I am mostly a vegetarian. In Main Dining and all over any Royal Caribbean Cruise ship you will find vegan or vegetarian foods. Shown above is the vegan lemon curd tart that I used to order in the evening because it was listed as vegan. It is no longer shown as vegan. And, this photo shows when the crust was made from shredded coconut. It was fabulous. The last time I had it, the crust was a regular pie crust and was not as good.At one time, there was a separate vegan menu, but now the vegan menu is combined with the regular foods offered.
There are three categories to order from the menu: Appetizer, Main Entrée, Dessert. A breadbasket, with multi types of bread, butter, are on the table. Water is poured for you. There are lots and lots of flatware and stemware and the beautiful linen tablecloth and linen napkin. Ron has iced tea; I have decaf coffee. You can order an alcoholic beverage at this time, but we are teetotalers, so we go with the tea and coffee. There is a charge for alcoholic beverages.
I can already tell you what’s on the menu because we leave again in a few weeks on another cruise. I have a Royal Caribbean app on my phone that already shows activities for that week we are cruising and the foods offered that week. When in Main Dining, we order our food choices off the Royal Caribbean app on our phone.
Most people are handed elegant designer menus and order from that. When we first started cruising again after the pandemic, we were all asked to use our phones to order in Main Dining. Less chance of spreading germs. We have continued that practice, although we see most other diners using the large designer menus. Below is a photo of something I always order. It is tofu tacos. Air fried cubes of tofu, spicy sauce to dip the cubes in, and apple or pear slices. I never eat the crust cups, so I don’t know what they are made of, but it looked like a simple pie crust. This is a filling meal.
Below is a photo of the vegan maple soy tofu and avocado salad with sesame seeds.
The avocado salad above has a maple syrup and lime dressing that is delicious. I make this dressing at home.
I’ve raved about the desserts, but I limit myself to one Main Dining dessert a week. All that sugar, vegan or not, will get you in the long run. Below is a photo of me tasting a vegan dessert. Chocolate mousse with fruit. I only tasted it. It was very good.
Below is my favorite entree. Stuffed portobello mushroom with spinach in a marinara sauce.
I know you will all remember the people who worked so hard to make that fabulous meal for you, vegan or not, and that you thank them for their service, their kindness, their smiles, and their readiness to do anything to make your meal as pleasurable as possible. Snap a photo of the waiters’ identification block on the table that shows their names. Remember them in the survey. The manager of Main Dining always comes over to talk to you, to check on you. Click a photo of the tag on his chest. Remember him in the survey. They don’t mind at all when we take a photo of their chests, male or female.
A big shout out to Jude, a Main Dining manager, with whom we have sailed with numerous times. He is so very kind and helpful. And your heart just puffs up with joy when a staff member remembers you from a year ago, two years ago, three years ago, four years ago. They work hard for their money, very hard.
Happy travels, happy trails to you. May you eat what your heart desires and may your tummy be happy and may your blood sugar levels always be low.
Thanks for reading.
Trish
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