Celebrity Beyond Food and Dining HONEST Review | CruiseReport
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Celebrity Cruises has a reputation for elevated food and dining. But, is it as good as they say? We put that to the test on Celebrity Beyond. In this video, we first take you on a journey of all of the choices available to you on Celebrity Beyond, then we following that by sharing our own personal dining experiences on our seven-night cruise.
00:00 - Start
02:34 - Our Background
INCLUDED DINING OPTIONS
04:16 - Main Dining
05:45 - Oceanview Cafe
06:31 - Mast Grill
06:41 - Eden Cafe
06:59 - Spa Cafe & Juice Bar
07:12 - Café Al Bacío
07:44 - Scoops
SPECIALTY DINING OPTIONS
08:33 - Le Voyage
08:59 - Raw on 5
09:17 - Fine Cut Steakhouse
09:40 - Le Petite Chef
09:57 - Dinner on the Edge
10:12 - Eden Restaurant
10:36 - Le Grand Bistro
10:49 - Rooftop Garden Grill
11:10 - Room Service?
OUR DINING EXPERIENCES
12:43 - Main Dining Review
17:43 - Oceanview Cafe Review
20:08 - Café al Bacío Review
22:06 - Eden Cafe Review
23:20 - Le Voyage Review
26:30 - Le Grand Bistro (Lunch) Review
29:51 - Rooftop Garden Grill Review
33:15 - Raw on 5 for Lunch Review
34:44 - Fine Cut Steakhouse Review
41:05 - Overall Food and Dining Assessment
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Those cover charges, in some cases, are more than what I'd spend at a restaurant for dinner, not just to get in the door. At those prices, I guess I'd be eating in one of the MDR's every day.
Thank you for the review. We sailed on the Beyond in September and found the food to be quite good. We dined in Blu and were able to order off the main dining menu as well. Can verify that the buffet is very good for breakfast and lunch. While the food for dinner was good, the selection was indeed not as broad as we expected for a buffet. The majority of our meals were delish, with only one pasta dish that was OK. Overall, very satisfied. Service throughout was marvelous.
Wonderful review - Your attention to detail and capturing all of the photos, etc. was wonderful. I am very interested in Celebrity and I think your reviews really helped in my decision to look into them in the near future. It seem the trend is downgrading portions and food quality. Glad to see the service is still very good to excellent on celebrity.
Very nice video! Detailed but not boring. You seem to know a lot about food. What I also like is that you really want to be objective. Greetings from Germany!
New to cruising and going on the celebrity silhouette this November.
I really appreciate your video and all the details you share, very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your thorough review!
Thank you for your honest review. Thinking to try Celebrity or Princess next ❤
We will be cruising in Oct, very much looking forward to it. However I am amazed at the up charges for the specialty dinning venues. Surely a lot more than what we are a custom to. This is are first Celebrity cruise,
Their prices have gone way up lately.
Fantastic review! The way you cover everything there’s no reason to watch anyone else. 😂 Thank you!
Your reviewed was excellent and very visual. I love the Celebrity cruises. We sailed on the Beyond in early December. The decor was of the ship was modern and gorgeous.My favorite so far. Excellent food and the new concept of the buffet with the multiples islands and the variety of food from around the world was amazing. No long waiting lines. The Mediterranean style sunset area was beautiful and romantic. The shows were great. I do not have anything wrong with g to say but All is Well❤
Going on my first Celebrity Cruise in August! Thank you for the detailed review.
Have a great time.
We are taking our first Beyond cruise next November and really appreciated your food reviews! You sound like us in choices and likes and dislikes.
Very helpful & liked the comparison/contrast you offered.
Glad you enjoyed it!
In January we sailed Beyond b/b, first leg main dining second Aqua class. I agree with good to excellent rating, Blue was better but the multiple dinning format in main worked for us. Raw on five is excellent..
Thanks for the info. I will be cruising with the BEYOND in March 2024. Thanks again.
Simply superb reporting...I will be booking Beyond so this has been a phenomenal video. Thank you so much for your presentation which I so enjoyed. Lots of incredible comments.
Thank you.
