What to EAT and what to SKIP at Lunch and Dinner on Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- With so many choices how do you pick the best lunch / dinner on Norwegian Cruise line? I've got you covered! I ate the whole menu at Norwegian's 24/7 restaurant, O'Sheehan's also called The Local, and will run down what you need to try and what you can skip.
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0:00 Intro
2:03 Appetizers
5:11 Sandwiches
6:47 Burgers
9:08 Hot dogs
9:48 Classic hot meals
11:29 Desserts
13:37 Late night menu
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As a spice freak, my favorite food on NCL was their Indian food. Everything in the Indian section of the buffet, anything that might appear to appeal to Sikhs on the menu is wonderful.
Are there any vegan options?
@Tridhos I'm sure with 2,500 guests there were a handful of them. Not as many as today. I wasn't looking for any dishes with health on my mind, so I would have skipped anything labeled to appeal to folks on special diets.
Thank you Grant! We cruise only on NCL. We like O’Sheehans quite a bit. Favorite food - hubby’s are the wings and mine are the nachos.
Hi Donna 👋 You're most welcome! I'm glad I'm not the only one who really likes this spot! Both good choices!! I have alot of favourites as you may have guessed haha!
I think I’ll have to try the nachos on this trip. We have sailed on a few different lines, but have chosen to stick with NCL now. 😊
Food is at the very top of my cruise needs. If the food isn’t just right, it kinks up the entire cruise for me. The last sailing I did with Royal Caribbean will be the *last* sailing I do with them until they can get the included food scene back up to snuff. Until then, it’s HELLO NORWEGIAN! 👋
Last time I sailed with Norwegian, I was on the Encore, and the food was *right* on par. Unfortunately, I skipped O’Shehans, figuring I’d try them another time. I was much more focused that sailing on the buffet. Mind you, the MDR was not up to snuff, but I forgave that, because I literally could have eaten at the buffet for every meal. If a cruise line gets their buffet right, then I can overlook other details. The pretzel pub rolls were fabulous, and I had one or two every lunch or supper. I love your “play-by-play” style with the food scene, Grant!!! Cruise food is serious business for most of us!
Thanks Grant! I appreciate your content!
Hi Brian 👋 You're most welcome!! I'm so glad you're enjoying!
Love your videos. Thank you!Will be on the Joy in October and the Getaway in December. Can’t wait!
Hi Regina 👋 Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you're enjoying! Look at you go, not one, but two cruises lined up! You're way better planned than me 😉 Where will you be visiting on your cruises?
I was addicted to the pretzel bites and got them every day on my last cruise. I liked the spinach dip but some days it was kinda watery which was hard to get on the chips. Also really enjoy the chicken salad too!
Very much looking forward to my cruise on Norwegian Jade for 32 nights next April. Your food videos are wonderful - easy to watch and very informative - and very much appreciated!
Just came back from the Escape July 30th. I ate at Sheehan's twice. I did like the Pastrami Reuben although I had nothing from before to compare. I also had the sweet chili wings which I liked. I didn't find the food in the main dining rooms to be that great. I never did get to eat dinner at Garden Cafe as I was in the Solo Group and wanted to eat with other friends which was at usually Savor, once at Taste and once at The Manhattan Room which had the best ambiance.
I'm mostly an MSC cruiser but this Summer I'm going to try the NCL EPIC so i find your food videos very helpful. Thanks
Nice to see a video again from you. Glad that you were able to get some time in to finish one. Sunny smiles on the way! 🌞🌞
Hi Lee Ann 👋👋👋👋 It was a bit of a mission to get this one done, it's a long once, but poor me I had to eat my way through the whole menu 😂 I hope that you're having a beautiful day!
@@CruisewithGrant raining in Chicago, but all good. Flying home to LA in the morning. 🥰
Russian dressing is a piquant American salad dressing consisting of mayonnaise, ketchup, and other ingredients. Russian dressing is similar to Thousand Island.
