Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Hi all, I am back from my vacation on board the Carnival Cruise Ship " Triumph " . At first I was a little nervous, because upon booking they told me that they would let the Maitre'D know about my special diet, but couldn't promise anything. As soon as I boarded, I went to the dining room to talk with the Maitre'D and let him know about the GLuten Free Diet. I was pleased to find that they knew about about the diet. However, they did not have my name down as needing to be Gluten Free. When he called up the list of special diets, I noticed several people with no Wheat or No Gluten next to their names. The Maitre'D did then update my record and before each meal discussed with me my choices. One of the formal nights, he even had them prepare a special flourless chocolate cake for the GF people. If he wasn't available, the head waiter was just as knowledgable. Dinner was easy because it was the same people every night, but the open seating for breakfast and lunch was different staff. If they didn't understand, I would just go to the Maitre'd and he would take care of it for me. They also were very accomodating at the Lido Grill for off hours dining. There they made burger, hotdogs, chicken, steak sandwiches, etc... They also served Fries that were cooked in a dedicated fryer. They got to know me pretty well, because I always ordered without the rolls. I even got the people at the Asian grill to prepare me a beef dish without the soy sauce one day. I was also happy to find that they soft serve ice cream that was available 24 hours a day was GF. I didn't chance eating anything at the ports and would take fruit with me to tide me over. It is very interesting to try to explain the GF diet requirements to the people in Cozumel. I had answers like - there is no glue or flowers in any of our food. Overall the experience was a very good one and I would highly recommend a cruise to anyone on a GF diet. From what I have heard, the rest of the cruise lines are even more accomodating, Royal Carribean even made GF bread for my neice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi and everyone, Thanks for sending that information regarding your cruise. It's reassuring that they will accommodate us celiacs. I got a kick out of what they said in Cozumel about that there is no glue or flowers in their food... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi and everyone, Thanks for sending that information regarding your cruise. It's reassuring that they will accommodate us celiacs. I got a kick out of what they said in Cozumel about that there is no glue or flowers in their food... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi and everyone, Thanks for sending that information regarding your cruise. It's reassuring that they will accommodate us celiacs. I got a kick out of what they said in Cozumel about that there is no glue or flowers in their food... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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