I lived on Crete for several years while in the Air Force. I love saganaki. But I didn't find the menu very Greek at all. It was fine, but not all that Greek for my tastes. Oceanview cafe for breakfast was good. What I missed (and probably should miss) was a traditional biscuits and gravy. Loved Cafe Al Baccio also. The 'cocktail' coffees were very good, as well as the standard coffee drinks. The lobster bisque was my favorite at Le Grande Bistro, but I also found the burger incredible, although as burgers go, Luminae has my favorite. You mentioned the cream corn. Very good. Almost 3-Forks good. I don't usually do the steakhouse, as there are many fine ones elsewhere. However, we have reservations at Fine Cut and am very anxious to try the dry aged steak, although ribeye is my typical go-to. We've also booked Eden for dinner, as our Apex experience was our favorite, ever, at sea. While the specialty dining is a bit pricey, our cabin came with a lot of OBC, so 'sort-of' consider it included. Once again, your tastes mirror my own, and you've left me anxious for our May 12 night Mediterranean cruise. Enough opportunity to try so much!
Super! Thanks for the great vIdeo.
My concern with the food is the “cost” essentially most specialty dining offers are that if a restaurant on land. Seems a high price to pay to get great food. I want to do celebrity but that’s a lot of extra cash to pay
I'm definitely having a look for that oxtail now!
Congrats on being IF on a cruise….I would choose to opt out of breakfast in that case as well. There is nothing overwhelmingly incredible in most breakfast offerings. We find we are more mindful with eating while on a cruise and enjoy many times coming home to weight loss as we enjoy the quality not the quantity in having meals prepared for us. Cheers to you and Ricki 🥂😊
I agree, with the exception of Luminae. The breakfast there is something I don't miss. Often we eat in the buffet. I found the breakfast in the buffet fine, but like most, not exemplary.
Just came off Infinity in Buenos Aires and during two weeks sailing I just had everything to try. Overall I will give 2.5 stars out of five. Low point is I had to return food back to the kitchen.
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Best review
Thanks for the great review. When you say 'premium drinks package', do you mean the upgraded package on top of the first offered alcoholic package?
We're going on our first Celebrity cruise this August on the Beyond. Thank you for your reviews! Very very helpful.
Glad it helped you.
So are we! Can't wait. I'm hungry already
Sort of surprised on how many cover charges there are and how high price they are compared to other cruise lines.
Next time try the Prime Rib Sandwich in Eden...amazing.
Wife and I flew to Rome to sail on the Edge in the Eastern Mediterranean to the Greek Isles.
This Sept we will be flying to Barcelona sailing in the Western Med on the Reflection in Aqua Class. Hopefully the cuisine is as good as my last cruise.
Sounds good.
We have been Celebrity 4 times. I love onion soup and have to say it was excellent on every cruise.
What are the other included dining options, other than the main 4 restaurants?
For example, can I go to the craft beer bar and order an appetizer? Or is that all extra $?
Disappointed with the food on the Celebrity Edge on 11 day Cruise from 1/23/23 to 2/3/23. Quality and portion size not what previously experienced on 7 other Celebrity cruises.
Through review. Thank you
Thank you for the thorough review, I loved all the detail and the chapter markers are a bonus when referencing back to the video in the future.
Question: Regarding liking the prawn cocktail, but it not being a large enough portion. I was under the impression that you could order multiple dishes (not just one starter, main and pudding) or do I have this wrong?
You can order another portion. But then you have to get the waiter/waitress's attention, which might take some time, and it can throw off the whole timing of the meal. Also, some people are "shy" about ordering two of something, not wanting to appear over indulgent, so it put the guest in a potentially uncomfortable situation.
@@CruiseReport I totally agree, it can be a hassle and/or awkward. Thank you for the quick response and confirmation of what I thought. This is the first time I've watched one of your videos and I'll definitely be watching more.
Question about cover charges...does it mean an additional cost on top of the food prices?
You have given the best review. Do you have an itinerary of food for those that are going on this ship? also, can you take leftovers back to your room?
Good question about the leftovers. I don't think anyone has ever asked that before. I'm not sure that they would keep paper or plastic containers on board for that.