The Reuben sandwich is a North American grilled sandwich composed of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing or Russian dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread
Sounds like they nailed it by your description. Maybe you jsut dont like Reuben sandwhiches..
Thanks Grant, looking forward to trying some of these out on our first NCL Cruise this Thursday!
Hi Mike 👋 You're most welcome! You'll have to let me know what your favourite(s) were! Have a wonderful cruise! Which ship will you be sailing on?
@@CruisewithGrant Epic, sailing from Barcelona to Trieste. It all looks so delicious, will have to be careful! Love that there are so many included dining options with NCL.
Another great video. We are actually going on the Bliss this weekend. Yay! 🎉 I absolutely love the pretzel bites. I think that was my favorite snack on my last cruise. I have always loved Rueben sandwiches. For years, when I was a vegetarian, I would leave off the corned beef and put lettuce in its place. Most Reuben’s are wet not only because of the dressing, but also because of the sauerkraut. A lot of places don’t drain it enough before putting it on the sandwich. I actually tried The Local’s Reuben on the Bliss last year and it was pretty good. I haven’t tried the carrot cake, but I am planning on it this time. Oh and the artichoke dip is good, but not as creamy as an upscale restaurant.
Hi Tammy 👋 Wow, that's exciting!! I hope that you have a fantastic time away! I like your creative solution to having the Rueben taste without the beef, I may have to steal your idea as I'm eating less red meat these days. Please do be sure to grab yourself a slice of carrot cake and think of me! 🫶
Thanks for the overview! This is helpful...I'm honestly really underwhelmed by these options and will probably skip this on my upcoming cruise, save for maybe some late night carrot cake.
Hi Christie 👋 You're most welcome, I figured like me people would like to know what's good 😉 Definitely at least have a slice of the carrot cake, I don't think you'll regret it! Let me know if there find any other hidden gems on your cruise! Have a beautiful day!
Hello Grant, hope all is well. New subscriber, I love o' Sherman's and Local . My favorite for lunch is the chicken wings and the loaded nachos. I have chosen these Venues for breakfast, lunch and dinner many times when cruising. Menu offers many choices . I use to visit the buffet alot , now sense I have been introduced to these eateries I do not frequent the buffet. Highly recommend. Thank you for sharing your tips for not only veteran cruisers but first time cruisers. Have a great day.
Hi Michael 👋 Thanks for subscribing!! I'm happy to have you on board. Your choices are all great ones! I hope you'll try some of my favs on your next cruise too! I hope that you're having a super day!!
I loved the chicken salad sandwich. I found last full day and wish I'd found earlier
Hi Beth 👋 Let's totally get it going #teamchickensalad 😜
We are cruising on the NCL Jade in May. Third time with NCL and love their food!
Thanks for this informative video. Do you have more information on healthier choices? A lot of these options seem very heavy foods and it would be great to see healthier options with less carbs or more salad/veges etc?
I get the Reuben, no Russian dressing. Thousand Island on the side, dip it in. Love jt
Hi Charlie 👋 Sounds like you've got it down to an art! Wishing you happy sandwiching 😉
I thought Reubens always came with a Thousand Island type dressing. Have I been eating them wrong for my entire life? 🤯
@@genx_jen , I think the most traditional recipes use Russian dressing. But thousand Island is a way better improvement!
I’m not sure I could tell the difference between Russian and thousand island on a sandwich.
Honestly I feel bad that Grant had a bad experience with the Ruben. It may be one of my favorite things on the entire ship.🛳️ It’s in the top 3 Rubens I’ve had all time. But I do agree with Grant on the oatmeal…. It’s less than good.
I liked the sausage sliders. My hubby loved the pretzel
Bites
Hi there 👋 So glad that you found your favs! So many yummy choices. Hope you're having a super day!
Thank for the Veg Burger tip
I agree about the carrot cake.
