Having cruised many times with princess we had the normal expectations of our previous cruises. What a shock we were in for.....first main meal on board was to say the least a disaster. Arrived at the dining room at 8.30pm, at 9.45pm we were told they had run out of what we had ordered, but said they were cooking more. At 10.15pm "dinner" arrived - in a soup bowl. The lamb shanks ordered suddenly turned into two slices of lamb! Covered in gravy, spoonful of mashed potatoes. And three brussell sprouts. The lamb was SO tough one could to eat it, so bread rolls made up our main meal for this night, as it did on other occasions when the food was either cold or tough. Also, at times the presentation of the food was something you would expect from a local cafe. We had our dinner many times ate at the International cafe where you could get a good salad, quiche, toasted Turkish rolls, etc.

Hope you like "stews" - plenty of these available in the buffet. Towards the end of the cruise, it became obvious that the ship was running out of fresh food, particularly when brown lettuce is being served in the buffet.

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