Eclipse on a recent cruise was not as good as previously (we were non suite guests) - Main Dining Room - food okay but any steak ordered either via the everyday selection or as a daily special (e.g Steak in Madeira sauce) we found poor. The steak was very thin and overly tender. Buffet was very good at Lunchtime but in the evening it was poor - consisting of little more than Burgers and Pizzas with a few grill items (again very thin) and a couple of daily specials. Buffet breakfast was OK but it was the identical for 12 nights and the sausages were very poor - nice of they mix in a few variations (spicy rice, breakfast curry)
The regular steaks on the menu are like shoe soles and I stopped ordering them. I feel uncomfortable looking like a stupid nitpicker by sending 3 out of 4 steaks back, and I won't eat a tough "slice" of beef. In BLU as well as Luminae they can sometimes organize a filet mignon. You have to do specialty dining for steak on Celebrity.
I wonder if they make the food in the main dining areas less appealing so you pay to go to the restaurants? eg: French onion soup. We leave Nov 13th on the Beyond. Thanks for the honest review
You think? 😂
Hi, new subscriber from uk, love your blog, learning about cruising, never actaully been on a cruise but planning our first one next year, stupid question, in the mdr's or the special resturants can you order multiples or extra portions of items or can you only order one starter/main meal/dessert?? thankyou
at the speciality steak house for example could you have ordered the strip steak and the tomahawk if you wanted to try both??
I doubt I could do that because the Tomahawk is specifically described on the menu as being for 2 people.
Great Video!! Only one question as english is not my first language. What do you mean with cover charge? It is the price you have to pay to be served at those restaurant? Thanks a lot.
A cover charge is a required charge to dine in the restaurant and covers the cost of the meal.
Great review I have a question have they limited the number of entrées you can eat at the main dinning room? Also what the deal with the auto Gratuity in the Specialty Dinning is their any way to get around that ? Can you tip in cash rather than pay 18 percent.
They instituted the tipping because people were leaving no tip. You can always add cash tip to it.
I don't recall seeing add-on charges for additional entrees, other than the lobster tail.
What was the reason for the air quotes regarding gratuity? You mentioned you'd explain it later, but never did. If you did, and I just missed it, can you tell me the time stamp? Thanks :)
I noticed the same thing. I'm curious as well.
in video, on several occasions, you quoted „gratuity„ with no explanation on the end? …maybe I’m mistaken
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If you have purchased a drink package, specifically a classic package....are the coffees at Cafe al Bacìo included?
That depends on the drink package. But the premium package does include Cafe al Bacio.
We love Celebrity..... it is indeed the superior food.
Several comments:
1) I thought the buffet breakfast of Celebrity was BETTER than the MDR in both selection and quality which is the opposite for HAL.
2) There is less selection in the buffet at dinner time. There is also about 75% fewer people using the buffet at dinner compared to the other meals. I saw no difference in the quality of the food.
3) I have to admit that I have never felt the need to eat at a specialty restaurant. I feel that in most cases, I can find the same food at home locally at a lower price. No, I am NOT a steak person.
Is the truffle burger on the menu? Someone was saying it's not on the menu so you have to ask for it.
I only saw it on the menu at Le Grand Bistro.
I was on the Celebrity Beyond last month (October 2023). The food looked good but tasted awful. No matter how they tried, there was no disguising the low quality of the ingredients at Oceanview Cafe and the main dining rooms. At Normandie, for example, the french onion soup was thin and so overly salty, it was like drinking salt water. The beef was chewy and had no taste of beef. The only thing passable at Oceanview Cafe was the Indian food. We ate a few times at Raw on Five to escape the humdrum meals of the main dining rooms and found it OK even though it served only very basic dishes that were vaguely Japanese. We didn't go to the other speciality restaurants because we thought it better to cut our losses and not pay extra for what could possibly be mediocre food as well.
Agree. The ship is gorgeous. The steakhouse was amazing but everything else was awful. We ended up having pizza - which was mediocre - so many nights. I’m shocked at how bad it was. Hamburgers and hot dogs weren’t even edible.
Is scoops included in the cruise fare!
Yes
Is there a dining packageon the ship
I believe they do offer some prepaid dining packages.
ill chip in 50 dollars if you will answer these questions. 1) since you have been on silversea, celebrity, holland America and azamara how do they compare, is silversea worth the considerable premium charge
It is really impossible to compare Silversea to the rest in this list and value is even harder to compare. If you like caviar, champagne and lots of it, it is probably a better "value". Silversea is a step above as far as luxury and personal service. Everyone gets a suite and every suite has a butler.