Hey Grant great video as always. During my time on the Bliss, I went to the local twice it was good, but the wait times were borderline excessive, which was a little frustrating. I love that they have a dish with plantains (bit of a plantain snob here). I'm half Nigerian, and if there is one thing I love to eat, it's a good fried plantain 😋
I must have chosen the best times to eat at The Local on the Bliss last year because we never had a wait time.
@tammystreasures8766 the first time was just bad planning on my part since it was sail away day and it very was busy; the second time though I think I may have just fallen through the cracks the person seated next to me and ordered the same thing as me got their food first despite being seated 20 minutes after me. Food service is hard, probably even more so on a ship, so it wasn't the end of the world, but it was frustrating all the same.
Hi Justus 👋 Sorry for the delay in getting back; just recovering from a little cold. I saw your follow up and boarding day is always a bit of a zoo. I hope that you get to give it another go on your upcoming cruise. I also agree with you on the plaintains, I'm a bit of snob too and so these weren't the best, but I've also had Cuban chicken in the main dining room with plantains that have been perfect; it's a hard thing to get them exactly ripe. I hope you get the best when you try them!
Can you give more food reviews for different areas of the ship? Very helpful thank you!
Engaging and informative. Delightful
Hi BitterBeauty 👋 Thank you so much 🥰 You made my day! I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying my channel!
Good stuff, buddy 👍
Thanks Mark!
The local has been our go to on crusies. We may do garden cafe once or twice but mainly go to the local. The bugers, wings and fish & chips are amazing. They also have gluten free bread and buns if you ask.
Hi J 👋 Glad to hear that I'm not the only one who spends all my time there! 😉 Do you have any favourite picks?
Fish and chips me, my husband loves the blue cheese buger as well, with kid loving the pretzel bites.
This is a great review Grant! I am always up for late night food, but unfortunately not all cruise lines have great options.
Hi Scott 👋 Thanks as always for the support. I agree not all food is created equal and I like that there is a good selection on offer. Hope you're keeping well, have a great day!!
I love that pork and plantains dish! I think I ordered it three times on my last cruise 😂
Hi Kimberly 👋 I'm glad I'm not the only one who really enjoyed this new dish! I think I only had it twice, but I it's definitely going to be a new favourite if I'm having a sit down meal. Hope you're having a beautiful day!!
@@CruisewithGrant it’s so good, I want it now 🤣 i’ll have to wait for my next cruise in October. also, I find it to be the perfect portion size. Years ago O Sheehans used to have the most perfect grilled chicken sandwich on their menu, so disappointed when they removed it.
by the way, thank you for the tips on buying Norwegian stock, I bought it before my last cruise, but missed the 15 window to get on board credit. Still glad I purchased it when I did because it has been on a steady gain.
We absolutely loved the wings at O’Sheehan’s on our March 2020 cruise on the Breakaway - delicious! Unfortunately, the wings at the Local on our February 2023 cruise were quite different. The ‘new’ baked wings were almost slimy, not good at all. Another passenger told us he ordered them well cooked, and they were only slightly better.
My experience, too!
Hoping NCL gos back to frying the wings. Was on March, July & Joy in October. PLEASE NCL fried wings
Agreed! Wings? not really looking for the premise of "healthy" lol
Thanks🥰
Love the blue cheese burger
Hi Terry 👋 I think that you have excellent taste 😉
The spaghetti at the Buffet is the best. I had Steak and Eggs for a whole month on the Prima . Do the whole fleet have that now.
carrot cake, yum! thanks
Hi! I noticed a picture of you with a Christmas tree in the background. Could you please point me in the direction of any videos you have with your experiences on NCL holiday cruises? My family (nine in total) will be spending Christmas aboard an NCL ship, and I wonder what suggestions you have. Also, how are the holiday meals and decorations?
