant. Coffee was a nickel, but
later moved to a whole DIME. Dad owned the place, and kept the price at a
nickel for police or firemen on duty. A fried chicken "blue plate special"
dinner included 3 pieces of pan fried chicken, mashed potatoes, peas or
corn and a slice of pie. The cost was about $1.50. Back then a quarter
tip was very much appreciated, but frankly, I've pocketed dime tips and
been grateful.

BTW, those cops or firemen who got their subsidized nickel coffee would
almost always toss a dime on the table for the coffee and tip.

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---Nonnymus---
You don’t stand any taller by
trying to make others appear shorter.

We have enjoyed the specialty restaurants on Celebrity (Normandie on
the Summit and Olympic on the Millennium) and on NCL (Cagney's, Le
Bistro and Bamboo on the Norwegian Dawn and Cagney's, Trattoria,
Shogun and Teppanyaki on the Norwegian Spirit). With the exception of
our very first NCL cruise on the Dawn, we have never eaten only in the
specialty restaurants on any given cruise, preferring to keep them as
a once, twice or three times (depending on the length of the voyage)
dining location for something different just for fun.

In both the Normandie and the Olympic, the food was exceptional and we
enjoyed choosing dishes that were prepared tableside--lots of fun to
watch your dinner materialize before your eyes. The service was
outstanding, but often a bit too much. Personally, I don't like being
escorted into and out of the dining room if I have to slip out for a
minute or so--always struck me as a bit too over blown. What made
those dinners extra special was dining with good friends on virtually
each occasion.

On the NCL ships, our favorite has to be Cagney's--shrimp cocktail and
steaks that are out of this world! We also really enjoy
Teppanayaki--as much for the food as for the show of seeing it being
prepared. Shogun, Bamboo and Le Bistro were also wonderful. What
strikes us as particular nice about these venues is the smaller, more
intimate rooms that make your meal seem a lot more special. Frankly,
we have seen little variation in the service we have been treated to
between the NCL main dining rooms and the specialty restaurants. But
the main dining rooms are much larger and, consequently, that much
busier in comparison to the smaller specialty rooms. We also like the
new variety of dishes in the main dining rooms, and the fact that
certain items are always available just in case nothing on the menu
strikes your fancy. We have rarely had a problem making reservations
(we like to eat later than most people anyway) and never had a problem
once a reservation was made.

PegNDerek

clint wrote:

You shouldn't never overtip, it makes the rest of us look bad(especialy
seniors)

Are you saying that seniors are cheap in how they tip, or only
you?

clint wrote:

The cow and I would never pay the extra $10-15 to eat at a specail
restaurant. We chow down five tmes a day and get an inside cabin, sneak in
"Jack daniels" Get drunk, and go to the casino to smoke(and we are both
seniors

Are we supposed to excuse your behavior because you are a
senior? Do you do this in person too? Do you speak gibberish and
say "I'm a senior"?

clint wrote:
You shouldn't never overtip, it makes the rest of us look bad(especialy
seniors)


Clint, don't worry about what others do. No one can do anything
to make you look worse. It would be great if you listed your
cruise intentions, so those who would enjoy meeting you can do
so - and vice versa.

Ike

On Sep 1, 10:04 pm, Bill wrote:
clint wrote:

The cow and I would never pay the extra $10-15 to eat at a specail
restaurant. We chow down five tmes a day and get an inside cabin, sneak in
"Jack daniels" Get drunk, and go to the casino to smoke(and we are both
seniors

Are we supposed to excuse your behavior because you are a
senior? Do you do this in person too? Do you speak gibberish and
say "I'm a senior"?

Clint is harmless ... If he's really like this in person ... The
Senior refers to his year in High School ... He's just having fun
posting ... and I've not seen anything mean come from him ...

In article ,
Bill wrote:

clint wrote:

You shouldn't never overtip, it makes the rest of us look bad(especialy
seniors)

Are you saying that seniors are cheap in how they tip, or only
you?

Don't pay too much attention to Clint. He is our pet troll.

On Aug 31, 10:28 pm, Nonnymus wrote:
rosie wrote:

The end of cruise tip will go to your regular dining room waiter and
assaitant waiter and headwaiter.

Rosie

Why, they did nothing for me.

Nonny
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---Nonnymus---
You don't stand any taller by
trying to make others appear shorter.

Here is what they did for me. One evening I decided to skip dinner as
my back was hurting. I was in my cabin watching a movie, when there
was a knock on the door, there stood two waiters with a complete
dinner , soup , Lobster tail etc and a Bottle of wine chilling.

I was pleasantly surprised, about 20 minutes later, I recieved a phone
call from our headwaiter.. How is dinner? Did you like the food, did
we send you wine you liked? We know you like the Chardonnay...

Later they sent up two plates with about 5 different desserts on
them... So I could choose.

That is what they did for me. Was very pleased.

Rosie

rosie wrote:
On Aug 31, 10:28 pm, Nonnymus wrote:
rosie wrote:

The end of cruise tip will go to your regular dining room waiter and
assaitant waiter and headwaiter.
Rosie
Why, they did nothing for me.

Nonny
--
---Nonnymus---
You don't stand any taller by
trying to make others appear shorter.

Here is what they did for me. One evening I decided to skip dinner as
my back was hurting. I was in my cabin watching a movie, when there
was a knock on the door, there stood two waiters with a complete
dinner , soup , Lobster tail etc and a Bottle of wine chilling.

I was pleasantly surprised, about 20 minutes later, I recieved a phone
call from our headwaiter.. How is dinner? Did you like the food, did
we send you wine you liked? We know you like the Chardonnay...

Later they sent up two plates with about 5 different desserts on
them... So I could choose.

That is what they did for me. Was very pleased.

Rosie


That was incredible, and certainly deserving of being remembered when
the cruise ended.

Nonny
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---Nonnymus---
You don’t stand any taller by
trying to make others appear shorter.

Ermalee wrote:

Nonny, if you remember as I do, the food on our Baltic Cruise (Norwegian
Dream) was just fine. As a group, we had decided if at any time they
posted a dinner menu that was not to our liking, that we would go to a
specialty restaurant. It never came to that and we were all very
satisfied with the food and the service. I believe we had the best
waiter and nicest table on that ship, just by reserving the same one
early each day.

Ermalee,
I think that there lies the difference between your experience on NCL
and mine. I was NOT with a group. Groups were able to make a reservation
for a table. Groups were able to choose a table so they could have the
same wait-staff every night.

We were just a couple and even though we did not care if we were placed
at a table for two or a larger table, our experiences in the NCL dining
room were not happy.



--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life