So my question is: Do you pay for the food on TOP of the cover charge?
In specialty dining, you only pay the cover charge and gratuities. That covers the cost of your meal.
did you ever explain why you are using air quotes around the gratuity?
I think I did in another video. If something is added to your bill automatically, then I don't consider it a gratuity, it is just an added fee.
We're sailing on the Edge in a few weeks, does the Eden have a restaurant and a cafe please? I'm confused. Thankyou.
Yes, the restaurant is open for dinner only. The cafe is open for lunch every day and breakfast on sea days.
@@CruiseReport Thankyou so much. Please may I ask ......are both restaurants included in the fare?
Wow. You're really philosophical about your meat.
On the beyond now. My strip was 2/3 the size of yours. Didn’t get the aged. Sides stone cold. Steak not hot. Tough. Salads ok but wedge drenched in dressing. I had to go down and get my drink as I waited 20 minutes. I would say for 65 dollars worst steakhouse I have had and we have done clever it’s and royal and over 100 cruises. Most expensive and worst. My wife got the ribeye. It should have been called the salt eye. Cold and not good. The head of the steakhouse came over to apologize and offer us to come back no charge and see we didn’t eat our meal or even try desert. I will say tomorrow is day three. We just came off holland America Rotterdam where we did two sailings in December. Food blew this away. Service blew this away. I’m shocked as we did the edge 4 years ago and it was over the top good. We did silhouette two years ago and same. But this cruise the food so far has not been good. Even breakfast was the worst omelet I’ve had. How do you mess up an omelet. Let’s hope it improves. They are charging over 18k for a sky suite. 10k more than what we booked it for two years ago on an 11 day cruise and I would say quality is WAY down so far. The only thing up is the prices they are charging. Entertainment isn’t even as good. We listened to people all around us complain so far. I loved celebrity but I’m shocked at the level of service. In the retreat today not one staff asked me if I wanted anything. First ever on a cruise let alone the suite life. Wow.
Wow. Sorry to hear that. And, you probably paid more than we did.
It sounds like they are trying to nudge people into the special restaurants.
Your acceptance of the high prices & also added Gratuities at specialty dinning lunch & dinner restaurants PLUS you giving them such high ratings even when they are providing slow service (for which you paid gratuities on top of the Ship's gratuities) as happened at Raw 5, - & then you receive no "credit" (money back) for not using the Main Dining Rooms nor the Main Cafe because you are in the very high priced Specialty Dinning --- Your Acceptance (along with other rich people) of this high cost dining will drive Cruise Ship pricing higher & higher! High priced Specialty dining is already affecting the food and the service in the Main Dining rooms! Its beyond my comprehension that you accept this (along with other rich pasengers) on a run of the mill Celebrity cruise ship (It is NOT Viking nor Oceania nor Seabourn or the others in Premium or Luxury class cruise ships!
Totally agree. Now that I have experienced cruising on the Beyond, I can say it's overpriced, and much too hyped up by many youtubers. My travelling companions had been on the Edge class ships before and it was very obvious to them that Celebrity had undergone quite a bit of cost cutting. That really showed in the standards and quality of the meals in the main dining rooms. The days of being served lobster at no extra charge are history now. One can't help feeling sad and ripped off when even a simple cappuccino is considered specialty coffee and has to be paid for over and above the cost of the cruise.
Who you votes for impacts inflation the cruise line can't control. Forget about what someone gets paid. That will never change. Fossil fuel costs can make cruising less expensive. Unfortunately we can't have it both ways. The bonuses paid to executives. Forget about it. It will not change. Change what you can. It matters.
Preparing 15,000 meal servings per day is the height of fine cuisine...just ask any Michelin star chef 😂😂😂
So true
Can’t believe you just glossed over the dramatic cutbacks in the Oceanview Cafe for dinner. It’s less than 50% of what it was. But you’ve obviously been paid to do the review by Celebrity, hence your 9/10 rating. Sad that you guys have become paid shills now too.
I don’t think they get paid!
He did say it was HIS opinion!
I WISH we got paid to review these ships. I think I also mentioned that several guests mentioned the cutbacks in Oceanview for dinner.
Celebrity is overpriced!
They are all overpriced now.