On my first cruise last year on The Joy we ate at The Local a lot. I liked the fish & chips, the chicken salad and the Reuben. The Reuben was so big it was hard to eat so maybe having less isn't a bad thing! I had a Caesar salad as a started pretty much every time. I was on the Prima in April and we only went to the Local a couple of times. The fries were awful but it wasn't exclusive to the Local; they were bad at every place on the ship including a specialty restaurant. Cold, chewy and just awful. I'll be on the Escape in October and I'm hoping the food is better, but the food seems to be going downhill on every cruise line this year.
Going on Norwegian Sun On their last Alaska cruise in October 2023! Oh boy- hope we don’t hit really really bad weather! I expect it to be really cold though but looking forward on having a great time!
Hi Gloria 👋 That's coming up soon, you must be getting excited!! I hope you have an amazing cruise; Alaska is still on my list!
I forgot! Please be sure to check out Rhythm Jive, they are awesome! Tell them Grant says hi!
There was no Rhythm Jive on our cruise! We had a great Alaska cruise but there was no O’Sheehans on Norwegian Sun!😢😢😢! We will be going on Norwegian Gem in October and they have O’Sheehans onnthe ship and I’m looking forward to it!🙏🙏🙏🙏
My go tos are always nachos or fish and chips
Hey Grant, you are better than NCL's marketing department!
(Or are you part of NCL's marketing department (suspicion emoji) lol)
A am a foodie and I love to cook as well.
And with the task of cruise operators to be able to offer food that the biggest percentage of people like - NCL has a lot of variety!
Would any of the buffets/restaurants allow you take food back to your room? Or sneak it out? Sailing next month and need to have food in the room for my toddler. Trying to cut back on additional costs and room service delivery fees.
didnt have a bad meal on NCL, didnt send anything back. their lasagna was good, good portion also
I tend to skip burgers on cruises because they are everywhere where I live. I usually get fish and pretzel bites. No fries for same reason. Fish is harder and harder to come by here.
The apple pie is weird. I won't get again. It was edible and I refuse to waste food unless super full.
I didn't have to cook it so every thing taste better for that reason! I will have to try the new wings in October in London.
Hi Keith 👋 Thanks for sharing your experience. Some good choices on your list. You'll have to let me know what you think of the new wings, they seem to bit a change some folks either love or hate! Hope you're having a great day!
Wings, wings and more wings! O’Sheehans baby!
Hi Brian 👋 I think you might like the chicken wings like me 😜😜😜 Okay so follow up question, what's your favourite flavour?
I'm not Brian, but I liked the Sweet Chili which was the only one I tried.
Hey guys, first time cruiser here... I'll be going on the "Norwegian Joy" at the end of this month, and I'm interested in pounding crab legs, and wings. But mainly crab legs, so my question is, are there all-you-can-eat crab legs available ? In one restaurant or another ?
@nickc7318 no crab legs for sure. Just got off Joy last week, and have never seen that thing around anywhere on NCL
@selinaz5580 Well crap, thanks for the feedback. Good to bust my bubble ahead of time.
Is there anything else you recommend or not recommend about the norwegian joy? I'm trying to figure out which wifi package to buy? I also have the free at sea unlimited drink package, which doesn't include water bottles, is the ship water alright enough to drink a ton of?
I loved the chicken salad sandwich on the bliss. Heading on the escape 2 weeks today! Would they allow me to wrap up a sandwich and I can put in my back pack to take with me on an excursion? I love sandwiches on the go and being free too.. LOL
I will be on the Escape in two weeks also. Been in the Escape alone 11 times. However, they won't let you take food out. If you ask they will tell you no because they want to make money off of room service. I bring zip lock bags and just sneak my food in there. Sometimes I wrap it up in one of their cloth napkins.
Also, the buffet is an option to walk food out. They don't care if you take food out of there.
I am going on the NCL Getaway in January, I'm so excited! I really enjoy your videos!
Hi Iron Rose 👋 That's coming up pretty soon, I'm sure you're getting excited!! I had a great time when I was on the Getaway; I love the Ocean Boulevard especially on a sea day! Thanks so much also for your kind words, I'm so happy that you're enjoying the channel! 🫶
Please do a video on ncl sailaway guarantee
Thanks so much Grant. You are a NCL Cruise Angel lol. We appreciate you
Hi J'Nisha 👋 I'm so sorry that it's taken me this long to write back and say thank you!!! I've been away in Austrialia, but when I saw this you totally made my day! I really appreciate you too! 🫶 I hope you're having the most beautiful start to your week!
Hey Grant, have you eaten at the American Diner? If so, what do you recommend?
Hi Jenn 👋 I actually haven't tried that one just yet, I have heard that folks who really like burgers and shakes enjoy it. Perhaps I'll get to it next cruise 😉 Please let me know what you think if you give it a go> Hope you're having a great day!
the only thing I would eat, it would be the fish and ships looked appealing to me
Just got off the Bliss and found the Local to be very hit and miss. The spin/art. dip is more like queso dip. My wife had the chicken wings once and they were just terrible (fatty.) Her nachos were not very good either, but later, I got them and they were good. She got the hot dog once and it was ok. I got the fish and chips once late and they were ok but after having fish and chips in Juneau, they were kind of meh. I thought that the Reuben and the bleu burger were very good. My favorite was the Hot Fudge Sundae.
Classic reuben sandwiches have 1000 island!
Hello, I have a question about port days. I read that guests are able to get off the ship about 2 hours after arrival in ports. Is this accurate? If we arrive at 7am, how soon can we disembark? I may want to schedule my own excursions.
Thanks for all responses!
It depends on if it's a tender port or walk off port.......if its tender you might need a tender group number and on NCL you can get them the night before. When it says 7am usually you're off the ship around that time if you're walking off, the cruise director makes announcements when you can walk off. It also depend on how big the ship is and how many people are getting off. We had a tender port in Ireland and the latest boat was about 1.5 hours from when we were starting to get off.
Also on NCL if you're a gold member and above you may not need a tender port ticket. And you might be able to just walk off
Thanks Grant , agreed with most of your choices, especially the chicken sandwich .The Rueben is overrated and not of the best quality
I had the Coney Island hot dog and on the Norwegian Epic my husband son and I went there for breakfast as I felt they had a better selection there then at the main dining room or the buffet up top.
Hi Janet 👋 Thanks for sharing your experience! I agree I find sometimes I want something a little bit different for breakfast (and less hubbub) and so O'Sheehan's / the Local is perfect for me. Any breakfast favs?
@@CruisewithGrant. So you can go to O’sheegans for breakfast ?
Definitely not 24/7 on the Eurodam, which we experienced this past August on our Alaska Cruise...
The reuben sandwich went on a diet lately
Hi Georges 👋👋👋 Okay you win for the best comment of the day! 😂😂😂
😂 I actually prefer a little less meat and extra sauerkraut.
Can't remember if i saw The Local on The Escape. Is it either the Local or OSheehan's. Then there was no Local. I saw something i think Forward in the corner. Can't remember what that was though.
Nevermind. I just googled. That other restaurant I was thinking of is Food Republic.
O'Sheehan's restaurant was busy
My waiter said: "You make one wish"
And me replied : "I'll make it easy"
HOW MUCH IS THE FISH?
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Hi Calandra 👋👋👋👋👋
@@CruisewithGrant what’s goin on, btw i love o sheenans it’s my fav 24hr!
SAM wich?????
Spinach dip and tortilla chips not nachos 🎉
any ideas for veggie burgers on the ship?
On the Bliss, buffet, Pizza? ummm no, not even in the realm of good frozen pizza at home.
11:02, sorry but that is not carbonara.
promo sm
Is the burger vegan?
Ask it.
It will tell you.
“I am all about the food!” Dude, seriously, give up the lower-middle-class NCL and join me on a Regent cruise. You will NEVER look back!
Food is cheap hamburgers hotdogs pork garbage